Tyson bought the house for just $300K in 1989, sold it for $1.3 million in 1999, next owner went to prison.



Mike Tyson's luxury 25,000 square foot Ohio mansion is set to become a church.

Iron Mike bought the Southington Township mansion, which has an indoor pool and hot tub, in 1989 at a sheriff's sale for $300,000. He had gates erected bearing his named and kept four tigers in cages there.

Ten years later he told it for for $1.3million to Paul Monea, an infomercial entrepreneur best known for marketing Tae-Bo exercise videos.

Monea was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison in 2007 for money laundering and the mansion was bought at sheriff's sale again in 2010, this time for $600,000 it was then then donated to the church for a tax write-off.

The church's up-front investment was $50,000 to clear back taxes.


The gates of the house still bear his name, almost 20 years after he moved out.

The church does not plan on keeping them.



Stone coated.


The boxer lived in the property in the late 80s and early 90s until his dramatic fall from grace when he was jailed for rape

The property features five bedrooms, several living spaces, seven and a half bathrooms, a full kitchen, a mini-kitchen/washroom, two attached garages, one external garage, full size pool and Jacuzzi, tiger cages and a basketball court.




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Pastor Nick DeJacimo sits on the stairs and discusses the renovation, 'this was meant for us', he says. Most of the work is being done by volunteers.


Playroom: The massive entertainment room features bespoke cabinets for the huge television and sound system speakers the champion boxer had installed.

Tyson,in a file photo from 1989, kept four tigers, like the one seen here, on the Ohio property, the church removed the cages.

The vast indoor swimming pool complex, the same size as many family homes, has also fallen into disrepair.

The bar in the swimming pool room complete with beer taps and industrial buffet-style food warmers.

It will now be filled in and become an area for sanctuary.

Another view of the boxer's marble and gold jacuzzi room now falling into disrepair and daubed with graffiti.

The hot tub will be removed.

Gold-plated fittings line the top of the landing at the vast home.

Gold plated decors to master room.


More marble, glass and gold adorn the former heavyweight champion's steam room.

Tyson is the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at age 20.

Tyson stands knocks down heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick to become the youngest heavyweight world champion in history in 1986.

Change is the only constant thing in life..

Nothing is worth dying for.

Impressive: The towering high ceiling in one of the mansion's seven-and-a-half bedrooms.



Mike Tyson's bedroom was once on the second floor of the Ohio home.

Now it will house offices for the pastor and staff.

The church will have many uses for the 25,000 square feet they now have.

Work hard to ball herd but use your head in order not to end up in penury.

daddytime:
Change is the only constant thing in life..

This kind change no good at all. Reckless life caused dramatic change for him. Grace to grass change.... God forbid.

Ball Mike Tyson ball sha
Wish he invested properly.

Hmmmm.It is good to work hard but one should also save for the rainy day.

decatalyst:
Work hard to ball herd but use your head in order not to end up in penury.

Absolutely correct.

From a house of straffing olosho and inhaling cocaine to a house of sanctuary and worship.
What a transformation.

Nice house.....would make a beautiful church.
................next please...

Mheeen!

See mansion

Black man and waste of resources.

Mike Lavish Tyson!!

Truly Vanity is vanity

The space for the Indoor swimming pool alone can acccomondate 5000 birds that I will make a ROI ( return on investment ) of about 650,000 NGN In just 6 weeks

Hmmmm....

True Definition of Vanity

A house built in the 80’s, in wreck! But still more beautiful than those pig style mansions in Abuja and Lagos..

Even in its wreck, it’s still a beauty to look at.

SouthSouth1914:
A house built in the 80’s, in wreck! But still more beautiful than those pig style mansions in Abuja and Lagos..

Even in its wreck, it’s still a beauty to look at.

You spoke my mind...

I want to believe that Tyson has learned his lesson. What happened to him is very common with young people who make a lot of money in their early years without proper guidance; they often squander it.

Beautiful. Dear Lord, I want to build not just a Church but Churches, Orphanage homes, aged people homes for thy work, I need more of your blessings to achieve this feat.

Nice one, inspired