Mike Tyson Had Doubts About Monogamy Before Marrying His Third Wife, Lakiha Spicer
Mike Tyson is currently under the spotlight due to his newly released docuseries, 'TYSON'. Amid this, know what the former professional boxer said about fidelity and monogamy.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleFormer professional boxer Mike Tyson is hogging the limelight for his newly released docuseries TYSON. For the unversed, the docuseries premiered on Netflix on October 13, 2026. According to reports, the former professional boxer revisited his troubled past in Netflix’s four-part documentary. Amid this, the focus has shifted to his personal life. He has been married thrice.
Mike has been married to Lakiha Spicer since 2009. Previously, he was married to Robin Givens and Monica Turner. But do you know that before marrying Lakiha, the former world heavyweight champion had doubts about monogamy?
Mike Tyson opened up about fidelity and monogamy
In a 2020 podcast, T.I.’s ExpediTIously, Mike Tyson opened up about fidelity and monogamy. He admitted that he never thought he could remain faithful to one woman because he used to have a very strong interest in sex. The former professional boxer said that he was not that faithful. During the podcast, Mike explained that, in the past, his sexual desires were so strong that he found it difficult to imagine being in a committed relationship. He said:
"I’m not faithful enough. I’m just not that kind of guy. I don’t care about nothing more than my d-ck, so how am I gonna be faithful to somebody? I got ten years with her. I got two years without every f—ing a b—h but my wife. I’m the poster boy for sexual anonymity."
In the same podcast, Mike said that his wife, Lakiha, helped him to control himself and gave him emotional support. The former professional boxer mentioned that without Lakiha, he was a 'savage animal'. Mike shared that when he was young, he used to see women as a source of sexual pleasure rather than as life partners. However, as he has grown older, he started seeing women as partners who can share their lives with men and complement them.
Mike stated that women have taught him important lessons about life, relationships, and himself. He then mentioned that if a man doesn’t have a little bit of fear of his wife, he’s not living his life right. Further, in the podcast, Mike revealed that he married thrice because he could not live without a wife. Expressing his feelings, the former world heavyweight champion added he would have killed himself if he didn’t have a wife.
Know all about Mike Tyson's wife and their love story
Lakiha Spicer, who is widely known as Mike Tyson’s third wife, was born on June 11, 1977, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She comes from an African-American Muslim family. Lakiha is an entrepreneur, author, and businesswoman. She owns a clothing boutique. Lakiha also co-wrote and produced the stage and screen production Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth.
According to reports, Mike and Lakiha met at a boxing match when she was 18. At the time, Lakiha attended the match with her father. They eventually started dating five years later. According to The New York Times, the couple got married on June 6, 2009. They tied the knot at the La Bella Wedding Chapel at the Las Vegas Hilton, where they exchanged vows in a private ceremony.
Reportedly, the two renewed their vows in June 2011. The couple welcomed their first child together, daughter Milan, on December 15, 2008. They expanded their family with the arrival of their son, Morocco, on January 25, 2011.
The four-part docu-series, which began streaming on October 13, 2026, features Tyson’s third wife, Lakiha. She reflected on her 16-year marriage to the former professional boxer. It is worth mentioning that long before his marriage to Lakiha, Mike had already become famous as one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions in history.
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