“I waited around and two days later he called and said ‘Mike, I’ve got some tribal stuff’. I said ‘woah, put another one over there’. I was like ‘this is cool, I like this’. So he did it,” Tyson admitted to talkSport.
On Tyson’s right arm is a detailed portrait of Mao Zedong, the Chinese revolutionary leader. Tyson chose this tattoo as a symbol of rebellion and resilience, traits he saw in himself. The tattoo reflects Tyson’s interest in socialist and revolutionary ideologies, site here showcasing his alignment with figures who disrupted the status quo.
Joyce said, “I’m just disappointed with my performance. The hand kept hitting me, and I couldn’t get out of the way. So, respect to Zhilei Zhang. It was a good fight, but I think I could have done better.
On November 22, 1986, Tyson was given his first title fight against Trevor Berbick for the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship. Tyson won the title by TKO in the second round, and at the age of 20 years and 4 months became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. He added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker in 1987. Tyson’s dominant performance brought many accolades. Donald Saunders wrote: “The noble and manly art of boxing can at least cease worrying about its immediate future, now it has discovered a heavyweight champion fit to stand alongside Dempsey, Tunney, Louis, Marciano, and Ali.”
The unified champion is defined as a boxer that holds at least two world championships of major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, or WBO) in their respective division. Around 2004, the World Boxing Association recognized three different types: the unified champion (two-titles holder in the weight division or category, obliged to defend the title against WBA’s No. 1 contender in 18 months periodically), the undisputed champion (three-title holder, mandatory defense against WBA’s challenger in 21 months regularly), and the super champion (four-title holder, WBA’s mandatory defense in 24 months periodically). The rules required only one unified/undisputed/super champion per weight class; the purse in the bid would be distributed in a 65/35 ratio in favor of the unified champion. However, along with the changes to “super” status (besides holding more than one title, the super titles were awarded to champions that were able to defend the WBA title 5 times), the term “undisputed” was dropped completely.
During road work, Takamura saw high school student Ippo Makunouchi getting beaten by Masahiko Umezawa and his friends. Takamura intervened, driving the bullies away and reluctantly taking an unconscious Ippo to the gym. There, he expressed his disliking for both bullies and those who simply let themselves be bullied. In order to make the frustrated Ippo feel better before leaving, he taught him how to do a straight and encouraged him to defend himself next time. Noticing his well-built body and incredible strength, Takamura gave Ippo a video showing a collection of Mike Tyson’s knockouts, in an attempt to encourage him to practice boxing as a way of learning self-defence and relieve his stress.
However, it was during his time in prison that Tyson began to reflect on his life and make positive changes. He focused on personal growth, education, and overcoming his demons. Upon his release, Tyson embarked on a comeback, aiming to reclaim his position as a boxing legend.
When Volg’s IBF lightweight title match was soon, Sendō accidentally arrived to the Kamogawa gym to watch with Ippo a day before due to the time difference between Japan and America. Takamura decided to have Sendō party with him for the night since he has to stay in Tokyo. During the party, Takamura gave Sendō permission to spar with Ippo the nest day while no one is at the gym. After Sendō sparred with Ippo, Takamura asked Sendō how Ippo was. Takamura suspected Sendō was lying when he claimed that he was good, asking him if Ippo has become weaker, but Sendō replied that he was just stronger. Takamura asked what would happen if Ippo lost and never gets a chance of getting the world title, to which Sendō answered that he would get the belt himself and wait for Ippo.
Round 4: This fight has found a rhythm. Zinad is almost exclusively using his jab now and that’s not really going to work against a defensive mastermind like Bivol. He’s cruising, picking his spots and moving Zinad around the ring at will.
Of course tattoos can be copyrighted. I don’t think there is any reasonable dispute about that. They are not copyrighting Mr. Tyson’s face, or restricting Mr. Tyson’s use of his own face, as the defendant argues, or saying that someone who has a tattoo can’t remove the tattoo or change it, but the tattoo itself and the design itself can be copyrighted, and I think it’s entirely consistent with the copyright law.
Why did Mike Tyson get a face tattoo? Tyson talked about his decision to get a tattoo, citing a desire to assert his individuality and express himself artistically. For Tyson, a tattoo represents a form of self-expression and empowerment.