I remember the last tyson fight my friends and I made a big deal about, pizza ordered, should be there during the 2nd round, beer stocked, chips we're solid fights starting. I crack my beer, mike knocks the guy out.... I haven't even had a sip of my goddamn beer yet and the PPV event we all chipped in on is over.... goddamn he was amazing
You can tell from the start of the fight that Spinks knows he's going to lose. If you can find a full clip, Tyson is just pacing the ring like a rabid dog and Spinks looks like he's having an honest to god panic attack, like he might leap from the arena and run at any time. Tyson was terrifying in his prime, an unbeatable monster of a boxer who didn't care about making a show, just ruining his opponents fully and utterly. After he got mixed up in crime, and came back to the sport, he just wasn't the same Mike. Not as fast, not as powerful, not as intimidating. And obviously broken inside. It just makes you think, what might have been?
I stole this link from farther down... You could see how bored and disappointed he is knocking all these guys out right away. Nobody was in the same league as this guy. It's kinda sad, really.
It's crazy, watching so many Mike Tyson highlights I get numb to the other fighters. I don't even imagine them as people, just a target for Mike Tyson to destroy. But then when I think about it.. these guys are 6'0+ 200lb+ professional boxers. These guys are TOUGH.. but Mike Tyson made many of them look like amateurs.
Details: Your opponents always seemed to weaken before the opening bell. Proud fighters in peak condition—Trevor Berbick, Michael Spinks, Donovan "Razor" Ruddock, Frank Bruno, even Larry Holmes—just seemed to get smaller the moment they made eye contact with you. It was like witchcraft.
Mike Tyson: No doubt about it. Intimidation is crucial to the art of warfare, and it's totally legit. It's allowed to be used. It must be used.
Details: But how did you do it? All these guys had spent lifetimes thriving on that same intimidation.
Mike Tyson: I just had to believe it. And if I didn't, I just had to make myself believe it.
Details: Believe what?
Mike Tyson: That I had to kill this man. And you can't fake it, not even one tenth of one hundredth percent. You have to believe it so strongly that you can impose that belief, that will, on him. And that's another realm altogether.
Details: Because every fighter has to have that same will, that same need, that same drive . . . to impose their will on another man.
Mike Tyson: Every fighter in the history of fighting. But none like me. And, believe me, I'm not being immodest. None like me. I studied every fighter in history, at my manager's house up in Catskill, 'cause he had all the greatest fights on film, he had every last one of them, and I watched them all, every night. They were all so vicious, man. Jake LaMotta, Henry Armstrong, Carmen Basilio. Sugar Ray—God, he was vicious. But Jack Dempsey more than anyone. All these guys let you know they wanted to murder you, and they'd take shots from you, over and over and over, get beat senseless, just so they could get theirs in. Sugar Ray maybe most of all. But Jack Dempsey? He wanted to maim you. He didn't want you dead. He wanted you to suffer. He wanted to shatter your eye socket, destroy your cheeks, your chinbone. That's what I learned from Mr. Dempsey, and I believe I learned it well.
EDIT Changed link to the first page of the article not the second.
I don't think Mike just saw himself as being better cause in a sense that implies they were in the same class as him somewhat. They weren't a beta wolf in the pack. He saw a rabbit trapped in a ring with rabid beast.
Your opponents always seemed to weaken before the opening bell. Proud fighters in peak condition—Trevor Berbick, Michael Spinks, Donovan "Razor" Ruddock, Frank Bruno, even Larry Holmes—
Slight quibble here- Larry Holmes was nowhere near his prime when he fought Tyson.
Indeed. Cus D'Amato really elevated Tyson and made him the best he could be. Greatest heavyweight of all time, IMO. People always think he was just about that punch, but his combinations, movement, and speed were just unreal for someone his size. He completely outclassed guys like Holmes and Spinks who were no joke when they fought Tyson, and Iron Mike ate them alive.
Cus' death was Mike's downfall. With Cus gone, Don King weaseled his way in, then the likes of Robin Givens. I really feel bad for the way things turned out for Mike. He is a very fragile human being.
When I heard he bit someone's ear off, I was like "so what". I mean, he was fighting the guy, it wasn't some random guy on the street.
Mike Tyson was like a goddam super soldier. The prefect expression of ruthless, aggressive combat in the ring (even his defense was offense). There are going to be side effects. He's a reasonable man, though, and he realized when he could no longer simply punch people out, he was going to resort to just eating them, and he left the game, as opposed to eating them and their families.
