Extremely Rare Picture of Mike Tyson and Rock Legend Joan Jett Surfaces on the Internet

The boxing legend Mike Tyson was a phenomenon in the 1980s and early 90s. The back-to-back sensational performances in the ring took him into the limelight. This is when ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ came into contact with stars from all fields. But his inclination toward the music world added different chapters to his life. One of them was his friendship with rock legend Joan Jett.

Recently, a rare picture of Tyson with Jett surfaced on the Internet and became a buzz. A Twitter account named ‘Boxing History’ shared this and wrote, “Mike Tyson and Joan Jett during a 1986 magazine shoot.”

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In this photo, the duo is in black attire. Both are holding a guitar and appeared playing it. For Jett, it was a normal thing, but for ‘Iron’ Mike, it was an unfamiliar experience. The former champ had been to lacing gloves throughout life and in this picture, he is rolling his fingers on the guitar string.

The chemistry between Mike Tyson and Joan Jett

Mike Tyson came in contact with the music legend Joan Jett just after becoming the youngest heavyweight champion. The duo were in the prime of their art and were achieving record success in popularity. It was then that both appeared on the cover page of the famous magazine ‘In Fashion’.

Soon they became good friends. Tyson mentioned her as ‘a wonderful person’ while Jett Tyson was like Tyson was ‘so sweet to me‘.

An interesting story about the duo is very famous. Once Jett called Tyson before his fight against Larry Sims. Fortunately, it was a coincidence. Tyson won the fight and believed that Jett’s call was a lucky charm. Later, he insisted on getting called by Jett before every fight.

But unfortunately, Jett did not call Tyson before his clash against Buster Douglas in February 1990, and eventually, Tyson faced the first defeat of his career.

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