Mike Tyson owned this place, before he fell from grace.
Iron Mike, now 48, bought this opulent mansion in Southington, Ohio, in the late 1980s, to be near promoter Don King, whose facility was in nearby Orwell.
Tyson tricked out the place with crystal chandeliers, a pool fit for a resort, tiger print carpet, gold-plated decor, mirrored ceiling Jacuzzi and everything else necessary to make it his private party pad.
The estate has since had multiple owners, and it’s now slated to be converted into — of all things — a church. Before they do that, the owners invited photographer Johnny Joo to have a look at what’s behind the iron gates.
Promoted by the great Don King (r.), Tyson amassed a fortune in the hundreds of millions before he ran afoul of the law and later lost it.
His eerie photos capture the estate’s long-ago lavishness.
Source: www.washingtonweeklynews.com
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