‘I Didn’t Want My Brother to Be Killed, I Attacked the Lion Back’: Boxing Legend George Foreman Smashed Mike Tyson’s Tigers Out of the Ball Park With Crazy Admission

Many individuals all across the world keep wild animals as pets, including tigers and lions. A jungle beast may seem an exciting pet, but there are occasions when it might actually place you in dangerous situations. Boxing legend George Foreman has floored a lot of boxers inside the ring. However, he once had to go up against his pet lion to save his brother. 

Foreman recalled an incident when he decided that he doesn’t want lions and tigers anymore. He had raised a lion from a cub. As such, he had a good relationship with the lion, but one day the beast attacked him as the boxer was trying to save his brother. 

He said, “And I didn’t want my brother to be killed. I attacked the lion back. And just by hair, I’m here today and the lion is not. I had to depart with my beloved lion because I realised they would never be a pet.”

“Evidently, when I swung, I missed him by an inch and screamed. And feel just a little bit out of his territory, and he saw my charge and understood that I was just as dangerous as him. That moment, and he moved, we both parted company, and we never were friends again.”

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Foreman was able to repel the beast during their combat, and then they separated. Even boxing phenom Mike Tyson had three pet tigers at his residence, but even he had to give them away as they grew up. 

When Mike Tyson’s tigers ripped a woman’s arm 

‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ had a surprise ready at his house when he came back from serving his time in prison. There were two tiger cubs that his friend had bought for him. The boxing icon had a great time with his pets, but at one point, he had to let them go. 

Apparently, a lady got her arm ripped off by Tyson’s pet tigers. He stated, “Somebody jumped over my fence where the tiger was and jumped in their habitat and started playing with the tiger. And the tiger didn’t know the lady, so it was a bad accident.”

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Well, both Foreman and Tyson loved their wild pets and had a great time with them. But at one point, both of them had to give away the animals because of safety issues. Meanwhile, what do you think about Foreman’s incident with the lion? Share it in the comments below.