A copyright is a form of intellectual property protection that protects the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, box artistic, and certain other intellectual works. Most people have seen copyrights on books, music, or artwork… but what about tattoos? According to Judge Catherine D. Perry in a 2011 federal court hearing involving the tattoo on Mike Tyson’s face, “of course tattoos can be copyrighted… I don’t think there is any reasonable dispute about that.”
Given the controversy that both parties tend to attract, the bout is one of the most anticipated events on this year’s sporting calendar, not least because the pair have traded some pretty public barbs in the lead-up to the event.
Earlier this month, Jake Paul appeared in social media videos sitting in a tattoo parlor, with the artist applying what seemed like an identical design to the one already synonymous with Mike Tyson. It was quickly revealed to be the same tribal pattern that Tyson has on the left side of his face, a tattoo the former boxer first got in 2003.
As well as superior experience, two-weight world champion Vargas had a big height advantage that made it difficult for Ball to land head shots early on. But in the third round he made a good job of it when he leapt into shots just to reach Vargas.
After winning third place in the unlimited weight class in boxing in the 2001 National Games of China, he was called in as a sparring partner for the Chinese national boxing team in 2002. في 2003, he lost 22:8 in the first round of the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships to Grzegorz Kiełsa. At the 2004 World University Boxing Championships, he lost in the final to Rustam Saidov. Zhang enrolled at Zhengzhou University in 2005 and graduated in 2009 majoring in sports training. At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in China, he beat Vugar Alekperov 20:11 before losing to eventual champion Odlanier Solis (17:7).
If getting a face tattoo isn’t strange enough, Tyson also has an original tattoo of Chinese leader Mao Zedong on his right arm. For those whose history is a little shabby, Mao Zedong was the founder of the People’s Republic of China. He remains a controversial figure, with the majority of Chinese citizens believing him a great leader for ending decades of civil war and reuniting the country as one, while the rest of the world sees him as a dictator whose rule resulted in the deaths of close to 80 million people through his policies.
El 27 de noviembre de 2021, Zhang se enfrentó a Craig Lewis en la cartelera de Teófimo López contra George Kambosos Jr. Zhang comenzó la pelea lentamente, pero derribó a Lewis dos veces en la segunda ronda, lo que llevó a la esquina de Lewis a tirar la toalla, dándole a Zhang la victoria por nocaut técnico.
A few months after Zhang’s debut, Dynasty Boxing went bust. “We ran out of money,” says Terry. The Lanes exited the business. Duva pivoted Zhang to Roc Nation, with Duva joining as an executive. Roc Nation—like many new promoters—entered boxing with a bunch of money and no plan. Zhang continued to fight but often at low-profile shows. When he did get opportunities he stumbled. في 2015, Zhang, fighting on the undercard of Miguel Cotto’s middleweight title defense against Canelo Álvarez, faced Juan Goode. Zhang was knocked down in the fourth round, narrowly squeezing out a decision. “He looked like s—,” says Duva. “His training, his diet, his living habits, they were all bad.” The next year George returned and addressed it, laying out a structured schedule and enlisting nutritionists.
The man from China stunned Hrgovic with a knockdown in the first, but the pair slugged it out over the twelve round distance and he ultimately lost via unanimous decision. Many pundits and fans had Zhang as the winner. He has watched the fight back, but not for the purpose of scoring – ‘that’s history’ he says.
In the film, Stu wakes up with a copy of Mike Tyson’s tattoo. In April 2011, tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill, who designed and inked Tyson’s tattoo, filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. for copyright infringement, requesting an injunction against using the tattoo in the movie or its promotional materials. Warner Bros. asserted several defenses, including that tattoos are not copyrightable. Judge Catherine D. Perry denied the injunction due to harm to other businesses but allowed the case to go forward, calling most of the arguments put forward by Warner Bros. were “just silly” and affirming the copyrightability of tattoos. Warner Bros. said it would digitally modify the tattoo in the home video release if no agreement was reached; it settled with Whitmill on June 20 under undisclosed terms.
Paul posted a video on his Instagram detailing his new face tattoo—the same one Tyson has (though it’s unclear if Paul’s tattoo is real)—before showing a man with a bite taken out of his ear. Paul then showed himself with a fake ear in his mouth.