While ‘Triple C’ points out the major monetary benefits that ‘Iron’ would be making out of this fight, is it still worth taking a risk? UFC CEO Dana White recently completed a successful UFC 299 event and shared why he doesn’t like the upcoming fight and gave his own reasons.
On social media, fans often share photos and stories related to the Mike Tyson tattoo, showcasing their own Tyson-inspired tattoos or expressing their admiration for his iconic ink. The tattoo serves as a center of fan engagement and discussion.
This unauthorized “biopic” on Mike Tyson was released with very little fanfare. And it was a cobbled mess. There were moments I couldn’t tell if they were being funny or not (such as Trevante Rhodes also playing 13 year old Mike Tyson). The filmmaking style feels extremely forced. And Trevante Rhodes is pretty bad as the title character. His performance feels like a caricature, a trap many actors fall into when trying to portray a well known personality. There just doesn’t seem to be any layers or depth in this biopic that also didn’t feel like it needed to be 4 hours.
On March 7, 2024, it was announced that Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions had partnered to host an event headlined by Paul facing former undisputed heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson on July 20 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The event will be streamed globally exclusively on Netflix.
It was site in yahoo.com the lead-up to the bout that ‘Iron’ Mike decided to get his now signature Māori warrior tattoo. Reportedly done by celebrated tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill from Las Vegas, the story goes that Tyson originally wanted hearts on his face. However, Whitmill refused to go with the concept. Given that he has himself led the life of a warrior, the former heavyweight champion liked it when Whitmill introduced the Māori ‘tā moko’, a permanent ink decking the faces of Māori tribesmen from New Zealand.
Mike Tyson, the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history, is perhaps one of the sport’s most notorious figures. His talent is undeniable. As Sports Illustrated observed, “He is the purest of fighters: He hits people and they fall down.” While some ponder the kinetic energy behind each punch, Tyson reminds us of the sheer simplicity of the sport. There are no goal lines or plays to call—just two men standing in a ring of physicality, each trying to demolish the other. Yet Tyson also reminds us of the more primal aspect of the sport. From his imprisonment for rape to the cannibalistic comments directed toward Lennox Lewis and his biting of Evander Holyfield’s ear, Tyson’s persona has evolved into that of the brutal aggressor.
On July 9, 1997, Tyson’s boxing license was rescinded by the Nevada State Athletic Commission in a unanimous voice vote; he was also fined US$3 million and ordered to pay the legal costs of the hearing. As most state athletic commissions honor sanctions imposed by other states, this effectively made Tyson unable to box in the United States. The revocation was not permanent, as the commission voted 4–1 to restore Tyson’s boxing license on October 18, 1998.
In 1992, Tyson was convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in prison. He was released on parole after three years. After his release in 1995, he engaged in a series of comeback fights, regaining the WBA and WBC titles in 1996 to join Floyd Patterson, Muhammad Ali, Tim Witherspoon, Evander Holyfield and George Foreman as the only men in boxing history to have regained a heavyweight championship after losing it. After being stripped of the WBC title in the same year, Tyson lost the WBA title to Evander Holyfield by an eleventh round stoppage. Their 1997 rematch ended when Tyson was disqualified for biting Holyfield’s ears, one bite notoriously being strong enough to remove a portion of his right ear. In 2002, Tyson fought for the world heavyweight title, losing by knockout to Lennox Lewis.
During his time away from boxing in 1998, Tyson made a guest appearance at WrestleMania XIV as an enforcer for the main event match between Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin. During this time, Tyson was also an unofficial member of Michaels’s stable, D-Generation X. Tyson was paid $3 million for being guest enforcer of the match at WrestleMania XIV.
“Honored to have @miketyson grace our small town academy, @verdevalleybjj . His Training Camp for @jakepaul vs @miketyson began under our roofl,” Keenan wrote on Instagram alongside a pic of him with his arm around Tyson, with the singer’s wife, Lei Li Keenan, on the other side. “Gonna be bragging about that for a bit. Long after y’all are tired of hearing about it. Deal w it,” Keenan added. A second shot featured Tyson and Keenan posing in the middle of the gym floor.
Legendary boxer “Iron” Mike Tyson is brought back to his prime in a new trailer for the Hulu limited series Mike. Starring Trevante Rhodes as the titular boxer, the series explores not just who Tyson was inside the ring, but also the controversial life he lived when the bell had rung and the gloves were off. With the trailer, we get to see Rhodes embody both sides of Tyson — the fierce boxer who dismantled his opponents with a few good punches and the complicated man who experienced manic highs and depressive lows in his pursuit of the American Dream.