Mike Tyson Talks About His Pet ‘Cats:’ The Tigers Know They Should Be Put in Their Place

Carlson So when your ░░░░░░░░ grow older you ll ░░░░░░░░ tigers again TYSON I ░░░░░░░░ t be strong enough ░░░░░░░░ handle them You got ░░░░░░░░ be tough with them ░░░░░░░░ Carlson Really TYSON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ have to understand listen ░░░░░░░░ the tigers as much ░░░░░░░░ they get offended when ░░░░░░░░ reprimand them but the ░░░░░░░░ are like dogs Hey ░░░░░░░░ there Hey get over ░░░░░░░░ Just like dogs Cheetahs ░░░░░░░░ Cheetahs bark they don ░░░░░░░░ growl like cats or ░░░░░░░░ They bark So most ░░░░░░░░ some cats are in ░░░░░░░░ dog family Carlson Really ░░░░░░░░ a cheetah behaves like ░░░░░░░░ dog TYSON It s ░░░░░░░░ cheetah and a lion ░░░░░░░░ not so much But ░░░░░░░░ can tell them what ░░░░░░░░ do like attack somebody ░░░░░░░░ jump on you they ░░░░░░░░ chill out with you ░░░░░░░░ are not like that ░░░░░░░░ just want to hang ░░░░░░░░ with you alone they ░░░░░░░░ t want to be ░░░░░░░░ with no one else ░░░░░░░░ Is it dangerous to ░░░░░░░░ friends over when you ░░░░░░░░ tigers TYSON I normally ░░░░░░░░ t have I have ░░░░░░░░ in a cage when ░░░░░░░░ friends come over Carlson ░░░░░░░░ you re saying as ░░░░░░░░ get older and you ░░░░░░░░ less aggressive the cats ░░░░░░░░ smell that TYSON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ they need to be ░░░░░░░░ in their place A ░░░░░░░░ knows he has to ░░░░░░░░ put in his place ░░░░░░░░ you are not able ░░░░░░░░ put him in his ░░░░░░░░ he will put you ░░░░░░░░ your place Carlson So ░░░░░░░░ have to be the ░░░░░░░░ D Amato to his ░░░░░░░░ Tyson TYSON Absolutely And ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have to ░░░░░░░░ brutal It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to be brutal Carlson ░░░░░░░░ TYSON Listen you can ░░░░░░░░ these cats right You ░░░░░░░░ teach them but very ░░░░░░░░ like only a half ░░░░░░░░ percent could be trained ░░░░░░░░ can t tame them ░░░░░░░░ can train them but ░░░░░░░░ can t tame them ░░░░░░░░ What is the difference ░░░░░░░░ Well if you train ░░░░░░░░ they do tricks for ░░░░░░░░ they hang out with ░░░░░░░░ they do this and ░░░░░░░░ you have to put ░░░░░░░░ away But when you ░░░░░░░░ them trained they sleep ░░░░░░░░ the bed with you ░░░░░░░░ You can do that ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I had tigers ░░░░░░░░ my bed I had ░░░░░░░░ of them in the ░░░░░░░░ They don t go ░░░░░░░░ together They want to ░░░░░░░░ close to you you ░░░░░░░░ two 400 pound cats ░░░░░░░░ you you re like ░░░░░░░░ s you roll on ░░░░░░░░ floor and they re ░░░░░░░░ on the bed Because ░░░░░░░░ want to get close ░░░░░░░░ you which one will ░░░░░░░░ close to you so ░░░░░░░░ start fighting Carlson How ░░░░░░░░ you break up a ░░░░░░░░ fight TYSON I don ░░░░░░░░ You know one of ░░░░░░░░ starts the fight then ░░░░░░░░ runs to me tries ░░░░░░░░ get behind me this ░░░░░░░░ comes out like Aaahh ░░░░░░░░ Carlson That s like ░░░░░░░░ 00 in the morning ░░░░░░░░ your bedroom TYSON They ░░░░░░░░ fighting it s like ░░░░░░░░ the f Laughter Carlson ░░░░░░░░ don t think I ░░░░░░░░ handle that level of ░░░░░░░░ TYSON I didn t ░░░░░░░░ I could either It ░░░░░░░░ happened to me before ░░░░░░░░ used to happen with ░░░░░░░░ firstborn they slept with ░░░░░░░░ hanging out with me ░░░░░░░░ never happened before I ░░░░░░░░ thought about bringing them ░░░░░░░░ to come upstairs they ░░░░░░░░ hanging out But listen ░░░░░░░░ they ever fought the ░░░░░░░░ house you have to ░░░░░░░░ Yeah they fought oh ░░░░░░░░ I have to get ░░░░░░░░ whole house just flushed ░░░░░░░░ man Carlson Why TYSON ░░░░░░░░ man you can t ░░░░░░░░ think somebody threw a ░░░░░░░░ bomb on you or ░░░░░░░░ because you can t ░░░░░░░░ Carlson Oh the Musk ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Carlson They re ░░░░░░░░ that stuff everywhere TYSON ░░░░░░░░ and if you are ░░░░░░░░ careful sometimes they may ░░░░░░░░ this to you and ░░░░░░░░ and then they walk ░░░░░░░░ and pow they hit ░░░░░░░░ with their piss Holy ░░░░░░░░ They piss on you ░░░░░░░░ Carlson They do it ░░░░░░░░ of contempt or love ░░░░░░░░ why do they that ░░░░░░░░ Sometimes you piss them ░░░░░░░░ sometimes they re doing ░░░░░░░░ on you and they ░░░░░░░░ on you They rub ░░░░░░░░ you they re licking ░░░░░░░░ face they walk and ░░░░░░░░ And it comes from ░░░░░░░░ back It comes out ░░░░░░░░ it pow And the ░░░░░░░░ of the piss holy ░░░░░░░░ Laughter Carlson It s ░░░░░░░░ strong huh TYSON Oh ░░░░░░░░ Listen ammonia don t ░░░░░░░░ nothing on that Carlson ░░░░░░░░ TYSON Well you can ░░░░░░░░ out You gotta see ░░░░░░░░ man And when they ░░░░░░░░ it listen it comes ░░░░░░░░ like a spray Pow ░░░░░░░░ tail goes up and ░░░░░░░░ go Pow Boom it ░░░░░░░░ you What the f ░░░░░░░░ could die from the ░░░░░░░░ The smell is worse ░░░░░░░░ oh man Carlson How ░░░░░░░░ did you have big ░░░░░░░░ in your house TYSON ░░░░░░░░ years 13 years something ░░░░░░░░ that When people came ░░░░░░░░ dead I took them ░░░░░░░░ the cage because they ░░░░░░░░ around and stuff Carlson ░░░░░░░░ you ever worry you ░░░░░░░░ going to get bitten ░░░░░░░░ I should ve been ░░░░░░░░ my ego told me ░░░░░░░░ got to keep these ░░░░░░░░ muthers under control How ░░░░░░░░ they talk to me ░░░░░░░░ try to jump on ░░░░░░░░ You have to have ░░░░░░░░ idea but you have ░░░░░░░░ show them respect You ░░░░░░░░ t show respect to ░░░░░░░░ animals you re finished ░░░░░░░░ got to kiss them ░░░░░░░░ them stroke them all ░░░░░░░░ kind of stuff I ░░░░░░░░ love.”