No one can keep their fans entertained better than Mike Tyson! The former heavyweight champion turned to social media today with similar intentions. He asked his fans to caption his post as they saw fit, and boy, did he get some responses. The post comes after recent rumors of Mike potentially taking on an opponent at 57.
Yesterday, rumors surfaced on social media which indicated Mike Tyson may fight Fedor Emelianenko, a legend of the MMA scene. Plus, ‘The Emperor’ Emelianenko had previously shown interest in fighting Mike in Saudi Arabia, but there hasn’t been any confirmation from Mike’s corner. Meanwhile, his Instagram post kept fans occupied.
Mike Tyson says – “Caption This”
A handful of hours ago, ‘Iron’ Mike shared a picture of himself on the social media platform with a caption that gave his devoted followers a rare opportunity to interact with him. He wrote “Caption This” alongside a candid picture of himself. Dressed in a black t-shirt and skully of the same inflection, the former heavyweight was leaning back in his chair with a lit cigarette between his digits.
His robust, muscular arm casually rested on the table in front, where a conspicuously red lighter lay, presumably used for lighting the cigarette. Something drew his attention to the left, beyond the confines of the image, as Tyson gazed upon it with a lack of curiosity. When the boxing world chanced upon the post today, asking for a caption, they showcased their creativity in the comment section.
Fans try to translate Tyson’s thoughts into words
After being assigned the task of coming up with the best caption for the post, Mike’s fans got to work, producing some of the best translations of Mike’s expressions in the image. One user resorted to using Mike’s infamous bite fight incident in their caption. The user wrote, “I got the munchies. Lend me your ear.” Interestingly, Mike does have his ‘Holy Ears’ cannabis-infused line of snacks, which makes the caption even more fitting.
Another user expressed something Mike must have thought about after retirement from boxing. “Debating if I should come back to win the heavyweight title,” wrote the user.
Someone else translated the image into a scenario where Mike is sitting across some cops in an interrogation room. “I ain’t talking, I want my lawyer,” the user commented. Mike is no stranger to the law – would he have said that in one of his stints with the authorities?
The next user brought up one of the iconic lines Mike had said to a fighter in the past. “Sign the contract, big boy, sign the contract,” the user wrote. After defeating Kimo Leopoldo in 2003, Bob Sapp called out Tyson for a fight. So, Mike accepted the challenge with the now famous line.
One user tried to use humor to caption the post. The user wrote, “What do you mean we are out of hot pockets?”
As Mike Tyson tried to elicit some responses from his fan base, the fans responded in kind, producing some of the most creative captions. What did you think of the responses? Let us know in the comments section below!
