Zhang later found out various errors in his preparations. During his one-week COVID-19 quarantine in Miami before the bout, the hotel provided him only two meals a day. Unfamiliar with Miami’s high humidity, Zhang’s water intake during his stay at hotel was insufficient and he suffered from severe dehydration. Compounded by a drop in fitness from staying in the hotel during quarantine, he lost 9 pounds. Zhang had been unconcerned with his weight loss since it was not an issue in the unlimited weight class. His doctor also concluded that his excessive consumption of Chinese tea during training was partially responsible for his iron-deficiency anemia. When Zhang was discharged from hospital, his first words to his managers were the Chinese idiom, fang hu gui shan, lit. “a tiger let go would come back at the village hard”, referring himself as the tiger. Since then, Zhang hired a nutritionist, quit smoking and has stayed away from tea during training and in the immediate run-up to boxing matches.

The Chinese boxer was put on the back foot early in the fifth round, but Joyce could not see the left hands coming and continued to get caught. After the second inspection by the ringside doctor in Round 6, the fight was stopped by referee Howard Foster, and it was the correct decision.

Tyson will likely earn a substantial purse from the Jake Paul fight on Netflix. The streaming giants generated a revenue of $33.7 billion in 2023 alone, which is a 6.6% increase compared to 2022. So, them forking out an eight-figure sum to Tyson shouldn’t be a problem. During his heyday, Tyson made paydays of $100+ million for some of his biggest fights.

Zhang isn’t sure where his size comes from. Both his parents were under 6 feet. His brother and sister—Zhang is the youngest of three—are as well. He’s heard stories about his great-grandfather being big but can’t say for certain. “Maybe,” muses Zhang, “some kind of genetic mutation.”

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Later that day he then quote-reposted another post to X about the situation, writing, “Kris did nothing wrong. What’s actually disgusting is you guys twisting things and making me a victim” (shown below, left and right).

This is an interesting fight to pick – given the age gap, and what both opponents have done over their careers. A clear winner can be determined by knockout, however. Given Paul’s age and how active he’s been recently in boxing (10 fights since 2020), it’s easy to see why oddsmakers lean towards The Problem Child. Tyson is a +310 underdog, according to FanDuel.

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.

Despite the ear bite, Tyson had a legendary career, winning 50 fights and 44 by knockout. The 57-year-old six-time heavyweight champion hasn’t boxed professionally since 2005 but is returning to fight Paul. Tyson’s last fight was an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, which ended in a draw.

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The timing and choice of the tattoo sparked widespread speculation. His coach, Jeff Fenech, suggested to Fox Sports, the tattoo was more than aesthetics, hinting at Tyson’s reluctance to fight: “I thought we are fighting in a week, and when you get a tattoo, you can’t fight because they snap up and it wouldn’t be healthy to do that. We sat down and spoke, and he didn’t really want to fight and he wasn’t prepared to, and that was one of the reasons he got the tattoo.” the highest division in boxing fight was even cancelled once, as his coaching team thought that his lack of conditioning could lead to him losing the fight. Yet, Tyson defied doubts, ended up fighting Clifford, decisively ending the bout with Etienne in a mere 49 seconds, showcasing his undiminished prowess.