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Mike Tyson is one of the most inspiring boxing personalities of all time. In the modern era, Tyson remains one of those few boxing icons to grab a majority of the limelight with anything and everything that he does. Also, the former heavyweight stalwart stays super active on social media, posting updates about his life, interests, and more.

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Recently, Tyson took it to social media to reveal what’s his ‘first love’. Over the past few years, fans have developed a hang of what ‘Iron’ Mike likes and what he doesn’t. However, not many would guess it right when it comes to his ‘first love’.

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Taking it to Twitter, Tyson wrote, “It’s just my first love ever, birds. Flying pigeons.” 

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Not just that, but ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ even shared a video on Instagram with his pigeons.

People close to Tyson know how much he actually loves pigeons. The 55-year-old owns over 1000 pigeons and it is also reported that he spent around $400,000 a month on their maintenance once.

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In his vast boxing career, Mike Tyson made a fortune for himself and earned millions of dollars. On top of that, his spending habits were never in control, because of which he ended up in tremendous financial problems.

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From mansions to cars to a plush life, Tyson never refrained from shelling out an extensive amount of money. But out of all, his love for pigeons prevailed over anything, and Tyson always spent a cosmic amount of money on these birds.

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Mike Tyson spoke about buying a $2 million pigeon

Mike Tyson is a fan of pigeons and their different breeds. That said, he once spoke about buying a pigeon worth $2 million.

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It won’t be surprising if ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ actually ends up doing this. Because he has never shied away from spending money on all that he likes.

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Tyson keeps asserting his love for these birds on social media, his podcasts, and other mediums. It’ll be interesting to see if Tyson comes up with a dedicated video, explaining the details on pigeon breeds.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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