It's not simultaneous; his technique enables him to dodge punches while gearing up to deliver a powerful strike. It's not the same, but it is truly a display of physical poetry. The man was a master of boxing!
It always amazes me to see the first time an opponent is hit by Tyson. It’s like their entire survival instinct kicks it and they think “this is a killer - I can’t handle this”
they all seem to end up with the same very reasonable, expression of "why the hell am i fighting this guy?!" the sort of confused/surprised/scared look
Yea, Tyson only landed two solid left punches, and that fight was over. This "born-again" opponent should thank God every day he is still alive. If Tyson had hit him with a combination or maybe a single solid right, he may not have his mental faculties ever again.
What people (especially his opponents) didn't understand, back then, was that Tyson wasn't just 220lbs of punching power, he was an extremely well-trained tactical fighter. He was a master of the peekaboo and could dodge and weave better than nearly any other fighter of that era. And he was fast. Fast coming in, fast to switch up his style, fast at picking the punch that would put his opponent on the mat. He wasn't a brawler; he was a boxer - possibly the best boxer of all time.
Yes.....and no... If you could survive Tyson for more then 3 rounds, his stamina gave out rapidly and your chances of winning the bout went up astronomically. Then again, the amount of people that could absorb THAT kind of power for 3 rounds is VERY VERY small...
In his prime Tyson had no weaknesses. His left was as deadly as his right, he didn’t open up too much throwing punches, he didn’t wind himself swinging at the moon. He was efficient, accurate, explosive with devastating power. On top of that, he had the lungs to go with all that. He was the total fighter.
Yup. When he had that speed and came from that many angles, and still had defensive movement. it was just way too much for anybody. It was amazing. Underappreciated for the precision.
Not many young men 19 years of age were or are in the physical or mental maturity that Iron Mike Tyson was in. Mike’s explosive approach to his opponents intimidated all comers. His legacy will live forever
Most definitely. Even at 19 years old, Tyson's physique for a heavyweight was perfect, ripped in all the right places, and used that to deliver sledgehammers at speeds faster than a typical heavyweight. Although not shown here, his uppercuts were his most brutal punches, most normal people wouldn't be able to take punishment like that.
After reading Tyson’s biography, it is incredible to know how little he trained once he didn’t have the discipline of Cus D’Amato keeping him focussed and how formidable he still was. Alongside the partying that came with the fame and money. I wonder how much more he could have accomplished. Such an amazing talent. So glad to see his era in boxing. And I could listen to his Mitch Green story forever, hilarious in the retelling.
Intimidated all comers? Hmmm not likely unless your talking about mike being intimidated? I mean i know Lewis wanted to beat him for years but Tyson was scared, George Foreman wanted that smoke but mike didnt fancy being put in the lean mean grilling machine, Evander used to bully the kid pretty much then whooped his ass twice and he was a cruiserweight when he first told mike to shut his mouth in a pool hall.
@@sw8467 Your knowledge eclipses mine of the boxing world. I am not a fan of sports in general but like him or not Mike Tyson has left his mark in history as one of the greats. I just happen to be in Mike’s corner that’s all. Your opinion and now mine
@@raymondpetrovits2336 yeah he had like a menace about him for sure and if his mentality stuck clean maybe he couldve been the best, he preyed on fighters who he could scare but avoided many he couldnt kinda like a high school bully. Again he really didnt leave any mark other than biting one of his opponents ears off because he was being whooped, he did become yhe you gest heavyweight champion of all time thats cool just nope everything into account highly over rated. Guess alot of people watched that tyson film way back and kinda got behing the myth… potentially a rapist also so yanno nothing but a stain on the sport id say… i mean telling fighters he wants to eat there children? Nah not for me but thats fair enough just opinions vs opinions all good
You have to see it to believe it. That’s the greatest combination of power and speed I’ve ever seen in a HW. I was saying just the other day that when Mike Tyson was in his prime and disciplined and coached to his best abilities, he was virtually invincible. You didn’t get into the ring with him to win; you only appeared for a quick payday.
@@kevinmunday5782 Tyson was the most dangerous ever because his only attention was to hurt his opponent. The fighters you just mentioned clearly had different mentality. Tyson wanted to hurt people every time all the time. Almost every move Tyson made was to hurt and destroy. No BS, no dancing around. Even his defensive moves were the foundation of an attack. True warrior.
