
08/09/2025
😂🐅 The first time I went to Mike Tyson’s house, I rang the doorbell and heard a voice inside: “Come in!” I open the door, nobody in sight, so I start walking in… and suddenly, a white tiger comes sprinting down the stairs. A real, living tiger! I bolted for the exit, panicking—thinking this was it for me.
Just as I was sure my time was up, Mike appeared and hugged the tiger like it was his pet cat. I turned to my friend and said, “If this guy can tame a tiger, I can’t even imagine what he’ll do to his next opponent in the ring. I wish I had a million bucks to bet on him!” That was the day I realized Mike wasn’t just human… he was a force of nature.
Mike actually slept with his tiger. He raised it from a cub and would travel with it in an 18-wheeler every time he left the state. He told me, “You have to be with them every day, for years, before they accept you. At first, I hugged him… then one day, he started hugging me back.”
When the tiger didn’t get along with other animals, Mike just bought the house next door and gave it to the lions, bobcats, and whoever else. “The tiger stays with me,” he said. That’s not just having money—that’s living on another level. Tyson wasn’t just a champion; he was literally the king of the jungle.
🐾👀 — Shaquille O’Neal, on his wild experience with Mike Tyson’s tiger.