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.
Zhang took the initiative in the first round – but both fighters were cagey in the opening round before the Chinese heavyweight backed the American up and worked his body in round two, with Wilder having limited success with single shots. The highlight of the third round saw Zhang land a right hook, which forced “The Bronze Bomber” to take evasive action. Wilder looked shot shy as he continued to paw with the jab and not much else of substance, and this carried on into round four, with both fighters failing to push the action.
Zhang has a rematch clause, so he can force a second fight with Parker. What’s clear is Zhang needs to lose weight to get back down to where he was for his two wins over Joe Joyce. That version of Zhang would have been lethal tonight, as he was devasting in those two fights against Joyce.
Tyson trained heavily for a rematch with Holyfield, and on June 28, 1997, the two boxers faced off again. The fight was televised on pay-per-view and entered nearly 2 million households, setting a record at the time for the highest number of paid television viewers. Both boxers also received record purses for the match, making them the highest-paid professional boxers in history until 2007.
In February 2018, Tyson attended the international mixed martial arts (MMA) tournament in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. Tyson said: “As I have travelled all over the country of Russia I have realised that the people are very sensitive and kind. But most Americans do not have any experience of that.”
The 2008 Olympic silver medalist from China, began his career later than most, turning professional at 31. He steadily worked his way up the heavyweight division until securing a fight with Filip Hrgovic, who features on the undercard, in 2022.
“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.”
“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.
“I want to come back during March and that’s the plan but if you’re asking me who I want the next opponent to be realistically, then I say Joseph Parker but does he dare to fight me?” Zhang told Gambling.com.
“My managers flew to London, and I got words. So I don’t think he’s going to fight me. Look at his previous opponents – Francis Ngannou from the UFC, Robert Helenius, I don’t think he has what it takes to stand up to me. The way he picks his opponents says a lot about him. Neither does Eddie want it. He’s a cash cow for Eddie.”
Despite the intrigue it offers, the fight has attracted a fair share of criticism. The 30-year age gap between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul seems to have shocked quite a few. However, both camps, for now, seem serious about proceeding with the match, often sharing training clips and other promotional posts with fans and followers. ‘The Problem Child’ joins the fight following first-round knockout wins over Ryan Bourland and Andre August. ‘Iron’ Mike, on the other hand, though retired long ago in 2005, last fought an exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr. in 2020.
Tyson faces Jake Paul on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. In a historic first, Netflix will be airing it in place of DAZN Exclusive streamings. ‘Iron Mike’ and his return to 175 lb boxing division holds so much gravitas, that even an impetuous ‘Problem Child’ imitates his iconic face mark in the theatrical promo. Mike Tyson and his tattoo are recognizable by all.
Zhang, who has far nimbler feet and quicker reflexes, mixed in body shots with his left-hand bombs in Round 3, which ultimately set an already stunned Joyce for the big, well-timed right hook that ended the fight.
As challenger, Joyce walked to the ring first. His music began with Jeff Buckley’s ‘Hallelujah’ and soon turned into a vastly different vibe – a rap song with the chorus “You don’t want to war with big Juggernaut”.
While Helwani’s sources suggest that if the fight were to happen under exhibition leeway, there would be no headgear in the mix, Derek Chisora noted otherwise. The British heavyweight told Radio Rahim, “I know for a fact they are using 18oz gloves and head guards if I’m not mistaken. I think so. So we’re watching a sparring match. It’s a f****** joke. You think I’m paying to watch that?”