Pigeons have been a constant in Mike Tyson's life from his childhood. Now, in the new Animal Planet series Taking On Tyson (which premieres March 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT), the former heavyweight champion will go beyond just raising the birds into the highly competitive world of pigeon racing. Here's a look at Tyson's affinity for pigeons through the years.
1985
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Casual portrait of Tyson outside of his pigeon coop at the home of his surrogate mother Camille Ewald in upstate New York.
1985
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Tyson outside of his pigeon coop.
1985
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Tyson working with the birds outside of his pigeon coop.
1985
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Casual portrait of Tyson holding pigeons in each hand.
1985
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Tyson inside of his pigeon coop at Ewald's home.
1985
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Tyson holding pigeons in each hand.
1985
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Tyson inside of his pigeon coop.
1985
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Tyson holding pigeons in each hand.
1985
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Tyson holding pigeons in each hand.
1985
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Tyson outside of his pigeon coop.
1988
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Tyson holding a pigeon outside his home in Bernardsville, N.J., at the height of his championship reign.
2004
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Tyson plays with a bird outside his training camp in Phoenix, Ariz., near the end of his fighting career.
2010
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Tyson watches racing pigeons fly near a rooftop coop in Jersey City, N.J.
2010
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Tyson points to flying birds as he stands in the construction of a rooftop pigeon coop in Jersey City, N.J.
2010
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Tyson posing with a pigeon during filming of his new Animal Planet seties.
2011
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Tyson looking at pigeons in a publicity photograph for Taking On Tyson .
2011
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Tyson gazing at a bird in a publicity photograph for Taking On Tyson .