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The bout, in February 2003 against Clifford ‘The Black Rhino’ Etienne, involved a fresh face tattoo, a ‘spinal’ injury, both boxers who died from boxing trying to pull out during fight week and a brutal 49-second stoppage.

The bout was first scheduled for July 20 but was postponed after Tyson, who had a scare on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on May 26, and needed to receive medical attention, was advised to rest and to not return to training for a few weeks.

Tyson had previously talked about getting a facial tattoo if he won his title fight with Lewis. This is something he has been thinking about a long time. I don’t think it was an impulse at all. I think Mike Tyson’s facial tattoo was an attempt for him to say, «This is what I’m all about. I am a man’s man. I am a fighter and a warrior».

By the end of 1987, Tyson was being hailed as the most exciting champ since Muhammad Ali, an example for ghetto kids, and indeed all kids, to aspire toward. Interestingly, he was surrounded by white men, including his co-managers Jim Jacobs and Bill Cayton, and so he seemed to embody racial harmony and a «we can all get along» spirit that only added to the allure of the «reformed» delinquent. In 1988, it all began to go wrong.

In 2000, Tyson had three fights. The first match in January was staged at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England against Julius Francis. Following controversy as to whether Tyson was allowed into the country, he took four minutes to knock out Francis, ending the bout in the second round. He also fought Lou Savarese in June 2000 in Glasgow, winning in the first round; the fight lasted only 38 seconds. Tyson continued punching after the referee had stopped the fight, knocking the referee to the floor as he tried to separate the boxers. It was after this fight that Tyson called out Lennox Lewis with his post fight speech proclaiming that he was the «best ever» and he was «Sonny Listion and Jack Dempsey, cut from their cloth.» In October, Tyson fought the similarly controversial Andrew Golota, winning in round three after Gołota was unable to continue due to a broken cheekbone, concussion, and neck injury. The result was later changed to no contest after Tyson refused to take a pre-fight drug test and then tested positive for marijuana in a post-fight urine test. Tyson fought only once in 2001, beating Brian Nielsen in Copenhagen by TKO in the seventh round.

Following Zhang’s victory in the first bout, there were reports stating that a bout between himself and Tyson Fury were under discussion. On 29 June an immediate rematch was announced for 23 September at Wembley Arena for the same title.

«When you were watching him knocking out opponents and them flying through the air, it didn’t look mythical—it looked real,» says Jim Lampley, the former HBO boxing commentator who is now a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a contributor to PPV.com. «This kid was like nothing we had ever seen before. Mike became a cultural phenomenon from the get-go.»

While Tyson is busy training, Paul is doing the podcast circuit talking about getting a tattoo. In fact, he says he wants to get a tattoo inspired by the Tyson face tattoo. «So I’m just like, f*** it, like, why not just do it because Tyson did it? It’s a story behind Tyson’s face tat is, it was like Wednesday of his fight week, and he just got it, and he showed up to the presser the next day with the face tat and he didn’t tell anybody. So I’m thinking about doing that in honor…»

Washington herself testified that Tyson had «called her around 1:45 a.m. to tour the city, then picked her up in his limo, took her back to his room, and made small talk as they both sat on the bed.» After propositioning her for sex, Washington stated that she firmly refused and went to use the bathroom before leaving. «After using the bathroom, she said, she noticed some discharge on her panty shield. Washington said she removed the liner and threw it away.» When she came out, «Tyson then pulled her to the bed, pinned her down and raped her, she testified. «He was mean, evil,» she said. «I got on top and started to try to get away, but he slammed me down again.»». «Three days after the assault, Washington went to the police and accused Tyson of rape.» Partial corroboration of Washington’s story came via testimony from Tyson’s chauffeur, Virginia Foster, who confirmed Desiree Washington’s «state of shock» after the incident. Foster also testified that Tyson had previously attempted to sexually assault her too, having «lured her to his hotel room, tried to touch her, and then exposed himself». Further testimony came from the emergency room physician, Dr. Thomas Richardson, who examined Washington after the incident and confirmed that Washington’s physical condition was consistent with rape. Richardson testified that Washington had suffered «two small vaginal abrasions, consistent with 20 to 30 percent of the injuries seen in sexual assault cases», and that in approximately 20,000 cases over a period of 20 years, «only twice had he ever seen such abrasions following consensual sex.»