Tyson said his main goal is to help the fighters while also making a few dollars.
“I learned, if I was ever a promoter, I wouldn’t be like these guys, the guys that promoted me,” Tyson said, speaking mainly about Don King. “I would make sure that these fighters — it’s all about the fighters. I don’t do this because I want to make a lot of money. Everybody’s trying to make a buck. I want to see successful fighters and great fighters, and I would hate to see fighters end up like me, when I finished fighting. I’m just one of the very fortunate ones, and I’m very grateful for that. I would never like them to be like me.”
One of the things that got Tyson thinking about going into the promotional business was when he saw a recent ESPN2 card that was promoted by rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, who also is relatively new on the promotional scene.
“One of the reasons I’m really gung-ho about this is that I saw 50 Cent’s show on ESPN,” Tyson said. “He had an awesome show. It inspired me. It got me very energized. I just wanted to something in particular. If I was going to do a fight, I would want it to be at that level.
“But hopefully, God willing, I want to supersede that. But that was just awesome. I was really intrigued by his show, and that pretty much inspired me to just go gung-ho and just do this.”
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