Here at FQ we’re big fans of Sak Yant style tattoos, traditional tattoos from Thailand, and their significance in Muay Thai culture. Bullet Valentina gets a lot of attention for the Glock tattoo on her left side, which makes it hard to actually get details on the Sak Yant on her right side. It appears to be a Hanuman Sak Yant, which is given to someone to protect them from danger and make them fearless in the face of adversity. Looking at her fights we’d agree she definitely doesn’t fear anyone.
Zwei Monate später, am 9. November 1996, kam es schließlich zu dem seit Jahren geplanten Kampf gegen Evander Holyfield, wenn auch mit vertauschten Rollen. Diesmal war es Tyson, der als (WBA-)Weltmeister in den Ring stieg. Herausforderer Holyfield galt angesichts seiner ein Jahr zuvor erlittenen K.-o.-Niederlage gegen Riddick Bowe und seiner angeblichen Herzprobleme bei den Buchmachern als krasser Außenseiter. Bei einer Umfrage des Las Vegas Review Journal setzten 47 von 48 Journalisten auf Mike Tyson.
After everyone left, I approached him real humble. “Excuse me, sir, can you teach me how to do that?” I asked. I’m thinking that when I go back to Brownsville and hit a motherfucker in the stomach like that, he’s going to go down and I’m going to go in his pockets. That’s where my mind was back then. He must have seen something in me that he liked, because after our second session he said to me, “Would you like to do this for real?” So we started training regularly. I started to get a lot better. I didn’t know it at the time but during one of our sparring sessions, I hit Bobby with a jab and broke his nose and almost knocked him down.
Yes, tattoos are allowed in boxing. Many boxers have tattoos, and there are no regulations within professional boxing that prohibit tattoos. Tattoos are considered a personal choice and a form of expression, and they do not interfere with the rules of the sport.
Finally, boxing fans could look forward to a long-delayed match-up, when Evander Holyfield agreed to fight Tyson in November of 1996 for the heavyweight championship. Against all odds the 34-year-old Holyfield ended what Sports Illustrated’s Richard Hoffer called Tyson’s “machinery of menace,” when he won a technical knockout in the eleventh round. It was a huge upset, defying all expectations. In fact, pay-per-view channels had offered a per-round price, so customers would not blame them when Tyson felled Holyfield in the first round. Boxing officials had forced Holyfield to undergo a battery of tests, fearing he might actually lose his life. It was a stunning result, but nothing could prepare the boxing world for the shock they were about to get.
Post retirement, Mike Tyson participated in a number of exhibition matches. The main reason behind his participation was to pay off his debts. He also participated in numerous endorsements and various boxing related entertainment shows in Las Vegas.
The British superstar had hoped to return before the end of the year, in a showdown with former WBC champion Deontay Wilder. Those plans have hit a few roadblocks – after some unexpected management changes with the group that runs boxing Saudi Arabia. The group in question was putting up the money to stage the fight in the Middle East.
The tattoo has become part of pop culture when one of the characters in the hit movie The Hangover, Stu (played by actor Ed Helms), wakes up to find he has the same tattoo. This tattoo forms the crux of several jokes, especially when Tyson pops up in the film, and was also the center of a lawsuit.
Wilder vs. Zhang headlines the Team Matchroom (Wilder) vs. Team Queensberry (Zhang) portion of the event, which also sees Filip Hrgovic (247.4) take on Daniel Dubois (245.8) and WBA featherweight champion Raymond Ford (125.4) defending against Nick Ball (125.8)
But Pedro still knows what he wants more than anything else. He’s keen on returning to the cage as soon as possible, and is hoping to fight on the Paris card in September, which rumour has it will be headlined by Tuivasa’s bumper clash with former heavyweight title challenger Ciryl Gane.
Cody Garbrandt has over 30 tattoos on his body and they are all pretty well thought out. On his chest, he has a religious piece that represents his devotion to his family. Above that, he has a tattoo to represent the Twin Cities where he is from. Garbrandt also has a traditional Japanese tattoo on one of his arms. Most of his tattoos all over the rest of his body share the themes of religion and family.
On that note, it’s nice to have a world-level heavyweight contest in London. Remember, on April 29, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk were supposed to be meeting at Wembley. It’s been a frustrating time for fans and Joyce, with his happy-go-lucky demeanour and punter-pleasing style feels like an antidote to all that. Usyk, Fury and Anthony Joshua are all boxing division stated targets for The Juggernaut, while Dillian Whyte has popped up at ringside to let everyone know he’s ready for this work.
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