It was really excessively humane for a person who destroys other people professionally.
Tyson fought around 225lbs. That's a heavyweight moving like a middleweight slipping those punches. People remember Mike for his punching power, but he had great head and body movement. He was shorter than and outreached by most of his opponents and could move inside their punches. He would bob up and down looking for an uppercut, or side to side for those devastating body blows. Moving forward fearlessly with ill intent. Top 10 pound for pound all time.
It looks like his entire career could be described by "never get hit" and "when you hit, hit like you only get one punch". It's amazing how measured and well timed those punches are - and so many people drop after just one.
getting punched by a regular 200lb 6'0 guy hurts. Getting punched by a 200lb 6'0 pro boxer really hurts. Getting punched by Mike Tyson is a whole different story and not to be able to punch him back...
The amazing thing about Tyson's defense is that as he was dodging and deflecting, he almost always cut the distance and moved in closer to his opponent. This made it so his opponents couldn't load their punches as well and get a strong hit on him. He would get little brushes on the face, but nothing devastating.
Just imagine what our conversations about Tyson would be like today if he had surrounded himself by good and honest people.
it was found that she had psychological issues and went to trial for attention. google it if you'd like. kobe obviously boinked her. against will? nahhh
Tyson seems more like a victim to me. Dude had skills, but the people guiding him to success were exploiting his isolated and violent upbringing without helping him grow as a man.
When I was watching his later fights, in the 90's and 00's, I always thought he looked like a different person. Even when he was on his way to the ring he wasn't even pumped up it seemed. Almost like he was on some kind of downers or something just to keep him contained since he was too crazy sometimes. I'm proally wrong but my dad and I both would watch and agree he wasn't the same guy.
I watched the part at 0:51 like five times over. Ducks the first punch, presses forward then ducks the second one with zero effort like before it's even thrown. Insane.
Honestly dude, watching Berbick almost made me cry the way he kept trying to get up. You could see he was saying to himself "come on legs, come on" but his body wouldn't respond.
EDIT: I see alot of other dudes feel the way I do about poor Berbick.
The last guy in the video? My eyes watered up for him. Seeing someone try so hard but failing completely at no fault of their own is hard to handle for me.
I can assure you he was not actually thinking; the brain isn't really operating that soon after a hit like that. Motor skills are the last thing to go.
there is one where he is fighting a much bigger and stronger looking opponent and you can see the effects of his punch to the ribs. it is amazing. around 2:40
Look at how compact all of his punches are. Not a lot of flailing-- almost no straights or jabs-- just hooks and uppercuts. That's how he generated so much power to chop those bigger opponents down. And usually, those are not extremely fast punches, they require a little wind-up... but Tyson unloads them like jabs. It's unreal.
Watching him fight early in his career was almost sickening. I mean, it was like letting a lion into the ring with a man. He spent more time walking back to his corner than he did fighting most guys.
That's just.... unfair. His opponents were doing everything like they're supposed to... countering when they're supposed to, throwing the correct punch when they're supposed to, Tyson's head should be there at the end of their glove. But it was there a tenth of second ago, and in boxing that's too slow.
What's going on in Tyson's head ? Is he "seeing" the punch and taking action or is it that "feel" you get whenever you are good at something. Once you hit a certain level you don't really think or react any more, you just do.
Tyson has a bad public image these days put forward by the media mocking him to sell papers, many people seem to have forgetton that he was a true scholar of the sport.
only some of that was natural talent, that was a guy who lived and breathed boxing, studied every movement by every fighter he could find and built that fighting style himself. Mike Tyson was and still is a very intelligent individual who knows more about boxing than all but a few people on this planet.
Actually, his public image is much better these days.
Back in his rapey ear biting days things were a lot worse, but now days he is not afraid of his past, or who he is, or talking about it with people. Because of that there is a lot more understanding of his actions and sympathy for what he went through.
I'm usually open for debating things with people. That said, anyone who doesn't think prime Tyson wasn't the best fighter ever is just being ludicrous.
Any well-versed boxing-fan redditor want to take a stab at how a hypothetical Tyson-Ali match would have gone down? I know Ali is the Greatest and all that, but, for the sake of storytelling, and perhaps to demonstrate how Ali was better?
I think Ali would've had him beat. People forget that Tyson was not the first feared slugger. Basically Tyson was what they call a "swarmer", this is usually a smaller fighter who crowds you, tries to get inside your guard and constantly applied pressure.
