Boxing legend Mike Tyson has had fairly the life. He has seen the very best of highs and the bottom of lows. ‘Iron Mike’ is without doubt one of the best heavyweights to ever step contained in the boxing ring. On the flipside, Tyson was additionally a really controversial determine and has even hung out in jail.

Tyson went to jail after being discovered responsible of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old again in 1992. Desiree Washington, a magnificence pageant contestant, accused ‘Iron Mike’ of rape.

She claimed that he sexually assaulted her in July 1991 after she accompanied him again to his room following the rehearsal of a magnificence contest. Washington advised police and later testified in courtroom as properly that ‘Iron Mike’ laughed about it as she wept.

It’s value noting, nonetheless, that Mike Tyson claimed that something that occurred between the 2 was consensual. He was convicted of the fees in March 1992. His sentence was initially a decade lengthy, nonetheless, it was decreased to 6 years with 4 years of probation. Tyson ultimately received out after spending simply three years in jail.

Mike Tyson revisits the time he was attacked by pet lion

The previous heavyweight champion is thought for his love of animals. All through his life, Mike Tyson has brazenly spoken about his love for birds and large cats, reminiscent of lions and tigers. And for essentially the most half, ‘Iron Mike’ looks as if pet proprietor.

Regardless of that, Tyson was bitten by a former lion of his. Throughout an look on the Million Dollaz Value of Recreation podcast, the previous heavyweight champion opened up on the incident.

Tyson revealed that he was giving his pet mountain lion a tetanus shot, which incited the large cat to chew him. Whereas speaking about how he needed to get six-seven stitches, ‘Iron Mike’ stated:

“Mountain lions… so lovely. You have by no means seen their face. They’ve a inexperienced face. Unbelievable magnificence… As they grow old they do not just like the habitat they possess, so generally folks give them to me. I am actually good with cats. I used to be giving one a tetanus shot they usually bit me. I used to be scared, he was scared. Six, seven stitches and it was over.”

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