Mike Tyson is one of the most loved boxing figures of all time. The heavyweight icon ruled the sport back in the 1990s and his legacy is something worth following. Apart from this, ‘Iron’ Mike has always remained in the limelight in the media world. In the old era too, Tyson broke into the news for some of the most unexpected subjects.
His hardcore fans are well aware of Tyson’s love for pigeons. ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ himself has asserted his love for these birds many times.
Recently, he was in an interview with Shannon Sharpe. Here, Tyson opened up on pigeons and revealed whether his most loved birds would return to him if they were let go.
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He said, “Yes, they only for breeding”
“It’s what they do. That’s why they call home pigeons. They come home.”
Tyson’s love for animals and particularly these birds is out of the world. It is also said that he has around 1000 pigeons. Also, a surprising fact, ‘Iron’ Mike spent over $400,000 a month on their maintenance at one point.
In his boxing prime, Tyson earned millions of dollars. Moreover, he also spent this money buying some of the most unexpected things. That said, no one could have expected Tyson to spend such exorbitant amounts of these birds.
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Tyson’s love for pigeons is above all. As a result, he once also spoke about buying a pigeon worth $2 million.
Mike Tyson put his pigeons on sale as NFTs
Many boxing icons are keeping themselves up with the trend of cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and more. Tyson too didn’t hold himself back, and he took it to Twitter to detail about his sale of pigeons on NFTs.
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Tyson is one of the biggest superstars in boxing. And his hardcore fans might get their hands on his set of pigeons in the NFT segment.
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‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ can be expected to launch more items in the NFT space ahead. It’ll be interesting to see what he comes up with next.
What do you draw of Mike Tyson’s love for Pigeons and his comments above?