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Pigeon Racers Have High Hopes for Mike Tyson TV Series

By David MoyeMar 6th 2011 – 9:07AM
Mel Evans, AP

Mel Evans, AP

For more than two decades, Mike Tyson has been one of the most controversial figures in sports. Strangely enough, that may make him the absolute best choice to make pigeon racing cool again. Tyson is winging it as a pigeon racer for the new series "Taking On Tyson," which debuted March 6 on Animal Planet. The show...

And You Thought Gambling Pigeons Were Bad: 4 Other Animal Sins

By J. RichardOct 14th 2010 – 6:01PM

(Oct. 14) -- When Animal Planet announced plans to develop a reality series about racing pigeons (the eponymously titled "Taking on Tyson," which plans to follow boxer Mike Tyson as he trains and races his prized birds), some expressed concern that the show could propagate illegal gambling, among other problems. But it...

Background on taking on tyson

Taking on Tyson is a TV show on Animal Planet. The show stars the American boxer Mike Tyson competing in pigeon racing.

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