Mike Tyson Shares a Heart-Warming Video With His ‘First Love’

Published 03/04/2022, 6:00 AM EST

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.

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’.

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

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It’s just my first love ever, birds. Flying pigeons.
— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) March 3, 2022

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.

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.

Mike Tyson spoke about buying a $2 million pigeon

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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.

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