here.....gone.

Heres the top candidate for the All-Time Money Flushers in sports:














Mike Tyson


Mike Tyson generated $300 million in earnings during his boxing career. He could have earned at least $100 million more had he not been incarcerated on a rape conviction.

He didn't fight between June 28, 1991 and Aug. 19, 1995, when he was in his athletic prime. His earning power would have been enormous; for instance, his quick demolition of Michael Spinks brought him $21 million.

After his layoff, Tyson got $30 million for his second fight with Evander Holyfield. He typically fought two or three times a year while at his best, so his prison time cut at least five or six good fights from the course his career.

Of course, that setback is relative. Had he made another $100 million, he would have just run through it. Like too many former boxers, he ended up with more trouble than money in retirement.