Baddest Tattoo on the Planet — but Does Mike Tyson Regret It?

May 12 2020, Updated 5:07 p.m. ET

The infamous boxing legend Mike Tyson has not too long ago been turning heads with intense exercise videos posted on his Instagram account. The former heavyweight champion of the world has been teasing a possible comeback to the hoop, showcasing his agility, energy, and speed. 

Though he is recognized for his boxing abilities, the icon's face has additionally change into an enduring fixture in sports activities history after he got a tribal tattoo inked on the left facet of his temple in 2003. Seriously, this tattoo has change into part of Iron Mike's persona. 

But, is the now-53-year-old over it?

Did Mike Tyson remove his iconic face tattoo?

In 2013, the boxer tweeted that he used to be within the process of getting his face tattoo lasered off (by means of Elite Daily). "At the doctor's office this morning. Getting this tattoo removed from my face. This is going to be painful," he reportedly wrote on the time. 

However, it sort of feels it was simply an April Fool's comic story.

There had been many speculations surrounding the enduring tribal ink. Mike's former teacher Jeff Fenech told Fox Sports that the boxer were given the tattoo as a result of he did now not need to combat Clifford Etienne on the time.

"My first impression was that I've never had a tattoo in my life, but I thought we are fighting in a week and when you get a tattoo you can't fight because they scab up and it wouldn't be healthy to do that," he said.

Adding, "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. After a good hour talk, I was in tears when I left the house that night. I went and stayed in a hotel because I was pretty despondent."

The instructor explained to Fox Sports that he used to be disappointed with the heavyweight champion as a result of he left his family to train with Mike for 8 weeks in Vegas and determined to e book a flight back home.

However, the struggle did occur and Mike knocked out Clifford after only one round. "I was happy for Mike that he won, but I was also upset that I had trained him for eight weeks and I wasn't a part of that win," he stated.

According to Mike, he has a little bit of a different story of why he made up our minds to completely ink his face. The "baddest man on the planet" revealed in the 2008 documentary Tyson, that the tat was once a representation of his "warrior status."

The boxing legend also although it was once "cool," pronouncing, "I thought it was so hot. I just thought it was a cool tattoo."

Plus, he has absolutely no regrets about getting the tat. "A lot of stuff happened out of this tattoo, a lot of good stuff," he instructed Sports Illustrated in 2016. "Other young athletes come to me and say, 'It’s because of you they call it the Mike Tyson.'"

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