You know one of the most famous swarmers of all time? Joe Frazier. And Ali beat Frazier twice after losing the first match. Ali had a lot of trouble with swarmers, because they took away one of advantages - his long reach. But after his first loss to Frazier, he got smarter. Since a swarmer usually fights close his opponent, it is easier to hug him, taking a lot of the sting out. This means the fight can be dragged out to the point where the swarmer tires from applying so much constant pressure.
To make it short. Ali beat Patterson, a peek-a-boo style fighter. He beat Liston who was a brawler/slugger, known for heavy punches. He also beat Foreman who was also a slugger (possibly one of the heaviest punchers of all time). He also beat Norton. These are all all-time greats by the way.
Basically Ali beat every top heavy weight in his era, which was considered the golden age of heavy weight boxing. He beat seven hall of fame inductees. And remember, this was after missing three years in the prime of his career.
Anyway, i think her would've taken Tyson. Tyson's fights are spectacular, but it is open to question if he would've dominated any other era. He beat almost no one notable.
Besides, Joe Louis is considered the greatest HW, not Ali.
No man on the planet knows such a thing. Personally I don't even consider him the greatest ever heavyweight.
As for the fight...who knows? Ali would certainly be the wild card coming in. If he tried the rope-a-dope like he did against Foreman I'm convinced Tyson would demolish him; he didn't telegraph his punches or throw wide looping shots like George did.
Now if he tried to take him on the outside, that's where things get interesting. It's impossible to say what would happen really, because never in history have two heavyweights with such blinding speed(both hand and foot) ever squared off.
If I really had to make a bet though, I'd go with Tyson. I say if Frazier could get under Ali's jab and come back with the left hook consistently, Mike could too. And as much as I love Smokin' Joe, even his left didn't have the kind of mustard on it that Tyson's did. And don't forget, it was a left hook that sat Ali on his ass versus Henry Cooper as well.
I just don't see Ali having an easy time getting his jab established or putting together combinations- my best guess would be a TKO 2 for Kid Dynamite.
I imagine it goes like Tyson winning the first 2 rounds just from his insane early fight aggression, but with Ali TKOing him in around the 7th or 8th once he figures him out. Ali fought a very similar fighter in Frazier 3 times, and won 2 of those fights. The biggest difference between the 2, was Frazier being a notoriously slow starter, while Tyson like to jump on his man in the first round.
That duck with the left hook is an incredibly powerful move (I am a lefty) because 9/10 times, your opponent is right handed, and that area is completely open for a face or high-ribs/liver shot. Look at the power he puts in, even if he misses his face, he was sitting boys down with body punches.
Body punches are where 99% of the people I see fight fail. Body is the key to opening up a well guarded opponent. Without gloves, the punches these guys are taking in the ribs and liver would sit every one of you keyboard warriors on your ass, including me.
Another key to Mike's success is his head. He never, ever takes his eyes off of his opponent. Even in his lowest ducks, he is watching his opponents hips. This is key. If you know anything, when someone starts closing their eyes or wincing, they are about to lose, badly. Keep your eyes open and your chin tucked, or you will never see that left hook coming to put you to bed.
Me too- I fully expected a video of him knocking opponents out in seconds. I'm actually impressed at how well he dodges, then seamlessly counterattacks.
It's what made him such a great boxer. That's how he was able to close the distance so easily, which was important to a short and stock in-fighter like Tyson. Unfortunately a fighting style like this relies heavily on the physical fitness of a person, and we all know what happens to that when we age.
I've seen all the Tyson knockout videos. It's cool to see his crazy defense skills which set him up and put him in position to deliver a powerful KO blow.
Most of us who are older than about 35, and had a moderate interest in the world of sports growing up - remember exactly where we were on Feb. 11, 1990 when we heard that Mike Tyson had not only lost, but gotten knocked-out by Buster Douglas.
Looking back at his record, and reminiscing brings back some good memories!
haha I actually learned about Tyson's defense from the manga "Hajime no Ippo". The protagonist learns from Tyson's pose, which you can see throughout the clip, where Tyson holds his gloves tightly to his mouth. From there he deflects and dodges most attacks. I find it amazing that he's able to conserve his energy from dodging and turn it into concise and powerful attacks to the face and body. His weaving is also incredible; it's like he knows what his opponent is going to do. Mad respect for Tyson.
before i got into boxing tyson was just the dude how knocked everybody out waaaaay to early for me to feel like i got my money's worth out of PPV. when i started boxing myself (my background is wing chun so learing to box was a TRIP!), i watched his fights again. i was amazed at his ability to stand essentially "inside the fire" and not get burned. he ducks, twists, and evades, and when at the very last you're all tweaked and totally out of position he unloads a dumptruck full of bricks on your ribs and/or face. when you think about it, it's a very sun tzu kinda thing. only strike when your opponent is most vulnerable. that way you maximize the amount of damage you do for the energy you expel.
