The Story Behind Mike Tyson’s Face Tattoo, Initially He Wanted Hearts On His Face
Mike Tyson was one of the fiercest boxers of his time and remains one of the greatest in the boxing world. However, he has a unique recognition attributed to his face tattoo, which many do not know the meaning of its origin.
In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Mike revealed how he got it, mentioning that initially, he wanted hearts on his face. He said, ‘I just thought it was a cool tattoo. I was going to get a bunch of hearts and stuff. That would have been really stupid.’
He further explained the encounter with the tattoo artist, Victor Perez: ‘I was going to be the man of hearts, baby. I was very close. Victor Perez, the tattoo artist, said, “I ain’t doing that. I can’t do that.” I said, “What do you think I should get? Because I was confuse...