Mike Tyson came to the FightCamp studios and shared some boxing tips, and talked about the greats and different training techniques. Check out the full video! And to get the FightCamp bag and set up, go to fightcamp.com to join us today!
i have a fight in 3 weeks and im nervous asf, hearing mike saying ''i was too nervous to sleep" made my day, even the baddest scariest men were nervous before battle, made me feel better :}
Fear itself isn't bad. It's what you do and the choices you make when confronted with fear that matters. You got this man, stick to your game plan, stay composed, be aggressive, and let your hands go.
Haha not sure about the role model thing… entertainment yes buts let’s not get those two things mixed up. I certainly show my 12 year son his fights so he can learn some good boxing techniques but that’s it nothing more about Mikes life is necessary.
For anyone not old enough, this guy was a the scariest human being in the world back in the 80's, early 90's. he would terrify his opponents before the fight started. Its great to see his transition into what he is today.
the incredible amount of knowledge on boxing Mike has is pure gold, you can tell how much he rather be into anything boxing. His podcast was amazing and we were blessed to get it, but he was high every time and zoned out and sometimes i would just tell myself that he obviously did not care or respect the people he had on there lol. But this here is where Mike feels at home.
There's such a big difference between earlier interviews with Mike and modern interviews. Like back in the day people were so chill and cool around Mike and interviews were so calm and informative. But then, after those crazy times you can literally notice how everyone is seemingly nervous around him, acting different ways just to stay lowkey. Probably after that interview, when Mike told the reporter: "You need to go". Maybe that was the point.
Taking all the hysterical hype apart and promotion of Mike and fight. This guy ie Mike is a legend with his truthful ways and a genuine personality makes him a legend 🙏🙏
So much wisdom, Mike you the greatest and till this day aint nobody broke his record of being the youngest heavyweight champ! Thanks Mike for all those memories of those classic fights!
the interviewer is a great guy, and you can see he loves and respects Mike. And you can see Mike is comfortable with him and likes him, Mike is such a good-hearted honest man he will help anyone out. i always say we were lucky to have gotten a chance to grow up watching the Real Peoples Champ Mike Tyson! He thought all of us what a real man is, he thought us if you make a mistake pay the bill and become better, he thought us its ok to be scared, he thought us its ok to cry , he thought us that the heart is more powerful than physical size. This guy actually cares more about teaching people than most educators! he is a father to so many people he just doesn't know! Thanks Mike
Hardest puncher. Tyson said that because of his size he can't hit as hard as Foreman, but the speed of his punches along with his power is what sets Tyson apart from other heavyweights.
If any person I meet that i would be grateful of meeting is Iron Mike Tyson, because from what i see he is nothing like how the world perception of him is, he seems very humble and technical.... I always thought that the people the world paint a bad picture of is not exactly that because it always seems that everything is in reverse. Big up to Tyson and don't get it twisted i don't idolize him but i do see him as a teacher of great survival tactics!
That PEEKABOO Hitting off the Angles Cus Style lol... slip outside of the opponent's shoulders, because that is where all the punches come from, you need to weave under the elbows as again, that is where the punches come from.. KEEP YOUR BACK STRAIGHT and BEND YOUR KNEES as you WEAVE side to side, don't lean forwards as you weave, because the opponent will put his weight on the back of your head and back to push and hold you down. Don't focus on your opponents head, as that is not the thing attacking you. Focus on the chest, when the chest Flexis, you Bob, duck... Cus would say. If you Lay in the middle, your head is a target, so Bob, duck... but don't just stay there, your supposed to be hitting, so straight away get to the sides, move left or right and get into that position where you can hit them and they can't hit you, from the side's they can't hit you, so hit them with everything you got, because they can't hurt you. From the side's you have a chance to put in three perfect punches, uppercut hook hook. After you hit, you don't want to just stand there, you need to immediately switch to the next position around the opponent or weave across to the opponents opposite side and hit again, keep the flow going, keep switching, Flanking the opponents sides where he has no defence or offence... you got to be smart, you got to be clever and not get hit, then your a fighter,,,, not getting hit is what the science of boxing is all about, confusing the enemy, taking him out his own comfort zone, making him slow... You got to learn to weather the storm with good head movement, your head is never where the opponent last seen it... Action is faster than reaction, so keep your head in constant motion, control the unpredictable storm coming at you... Footwork, it's all about the hip's lol, plus work off an upside down triangle chalked out on the floor would help you learn to flank the opponents sides, turning southpaw when moving in right side. Understanding how to easily and effortlessly close the distance down to getting to the sides, Stalking the opponent, pressure and smothering your opponents, making them cover up so you can take them unaware, moving very cleverly and effortless