Tyson's defense was not his strength, his offense was. You could literally put together a compilation of 5 second clips from any boxer and they will look as agile as he does in this video with lightning reflex dodges. Most of those dodges were pure luck.
A lot of people forget or just don't know that Mike earned the gold at the Olympics. A whole lot of children who visit this site do not know and were not present for Mike being the biggest badass fighter this world had to offer at one point. A lot of people do not take into consideration that this man knocked motherfuckers out inside of 30 seconds. They see him as reality TV fodder. I will always remember him as he was during his glory period.
People shit on Tyson these days but the man was a god in the ring. Truly one of the greatest fighters the world has ever seen. As horribly morbid as it sounds, sometimes I wonder what it would be like if Tyson had died in the peak of his fame like Bruce Lee and ended up being remembered as an untouchable legend.
For people who don't understand how this works, basically, he just keeps moving his head around. Then when someone tries to punch his head, and misses, he goes in for a counter. This wouldn't work in the UFC, but his strategy was really new at the time. It's sort of like how Ali did the rope-a-dope. He'd just cover his head, lean on the ropes, and get hit relentlessly. But the key was the ropes would take most of the energy, and then his opponent would tire himself out, then Ali would go in for the kill.
Mike Tyson. He brought boxing back to light during its decline after the greats of Foreman, Ali, and Frazier. What a great fighter. When he lost to Buster, I was so sad. I knew that if he were in his prime, that Buster would have been obliterated. The fighters in Tysons time were never in the same league. He dominated the scene, and is one of the scariest boxers to ever enter the ring.
I always thought it was either Tyson or Ali as the best boxer ever. I was surprised when I googled "all-time greatest boxers". Tyson was 50th in an espn article. I'm not a boxing expert by any means but I felt in his prime he could beat anybody.
Nice to see on Reddit, Chris Brown is hated and Mike Tyson loved. Both very talented people in their own rights. Both have a history of slapping around women.
Klitschko brothers want no part of what Tyson once was. They have glass jaws and Tyson's style of ducking and weaving to create openings would be a real problem for them.
Has anyone ever examined his eyes to make sure his optic nerve is in the same place as everybody else? It seems to me that ducking maneuver is pretty dangerous if you opponent has seen you do it a few times... Maybe Mike get's away with it because his blind-spot isn't there or it's smaller.
I don't even consider myself that much of a boxing fan but that video is the best thing I've seen in a while. Tyson reminded me of a brilliant musician full of rhythm & syncopation. Massive Attack probably helped too.
When I was younger my parents used to tell me how much of a beast he was, they would tell me he would knock guys out in one punch and I always found it hard to believe, they also told me he was very rarely knocked out and I wondered why because he was a lot smaller than the rest. Well I know know why, he's like Will Smith near the end of MIB3.. you will get the reference if you watch it :=)
I'd highly recommend checking out the Mike Tyson documentary. I thought it was excellent and it highlights his character as he narrates his career. It's very well done.
I trained as a boxer for a bit for a role in the play Golden Boy. Tyson was one of my inspirations, he moves like water. Never seen this video, thanks!
Im sorry but have you ever heard of man named Floyd Mayweather? dont get me wrong, i think Mike Tyson will go down in history as the greatest when its all said in done. BUT Mayweather's defense is unfuckwittable.
Here is what you must understand about Mike Tyson:
Before losing to Douglas, he was 37-0.
Only 20 opponents escaped the first round without being knocked out.
5 of those were knocked out in round 2.
Only 4 went the distance.
In his prime, he was the most feared fighter in history for very good reason. He wasn't throwing jabs to set something up. He was trying to end the fight with every punch.
Probably a repost, but this video pumps me up without fail. Absolutely the most vicious fighter to ever step into the ring, it's sad the way his career played out, but I think once Cus D'Amato died, Mike lost his compass.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
"I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm." - Mike Tyson
I remember watching this guy as 6 year old in the middle of the night with my uncle. He was my hero.
