“Pets Are the Modern-Day Slave Trade”: Fans React as Mike Tyson Reveals How He Really Got the Tigers

‘The baddest man on the planet’, Mike Tyson is known for his indomitable spirit inside the boxing ring and the aggression he showed toward his opponents. However, Tyson is also known for having exotic pets such as tigers. Meanwhile, in a new post, he told how he brought his tigers to his home. Mike Tyson today posted a short video of the famous Jimmy Kimmel show on Instagram, in which he clarified everyone’s doubts about how he got his exotic pets. He also expressed that his car dealer convinced him to buy those two cubs.

In the video, Mike Tyson said that he was approached by his car dealer who told him that he could get an exotic pet to increase his ‘hotness’ and that it would be a good investment. He was so convinced by the car dealer that he bought the two cubs. However, this story made Tyson’s fans go crazy.

Mike Tyson got his tigers from his car dealers

After getting his tiger cubs, Mike Tyson was among the few people in the world who own a tiger at that time. Tyson in his prime made so much money, that he could buy possibly anything he wanted. According to a few reports, Tyson bought his tigers for a cost of $50,000 each. However, the most interesting part was, he clarified that this deal was done when he was in prison, and with his car dealer. Recalling the time, he said, “Oh I’m in a casino, I’m freakin’, People are in casino one time I was in prison okay, so while I was in prison, I was talking to my car dealer, what car is coming out and this year, Ferrari, whatever the car may be right!”

He further added, “So a friend of mine, has purchased a car but hasn’t paid all the money, they said they don’t pay all the money, he’s got somebody to trade the car for some animal, like horses, I said really! You can do that? He said, ‘Yeah’ One day he came to me and said, ‘Mike can you imagine a f18 Ferrari with a top dog and you got a tiger, lion drive with you? And I said Yeah! That would be pretty hot right? And gave me two cubs.” Let’s take a look at what fans had to say about his comments.

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Fans went crazy over this information

Although people had a curiosity about Tyson’s tiger for a very long time, these facts gave them some insights.

One fan said, “Makes me smile to know Mike is out there somewhere.”

Another fan said, “Definitely King of the Ring! Greatest Heavyweight Champ! Greatest Heavyweight Fighter all Time!!”

While another one said, “Love you Mike! You are so authentic…. most people should be like this.”

Someone thinks Mike Tyson should be the face of America, “Mike Tyson should be the face of America. The face that America used and abused and reused and he still saw through the light.”

A fan thinks differently. “I think ‘pets’ are the modern-day slave trade. Fuck what everyone else thinks.”

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However, Tyson could not keep those tigers for so long, and soon he donated them to the sanctuary after a tragic incident. However, he kept one with him for over 16 years. What do you think of Mike Tyson with his pets? Let us know in the comments.