to the sides where you can hit them and they can't hit you... avoid, move in and bam bam bam... You need to keep a low centre of gravity, keep low to the ground so you can fire, hit upwards with great power and leverage.. plus from down there, you can see the punches coming. The lower you are, the less of a target you are. In this style, we don't travel straight down the middle of the pipe or in other words, Never Lay in the Middle... but instead instead only travel to the left or right outside angles where they can't hit us back. As they turn to face you, twist or spring.. keep outside of there shoulder, because that is where the power comes from. And when they prepare themselves to reset themselves to face you, hit them half way through there PREPARATION OF ATTACK.. halfway before completion to catch them by surprise. DON'T PULL STRAIGHT BACK, because the punches are still coming at you... if you lean backwards, you will get steamrolled, railroaded over... so instead move side to side, slipping, dipping, weaving punches and using TWIST's, SPRINGS's footwork to angle off/around to the sides of the opponents weak area's where you can hit him and he cannot hit you back. P.s,, Dip or Slip the straight punches coming at you, and weave under the hooks whilst trying to shoot forwards into that left or right outside angle,, flanking the opponents sides... DONT BE AFRAID TO GET TO THE SIDES !!!... There is only one destination you are to be heading in and that destination is OUTSIDE OF THE OPPONENTS SHOULDER and to make sure you STAY OUTSIDE of the opponents shoulder.. because as I may have stated above, the opponents shoulder is where his power comes from to hit you with... but if you are outside of his shoulder, then you are outside of his punching power, thus he has to reset his position to attack you. But as he is resetting his position to get you inside his power, inside his shoulder... you move again your own self, move again outside his shoulder and hit !!!. As stated above, Never Lay in the Middle.. because if you are on the centreline, then you are in the opponents firepower and will get your head taken off.. so the centre, the middle is a NO GO AREA, you never entre inside the centreline... thus again the only destination is Outside The Shoulder by going in a left or right direction after knocking on the front door with your Jab, flanking the opponents weak areas where you can hit them and they cannot hit you, that means GETTING TO THE SIDES !!!, after knocking on the front door with a Jab or a Jab and a follow up rear punch, doing something called MAKE THEM MISS, MAKE THEM PAY !!... what does that mean ? When you Jab, you want to move in behind that Jab... because your moving forwards to your destination... THE SIDES,,,, There is no pecking with the jab back and forth like normal boxers do, no retreating... No, instead when we leave for our destination, that point of getting to the sides where we can hit them and they cannot hit us... we have to press forwards, pressure forwards behind that jab, pushing forwards off our rear right foot as we knock on the front door,,, but when we follow that up with the right rear hook or straight punch to the head,,, we simultaneously slip left while moving diagonally forwards to the left side of the opponent and at the very same exact time GO THROUGH the opponent with your rear punch... Thus, should the opponent throw a punch at you as you throw that rear hand whilst moving in and getting to the left side,,,, as you left slip simultaneously as you hit... the opponent will miss you with his punch and get hit with your punch at the same time instead !.... Remember, Knock on the Front Door with your Jab, BUT ENTRE THROUGH THE SIDE DOORS !!!... there is nothing for you in the centre, so KEEP OUT !!!... Never Lay In The Middle !!!. Against taller opponents, using a SLIPJAB, a Jab that is thrown off a left or right angle from the sides, makes it much easier to reach and get past the opponents long reaching arms, with your Jab... You either slip left or right and throw the Jab whilst in a slip position before coming back to centre or moving in to take a flanking position, by getting to the sides and hitting. Willie Bag Numbers are 7 Lead Head Jab, 1 Lead Head Hook, 2 Rear Straight Head Punch, 3 Left Uppercut, 4 Right Uppercut, 5 Left Liver Body Hook, 6 Right Body Hook, Straight 6 is a Low Rear Straight Punch to the Body, 8 Lead Low Jab... then you have the 9, introduced around 2009 to avoid confusion... the 9 being a Rear Head Hook, formally also a 2 back in the old days. Remember, when hitting to the body or throwing uppercuts, bend your knees and get low first to fire that punch upwards with great leverage from a low center of gravity. Punch through the target, moving forwards behind the Jab or Slip Jab, never back up after, but keep moving forwards behind that punch... so you cover the distance needed to entre through the side door and land exactly outside the shoulder of the opponent in a position where you can hit them and they cannot hit you. NEVER BACK UP !, instead go sideways by either Slip, Dip, Twist or Spring... My personal favourite is first either to Slip or Dip to the side, then Twist after off that Slip or Dip... your constantly moving forwards around the opponent. This is the Enigma behind the science of Cus D'Amato... these are the fundamental principles behind the style of MIKE TYSON !!!. Kyle Sands :)
Guy Keeps mentioning Runweather, Could’ve mentioned other great boxers, I know Mike deep down inside doesn’t like that, but keeps a good sport about it.
It's interesting seeing mike next to a normal athletic dude, look at the thickness of his wrists and overall frame, he's just built like a tank even compared to someone who clearly lifts and works out.
