Mike Tyson just now learned Street Fighter\u2019s Balrog was inspired by him Capcom \/ Mike Tyson – InstagramFormer boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and Street Fighter\u2019s Balrog have very distinct similarities but Tyson only just became aware that the character was actually inspired by him in his heyday. It doesn\u2019t take long to realize Balrog has a lot in common with boxers, Mike Tyson in particular, but the former heavyweight champion had no idea about this. To make the similarities even more obvious, Balrog\u2019s name in Japan is M. Bison, which rhymes with Mike Tyson. Instead, M. Bison is the name of a completely different character everywhere but Japan. Capcom decided to avoid any legal technicalities and changed his name to Balrog but the similarities were still right there, especially for people who knew the original story. During an appearance on ESPN in early July, Tyson found out first-hand how much he looked like the character, and he was genuinely surprised by what he saw. \u201cDo you know the story of Street Fighter II and M. Bison?\u201d asks Arad Ocal of ESPN. \u201cI want to show you a picture actually,\u201d he said as he handed Tyson a picture. If he truly didn\u2019t know before, then there\u2019s no way he doesn\u2019t now as he very quickly noticed the eye-popping similarities. \u201cHoly moley, does he look like me,\u201d he said after he saw an uncanny resemblance of his face next to Balrog\u2019s. However, instead of being upset about this, Tyson was able to take it in stride by saying he was actually honored they would base a character after him, even if was without any permission by him. Mike Tyson is pretty involved in the esports community, investing in a team back in May, so it isn\u2019t surprising to see him talk video games. However, it\u2019s clear that his general game knowledge could use some work as it took him over two decades to release this fact about Balrog. Back in April, Tyson expressed confusion by thinking a new Punch-Out title was being released by Nintendo. heard @Nintendo was doing the new \u201cPunch Out\u201d without even contacting me. it wont be the same. my knockouts made the game. thats whack. \u2014 Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) April 4, 2019 As it turns out, it was just a simple re-release as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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