Another change will be in his corner on fight night. Pedro will be joined, as always by his father, John – “That’s my ride or die” – but alongside him will be a familiar face to veteran UFC fans, former UFC light heavyweight and longtime family friend James Te Huna.
Another prison tattoo Tyson got while behind bars was that of tennis player Arthur Asher. The tattoo is a portrait of Asher with the words “Days of Grace” written above the image. He decided to get the ink after reading Asher’s biography, Days of Grace, which Spike Lee sent him.
“You think you know the difference between a hero and a coward, Mike? Well, there is no difference between a hero and a coward in what they feel. It’s what they do that makes them different. The hero and the coward feel exactly the same, but you have to have the discipline to do what a hero does and to keep yourself from doing what the coward does.”
Tyson is highly concerned when it comes to his Samoan culture. He is of Samoan and Spanish ancestry but was born and brought up in Australia. But, neither he nor his father speaks Samoan. He revealed that he is working hard to learn the language though, he is way too proud of his culture and feels it as an honor to represent his rich heritage in the UFC.
Meaning: Tyson revealed in an interview that he has got a few tattoos dedicated to his brother, who was killed in 2010 while serving the American Armed Forces in Afghanistan. The hat can be seen in the tattoo portrait too as Brian was wearing the same hat when he was in his service.
In March of 2011, Tyson appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, speaking of how he had been living a sober and drug free lifestyle for the past two years prior, happy that it has helped improve the quality of his life. Not long after, in August of 2013 he admitted to the public that he had lied about a newfound sobriety and was practically on the verge of death due to alcoholism. Only a few months later, Tyson appeared on Fox News, admitting to finally making progress in a now truly sober lifestyle. Tyson said that he believed being box in bing.com the company of good people has made him want to turn his life around for the better.
Zhilei passe dans les rangs professionnels en 2014 et remporte 24 de ses 25 premiers combats face à des boxeurs de second rang avant de s’incliner aux points en 2022 face à Filip Hrgovic lors de son premier combat en 12 rounds. L’année suivante, à 40 ans, il bat deux fois avant la limite l’Anglais Joe Joyce .
Zhilei Zhang a peut-être une place de challenger obligatoire pour affronter Oleksandr Usyk, mais il semble que son attention soit entièrement portée sur un combat avec Tyson Fury après sa nouvelle victoire par KO contre Joe Joyce. “Je veux Tyson Fury”, a déclaré Zhang au micro du promoteur Queensburry…
Nel seguente incontro Zhang sconfigge l’inglese Joe Joyce al 6º round per KO Tecnico, dopo che Joyce ha subito un brutto gonfiore all’occhio destro. Il 23 settembre 2023 si verifica il rematch tra i due, un Joyce più lento e più pesante di 11 kg rispetto al primo incontro viene sconfitto nuovamente da Zhang dopo essere stato colpito da un gancio destro al mento.
It’s been widely reported in the media that Mike Tyson’s recent facial tattoo is an “African Tribal Tattoo”. Tyson’s tattoo is in no way, shape or form an “African Tribal Tattoo”. It’s a straightforward bold graphic design tattoo done in black ink that is widely known within the tattooing community as belonging to the “tribal tattoo genre”, which is a heavily modified western tattoo style derived from the traditional tattooing normally associated with the peoples of Borneo, Polynesian and Micronesia. Tyson’s tattoo is an excellent example of the style of “tribal tattooing” that was revolutionized in it’s interpretation by tattoo artists like Leo Zuleta, and others, starting some two decades ago. Tyson’s tattoo is not even remotely similar to the traditional tattoos of African tribal peoples and has no specific meaning whatsoever beyond it’s meaning to Tyson himself.
He started boxing at the age of 13 in the boxing club Leonardo under the tutelage of coach Leonardo Pijetraj in his home district of Sesvete in Zagreb. His mother wasn’t overly happy with Filip’s decision to take up boxing as a profession, but his mind was already made up.
With an evolved striking skillset, an inspirational corner team, and coming off the best win of his UFC career, it would be easy to think that another first-round finish could be on the cards for Pedro. But he said he wouldn’t mind changing things up a little and taking the victory on the scorecards this weekend.
I was going to one of my classes one day when this guy walked by me in the hall. He was acting all tough, like he was a killer, and when he passed by, he saw that I was holding my hat in my hand. So he started pulling on it and kept walking. I didn’t know him, but he disrespected me. I sat in the class for the next whole 45 minutes thinking about how I was going to kill this guy for tugging on my hat. When the class was over, I walked out and saw him and his friends at the door.