‘You Trusted the Wrong People’- Alex Rodriguez Once Dropped Reality Check on Mike Tyson’s Greatest Rival After Losing $200 Million Career Earnings

Published 09/05/2022, 12:00 PM EDT

Alex Rodriguez needs no introduction. Having played for one of the biggest sports franchises in the world, A-Rod is probably the biggest face in baseball. Even though the media has labeled him an arrogant guy, deep down, A-Rod is a wonderful human being.

Dating back to 2019, A-Rod had teamed up with CNN to help such athletes who had lost their fortunes and were in a financial crisis. Under his guidance, the former Yankee saved several athletes from being broke.

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Not many people know this, but Alex Rodriguez helped Mike Tyson’s rival, who lost $200 million in career earnings due to a lack of financial literacy and poor management. Yes! Evander Holyfield, who happened to be Tyson’s rival, got the much-needed help from A-Rod to be financially stable again.

Alex Rodriguez came as an angle for Evander Holyfield

Per Black Sports Online, Alex Rodriguez provided the much-needed financial aid to the former heavyweight champion through his ‘Back in the Game’ program. Evander cashed almost $20 million on building a swanky home. But little did Evander know that he will not be able to afford the maintenance of such a lavish home.

In A-Rod’s words, the former heavyweight champ did not have enough money to pay the bills of his home. And the Yankees legend blamed the people around Evander for this financial crisis.

“Evander spent a big chunk of his fortune building this massive home. But by the time he moved in, his finances were so compromised. He couldn’t even afford the upkeep. Gardening, the pool, electricity, and…, it takes about a million dollars a year to maintain this house,” Alex Rodriguez said.

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The former Yankee also pointed out that Evander trusted the wrong people who led to this mishap.

“Seems that you trusted the wrong people… Bottom line is if he had the right team around him, he would have never lost his fortune. First thing I need to do is figure out what projects he is currently involve with. Next, I want to build the Holyfield brand… I also want to make sure that he has the right team around him,” A-Rod added.

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Abhishek Kumar is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. After completing his Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Abhishek has been working in the media industry since two years. Before joining EssentiallySports, he previously worked at APN News as a sub-editor, where he has written articles on sports and politics.

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Vibhanshu Kumar

‘You Trusted the Wrong People’- Alex Rodriguez Once Dropped Reality Check on Mike Tyson’s Greatest Rival After Losing $200 Million Career Earnings

Alex Rodriguez came as an angle for Evander Holyfield

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