Mike Tyson’s Former Maryland Home Sold for $4.6 Million

In 1995, Mike Tyson bought a home in Maryland with his ex-wife Monica Turner. The couple lived at this home till the early 2000s. However, their time at the Maryland home soon ended as the two filed for divorce after Monica Turner accused ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ of adultery. In the divorce settlement, Mike Tyson’s ex-wife was given ownership rights of this home.

This Maryland residence is also famous, as this is the house where Mike Tyson lost his white tiger cub and somehow found its way outside their home. In May 2020, this home reported its first listing at $8.5 million.

At the beginning of the year, the estate value reduced to $5.8 million, and then in March it further dropped to $5.25 million. However, nearly two decades later, Tyson’s former home has now been sold for a whopping $4.6 million.

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Mike Tyson rose from humble beginnings

Through the 1990s, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson had become an international boxing sensation and a household name. With his brand endorsements, other deals, and boxing bouts, he quickly gained global recognition and was one of the richest athletes at the time.

However, in 2003, Tyson quite literally spent most of his earnings and filed for bankruptcy. Drowned in financial stress, he had to fight two more times and then retired in 2005.

Over time, Tyson built himself back up through new businesses, promotions, and endorsement deals.

Despite his fascination for luxury cars, cushy mansions, and even tigers, Mike Tyson built himself from the ground up. Back in the 1970s, he spent his childhood and teenage years in a small apartment in Brownsville residential neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.

Brownsville played host to poor residents and criminals. Mike Tyson has shared that he involved himself in petty theft groups and gangs at a very young age.

Growing up in Brownsville shaped ‘Iron’ Mike

On an episode of the Hotboxin’ podcast, Mike Tyson and Shannon Briggs shared how living Brownsville shaped them. He said that at eleven; he was robbing people in his neighborhood. Briggs said that they were too poor to buy weapons, so they had to learn how to fight.

Tyson added that Brownsville’s culture revolved around crimes and that causing harm to others was a mark of respect. ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ highlighted that his association with his Brooklyn neighborhood helped him dominate inside the ring.

“I was always that guy in the corner snatching chains, picking pockets,” Tyson said. “I was just one of those kids since I was 11 years old.

“That’s who I was. That was my destiny. That’s all we knew was robbing people–sticking people up and robbing your mother’s boyfriend. If they weren’t your friend, everyone else was a victim,” said Tyson.

“This was my perspective. If somebody knew you were prepared to kill them, you had all the respect in the world. Isn’t that crazy? If you kill some people, you have respect. Brownsville was fear-based. That’s why I brought my life to the ring.

“Listen, even the audience was afraid. I had that image that fear rules my life,” ‘Iron’ added.

Right from the get-go, Mike Tyson has always prioritized the value of hard work and dedication. In times of struggle, Mike Tyson has picked himself up and built himself from the ground up all over again.

Even at 55, Mike Tyson is still putting up big fights and is always making moves. He continues to inspire a new generation of athletes and all fans of boxing.

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