6:04 p.m. ET/ 11:04 p.m. GMT: Next up is WBA light heavyweight champ and pound-for-pound star Dmitry Bivol against the unbeaten Malik Zinad. Bivol is looking to remain on course for an undisputed title clash against Artur Beterbiev. Zinad is looking to spring what would be a colossal upset. We’ll now be switching to round-by-round. This fight is outside of the 5v5 format.
Given the controversy that both parties tend to attract, the bout is one of the most anticipated events on this year’s sporting calendar, not least because the pair have traded some pretty public barbs in the lead-up to the event.
Recent tattoos include a tribal tattoo on Paul’s arm and his shins. The longest tattoo completed was by his ribs, which took 22 hours. « The Problem Child » has a favorite tattoo, a « Bayou Boys » mark, an inside joke between him and his friend Jasper.
As a replacement opponent called up on a month’s notice in his first world title challenge against one of boxing’s most gifted technicians, Zinad is a 14-1 underdog on merit. He’s already been floored once, courtesy of a three-punch combination from Bivol punctuated by a crisp left hook. They’re into the fourth round and while Zinad has made things a touch more competitive than expected, it would seem to be little more than a matter of time against the far busier and more accurate Bivol.
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These decisions aren’t just chuckle-worthy, random choices, though. Back around the time he bit Holyfield’s ear off and got his tattoo, Iron Mike had some severe substance abuse problems. On top of that, he suffered from chronic pain resulting from his boxing career, for which he was prescribed opioids. Those, however, only destabilized him more. Eventually, he turned to pot, and as his current business partner, Rob Hickman, says, « It changed his life. He’s the perfect person. » Tyson evened out, and now he wants to support upcoming weedpreneurs, saying, « I thought about how much good I could do by helping people with cannabis… It was a no-brainer. »
Jake Paul replied, « I’m not gonna get the Tyson one, but Tyson, like, got his legendary tattoo; he just… » Lil Pump insisted; probably Paul needs it since he’s like one of the ‘faces of boxing’. The Ohioan YouTuber-turned-boxer then shared, « So I’m just like, F*ck it, like, why not just do it because Tyson did it? It’s a story behind Tyson’s face tat is, it was like Wednesday of his fight week, and he just got it, and he showed up to the presser the next day with the face tat and he didn;t tell anybody. So I’m thinking about doing that in honor… »
Rapper Lil Pump joined Jake Paul, his girlfriend, Jutta Leerdam, and Kill Jasper in the studio of ‘BS w/Jake Paul’. Over the course of the conversation, Jake Paul revealed that he planned on getting a face tattoo in the week leading to the Mike Tyson fight. Leerdam, the Dutch world speed skating champion, sounded a bit apprehensive over the idea. « Well, I don’t think that’s a great idea, » she said. Lil Pump had other doubts. He asked whether ‘The Problem Child’ hadn’t planned on getting the ones ‘Iron’ Mike donned.
Tyson made his television debut as a pro in February 1986, against a decent prospect called Jesse Ferguson. The 19-year-old had already appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and before he entered the ring – minus the traditional robe and wearing short black shorts and no socks – the crowd was in raptures.
« I just thought it was a cool tattoo. I was going to get a bunch of hearts and stuff. That would have been really stupid. » Tyson said in an interview with Graham Bensinger. « Victor Perez, the tattoo artist, said, ‘I ain’t doing that. I can’t do that. »
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Though it’s still four months away, the run-up to the Mike Tyson–Jake Paul fight has witnessed one promotional story after another. A few hours ago, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) shared a throwback video of Tyson. In a discussion with Jimmy Kimmel, the youngest heavyweight champion talks about Paul, especially his stature in boxing.
One fateful day in the winter of 2003, Mike Tyson decided to get an enormous tribal tattoo right on his face. You might think that’s the sort of thing he’d look back on now at the age of 50 and regret, but no.