Is that video on YouTube?
No, I read it in a book or article, IIRC, it was some reporter who convinced some poachers to take him along, and they told him the story after the fact. I always wondered about it, but I have no doubt.
And that looks like what...a 200-300lb tiger??? Good God...You can't see it on this clip, butI have seen the video this came from, and when you watch it in slow motion, as the paw begins its backwards motion for the forward swipe, you really see the claws.
FWIW, the guy survived with a mangled arm and they shot the tiger, but...No...
No thank you.