Mike Tyson sells his Ferrari F50! The 1996 Ferrari F50 model belonged to the boxer star for years, before being offered for sale by the Gooding & Company auction house in Pebble Beach. The supercar was valued at between $ 4.5 and $ 5.5 million.
The car was completed, with chassis number 104220, on February 13, 1996. It rolled off the assembly line with the Rosso Corsa bodywork, and is one of only 55 cars built specifically for the American market. It must be remembered that at the time Tyson was in a downward spiral, and the encounters in the ring had become less frequent and more discussed, not in sporting terms but for his physical and psychological form.
The car was subsequently sold several times to various collectors, complete with a thorough overhaul in the United States. The Ferrari Classiche certification completes the picture. Over the past six months prior to this auction, over $ 75,000 has been spent renovating the Alcantara interior.
Another important detail for every collector: only 10,000 kilometers were covered on the car.
Mike Tyson’s career
Mike Tyson is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time, heavyweight world champion from 1986 to 1990, with a brief spell in 1996.
Among the most recognizable and paid athletes of the eighties and nineties, despite the low height for the heavyweight category, and thanks to his remarkable technique and physicality, he was one of the most effective and fearsome hunters in history.
Tyson won his first 19 fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. In 1986, at the age of 20, 4 months and 22 days, he took the WBC crown against Trevor Berbick, becoming the youngest heavyweight champion of the world, a record that still remains unbeaten.
A year later he also won the WBA and IBF titles, becoming the undisputed champion and the first heavyweight to unify the world championships. In 1988 he became linear champion when he KO’d Michael Spinks in 91 seconds.
He defended his belts on nine occasions, before being knocked out by Buster Douglas in what was termed one of the greatest surprises in the history of the sport. In 1992 he was charged with rape of Desiree Washington and sentenced to 6 years in prison.
During his detention he converted to Islam and took the Islamic name of Malik Abdul Aziz. Released in 1995, he made his return to the ring and in 1996 won the WBA and WBC titles by defeating Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon by KO respectively.
This made him one of the heavyweights capable of regaining a division belt after losing it. After being deprived of the WBC World Cup, he lost the WBA crown in a match against Evander Holyfield in November of the same year and in their rematch he was disqualified for biting his opponent’s ear by pulling off a piece of cartilage.
