Mike Tyson makes it to Farmingville, and gives fans exactly what they wanted

One young man waiting outside Canna Blooms in Farmingville on Thursday had Mike Tyson’s own words inked across his ribs: “Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face.”

Iron Mike spotted it, pointed, and posed for photos, grinning proudly next to his own quote made permanent.

It was one small but special moment in an afternoon full of them. Dozens of VIP ticket holders, some of whom had only learned of Tyson’s visit to the dispensary a few hours earlier, lined up for over an hour to get inside for their turn with the retired boxing heavyweight champion, who signed autographs, smiled for photos, and settled onto a couch for quick conversations with dozens and dozens of fans.

Some had waited since April, when a first attempt at this same meet-and-greet fell through.

When Tyson finished with the VIP line, he didn’t disappear out a back door. He walked out the front door and into a throng of fans who hadn’t made the guest list. He kept going — more handshakes, more photos, more autographs. Tattoo guy included.

Three months in the making

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It was the appearance Long Island was promised back in April, when Tyson was booked for Canna Blooms’ 4/20 weekend event and had to cancel, citing only that something had come up. The Farmingville stop got pulled together in roughly 48 hours, added to Tyson’s schedule while he was already in the New York area for ESPN’s 2026 ESPY awards.

Many fans who showed up Thursday had not ponied up for the full VIP treatment. Canna Blooms had set up a $150 tier tied to Tyson 2.0 product purchases for guaranteed close contact, but even fans who hadn’t bought in got their shot at a handshake and a photo.

Inside Canna Blooms for the meet and greet on the couch, Tyson — wearing an ivory linen shirt with matching orange textured shorts and white slip-on sneakers for a breezy, resort-casual look — took his time chatting with individual fans even as Cana Blooms staff worked to keep things moving.

Asked what he thought of Long Island, Tyson kept it simple: he called the area “beautiful” and said the drive out from New York City wasn’t as bad as he expected. “It was easy,” he said.

For John D’Agostino of Farmingville, waiting in line was less about cannabis and more about a lifetime of looking up to Tyson — as a fighter and more recently on the Big Screen, in acting roles.

“Greatest ever,” D’Agostino said, calling Tyson a legend. He’d never seen him in person before Thursday afternoon.

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Dominico Santorufo, 61, and his wife LeeAnn, 54, both of Farmingville, arrived with a longer memory of Tyson’s career. Santorufo called him the “baddest man on the planet” and argued Tyson’s fights were worth watching whether they lasted one round or three, saying Tyson’s intimidation factor alone did half the work before the bell even rang for Round One.

“He was really something to watch,” Dominico Sanotrufo said. “It was worth every penny watching him fight.”