He needs to earn money to sustain that kind of living. So no doubt, he agreed to have this exhibition fight.
But I don't think he will put his reputation on the line even if it is just exhibition fight.
We will see that once they are inside the ring. So I guess, better not bet if you are using your hard-earned money.
He can sustain that kind of living without doing exhibition matches. However, Tyson sees the potential money in exhibition matches without pushing a physical fight. As everyone thinks, including me, exhibition matches are staged. They just need to show some performance but the reward money is already fixed.
That's why it's not recommended to bet on exhibition matches unless everyone just wants a simple bet.
The money is fixed, as it is in most boxing fights. As far as I know, boxers rarely get commission from ticket sales and broadcasts.
The question is, is do the result also is fixed...
If the result is not fixed then I think Mike should have won via KO without any problems. However, if it is not like that, we can expect everything.