18.03.11
Consideration having retired from the ring, Mike Tyson heavyweight boxing legend is not playing golf in his free will, but instead, he is still training. But surprisingly, instead of working in the ring, he was busy training pigeons.
In a new interview with former champion, Tyson talks about his upcoming show Subhuman Planet "Taking on Tyson" who follows him as he trains his birds for competition.
A racing pigeon Orthodox involves having the birds travel a distance invariant, Tyson said sometimes up to 1000 miles depending on the increase, and monitoring of the duration of each bird takes to go home.
Raising pigeons since he was nine years old living in Brooklyn, NY, Tyson said: "It is something I idolize. This is the sport that I am deeply involved, emotionally involved in "
Tyson also tells how raising pigeons gave him his first interest to become a fighter."I was at an event when an older guy took one of my birds," Tyson said: "He took off and prevent the bird fell on me. He just totally humiliated me. I am unwavering in the fight against that day.
Source: TheInsider.com