Are you ready to rumble? Hope these out of the box(ing) tattoos will inspire you. From Mohammed Ali to animals and badass girls these original and graphic tattoos are all about the boxing sport.

Boxing tattoos

Lara Brindamour

Women boxing originated in the 18th century, and Elizabeth Wilkinson was the first female boxer recorded in history. This amazon — who named herself the 'European Champion'—competed against both sexes in bouts where aggressive methods of assault, such as gouging and kicking, were still permitted.

Tattoo of a female boxer.

Amanda Piejak

Muhammad Ali’s youngest daughter, Laila Ali, was an undefeated professional boxer with a record of 24-0.

Tattoo showing a dynamic portait of Muhammad Ali.

Marabou

The first modern champion in heavyweight boxing was John L. Sullivan, whose career spanned two eras of the sports. Sullivan was born in 1858, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Nicknamed the 'Boston Strong Boy' he won his first Championship in 1882.

Tattoo of two man boxing against eachother.

Pokeeeeeeeoh

Did you know an official boxing match was held in 1949 between a man and a bear. To no one's surprise the bear won.

Tattoo of two boxing man, one with a zebra head and one with a birds head.

Sang Amour

The ancient god Apollo was believed to be the creator and guardian of boxing.

Double graphic boxer tattoo

Stéphane Devidal

I would tell a joke about boxing.   But there are too many punchlines.

Illustrated boxer tattooed on the arm.

Sergey Vinnie

Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali reportedly went two months without sex before a big fight, claiming it made him unbeatable in the ring.

Three tattooed film frames of Muhammad Ali.

Tanya

Archie Moore, nicknamed ‘The Mongoose’, holds the record for most knockouts during a career — a staggering 141.

Pair of boxers tattooed on the back of both legs.

Waram tattoo

Wilfred Benitez, at 17, is the youngest boxer to win a championship. Benítez has held the title for three championships.

Tattooed boxer in black and red.

Andrei Ylita

Did you know the official name of the sport boxing is actually pugilism. Pugilism translates to practice and skills of fighting with fists.

Boxer avoiding punch in action

Evgenii Andriu

Banksy tattoo animation

Arthur Voss

Arthur Voss animated poloroid tattoo

Matteo Nangeroni

Matteo Nangeroni tattoo animation Whale

Oozy

Tattoo animation showing the wires and mechanics in a doll by Oozy tattoo and Winkt

Yoda instagram tattoo animation

Lugosis

Lugosis tattoo animation Dagebert Duck

William Pacheco

Animated tattoo of monster in house by William Pacheco

Yi Stropky

Stropky tattoo animation coffee

Marla Moon

Tattoo animation of a female face falling aparart and showing skull by Marla Moon

Ilya Brezinski

Ilya Brezinski tattoo animation Fishes

Buoy

Tattoo animation of a lego figure shooting itself in the head by Buoy

Victor Gracias

Victor gracias tattoo animation ufo

Cold Gray Tattoo

Coldgray Tattoo animation clouds

Max Fiolet

Max Fiolet tattoo animation statue

Clorinde

Clorinde Tattoo animation head

Peter Laeviv

Laeviv tattoo animation penquin

B. Rixdorf

Blacky Rixdorf Tattoo animation Wine

Woozy Machine

Woozymachines tattoo animation

Niv Buskila

Niv tattoo animation money light bulb

Andrea Miranda

Hrannda tattoo animation Powerpuff girls bubbles with pogo stick

Nikakun

Tattoo animation of a car and alien by Nika Kun

Natasha Nikitchenko

Natasha tattoo animation dark smiley

Breakkytime

Breakkytime Home Alone tattoo

Paulina Szubarga

Mozetatuazyk tattoo animation statue

All tattoos in this selection are a combination of the human body combined with flowers. An inspiring combination of people and nature. Looking for a flower tattoo? Think out of the box and be inspired by the following tattoos.

Floral human tattoos

Anna Maria Reh

Female portait floral head

Phoebe Hunter

Female portait flower skull

Pedron Gomes

Marc Bonin

Female body with flowers as head

Mallu Ka Tattoo

Judski

Rubens woman body with flower head

Female body with flower head

Bya Brasil

Bruno Almeida

Jessica Joy

Female portrait with flowers

Bear tattoos can have different meaning to different people. Most often, bear tattoos symbolize: courage, power, intelligence, security, motherhood, bravery, spirituality, a profound connection to nature and confidence.