An amazing fighter, but this dude was an example of the duds Tyson had as opponents too many times. Went on to a record of 1-6 post fight shows how bad this fresh out of prison opponent was
Its like watching an animal hunt and kill prey in the wild on a nature show, so serious and focused. He knocks the guy out and just turns around and walks away in a almost serial killer kind of way, like "Works done here....going home". Not like those guys that act like they just the lottery...dancing and jumping on the ropes or UFC guys that climb the walls and yelling the crowd. That guy on the plane this year got off easy, no gloves, Mike could of killed him for real or gave him some serious brain damage.
Some people always seem to overlook Tysons defensive skills. It was hard to land a solid punch on Tyson. Making his counter attacks that more lethal. He was amazing at setting his opponent up.
Watching him throughout his career i'm glad to see he survived so many people taking advantage of him. He is a legend in all of sports, not just boxing.
His life reads like a novel or a movie. Born into a bad situation, commits crime to make ends meet, meets Cus and is adopted by him, finds out he has a talent and is guided by Cus, Cus dies, wins championship, starts to stray from his path, divorce, loses heavyweight championship, rape (convicted or wrongly convicted), prison, wins and losses, second divorce, ear bite, daughter dies, reinvents himself and finds peace. Absolutely crazy and happy that he is finally at peace with himself. Love listening to him talk now about his early days and career.
People will be talking about how great Tyson was till the end of time. To grow up in the 80’s and follow him through his career was a great experience. I never get tired of watching him and Star Wars of course.
This is the Tyson that was the greatest boxer in history. His training was top notch and he was a well-oiled, trained machine. Hats off to Kevin Rooney and Cus D’Amato for what you see here.
I love Mike but in all honesty he fought a bunch of tomato cans. Almost all of his opponents are forgettable except for the fact that they fought Mike Tyson. When he fought good fighters, Lewis and Holyfield, he lost. He had two shots at Holyfield and lost both. The first fight was the most telling. If Mike could get pushed around and outboxed by Holyfield it definitely raises the question of how would he do against even better fighters in their primes, Ali, Foreman, Holmes, Norton, and Frazier for instance.
@@sevenrats He did fight Holmes but of course Holmes was almost 40 when he fought him. We'll never know how it would have played out if they been the same age.
Mike beat on Donnie so hard, apparently he had a concussion: "I remember going to the fight, and I remember waking up in the hospital," Long said. "As far as the actual fight, I can't tell you a single thing." - Donnie Long in a 2005 interview with ESPN
Mike was and still is the greatest fighter to walk the earth, the speed and the ferocity he demonstrated against every opponent will be remembered forever
You hear this a lot.. but a prime Mike at this age was unstoppable. He had a very short prime, but during this time he was faster, lighter on his feet, and a lethal combination puncher. When his trainer Cus passed away, he quickly went down hill. Just a couple of short years into his career, he fell out of his prime. Prison ruined his drive, and technique. He was never the same after spending time away. Even at the time he fought Douglas, he was already partying and not training. Before Douglas, you can see he had this style here, which is drastically different than the Douglas fight. When Holyfield beat Mike, you could see Mike was fighting flat footed, throwing arm punches. No movement or footwork. By the time he fought Lewis, he was already finished. The Prime Mike that we see here, with this style.. would have torn through everyone right up to the early 2000s. Such a shame that his talent went to waste so early.
Yes, this exactly. He was on a different level on his march to the unified title, which he accomplished at a younger age than anyone ever has, maybe ever will. Once he achieved this goal, he lost his superhuman drive and motivation. It's hard to stay as hyper-focused as Tyson was once you have achieved what you set out to do. He quit moving his feet and torso so much, he quit throwing those lightning combos from all angles, and started to rely on his power alone. He needed a new mountain to climb. Anyway you slice it, he is an iconic fighter who accomplished a feat that no one (as of yet) has ever matched or bested. That accomplishment alone secures his place as one of the best ever, a gifted athlete, and a supremely driven force of nature.
@@Nesto38 And you will continue to catch shit for it!! While Tyson was great for his time Ali was greater for all time! Could Tyson outbox Ali? We will never know but one thing is for sure. If it were possible for those two to fight in their prime it would go the distance. Both had HEART and NO FEAR!
The mindset and the determination of Tyson in that period was unmatched. He was the lion and a hunter at the same time, coming to eat you alive. A true beast.
This thread is kinda funny, but thought to add something. Male lions don't hunt, the females in the pride mostly do, and as a group. So, the analogy works out that way too.
Mike Tyson: Focused. Fearless. Ferocious. Freaking Fast. Like a real Lion. Absolute Unstoppable at this stage of his career. You can feel the passion when he fights.
