“I got em,” Joe Rogan baffled as Mike Tyson reveals he gave away Rolls Royce to escape legal troubles

Mike Tyson gave away his Rolls Royce valued around 230,000 $ at the time to save himself and his wife from legal troubles


“I got em,” Joe Rogan baffled as Mike Tyson reveals he gave away Rolls Royce to escape legal troubles

Mike Tyson ( Via : TalkSport)

Before declaring himself bankrupt in 2003, Mike Tyson had made tremendous amounts of money through his boxing career. The legendary boxer was at a point where he could buy anything he wanted for himself. Often the money would go to buying luxurious cars, and he rarely bought one car at a time. Mike Tyson also bought cars for other people as well. During his appearance on Joe Rogan’s Podcast, Iron Mike revealed he once gave away his Rolls-Royce to a cop to avoid jail time.

Mike Tyson, through his career, fought several boxing legends like Buster Douglas, Evander Hollyfield, and more. He accumulated a record of 50-6 and earned 400 million dollars throughout his boxing career. With the exorbitant amount of money, Tyson spent lavishly and made many impulsive buys. He bought several luxury cars like Rolls Royce, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and many more through his career earnings. However, Tyson on ” The Joe Rogan Experience” revealed why he gave away his Rolls Royce to a police officer.

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Mike Tyson stated that he and his ex-wife Robin Givens had an intense argument over condoms in a fast food car park. Givens in her fit of rage got into Tyson’s car and crashed it into another car. The person she hit suffered a broken arm and cops had arrived on the scene. Tyson did not want any trouble for his wife or himself, so he offered his crashed car to the Police. “I didn’t want to get arrested – I didn’t have a license or anything. I didn’t want my wife to get in trouble either so I just said ‘Why don’t you just take it, it’ll be okay’. And the guy said ‘Hey, don’t tell me that’ which is when I knew I’d got him. I got him. I said ‘You deserve this man, take it’ and they took it.” said Iron Mike to Joe Rogan.

Tyson later called the station and demanded his car back. He received his car, and the Police officer got fired. While it was a happy ending for Mike Tyson the police officer certainly did not have a great day.

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Mike Tyson had a horrible childhood before he started boxing

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Young Mike Tyson ( via : Daily Star)

Mike Tyson is one of the most powerful striker in boxing according to many. The legendary boxer through his career accumulated over 400 million dollars in wealth and lived a lavish lifestyle. However, Mike Tyson had a very rough childhood and did a lot of jail time before even turning 13.

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Mike Tyson grew up in Brownsville, New York City, where gangs and crime were prevalent. He was constantly bullied for his weight and his lisp. Tyson found himself robbing houses, engaging in street fights, and doing drugs a lot of time. He ran with a local gang who called themselves ‘Cats’. Tyson, in his book ‘ Undisputed Truth’ also stated that he snorted his first line of coke when he was 11. Before he turned 13, Mike Tyson was arrested 38 times and spent most of his time in and out of juvie.
Mike Tyson later met the legendary trainer Cus D’Amato who got him into boxing and channeled his rage somewhere useful. After that, Mike Tyson made his pro debut when he was 18 and the rest is history.

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