How much will Mike Tyson and Jake Paul be paid for their fight, and what prize money will the winner earn? [Video]

Jake Paul, a former child star and social media influencer who started boxing professionally in 2020, will slug it out with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on Friday in a matchup that will be livestreamed worldwide on Netflix.

Here’s what we know about how much Paul and Tyson are being paid, along with other financial aspects of an event that many consider more spectacle than sport.

How much is Mike Tyson getting paid for the fight?

Regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, 58-year-old Mike Tyson has an estimated net worth of $10 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. That is a modest sum compared with the hundreds of millions of dollars “Iron Mike,” as he is known, accumulated in career earnings, including $400 million in fight purses, according toForbes. Over the last decade, Tyson has also fought his …