Bear tattoos

Jessica Aaron

Unlike many animals, bears are able to see the world in color. They also have a good view in the night.

Bear with blouse and glasses tattoo

Maks Mrzv

How do you catch a fish without a fishing rod?     With your BEAR hands.

Bear in the forrest tattoo

Agata Złotko

I hope when I inevitably choke to death on gummy bears, people just say I was killed by bears and leave it at that.

Illustrative bear reading tattoo

Kristi Wall

What do you call a bear with extreme mood swings? – A bi-polar-bear.

Sketched bear with young bear tattoo

Nick Broslavskiy

Bears usually live in forests but black bears are also found in mountains and swamps. Although only eight types of bears occur, they are common in a wide variety of locations throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Bears are located in the continents of North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

Bear with forrest tattoo

Did you know grizzly bears can recognize and remember the faces of other bears. No need for face tattoos in bear country.

Cool bear with glasses tattoo

Mosquito Bob

A grizzly bear consumes about 20,000 calories a day. If a bear could have a tattoo i reckon it will tattoo it's biggest caught fish and brag about it to all the other bears. Grizzly bears are omnivores, and their diet can vary widely. They can eat seeds, fruit, trees, plants, mushrooms, deer, elk, fish dead animals and insects.

Bear with bicycle tattoo

James Tran

Bears walk for miles just to be able to scratch on their favorite tree. Now that's dedication.

Bear as a human tattoo

Zozulenko

Bears care deeply about family members. Some people get a bear tattoo because of this reason. Bears will risk their lives and even fight to the death in order to save a cub or sibling from danger.

Bear with jacket tattoo

Bears have an excellent smell, they can smell better than dogs.

Geometric bear tattoo

David Bowie is a music legend. His music still affects millions of people around the world. It is therefore not surprising that people honor him with a tattoo. Please enjoy these original David Bowie tattoos.

David Bowie tattoos

Annelie Fransson

David had one tattoo on the back of his left calf which shows a dolphin and a Japanese variation of the Serenity prayer. In the background of the tattoo a man is riding a dolphin with his left hand extended with a little frog. On the foreground of the tattoo you see japanese lyrics.

David Bowie tattoo portrait

Ricardo F. Schmidt

'I don't see any boundaries between any of the art forms. I think they all inter-relate completely.' - David Bowie

David Bowie tattoo portrait in canvas

Anthony Moylan

What does David Bowie call his OpenDocument files?      Space.odt

David Bowie minimal red and blue tattoo linework

Aleksy marcinow

David Bowie's first hit was 'Space Oddity'. The single was played by BBC when airing the moon landing. Now that's great timing. A lot of people have a space tattoo to tribute mister Bowie.

David Bowie space tattoo

Zlata Kolomoyskaya

Did you know a lock of David Bowie's hair is sold for 18.750 dollar! A couple of months after David died a lock of his hair that was taken in 1983 to create a wig for his statue in Madam Tussauds was auctioned.

David Bowie realistic portrait tattoo

KOit

David Bowie was a technology pioneer, he was the first major artist to release a single through the internet. It was the single 'Telling Lies' and took about 11 minutes to download.

Artsy David Bowie smoking tattoo

Lucille Ninivaggi

‘You would think that a rock star being married to a supermodel would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is.’ - David Bowie

Minimal David Bowie tattoo

Serena Caponera

In the music video for Bowie's hit Ashes to Ashes that came out in 1980 the frontman of 1980s pop group Visage 'Steve Strange' is featured. Anyone with a Steve Strange tattoo?

Ashes to ashes tattoo

Natalia Rainy

Some people get a street named after them, very few get honored with a tattoo, David Bowie is not only featured in countless tattoos but also has seven stars named after him. The stars are shaped like the iconic lightning bolt that covers Bowie's face on the cover of the Aladdin Sane album.

Colorful tattoo portrait of David Bowie with lightning bolt

Nina Smith

David Bowie was not only split in two as in the tattoo above, he split into multiple alter ego’s. The most famous alter ego has to be Ziggy Stardust.

Minimal tattoo portrait of David Bowie split in two

A camera is like a save button for the mind. This category features all camera tattoos, tattoo inspiration for the photography lover.

Boxing tattoos

Artist: Lara Brindamour

Artist: Amanda Piejak

Artist: Marabou

Artist: Pokeeeeeeeoh

Artist: Sang Amour

Artist: Stéphane Devidal

Artist: Sergey Vinnie

Artist: Tanya

Artist: Waram tattoo

Artist: Andrei Ylita