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Mike Tyson, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, continues to captivate fans with his larger-than-life persona and unrelenting drive, even at the age of 58. On Sunday, Tyson stepped into the ring with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a highly publicised fight that drew a crowd of 73,000 at the AT&T Stadium in Texas and over 65 million viewers via Netflix livestream. Despite his loss to the 27-year-old, Tyson's legacy as a fearless risk-taker remains untarnished.
A post shared by Mike Tyson (@miketyson) For Tyson, pushing boundaries is nothing new. His career and personal life are filled with audacious decisions, including an unforgettable story from the 1980s when he offered $10,000 (approx. Rs 8.
4 lakh) to fight a gorilla at a New York zoo. ALSO SEE: Mike Tyson Reveals Near-Death Experience After Iconic Fight With Jake Paul; Hints At Possible Retirement A post shared by Mike Tyson (@miketyson) Decades ago, during the peak of his boxing career, Tyson’s fascination with animals led him to an unusual request at the New York Zoo. As part of a private tour for him and his then-wife, Robin Givens, Tyson noticed a dominant silverback gorilla bullying others in its enclosure.
"When we got to the gorilla cage there was one big silverback gorilla there just bullying all the other gorillas. They were so powerful but their eyes were like an innocent infant. I offered the attendant $10,000 to open the cage and let me smash that silverback's snot box.
He declined," Tyson had told The Independent. Tyson's wild lifestyle not only included dreams of beating up a gorilla but also domesticating a tiger which he bought from the black market as a cub. Reports say Tyson once owned three Bengal tigers but had to get rid of them when one tiger ripped a person's hand off.
ALSO SEE: Mike Tyson Gives A Not So Gentle Reminder Of His Fury To Jake Paul At The Weigh In; Latter Thinks It Was Cute.
