Photo of Mike Tyson looking like a helpless baby next to ‘Fast and the Furious’ actor goes viral

Legendary sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi once posed with legendary boxer Mike Tyson side by side. Yasokichi was a Japanese-American former sumo wrestler who competed from 1982 to 1997 inside the dohyo, the sumo ring. Yasokichi made a guest appearance in the 2006 Fast & Furious franchise film, Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift.

Remember the scene where Han sent his rookie and protagonist Sean to collect money from a man with a giant paw? Well, it was him. Yasokichi, who reached the makuuchi division and won ten special prizes in sumo wrestling.

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While Konishiki Yasokichi made his professional debut in 1982, Mike Tyson made his in 1985. For one thing, Mike Tyson became the heavyweight champion of the world in professional boxing. On the other hand, Konishiki Yasokichi, in addition to his ten special prizes, won two kinboshi and three Premier Division championships.

Mike Tyson and actor and sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi from The Fast & The Furious in a single draw

Yasokichi is three years older than boxing legend Tyson. Through years of dedication and hustle in the ring, Yasokichi achieved the rank of ozeki. Ozeki was the highest rank attained by Yasokichi before retiring in November 1997.

The caption of the post read, “Mike Tyson and Konishiki Yasokichi, the first non-Japanese sumo wrestler to achieve ozeki rank.”

Yasokichi retired in 1997, but Mike Tyson continued until 2005. In the setting, “The Baddest Man on the Planet” looked very small. Tyson in his life remained a professional wrestling fan. Speaking of his favorite wrestler, on an episode of Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson he said: “When I was young I liked Mil Máscaras, Bruno Sammartino – he’s my champion, Moondog Mayne, Pedro Morales, Killer Kowalski, Don Leo Jonathan, that was my thing, man.”

Tyson’s love for professional wrestling didn’t stop there. In fact, he made an appearance in WrestleMania XIV. Apparently, WWE also paid the champion around $2.5 Millions for the show.

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