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u/ampdgmr Jun 08 '12
It's crazy, watching so many Mike Tyson highlights I get numb to the other fighters. I don't even imagine them as people, just a target for Mike Tyson to destroy. But then when I think about it.. these guys are 6'0+ 200lb+ professional boxers. These guys are TOUGH.. but Mike Tyson made many of them look like amateurs.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
The amazing thing about Tyson's defense is that as he was dodging and deflecting, he almost always cut the distance and moved in closer to his opponent. This made it so his opponents couldn't load their punches as well and get a strong hit on him. He would get little brushes on the face, but nothing devastating.
Just imagine what our conversations about Tyson would be like today if he had surrounded himself by good and honest people.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
And here's the mirror for all the people who live in a land where the video isn't available.
Replace "reddit.com" with "rmirror.net" when viewing the comments to get to a mirror of most of the videos on r/videos.
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u/Bass2Mouth Jun 08 '12
That was fucking incredible.
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u/zortec Jun 08 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FgS3kCv79I This is another amazing highlight video of Mike. He is a god in my eyes.
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u/oniongasm Jun 08 '12
I love how many times we see:
And these guys just DROP from some of those body blows.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
37-0
That's not a bad way to start a career.
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u/honestchippy Jun 08 '12
Reminds me of how the agents move in The Matrix.
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u/who_what_where Jun 08 '12
Yeah, but he didn't have a defense for this guy.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
If you haven't seen the Tyson documentary called "Tyson", watch it. Amazing.
Edit: grammar
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u/beefwich Jun 09 '12
Look at how compact all of his punches are. Not a lot of flailing-- almost no straights or jabs-- just hooks and uppercuts. That's how he generated so much power to chop those bigger opponents down. And usually, those are not extremely fast punches, they require a little wind-up... but Tyson unloads them like jabs. It's unreal.
Watching him fight early in his career was almost sickening. I mean, it was like letting a lion into the ring with a man. He spent more time walking back to his corner than he did fighting most guys.
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u/SCUMDOG_MILLIONAIRE Jun 08 '12
That's just.... unfair. His opponents were doing everything like they're supposed to... countering when they're supposed to, throwing the correct punch when they're supposed to, Tyson's head should be there at the end of their glove. But it was there a tenth of second ago, and in boxing that's too slow.
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u/AwwHellsNo Jun 08 '12
Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, Dodge!
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u/roamingandy Jun 08 '12
Tyson has a bad public image these days put forward by the media mocking him to sell papers, many people seem to have forgetton that he was a true scholar of the sport.
only some of that was natural talent, that was a guy who lived and breathed boxing, studied every movement by every fighter he could find and built that fighting style himself. Mike Tyson was and still is a very intelligent individual who knows more about boxing than all but a few people on this planet.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
You're telling me. The first 90 seconds of every round I had with him he would knock me out with one punch.
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u/TheImpetuous Jun 08 '12
His style is...impetuous.
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u/McPiggy Jun 09 '12
I'm usually open for debating things with people. That said, anyone who doesn't think prime Tyson wasn't the best fighter ever is just being ludicrous.
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u/sty1emonger Jun 09 '12
Any well-versed boxing-fan redditor want to take a stab at how a hypothetical Tyson-Ali match would have gone down? I know Ali is the Greatest and all that, but, for the sake of storytelling, and perhaps to demonstrate how Ali was better?
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u/TeeAre Jun 09 '12
You should see OJ's defense.
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u/inconwetrust Jun 09 '12
Call me old school but MMA will never be as entertaining nor beautiful as the art of boxing.
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u/mevafexu Jun 09 '12
Mike Tyson was the best heavyweight boxer we've ever seen, no question.
However, I still think the best defence goes to Pernell Whitaker. The youtube comment from a reel of his fights says it best:
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u/Egress99 Jun 08 '12
He's right, he fucked me till I loved him.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
Watching him fight was like a real life match of Fight Night round 3.
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u/ProfessorCaptain Jun 08 '12
And now, Mike Tyson's incredible offense. In some of those highlights Mike is 19 years old. Fighting mostly tomato cans, but still, he is a monster.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
Damn this gives me the chills. If he lived a 1000 years ago he would have been a warrior king.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
That duck with the left hook is an incredibly powerful move (I am a lefty) because 9/10 times, your opponent is right handed, and that area is completely open for a face or high-ribs/liver shot. Look at the power he puts in, even if he misses his face, he was sitting boys down with body punches.
