Michael Bentt Net Worth is
$4 Million

Mini Biography

Given birth to in London, Britain, to Jamaican parents and raised in Queens, NY,Michael attended Northhampton University in Bethlehem, Pa after retiring from boxing. Analyzed journalism and performing. As Northampton’s 1st Artist-in-Residence performed the title part of ‘Othello’ in the schools 2003 production. Michael was the main topic of Anna Deavere Smith’s “Skipping Rope,” that was a part of her night time of ‘journalistic portraits and sketches’ in NY City’s Carnegie Hall. After retiring from boxing in 1994, signed up for Northampton University where he contributed articles on various subjects towards the campus newspaper. Among the topics protected: the murder of Tupac Shakur and Evander Holyfield’s resounding knockout success of “Iron” Mike Tyson in 1996. His function eventually made an appearance in the brand new York Daily Information as well as the HBO Boxing internet site. His article “Anatomy of the Knockout” featured in “Bert Sugar’s FightGame” (see Bert Randolph Glucose) resulted in a chance to audition for and gain the coveted function Charles “Sonny” Liston (Sonny Liston) in Michael Mann’s Ali (2001). Was the captain of the united states Country wide Boxing team that competed in the inaugural Moscow Godwill Games as well as the 1987 Skillet Am Games. Furthermore to his function of Sonny Liston in Ali (2001), also served as the principle sparring partner and assistant trainer for Can Smith in Smith’s Academy Award nominated portrayal of Muhammad Ali. In addition has instructed Terence Blanchard, Damon Dash, Large D, Paul Schulze, Harold Perrineau, and Anna Deavere Smith amongst others for the virtues and great things about getting “fighting with each other fit.” Studied acting using the late Tina Silk. Four months after scoring a surprising and decisive initial round knockout within the heavily popular Tommy Morrison, was himself KO’d in seven rounds in his last fight in March of 1994, the consequence of which still left him inside a coma for 96 hours. Around the match that led to his being put into a coma: “I nearly paid the best price for an instant that allowed me personally to briefly realize my full potential like a boxer. If obtaining dismantled to the idea of near loss of life in my own last battle was the purchase price I had to cover a triumph over Tommy Morrison, I’ll by no means question the price tag on success.”

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