Taking On Tyson is a television show on Animal Planet. The show stars the American boxer Mike Tyson competing in pigeon racing.[1][2] Animal rights critiques criticized the series as being "animal cruelty."[3]

Taking On Tyson
StarringMike Tyson
Mario Costa
Vinnie Torre
Junie Roman
Rickie Roman
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time43 minutes
Original release
NetworkAnimal Planet
ReleaseMarch 6 (2011-03-06) –
April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)

References

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  1. ^ Pennington, Gail (March 6, 2011). "Softer side of 'Iron Mike' takes off on Animal Planet". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ Skretta, Dave (March 5, 2011). "Tyson ready for Animal Planet debut in new series". Courier-Post. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Mike Tyson's Animal Planet show about pigeon racing amounts to animal cruelty, says PETA". March 29, 2010.
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