While some may view Tyson’s tattoo as controversial or even unprofessional, it’s important to remember that self-expression takes many forms. For some, getting a tattoo is a way to express their creativity and personality, and for others, it’s a way to commemorate a special event or person in their life.
In 2003, as TalkSport reminds us, Tyson stepped into the ring with his freshly inscribed ink and knocked out Clifford Etienne in 49 seconds. This would be Tyson’s last career victory, a mere week after getting his first tattoo. His trainer, Jeff Fenech, who’d been training Tyson for eight weeks leading up to the fight, called shenanigans. He said that Iron Mike was sabotaging the fight, essentially, because it “wasn’t healthy” to have a boxing match where Tyson’s face would get punched days after getting a tattoo on it. Fenech also thought Tyson got the tattoo because he didn’t want the fight in the first place. A week before the bout, Fenech walked, and Tyson went on to win in the first round. Two years later in 2005, Tyson retired after back-to-back losses.
COPPER BOX, LONDON — Zhilei Zhang shook up the heavyweight division with a huge upset victory over Joe Joyce, stopping the previously undefeated Briton in the sixth round before a stunned London crowd.
Notes: We have been trying to shake this division out in the top three for a good while now. Luis Alberto Lopez made another fine statement on Sept. 15, beating Joet Gonzalez. Leigh Wood gets Josh Warrington on Oct. 7. Robeisy fights Rafael Espinoza in early November. Wood-Warrington is a decent fight, all things considered, while Ramirez-Espinoza isn’t. And yet Ramirez really might be the best of the lot.
“My humble opinion is that it was due to the inactivity that Deontay Wilder was performing that way. He fought one round for almost two years which is very inactive and that led to his timing being off,” said Zhang, who is managed by Terry and Tom Lane, and promoted by Queensberry Promotions.
Mayer, who lost her IBF and WBO junior lightweight titles to fellow American Alycia Baumgardner on points in October after three successful defenses, is targeting Taylor or a Baumgardner rematch. Taylor (22-0, 6 KOs), 36, from Ireland but based in the United States, will not be available until late 2023 at least, with a rematch against Serrano, from Puerto Rico but based in New York, in the pipeline if she beats Cameron in a fight for the undisputed world junior welterweight title in Dublin, Ireland, next month.
He has yet another portrait of Che Guevara on his left abdomen. It is a copy of the famous Guerrillero Heroico photograph. Tyson got it in prison as well, as he was deeply mistrusting of his state and current government back then. Additionally, Kid Dynamite has a portrait of Monica Turner on the left forearm and a Dragon tattoo on his right forearm.
It looked like just another highlight reel Tyson KO except for one detail quickly spotted by viewers: Etienne, lying flat on his back on the canvas with his eyes closed, reached into his mouth to remove his gum shield mid-count.
There have been many speculations surrounding the iconic tribal ink. Mike’s former trainer Jeff Fenech told Fox Sports that the boxer got the tattoo because he did not want to fight Clifford Etienne at the time.
At 40 years old, Zhang is keen to face high-profile opponents, and Lane mentioned Deontay Wilder as a potential adversary. They are open to exploring different opportunities in the heavyweight division.
A psychological test conducted by Dr. David Medoff found that Tyson does not have “the presence of any major mental illness or personality disorder. ” The evaluation also found that Tyson is “angry and irritable and that he is cautious, and even suspicious, of others’ motives at times.
Round 3: The main attack from Zinad is the jab and the one-two, which Bivol is timing with ease. You’re not going to open up a fighter of Bivol’s calibre with this approach. Zinad needs a lot more, but the task is probably beyond him. Bivol backing the challenger up and doing what division is 154 in boxing he wants.
The early years in the U.S. were chaotic. Zhang’s pro debut, says Tommy Lane, “was a disaster.” The original opponent fell out a week before the bout. His replacement went down nine seconds into the first round. The Lanes and Duva clashed over how to best develop their fighter. Duva wanted to make him into a big puncher whose power would be his draw. “Dino saw Zhang as a Chinese Primo Carnera,” says Terry. Duva insists he believed in Zhang but understood a fighter so new to the pro style needed to be brought along slowly.
Though his professional boxing career ended in 2005, a surprising Mike Tyson fact is that he has kept busy in other ways — including as an actor. He has 62 credits on IMDB, as of 2022, including for films like The Hangover (2009) and TV shows like The Last O.G. (2020).
In a 2014 interview with Donald McRae of The Guardian, Mike Tyson was in a dark time in his life when he got his famous tattoo. “I just hated myself then,” Tyson told McRae. “I literally wanted to deface myself.” He said he wanted his whole face done, but the tattoo artist told him he had a nice face and refused.