article_snippet: Mike Tyson's was forced to sell the home for $1.3million in 1999 following Mike Tyson's fall from grace which saw the American facing huge financial difficulties after being convicted for rape.
article_snippet: The iron gates at the entrance to the derelict mansion in Southington, Ohio, still bear the name of the former heavyweight champ .
article_snippet: One of several grand staircases at the Ohio mansion, once home to a former professional boxer once dubbed 'the baddest man on the planet' The heavy wooden front door opens up to an expanse of black marble but the once stunning home has fallen into disrepair .
article_snippet: Another grand staircase leads down to the Ohio mansion's man hall with an open fire space at the bottom .
article_snippet: Because of him increasingly desperate financial situation him put the Ohio mansion up for sale and sold the Ohio mansion in 1999 for $1.3m (£870k).
article_snippet: the Ohio mansion has since had multiple owners - including one who was the subject of an FBI investigation when him tried to sell it - and is now set to be converted into a church.
article_snippet: the Ohio mansion's descent into disrepair could be said to mirror the former heavyweight champion boxer's own fall from grace .