Three-image collagePremium cottonBlackS to 4XL
The essentials: three images in one: a face in close-up, Tyson in guard with red gloves, and the champion wearing all three belts — the ones he gathered on 1 August 1987, at twenty-one. With the quote beneath. Premium cotton 180 gsm, crew neck, heat transfer print. Black, 7 sizes S to 4XL, €29, free shipping.
One piece of artwork, three moments: the stare, the guard, and the title.
The three belts in the centre photograph
In the image on the right, Tyson wears three belts at once: the green WBC, the WBA and the IBF. He held them together only between 1 August 1987 and 11 February 1990.
He had taken the WBC from Trevor Berbick in November 1986, at twenty years and four months — a precocity record never beaten since — added the WBA against James Smith, then the IBF against Tony Tucker. At twenty-one he was undisputed heavyweight champion.
The photograph therefore dates from that two-and-a-half-year window, and nowhere else.
What it looks like on
The artwork fills the upper and middle chest, in a layered composition.
At the top, MIKE in very large textured white capitals, with Tyson in cursive script just beneath.
Three images overlap with no borders:
- On the left, a face in close-up, in profile, in dark grey — it acts as the background
- At the centre, Tyson in guard, bare chested, red gloves raised
- On the right, the champion wearing his three belts, fists in red gloves
At the bottom, the quote over two lines in small white capitals: EVERYBODY HAS A PLAN UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE.
Gloves and belts keep their colours; everything else is black and white.
Premium cotton, crew neck, short sleeves, straight cut. Plain back.
Your size
European cut — take your usual size, with no adjustment. Seven sizes, S to 4XL, all at the same price. Chest runs from about 96 cm / 38 in on a S to 132 cm / 52 in on a 4XL.
Technical specification
Technical specifications
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Frequently asked questions
Which three belts are in the photograph?
The WBC (green), the WBA and the IBF. Tyson held them together only between 1 August 1987 and 11 February 1990, so the photograph comes from that period.
How old was Mike Tyson when he became undisputed champion?
Twenty-one, on 1 August 1987. He had taken his first title, the WBC, at twenty years and four months against Trevor Berbick — a heavyweight precocity record never beaten since.
Which quote is printed on it?
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face. This is the widely circulated variant of the line Tyson gave in 1996 before the Evander Holyfield fight, where he said « in the mouth ». Both wordings are in use.
Does it come in big sizes?
Yes, up to 4XL: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL and 4XL, all at the same price. Most boxing tees on the market stop at XXL.
How is the t-shirt printed?
By heat transfer onto a PET film, a different process from direct digital printing. It holds the greys of all three photographs and the colours of the gloves and belts in one print, and stands up to wear without fading easily in the wash.
Which size should I take?
Standard European cut: take your usual size. Chest runs from about 96 cm / 38 in on a S to 132 cm / 52 in on a 4XL.
