Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson recently posted an image of himself on social media, which almost blew up the internet.
The ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ stunned his 33.5 million followers by posting the doctored photo, showing himself as Caucasian with blonde locks of hair.
Mike Tyson posts an image of himself as a white man
It’s not certain whether Mike made the image himself using AI technology or whether a fan sent it to him. What is certain is that White Mike Tyson is one scary-looking dude.
“White Mike? You guys know this isn’t right,” said Tyson as one fan responded that he looked like Brock Lesnar.
“I didn’t know Brock Lesnar was the youngest heavyweight boxing champion in history,” they said.
What the image does show is the power of the era, with Chat GPT and Google’s Gemini at the forefront, allowing subscribers to request any image they want at a moment’s notice.
The technology does have its downsides, though, as celebrities can and have been put in questionable positions, with some believing the images were authentic.
Real or Fake?
Enthusiasts post several images and clips of boxers daily, and fans must determine which are real and which are not.
Some of the deepfake videos are so realistic and flawless that the naked eye would struggle to determine reality from fiction.
It’s a far cry from the recent ‘toy figure’ fad, which saw many top stars post AI-created images showing them as plastic figurines with accessories.
There’s another questionable movement that showcases boxers’ careers from their infancy to the end of their lives, with Muhammad Ali being one notable example.
The trend has since spawned another novelty of showing sportspeople’s old interviews, but with them as babies.
Mike’s is just a bit of fun, but you still wouldn’t mess with White Mike, that’s for sure.
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