“One wanted to get closer to me,” Mike Tyson reveals getting caught up in 600-pound tiger tussle in his bed

Any person would feel terrified to see two large tigers fighting in front of them. Unless, it's Mike Tyson

“One wanted to get closer to me,” Mike Tyson reveals getting caught up in 600-pound tiger tussle in his bed

Mike Tyson and his tiger (Image Source - The Sun)

One aspect of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson’s life is his love for wild animals. On podcasts and interviews, the fighter often mentions wanting to domesticate them. In his prime, ‘Iron’ owned three pet tigers. This was an international headline and is part of Tyson’s legacy that fans cannot get enough of. The 56-year-old fighter talked about living with the wild beasts once again on his podcast.

On his podcast ‘Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson,’ ‘Iron’ was joined by American rapper French Montana and Angie Martinez. The former heavyweight champion went on to talk about sleeping with the pet tigers. The people in the room were shocked following the reveal. Tyson said, “He’s in one bed, I’m in another and one’s at the foot. But that’s nothin’. Sometimes, they’re fighting in the bed. When you wake up, you see these 600-pound cats fighting in the bed.“

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“They’re fighting ’cause’ one of them wants to get closer to me,” said Mike Tyson. He continued, “They bit me once because I gave them a tetanus shot. He didn’t want to but it was hurting. They wanted me to stop.” Tyson’s reveal of his pet tiger biting him came as a surprise to the co-host. The courage to own such tigers was a part of ‘Iron’s life that no one can forget.

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Mike Tyson is one of the most intimidating fighters of all time. His stone-cold face had been known to crumble a lot of opponents prior to stepping in the ring. His lack of fear might have contributed to the domestication of wild animals.

Related: “Before he dies,” When a young ferocious Mike Tyson trolled veteran George Foreman of having rigor mortis

Mike Tyson reveals the process of getting his pet tigers

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Mike Tyson’s pet tiger (Image Source – MARCA)

On ‘The Joe Rogan Experience,’ the UFC commentator Joe Rogan and comedian Tom Segura joined Mike Tyson for a conversation. Segura was intrigued by the former heavyweight champion domesticating wild tigers. ‘Iron’ revealed the process of owning wild tigers in his mansion in the episode.

“I’m in prison at the time. I’m talking to my car dealer. He has some car that belongs to a friend of mine,” said Mike Tyson. He continued, “And, if he doesn’t pay, Imma sell these cars to somebody and get horses. Cause I had a lot of cars, I could get some horses too. He said ‘You can get cougars, lions, tigers.‘” Mike Tyson shortly requested to own tigers instead of horses.

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Mike Tyson is an interesting personality. His life from Rags to Riches is one of the most inspirational rise-to-fame tales in the modern day. Millions of people witnessed the former heavyweight champion’s highs and lows throughout his career due to his international fame and notoriety.

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