Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth is recorded version of Tyson’s one-man show in front of a live audience on a Broadway stage. Directed by Spike Lee, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth gives Tyson a forum to comment on his life, career, and even on some footage of his past matches. Tyson details his personal and professional woes, supplemented by with images of his family and the like shown on a screen behind him.
Examining Mike Tyson’s conviction and prison sentence for raping an 18-year-old, including the cultural conversation that ensued throughout the trial as the public grappled with ideas around victimization and the fall of a hero.
Despite the weight disadvantage, Wilder will hold a 1-inch height advantage at 6-foot-7. Wilder weighed 1 pound more than he did against Parker but came in far lighter than his career heaviest of 238 in the trilogy bout with Tyson Fury.
Round 6: Both fighters trade big blows, but Hrgovic seems to be a step ahead. Good left-hand work from Dubois. The Croatian fighter needs an injection of pace because Dubois could come back blazing at any time.
Joshua floored Zhang and defeated him en route to capturing an Olympic gold medal at the London Games. Zhang, the reigning silver medallist from four years earlier, had his Olympic dream ended by Joshua’s fists and wants revenge.
Instead of presenting a chronological telling of his life, “Mike” has its titular star, Trevante Rhodes of Moonlight fame, relay his story in a loose, jokey fictional one-man stage show, as the real-life Tyson did in his Spike Lee–directed Broadway monologue, Undisputed Truth.
In January 1999, Tyson returned to the ring for a match against the South African Francois Botha. This match also ended in controversy. While Botha initially controlled the fight, Tyson allegedly attempted to break Botha’s arms during a tie-up and both boxers were cautioned by the referee in the ill-tempered bout. Botha was ahead on points on all scorecards and was confident enough to mock Tyson as the fight continued. Nonetheless, Tyson landed a straight right hand in the fifth round that knocked out Botha. Critics noticed Tyson stopped using the bob and weave defense altogether following this return. Promoting the fight on Secaucus, New Jersey television station WWOR-TV, Tyson launched into an expletive-laden tirade that forced sports anchor Russ Salzberg to cut the interview short.
Perhaps the most famous of Tyson’s tattoos is the tribal design that swathes the left side of his face. Inked in 2003, shortly before a comeback fight against Clifford Etienne, this tattoo was a spontaneous decision that Tyson made during a turbulent period in his life.
After his win over Frazier, Tyson was booked to fight José Ribalta at the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1986. Ribalta would hit Tyson in the body throughout the fight. Tyson knocked down Ribalta three times in the 2nd, 8th, and 10th round when the referee called the fight off. Tyson would go on to say that Ribalta was his toughest fight commenting, “I hit Jose Ribalta with everything, and he took everything and kept coming back for more. Jose Ribalta stood toe to toe with me. He was very strong in the clinches,” and “Ribalta was a game fighter who actually engaged me. I felt nauseous from all Ribalta’s body blows, even hours after the fight. I never felt that much general pain again.”
In September, Zhang returned to China for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerned that no one would recognize him, Li hired a dozen actors to greet him. When Zhang exited the Hangzhou Railway Station, hundreds of fans were waiting for him. “No one was paying attention to me when I first turned pro,” says Zhang. “But with my recent fights and the recent noise I’m making, it’s significant. The recognition of boxing in China now is tremendous.”
Mike Tysons itch to fight, superstardom and the significant tattoo on his face, are the three things that still replicate his aura. Mike Tyson has featured a tattoo on his face for quite some time. Tysons tattoo is also a popular symbol world-wide, especially after it was used by actor Ed Helms in The Hangover.