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Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, The American boxer got the exotic pet after a conversation with his car dealer and kept it for 16 years, Tyson on his regrets at owning pet tigers, The former heavyweight champion says he was given the idea in jail, Mike Tyson reportedly offered a zookeeper £9,000 to fight a huge silverback gorilla.

I’m in prison at the time. The food bill alone was costing Tyson $200,000 a year. I said, 'That's true. There's no way you can domesticate these cats 100 per cent. As the world acquaints itself with Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as "Joe Exotic," the Oklahoman "Tiger King" made famous by a recently released Netflix documentary, former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson has admitted he was "wrong" for keeping two tigers at his Las Vegas residence years ago.

Michael Gerard „Mike“ Tyson (* 30.Juni 1966 in Brooklyn, New York) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Schwergewichtsboxer.Mit einem Alter von 20 Jahren und 144 Tagen war er 1986 der bislang jüngste Boxer, der einen Weltmeistertitel im Schwergewicht erringen konnte. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Mike Tyson at home with his pet tiger Kenya back in 1989. The former boxer allegedly spent $70,000 on his Bengal tigers and even more money to maintain the living and food expenses. I was doing the wrong s***. They'll kill you by accident, especially when you're playing rough with them, you're punching them back. I shouldn't have had them in my house, believing they were domesticated. She jumped into the property where the tiger was. Can you get me some tigers?’ The guy said ‘imagine how cool that would be?’ Because I had a bunch of fancy cars, ‘imagine that man, you’d be in an Aston Martin or a Ferrari. They get hyped up, hit you back and you're dead. he once had to pay a trespasser £200,000 after one of his Bengal tigers "f***** up" her hand so badly. He no longer owns the animals.

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sparking up a conversation with a car dealer during his three-year prison sentence, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).
Get me some cubs, man. Is this the right fight for both? What went wrong between Canelo Alvarez, Oscar De La Hoya and DAZN? As the two discussed the new Netflix documentary 'Tiger King', Tyson said on Instagram live: "I was foolish. In the same conversation, the boxing legend recalled how he once had to pay a trespasser £200,000 after one of his Bengal tigers "f***** up" her hand so badly. Next: 8 People That Are In Mike Tyson's Inner Circle (8 That Aren't). ESPN.com boxing writers look at Mike Tyson. You’d have a tiger right next to you, man. The white Bengal tigers - which reportedly cost £48,000 each - became an infamous part of Tyson's character, with the American having three pet jungle cats. "I'm just happy I educated myself. "I was foolish," said Tyson, on an Instagram Live with Fat Joe. View our online Press Pack. with the American having three pet jungle cats. Who has the edge in Taylor-Ramirez? The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. The food bill alone was costing Tyson …

Tyson said he actually came into possession of two tiger cubs while serving a prison sentence. There's much speculation as to why Tyson had to give up the exotic pet. MIKE TYSON revealed his regret over owning three big tigers as pets admitting it was "foolish, they'd kill you". Get me some cubs, man.’”, How your blood type can increase your risk of dying from Covid, studies warn, Greater Manchester & Lancs set for Tier 3 lockdown as 3.5m face strict measures, Married cop 'sobbed "What's my mum going to say?"

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An acquaintance informed him of the opportunity to legally buy big cats, and Tyson, who was involved in some of the highest-grossing boxing matches of the 1990s, took him up on the idea. He now has his own podcast, Hotboxin With Mike Tyson where the former boxer "pours his soul into conversations with fascinating minds, celebrities, and athletes in a studio full of smoke.".

And he said, 'They have some nice tigers and lions, too. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. MMA, boxing and wrestling are all facing a major issue: a cracked combat sports pipeline. "When I saw what the tiger did to her hand, I had a lot of money back then, so I gave her $250,000 (£200,000) whatever it was because she was just f***** up.".

For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. That’d be so awesome.’ And I’m a young guy. So I’m in prison, I’m talking to my car dealer at the time and he has some cars that belong to a [mutual friend], and he’s discussing ‘if he doesn’t pay for these cars, I’m going to sell these cars to somebody and get some horses.’ I said ‘what, you can get horses? Tyson, 53, said that although he used to go so far as to sleep with his tigers, he has since realized he never should have tried to "domesticate" them. They get hyped up, hit you back and you're dead. I was wrong.". ", “I had a great affection for her; I kept her, I slept with her, I kept her in my room... She stayed with me, I had her about 16 years... but she got too old and I had to get rid of her when her eyes and her head got bad... Oh, and she ripped somebody’s arm off.”, Related: 20 Surprising Facts Mike Tyson Wants To Keep On The DL. Since then, he has been featured in many projects including 2009's The Hangover. Divisional rankings -- The top 10 fighters per division, WBA-IBF champ Taylor demolishes Khongsong.

In an interview with GQ Sports, however, Tyson revealed Kenya was in poor health and bit someone's arm off.

No way that's going to happen. That’s be so awesome.’, "And I’m a young guy.

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Are the Charlos elite champions? But, now aged 54, the former 'baddest man of the planet' told American rapper Fat Joe that owning the pet cats was naive because of how dangerous they were. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Mike Tyson is known for his elaborate lifestyle, so it's no surprise the boxing champ has spent thousands of dollars on exotic animals.