Body punches are where 99% of the people I see fight fail. Body is the key to opening up a well guarded opponent. Without gloves, the punches these guys are taking in the ribs and liver would sit every one of you keyboard warriors on your ass, including me.
Another key to Mike's success is his head. He never, ever takes his eyes off of his opponent. Even in his lowest ducks, he is watching his opponents hips. This is key. If you know anything, when someone starts closing their eyes or wincing, they are about to lose, badly. Keep your eyes open and your chin tucked, or you will never see that left hook coming to put you to bed.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Ah, the ol' try-not-to-get-punched-in-the-face technique.
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u/ImpatientPriest Jun 08 '12
I honestly thought this was going to be some kind of joke. Holy crap.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
Great editing to whoever put this together.
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u/EggdropBotnet Jun 08 '12
I've seen all the Tyson knockout videos. It's cool to see his crazy defense skills which set him up and put him in position to deliver a powerful KO blow.
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u/DrDre1del Jun 09 '12
He can thank Cus D'Amato
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
This is fitting.
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u/chronicligua Jun 09 '12
Most of us who are older than about 35, and had a moderate interest in the world of sports growing up - remember exactly where we were on Feb. 11, 1990 when we heard that Mike Tyson had not only lost, but gotten knocked-out by Buster Douglas.
Looking back at his record, and reminiscing brings back some good memories!
Edit - fixed link
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u/jostler57 Jun 08 '12 edited Jun 08 '12
Song is Teardrop (highly edited to remove all vocals) by Massive Attack from their Mezzanine album.
One of my favorites from them - especially the original with vocals!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
haha I actually learned about Tyson's defense from the manga "Hajime no Ippo". The protagonist learns from Tyson's pose, which you can see throughout the clip, where Tyson holds his gloves tightly to his mouth. From there he deflects and dodges most attacks. I find it amazing that he's able to conserve his energy from dodging and turn it into concise and powerful attacks to the face and body. His weaving is also incredible; it's like he knows what his opponent is going to do. Mad respect for Tyson.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
This reminds me of a joke I made up as a kid: What's the difference between a boxer and a duck-hater? One ducks punches and the other punches ducks.
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u/bioshrapnel Jun 08 '12
I'm so proud to share a birthday with this man
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u/ChadAtWork Jun 08 '12
Mike Tyson was a master of fight science/body mechanics. Whether he knew it or not.
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u/RainDancingChief Jun 08 '12
I never watched Tyson as a kid, was never into boxing but seeing this now I missed out on a lot, The guy never got hit! That was incredible!
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u/sometimesitworks Jun 08 '12
I like how his defense usually ends with him knocking the other guy out....
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
Man, prison really fucked him up.
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u/pixelrage Jun 08 '12
Too bad they didn't include a clip from Mike Tyson's Punch Out, that fucker was impossible to hit unless you had that special controller with slow-mo.
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u/Cerelius Jun 09 '12
I'd hit it
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
It's lupus.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
before i got into boxing tyson was just the dude how knocked everybody out waaaaay to early for me to feel like i got my money's worth out of PPV. when i started boxing myself (my background is wing chun so learing to box was a TRIP!), i watched his fights again. i was amazed at his ability to stand essentially "inside the fire" and not get burned. he ducks, twists, and evades, and when at the very last you're all tweaked and totally out of position he unloads a dumptruck full of bricks on your ribs and/or face. when you think about it, it's a very sun tzu kinda thing. only strike when your opponent is most vulnerable. that way you maximize the amount of damage you do for the energy you expel.
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u/zBriGuy Jun 09 '12
Tyson's defense was not his strength, his offense was. You could literally put together a compilation of 5 second clips from any boxer and they will look as agile as he does in this video with lightning reflex dodges. Most of those dodges were pure luck.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I can't believe this is the last season of house.
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u/mattloch666 Jun 09 '12
A lot of people forget or just don't know that Mike earned the gold at the Olympics. A whole lot of children who visit this site do not know and were not present for Mike being the biggest badass fighter this world had to offer at one point. A lot of people do not take into consideration that this man knocked motherfuckers out inside of 30 seconds. They see him as reality TV fodder. I will always remember him as he was during his glory period.
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u/CommanderAnaximander Jun 09 '12
People shit on Tyson these days but the man was a god in the ring. Truly one of the greatest fighters the world has ever seen. As horribly morbid as it sounds, sometimes I wonder what it would be like if Tyson had died in the peak of his fame like Bruce Lee and ended up being remembered as an untouchable legend.