Tyson gave him such a beating that he went from drug dealer to a Baptist Pastor, damn Edited from baptist priest, coz I had no idea how little sense "Baptist priest" makes. I stand corrected. Thanks for the heads up
most of his early opponents didn't even know, what kind of life-threatening situation they have been in when they entered the ring with Mike Tyson on the other side.
He punched dude so hard his whole Career died, he went to jail for drug dealing, then got out and found Jesus, Mike has the hands of Salvation... Praise the Punch! 🙏🥊👼
If you watched professional boxing back then (family tradition for us) when you witnessed the damage Tyson could do from ANY location and especially close with guys trying to hold him it was just unbelievable. Tyson could dodge, he could take a punch and most of all when he connected he knew where to land the follow up. It was catastrophic
@@alpha-cf2oi I'll never forget the Spinks fight. Went over my brother in law's house and left 20 mins later lol. That's why I don't really count the losses against holyfield and lewis. Not to take away anything from them, but Tyson in his prime I think would've whipped both of them. Thanks Robin Givens you skank. She beat Tyson worse than any of his opponents ever could
I've never heard anybody make such clearly audible punch impacts as Tyson when he was connecting solidly. You can hear the THWACK even above the crowd and the announcers.
When I watch Mike fight, wow, it hasn't been repeated by any heavy weight boxer since .....at height 178 cm.... phenomenal boxer....can't imagine ANY current boxer d handle his explosive power....
I worked with Donnie Long from 2012 to 2018. He was an extremely humble, kind, funny and wise man who had been thru more ups and downs in life than most of us will ever see. He would take younger people like me under his wing and teach us from his experiences. Donnie was a friend to me and I hope he is doing well today.
What was exciting and scary at the same time was no matter how hard Tyson hit his victims in the ring he never really seemed satisfied and want to inflect more punishment on his foes!🥊💤
I remember how long it took me just to beat Tyson on the Nintendo years ago. And now, years later I can’t get past either Soda Popinski, Mr Sandman, lol
@@ayewhaddupdoe video games back then were the same every time you played them. It was about memory, repetition, and timing. Once you put that joystick down and lose touch, it's like you're starting over from scratch every time you pick it back up. I was determined to beat Mike as an adult, never did it as a kid without the game genie lol. Took me awhile but I did it!
"I remember going to the fight, and I remember waking up in the hospital," Long said. "As far as the actual fight, I can't tell you a single thing." Donnie Long on his fight with Iron Mike!
His speed in this fight was absolutely mesmerizing. Couple that with the precision and power of his punches and you basically had to have a death wish to even get in the ring with him at this point. He mentions Marvis Frazier in this post fight interview and it wouldn't be long til the doctors would be rushing into the ring for Frazier as well. Mike almost decapitated him.
I really do like the 'Kid Dynamite' arc of Mike's over 'Iron Mike'. It just seemed like his head was in a better place and he wasn't getting distracted by all that other stuff.
Tyson, the speed of a middleweight and power of a heavyweight. He was the perfect storm, storming the heavyweight division with noting no one has seen, nor has seen since. ☝️😎
Mike Tyson my favorite boxer till this day I was 3 yrs old when this fight aired my dad was watching this on cable tv I still remember when I can hear the hits when mike Tyson hits his target
no body fought top opponents starting at 8 fights in like my tyson. his victories list is absolutely incredible when you figure his age and how many top contenders, Champs and hall of famers he destroyed in his first 37 fights. even with his 2 prime losses to buster and Evander he still ranks #3 or #4 all time. His accomplishments and accalaids are staggering ranks in the top 10 and top 5 for most major championship categories you can come up with. It would take me all day to list all the accalaids. Ali has 2 prime losses, Holyfeild has a 20-10 heavyweight record and Lennox got knocked out by 1 punch 2 times at his peak so there really is no discussion or argument. He is no doubt one of the 4 kings of heavyweight boxing history, And next to Ali the most iconic maybe even more...When you think heavyweight boxing you think Ali and Tyson!
I think he actually lost the fight that he was talking about when he said this publicly, which is pretty ironic. From what I've been able to learn, this quote may have originated from Joe Louis - I've heard it was said by various boxers before Tyson said it.
Every Tyson fight, in his prime, was an execution. Nobody was leaving on their feet. Ali will always be my favorite boxer, but Tyson was my favorite villain!
favorite villian for me is foreman, he was like the predecessor to tyson because foreman and tyson both looked up to sonny liston for their intimidating personas, I just like foremans style more
We were robbed of many years of Tyson in his prime. Losing Cus and then finding Don was some real bad fate. Legend nonetheless and again a good human being today.
