It’s usually to make the ultimate personal statement. A face tattoo is very bold and immediately seen by anyone you come in contact with. Like all tattoos, face tattoos are very personal and there will be hundreds of different reasons depending on who you ask.
Down a warehouse-lined stretch of Paterson, New Jersey, a heavyweight boxer pounds the punching bag in an otherwise quiet gym. Boxers aren’t an unusual sight in this small town just a few miles from Manhattan; most notable among homegrown products are former WBO junior welterweight titleholder Kendall Holt and Rubin «Hurricane» Carter, the hard-hitting middleweight contender who was the only man to stop Emile Griffith.
To Tyson, the tattoo symbolizes his ability to overcome obstacles and evolve as a person. It is a reminder that even in the darkest moments of his life, there is always the possibility of transformation and growth.
Overall, Tyson’s decision to get a facial tattoo was a bold and provocative move that challenged cultural norms and expectations. While some people might have criticized or ridiculed Tyson for his choice, he remained steadfast in his conviction and used the tattoo as a way to express his personality and identity. Today, the tattoo remains one of the most iconic and recognizable features of Tyson’s image, cementing his status as a nonconformist and maverick figure in popular culture.
In fact, Tyson credits his bullying for his own ferocity in and out of the boxing ring. «I am just afraid of being treated that way again, of being physically victimized on the streets again,» he said in Tyson: The Movie. «I was just afraid, so afraid.»
Regresó al ring el 27 de febrero de 2021 para pelear contra el oficial Jerry Forrest en la cartelera de la pelea por el título de peso súper mediano entre Canelo Álvarez y Avni Yıldırım. Aunque Zhang comenzó con fuerza, anotando tres caídas en los primeros tres asaltos de la pelea, Forrest pudo luchar para regresar y obtener un empate mayoritario. Las tarjetas de puntuación finales decían 95–93 Forrest, 93–93 y 93–93, y las puntuaciones irregulares se debían a una deducción de puntos contra Zhang por posesión excesiva. Se reveló que después de la pelea, Zhang fue hospitalizado y luego le diagnosticaron «anemia, niveles altos de enzimas e insuficiencia renal de bajo nivel que pueden haber sido causados por una deshidratación severa».
Tyson’s tattoos and skill as a boxer certainly set him apart from his competitors. But Tyson has also engaged in outrageous behavior — in and out of the ring — which fueled his notoriety. Take the ear-biting incident.
They reunited in October of 2017 when Zhang switched back to George after a stint with trainer Diego Rosario. Their first fight together in July, site here Zhang’s first in 10 months, resulted in Zhang’s sixth straight first-round knockout win. That’s more an indication of the level of competition he’s been fighting, but Zhang had been near an opponent befitting his aspirations a few days prior when he posed for photos next to Joshua at a press conference for the DAZN streaming app.
On June 27, 1988, Tyson faced Michael Spinks. Spinks, who had taken the heavyweight championship from Larry Holmes via fifteen-round decision in 1985, had not lost his title in the ring but was not recognized as champion by the major boxing organizations. Holmes had previously given up all but the IBF title, and that was eventually stripped from Spinks after he elected to fight Gerry Cooney (winning by TKO in the fifth round) rather than IBF Number 1 Contender Tony Tucker, as the Cooney fight provided him a larger purse. However, Spinks did become the lineal champion by beating Holmes and many (including Ring magazine) considered him to have a legitimate claim to being the true heavyweight champion. The bout was, at the time, the richest fight in history and expectations were very high. Boxing pundits were predicting a titanic battle of styles, with Tyson’s aggressive infighting conflicting with Spinks’s skillful out-boxing and footwork. The fight ended after 91 seconds when Tyson knocked Spinks out in the first round; many consider this to be the pinnacle of Tyson’s fame and boxing ability.
Months earlier, in July 1991, Washington and Tyson had crossed paths at a rehearsal for the Miss Black America pageant in Indianapolis, Indiana, where Washington was a contestant. The 18-year-old went to Tyson’s room with him, where she says he raped her.
Bradley and King agree that any license to Tyson would not extend to Warner Bros. recreating the tattoo on another person’s face, but Bradley concludes that Warner Bros.’ actions were nonetheless likely fair use, while King argues that the replication of the tattoo on Price’s face was satire rather than parody and thus not protected by fair use under Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Ultimately, Bradley writes that, even if a fair use defense failed, Whitmill would not have won significant damages, as he had only registered the copyright after the alleged infringement began and could thus only collect on compensatory damages.