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“It fu*ks everything, you can’t imagine that sh*t”: Mike Tyson Had To Stop Sleeping With His Tiger That He Dearly Loved
Mike Tyson, the legendary boxer turned media personality, has been in the public eye for years after retiring from boxing.
Despite other famous athletes falling out of the spotlight, Tyson remains a prominent figure in popular culture.
His popularity was boosted by his appearance in The Hangover film franchise, but his quirky and eccentric habits have also helped him retain public attention.
One of Tyson’s most unusual habits is owning three Bengal tigers named Boris, Storm, and Kenya.
The tigers lived with Tyson in the 1990s and 2000s and became almost as famous as their owner.
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Tyson famously bought two of the tigers as cubs while serving a prison sentence for rape in 1992.
His friend suggested he trade cars for animals, including tigers, which Tyson agreed to.
When he was released from prison, he had two cubs waiting for him.
Despite living peacefully with Tyson for many years, one of the tigers attacked a neighbor’s dog when Tyson took it for a walk.
Tyson immediately gave up the tigers, saying that he couldn’t keep them in captivity with the ASPCA there.
The tigers now reside at a sanctuary.
Tyson revealed on an episode of Hotboxin’ why he stopped sleeping with his tigers.
He had slept with them for years, but as they got older, they started farting at night, which caused a terrible smell inside Tyson’s house.
He even described the smell as “fart and piss and f–king stains in the wall, on the floor, on the rug, mother f–ker.” Because he couldn’t get rid of the smell, he decided to buy a house next door and make it the tigers’ home.
Since giving up his tigers, Tyson has taken up a new hobby – keeping a poodle named Mars and a flock of pigeons.
However, Tyson has also been in a legal battle with Hulu for their series on his life, which he claims was filmed without his consent.
He has also been trying to create a film about his life, but it has not yet come to fruition.
Despite all of this, Tyson remains a prominent figure in popular culture and his legacy as one of the greatest boxers of all time is secure.
His eccentric habits, including owning tigers, have only added to his legend and kept him in the public eye.
