Following Zhang’s victory in the first bout, there were reports stating that a bout between himself and Tyson Fury were under discussion. On 29 June an immediate rematch was announced for 23 September at Wembley Arena for the same title.

O.K. So how is it that Zhang, 40 years old and more than a decade into his pro career, is suddenly one of boxing’s best big men? For that you have to go to George, a fringe cruiserweight who retired in 2009. At the urging of his manager—Duva’s father, Lou—George decided to get into training. Lou invited George to a U.S.–China national team dual meet in New York and pointed out Zhang. “Watch this guy,” he told George. “He’s going to be heavyweight champ.”

Jake Paul has taken emulation to the next level in the buildup to his bout with Mike Tyson. He’s not just fighting a legend; he’s transforming into one, at least superficially. “You heard it right, motherf***er. I’m fighting Mike Tyson, b*tch,” Paul boldly declares in a promotional video, revealing a tattoo identical to Tyson’s iconic face ink.

Mr. Tyson gives us earnest efforts to make sense of the crazy extremes of his life; angry, pull-no-punches portraits of people he feels victimized by (like the boxing promoter Don King, whom he describes as “a wretched, slimy reptilian” guy who “contaminated my whole barometer”) and colorful descriptions of the “bling-bling” life he led at the height of his fame, including a Las Vegas mansion furnished in everything Versace and with a pool “ringed with seven-foot statues of fierce warriors like Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Genghis Khan and Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the Haitian revolutionary.”

He went on to add, “So he (friend) said let’s think about putting a tribal mark or something in there. And I said, okay we will do that. So he caked me a couple of days later. He brought up this tribal mark. So I said let’s do it and we did it.” Simple.

Tekashi 6ix9ine, a rapper by profession, stands out with his rainbow hair and extensively tattooed skin. Tekashi 6ix9ine has had a troubled and controversial life. Apart from public feuds with fellow artists, Tekashi is also charged with several legal offenses including racketeering, drugs and weapons use, and involvement of a child in a sexual performance. In February 2019, he was charged with 9 offenses, including conspiracy to commit murder, for which he was up for possibly 47 years site in bing.com jail. Takeshi decided to plead guilty and cooperate with the feds to oust the other Nine Trey gang members involved in the trial in exchange for a reduced prison term. Given the Covid-19 pandemic and his severe asthma, he was granted early release from jail. The remainder of his term was served in home confinement. Following his testimony, there were speculations that Tekashi will be brought under the witness protection program. To maintain a low profile, he may have to get rid of all his tattoos and colored hair. Tekashi has completed his home confinement. And while his safety is still a crucial issue, Tekashi has been fearlessly active on social media platforms, his tattoos nowhere gone.

For Tyson, the tattoo holds significant personal meaning as it is a representation of his identity and individuality. By choosing such a bold and distinctive design, he is making a statement about his personality and his willingness to defy convention and embrace his true self.

“The night he won the title from Trevor Berbick, I came in from a club at 4 in the morning and who was sitting in the lobby by himself with that title belt around his waist, but Mike Tyson,” said Wallace Matthews, a boxing writer for “Newsday” and “The New York Post.” “He was lonely, isolated. wasn’t sure what to do with himself.”

Monica Turner became one of the few who did not turn away from Mike then. After all the years of imprisonment, the girl visited Mike in prison, and after his release, the couple married, but their marriage did not last long – only six years. After the divorce, he disappeared and tattooed a portrait of his wife, over which the boxer put a new drawing.

Over the course of his career in the ring, Tyson experienced both tremendous success and debilitating setbacks. He became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20, but also faced numerous controversies and personal struggles, including prison time for rape.

In his pro debut on August 8, 2014, the original opponent dropped out out a week before the bout. Zhang knocked out his replacement, Curtis Tate, in the opening 17 seconds of round one. Roc Nation’s boxing division was so quiet in 2019 that Zhang’s last match under Roc Nation on November 30 that year with Andriy Rudenko was in fact promoted by Matchroom Sport USA, which went on to sign Zhang the next year. The fight had originally been scheduled for November 2018 by Matchroom Sport but Zhang missed out because of visa problems.

Eddie Hearn, promoteur de l’ancien double champion des poids lourds Anthony Joshua, affirme que le prochain combat de la star britannique est toujours prévu pour le mois de mars en Arabie Saoudite. Après avoir subi des défaites consécutives face au champion du monde unifié Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua a remporté trois…