"I wanted to smash his snotbox": Mike Tyson reveals he once offered $10,000 to fight gorilla at a New York zoo

Quite recently, the former professional boxer was spotted enjoying by himself smoking a huge joint at a marijuana festival
UPDATED FEB 19, 2019

Mike Tyson may, in fact, have done it all. The former boxing professional and tiger owner recently made quite a shocking confession when he claimed that he had once offered to pay $10,000 to fight a gorilla at a New York zoo.

Tyson, while in conversation with The Sun, revealed that he had once tried to pay a zookeeper $10,000 for one chance at punching a silverback gorilla that was bullying other apes after the particular gorilla interrupted his plans of having some romance.

Mike Tyson attends AFM'16 The Exchange's 5 Year Anniversary Celebration on November 1, 2016 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for The Exchange)
Mike Tyson attends AFM'16 The Exchange's 5 Year Anniversary Celebration on November 1, 2016 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for The Exchange)

 

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