Tonight Joyce was a washout at the OVO Arena as he fearfully entered the ring, and did not show the hunger to regain the crown that the Chinese had taken from him five months ago with a sixth-round knockout.
Following his release from prison in 1995, Tyson resumed boxing and in 1996 regained two of his championship belts with easy victories over Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon. On November 9, 1996, in a long-anticipated bout with two-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, Tyson lost for the second time in his professional career, by a technical knockout in the 11th round. In a rematch against Holyfield on June 28, 1997, he was disqualified after he twice bit his opponent’s ears, and, as a result of the infraction, he lost his boxing license.
Zhang’s wife, Jiang Huanhuan (蒋欢欢), is a retired starting pitcher for the Henan provincial softball team. They met in 1998, started dating in 2000, and married in December 2006. They have a son, born 2010. Zhang rarely visits his wife and son in China due to problems re-entering the United States.
While the tattoo itself might appear intimidating to some, its purpose goes beyond mere aesthetics. Tyson’s face tattoo holds a profound personal philosophy that encompasses his beliefs, values, and the wisdom he acquired over the years.
Mike Tyson, in October 2021, announced another Cannabis brand in collaboration with Columbia Care.This time, the cannabis products lineup would include flowers, concentrates, beverages, edibles, and pre-rolls.
At age 28, Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He emerged from prison with tattoos of Arthur Ashe and Mao Zedong on his arms. He went to a nearby mosque and met with Muhammed Ali immediately after he left the prison grounds. Though many boxing promoters and managers had courted the fighter in prison, it was Don King who was part of Tyson’s entourage and negotiated a deal with Showtime on his fighter’s first day out from behind bars.
Bei den Erfolgen von Mike Tyson spielte auch die psychologische Komponente eine große Rolle. Seit Beginn seiner Profikarriere wurde bei Tyson das Image als „Bad Boy” gepflegt, der seine Gegner nicht nur besiegte, sondern regelrecht zerstörte. Um seine vermeintliche Gefährlichkeit zu unterstreichen, lief Tyson – auf Idee seiner ersten Manager Jacobs und Clayton – nur mit einer schwarzen Hose und Kampfschuhen bekleidet (kein Hemd, keine Socken) box in yahoo.com den Ring ein, was an einen Gladiator erinnern sollte. Dieses Auftreten schien bei nicht wenigen seiner Gegner einen nachhaltigen Eindruck zu hinterlassen. So hatten sich nach Ansicht vieler Beobachter bei einigen Kämpfen Tysons die Kontrahenten schon vor dem ersten Gong mit ihrer Niederlage abgefunden und waren somit nicht in der Lage, ihr ganzes Potential abzurufen (z. B. M. Spinks, B. Seldon). Die daraus resultierenden „Blitzsiege” Tysons verstärkten wiederum dessen Mythos der Unbesiegbarkeit. Selbst als „Iron Mike” – mittlerweile selbst schon einmal durch K. o. besiegt – nach seinem mehrjährigen Gefängnisaufenthalt merklich an Explosivität eingebüßt hatte, war bei einigen seiner Gegner der Glaube an seine Urgewalt so tief verwurzelt, dass nur ein Jahr nach seinem Comeback zwei der drei großen WM-Gürtel wieder in seinem Besitz waren. Erst mit Evander Holyfield kam ein Boxer, der von Tysons Ausstrahlung vermeintlich unbeeindruckt blieb und vorher unbekannte boxerische und konditionelle Schwächen beim Champion aufdeckte.
Tyson once revealed that he spontaneously got the tattoo done and did it because it looked cool. Furthermore, Tyson revealed that he initially wanted to get hearts as a face tattoo but changed his mind at the last moment. As such, Tyson decided to instead get a tattoo that could represent his fierce spirit, and he chose this tattoo.
The fight was originally scheduled for July 20, but postponed because of a recent ulcer flare-up for the 57-year-old Tyson. According to a representative, Tyson became dizzy and nauseated while flying from Miami to Los Angeles on May 26. Paramedics boarded the plane upon landing to assist him. Doctors subsequently advised Tyson to do minimal to no training in the coming weeks, upsetting the original timeline for the fight.
There has understandably been plenty of excitement over the sort of challenge Joyce might pose to reigning champions Fury and Usyk, but the sight of him failing to get his head off the line and Zhang thudding home sledgehammer lefts at will was wince-inducing. Fury and Usyk’s superior speed, skills and angles would have made light work of this version of the Juggernaut.
It was a bitter blow, but far from a knockout punch. Tyson still had his co-manager, Jimmy Jacobs, D’Amato’s old friend and a legendary trainer in his own right. He had a good team around him, he had that glare, a strong neck that let him take a fair amount of punishment, and fists that seemed unstoppable. Before long they were calling him “Iron Mike,” and not long after that, they were calling him champ.
