Mike Tyson admitted he used to be terrified of confrontation and only got into fighting after beating up a man who killed his pet pigeon.
Ring legend Tyson was one of the most feared knockout artists in his prime and still holds a record for being the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history, accomplishing the feat at the age of 20. And speaking on The Pivot podcast. Tyson revealed his early experiences of altercations and how the death of his pet pigeon introduced him to boxing.
"This is no bad***, I was a baby and a guy would be picking on me. My right hand to god, I'd be like 'stop', I was so scared and didn't know what to do," he said. "Then one guy said to me 'you better f****ng fight him back' and I started fighting. This guy killed my pigeon and it was a wrap. That was the first fight ever in my life because of a pigeon."