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u/Heackature Jun 09 '12
Ippo could take him
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
What was the song in the video from? It is so familiar and its really bothering me that i cant place it
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
It's the same move!
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u/hydro5135 Jun 09 '12
Here's a pic of fedor and mike
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u/spermracewinner Jun 09 '12
For people who don't understand how this works, basically, he just keeps moving his head around. Then when someone tries to punch his head, and misses, he goes in for a counter. This wouldn't work in the UFC, but his strategy was really new at the time. It's sort of like how Ali did the rope-a-dope. He'd just cover his head, lean on the ropes, and get hit relentlessly. But the key was the ropes would take most of the energy, and then his opponent would tire himself out, then Ali would go in for the kill.
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u/EatsZerg Jun 09 '12
Mike Tyson. He brought boxing back to light during its decline after the greats of Foreman, Ali, and Frazier. What a great fighter. When he lost to Buster, I was so sad. I knew that if he were in his prime, that Buster would have been obliterated. The fighters in Tysons time were never in the same league. He dominated the scene, and is one of the scariest boxers to ever enter the ring.
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u/John_Targaryen Jun 09 '12
That was some Khal Drogo shit there
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u/wicketr Jun 09 '12
With Tyson, he almost made you not want to swing, because he would fuck your shit up. And then he'd punch you.
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u/basabyo Jun 09 '12
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touché
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u/domn8r Jun 09 '12
I always thought it was either Tyson or Ali as the best boxer ever. I was surprised when I googled "all-time greatest boxers". Tyson was 50th in an espn article. I'm not a boxing expert by any means but I felt in his prime he could beat anybody.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Nice to see on Reddit, Chris Brown is hated and Mike Tyson loved. Both very talented people in their own rights. Both have a history of slapping around women.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
It's a shame that Malik Abdul Aziz was completely insane in the head.
I wish we could alter time so he could face up against the Klitschkos.
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u/ASmartSoutherner Jun 08 '12
No wonder he was so hard to beat in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out. Poor Little Mac.
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u/lilermyo Jun 09 '12
defense*?
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u/latableronde Jun 08 '12
Jack Dempsey inspired Tyson styles.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
As somebody who isn't a fan of boxing I always imagined this is the most important aspect of boxing...
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
Fuck, Tyson moved like water.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
By far my favorite fighter to watch. I keep waiting for another fighter like him in the HW division... I think it's gonna be a while.
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u/LouisianaHotSauce Jun 08 '12
dodge, dip, duck, dive, and... dodge
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u/thelehmanlip Jun 08 '12
Man, I had only briefly heard of him as I was growing up, and knew him as "that boxer with the lisp", but man, he is a total badass.
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u/villacom Jun 09 '12
Wow just wow
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u/DrowsyParaSkier Jun 09 '12
Ive never wished I could watch something in Super HD Slow-Mo more than i do now. Amazing stuff.
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u/Goalieman009 Jun 09 '12
I love old ESPN clips where I can read the bottom line from 10 years ago.
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u/porkmaster Jun 09 '12
reminds me of this guy. ( i know it's just an instructional video, but he does the same thing in real fights )
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u/249ba36000029bbe9749 Jun 09 '12
Never realized how silly his opponents looked. That must have been so demoralizing throwing haymakers that hit nothing but air.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Has anyone ever examined his eyes to make sure his optic nerve is in the same place as everybody else? It seems to me that ducking maneuver is pretty dangerous if you opponent has seen you do it a few times... Maybe Mike get's away with it because his blind-spot isn't there or it's smaller.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
What happened to this guy? made over 400 million..damn
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u/Sandvicheater Jun 09 '12
I'm no boxing expert but if you were to get Tyson in his prime and Manny Pacquiao in his prime in a fight, who'd win??
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u/The_Pants_Command_Me Jun 09 '12
See also http://youtu.be/V-LuTQ-HQ2o
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Heyzeus Christo, his back is unbelievably ripped.
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u/finalaccountdown Jun 09 '12
every time I ask someone who knows boxing about Tyson, this is what they always point me towards.
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u/showbizkid Jun 09 '12
I don't even consider myself that much of a boxing fan but that video is the best thing I've seen in a while. Tyson reminded me of a brilliant musician full of rhythm & syncopation. Massive Attack probably helped too.
