Which images are tattooed on mike tyson

Mike Tyson had a fearsome reputation both inside and outside the ring and one thing that is synonymous with his legacy is his infamous face tattoo. Iron Mike rose to fame as the youngest heavyweight champion in history and possessed ferocious speed and power. But both his career and personal life was marred in controversy. In , he was jailed for six years after being convicted of rape and was not the same fighter when he returned. Just a few days before his fight with Clifford Etienne, he decided to get a tribal tattoo on his face and it is still one of his most recognisable features to this day.

Other Sports. The world-famous boxer has ink markings across several areas of his anatomy, but many people are asking about the significance of the image of Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Calum Roche. Update: 29 November EST. Why did Mike Tyson go to prison? Tyson vs Jones: 'Iron Mike' wants to fight again after bout ends in draw. Tyson made one hell of a reputation for himself inside the boxing ring, and a rather shaky one for himself outside of it, too, to say the least.

Tyson was returning to the ring to take on Holyfield for the second time after his first defeat, and was trying to prove to everyone that he still had what it took to be the best. Bizarrely, the fight was stopped in the third round after Tyson ripped a piece of Holyfield's ear off - something he claims he did because Holyfield kept headbutting him. Originally, however, the boxer wanted something different to be permanently inked onto his temple and cheek.

Talking in an interview on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, he revealed that he wanted his face to be covered in heart tattoos, simply because he thought it was cool and that he'd then be recognised as 'The Man of Hearts'.

Originally, however, the boxer wanted something different to be permanently inked onto his temple and cheek. Talking in an interview on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, he revealed that he wanted his face to be covered in heart tattoos, simply because he thought it was cool and that he'd then be recognised as 'The Man of Hearts'. The tattoo artist then advised Tyson against this. MMA fighter War Machine, who was arrested after assaulting his ex girlfriend, claimed to know the reason behind the boxer getting the tattoo, saying: "I know why you tattooed your face, why you hated the man in the mirror.

According to the man himself in his documentary Tyson , the tattoo represents his 'warrior status'. Not that he needed anything more to make him scary.