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Mike Tyson at arrivals for Hollywood Walk of Fame Honors Event, Taglyan Complex, Los Angeles, CA October 25, 2016. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection

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Mike Tyson at arrivals for Hollywood Walk of Fame Honors Event, Taglyan Complex, Los Angeles, CA October 25, 2016. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection
Michael Lamar White II aka rapper Trippie Redd recently joined Mike Tyson on Hotboxin’. Among other topics, Trippie spoke about his obsession with the color red. With Mike Tyson by his side and listening, the 23-year-old explained why he valued the color so much in his life. In doing so, the rapper, who is well-known for his works such as The Grinch, Death, and Love Scars, referred to his grandmother.
Hearing Redd talk about his grandmother, Tyson regretted not meeting his grandparents. However, the former heavyweight champion declared he would love to be a grandfather. In this connection, Tyson informed that one of his daughters who got married a year ago, is “ready to have a kid“. The 56-year-old is hopeful and here is what he said.
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Mike Tyson looks forward to becoming ‘The Baddest Grandparent on Earth’
On being asked if he preferred the color red, Trippie Redd replied he loved red. He then went on to explain the reason he had an inclination toward that particular color. Redd informed the ‘Kid Dynamite’ that the color red was his grandma’s favorite color. “I love red. My grandma’s favorite color is red,” told the Miss the Rage hit-maker. “That’s why I made it my favorite color. She had red everything. Red Crocs, red Jordons, [and] red cars,” he added. Tyson then gently remarked, “I never met my grandmother and father. I would love to [have] met them.”
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Santa Ana, CA – July 21: Former heavyweight champion and cannabis entrepreneur Mike Tyson greets Rafael Cordeiro, left, a coach at Kings MMA of Huntington Beach, while signing autographs and taking photos with fans and promoting his Tyson Ranch brand at Planet 13 dispensary in Santa Ana on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Although Tyson never met his grandparents, he wishes his children will have children of their own. The former heavyweight champion of the world, who never had the privilege to understand and enjoy the love and affection of grandparents, looks forward to the day when he can walk beside his grandchildren. Tyson’s fans can only imagine what it might feel like to have the former two-time Heavyweight champion of the world as someone’s grandparent. “I want my kids to have kids,” declared the 56-year-old who recently predicted Gervonta Davis‘s future in the sport. In this connection, he mentioned one of his daughters who got married is “ready to have a kid.” “My one daughter got married, she’s getting ready to have a kid. I hope,” Tyson stated on Hotboxin’.
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What do you make of the statements by Mike Tyson? Do you want to see the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ with his grandchild? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
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