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I’ve been staring at these pictures for ten minutes and I still can’t decide if this is the craziest Dunk of the year or the most logical collaboration ever. Supreme, Martine Rose, and Nike putting Mike Tyson on a shoe. Three brands that should not make sense together on paper, but here we are looking at a black leather Dunk Low with fight photos wrapped around the side panels and honestly, it works.
Let me get the basics out of the way. The Supreme x Martine Rose x Nike Dunk Low “Mike Tyson” drops October 15th, 2026. Style code JA1868-001, retail price $150, and it’s a Supreme exclusive. The colorway is Black/White with gold accents throughout. If you’ve been around long enough, you already know that Supreme doing a photo-based design is not new territory for them. They’ve been putting wild imagery on tees and hoodies since the 90s. But translating that energy onto a Nike Dunk Low, that’s a different animal.
The shoe uses the standard Nike Dunk Low platform. Not the SB version. I repeat, this is NOT an SB Dunk. That detail matters more than you might think. Supreme’s Dunk legacy is built on the SB side of things, with padded tongues and Zoom Air. This one is the lifestyle version, which actually makes more sense for what they’re doing here. Martine Rose has never been a skate shoe designer. She’s a fashion designer who happens to have one of the most interesting Nike partnerships going right now.
The upper is black tumbled leather across the toe box, eyestay, and lace area. Clean, boring, almost. Then you turn the shoe sideways and the whole thing changes. The quarter panels and heel carry a large printed photo from Mike Tyson’s November 22, 1986 fight against Trevor Berbick. That’s the night Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history at 20 years old. The image shows Tyson mid-fight with red and white ring ropes running across the panels and small white dots scattered across a dark arena background. The black leather Swoosh sits on top of the print so the photo shows around it rather than being covered up. It’s a smart design move that keeps the Nike branding intact without sacrificing the imagery.
Gold is the accent color and it shows up everywhere it needs to. “NIKE” is embroidered in gold on the heel tab. The tongue label has a gold Nike logo that gives off championship belt vibes. A gold “Supreme Martine” wordmark sits on the lateral heel. Inside, the insole carries Nike, Supreme, and Martine Rose logos stacked together with a Mike Tyson credit. The tongue label also has a block of small gold text that you’ll barely notice until you have the shoes in hand. Everything about the gold detailing feels intentional without being gaudy.
This collaboration is significant for a few reasons. Supreme and Martine Rose worked together before on apparel back in Fall/Winter 2024. Football jerseys, soccer scarves, puffer jackets, that kind of thing. But this Dunk Low is their first joint footwear collaboration. Martine Rose has been doing unconventional things with Nike silhouettes for years. Her Shox MR4 projects turned the Shox into a fashion statement that divided opinions in the best possible way. She also did that wild Nike Air Monarch IV collab back in 2019. Bringing her design language to a Dunk Low through Supreme’s lens feels like the natural evolution of all these separate relationships colliding at once.
Supreme’s Dunk history goes back over two decades at this point. Recent drops like the 2025 Triple Black SB and the 2023 Rammellzee showed they can still make people lose their minds over a Dunk. But those were SBs. This one lives in a different lane. The standard Dunk Low has been everywhere since 2020, and collabs on this platform need something special to stand out. Putting Mike Tyson fight photos on the side panels is definitely special. It’s loud, it’s provocative, and it taps into that photo-tee energy Supreme built their identity on, just translated onto leather and rubber instead of cotton.
The release goes down through Supreme’s webstore and flagship stores on October 15th, with Asia following on October 17th. No word yet on whether SNKRS gets involved. Given Supreme’s typical distribution model, I wouldn’t count on a wide release. The $150 retail is actually reasonable for a three-way collaboration with this much cultural weight behind it. The resale market will tell the real story though. Expect these to move fast.
What I find interesting about this shoe is how it balances three very different brand identities without any of them getting lost. Supreme’s irreverence, Martine Rose’s fashion-forward approach, Nike’s sport heritage. The Tyson imagery ties it all together because it works on every level. Supreme loves provocative cultural figures. Martine Rose has always been drawn to subcultural references. And Nike has deep roots in athlete storytelling, even when the athlete is a boxer from 1986 rather than a current signee. The fact that Tyson isn’t even a Nike athlete makes this feel more like a cultural art project than a standard collab drop.
I’m calling it now. This is going to be one of those releases that people talk about years from now, not because of hype but because of what it represents. Three brands from different worlds finding common ground on a shoe that looks like nothing else on the shelf right now. The black leather keeps it wearable. The gold keeps it premium. The Tyson photos make it unforgettable. Whether you love it or hate it, you’re going to remember it.