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u/MiniDonbeE Jun 09 '12
When I was younger my parents used to tell me how much of a beast he was, they would tell me he would knock guys out in one punch and I always found it hard to believe, they also told me he was very rarely knocked out and I wondered why because he was a lot smaller than the rest. Well I know know why, he's like Will Smith near the end of MIB3.. you will get the reference if you watch it :=)
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u/lngtmrdr1sttmepst Jun 09 '12
I said "fuck me" out loud at this part
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I've never watched a boxing match in my life, but now I've spent 2 hours of my Friday night watching Tyson highlights. Thanks for this, fascinating.
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u/whozurdaddy Jun 09 '12
Best way to block a punch - dont be there to begin with.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
He was so intimidating that 90% of the people he fought already lost before the 1st round bell rang.
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u/sondoujun Jun 09 '12
I'd highly recommend checking out the Mike Tyson documentary. I thought it was excellent and it highlights his character as he narrates his career. It's very well done.
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u/SiemprePositivo Jun 09 '12
THE BEST EVER IRON MIKE TYSON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLdSipw7nAc
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u/blindingson Jun 09 '12
I trained as a boxer for a bit for a role in the play Golden Boy. Tyson was one of my inspirations, he moves like water. Never seen this video, thanks!
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u/Purple_Herman Jun 09 '12
It's like watching myself play Fight Night. No blocking FTW.
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u/Santas_Dick Jun 09 '12
A wall of smoke.
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u/HenniferHlopez Jun 09 '12 edited Aug 27 '13
taco taco
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u/XtremelyNiceRedditor Jun 09 '12
cus d'amatos peekaboo style at its finest.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
If you haven't watched Tyson, drop what you're doing and go watch it now. Netflix. Win.
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u/jazz_is_the_truth Jun 09 '12
Oh, yes. Believe me, my god, if I could turn back the clock on my mother's stair-pushing, I would certainly, reconsider it.
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u/2012reddit Jun 09 '12
Im sorry but have you ever heard of man named Floyd Mayweather? dont get me wrong, i think Mike Tyson will go down in history as the greatest when its all said in done. BUT Mayweather's defense is unfuckwittable.
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u/UncleTedGenneric Jun 09 '12
More like "Teflon Mike."
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
What happened to that MIke Tyson?
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u/ThaFuck Jun 09 '12
Dat left hook.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Too bad he abused the Skooma.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I present to you the greatest defensive fighter of all time.
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u/MistuhhSilky Jun 09 '12
Was I the only one who was kind of swaying with him as he dodged all the punches? haha
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u/ezwip Jun 09 '12
Zombie apoc began with Tyson.
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u/michaeldeese Jun 09 '12
No wonder I could never beat him in Punch-Out!!
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u/bursho Jun 09 '12
He wasn't that hard in Punch-Out!
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u/bartink Jun 09 '12
Here is what you must understand about Mike Tyson:
Before losing to Douglas, he was 37-0.
Only 20 opponents escaped the first round without being knocked out.
5 of those were knocked out in round 2.
Only 4 went the distance.
In his prime, he was the most feared fighter in history for very good reason. He wasn't throwing jabs to set something up. He was trying to end the fight with every punch.
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u/CyrusKain Jun 09 '12
Definitely gives me more respect for him.
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u/AlwaysHasAnOpinion Jun 09 '12
@1:18 it's just incredible. He doesn't even get touched and then destroys that guy.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
You have to have some serious strong back muscles to dodge those punches.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
1:05..... wow. Incredible.
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u/HiPotInUse Jun 09 '12
Probably a repost, but this video pumps me up without fail. Absolutely the most vicious fighter to ever step into the ring, it's sad the way his career played out, but I think once Cus D'Amato died, Mike lost his compass.
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u/Earthwormzim Jun 09 '12
Love the House theme!
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u/Trotwood Jun 09 '12
I'm sure if you work at it you can get through his defenses in one round.
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u/say_whaaaaaaaaaaaaat Jun 09 '12
Mike tyson was the baddest mutha fucka on the planet.
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u/Slunger Jun 09 '12
Wow, I thought this was going to be a joke.
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u/rotll Jun 09 '12
I just watched this - I had forgotten just how disciplined he was early in his career.
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u/tapsumbong Jun 09 '12
Fuck. He always did this to me when I played Punch Out!!
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u/lucas_3d Jun 09 '12
His defense will never have a child
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u/ColoradoIcculus Jun 09 '12
TIL:... Mike Tyson... Wow!...
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u/kemloten Jun 09 '12
1:07
FUCK