@@DirtyJamesUK Thats European fantasy. All people of color are not savages, welfare recipients, Democrats, foaming at the mouth for white women or have super sized appendages. Its a myth. Get over it.
@@TuckerPastor I didn't mention savages or any of the other stuff in your own mind lol. Mike was a bit of an intimidating nutter. I'm a person of colour myself. I haven't a clue what you're insinuating...
Homles cryed after the fight and wanted it stoping ya think fuck Ali was stil a big payday he should have stopped years before this day and age he wouldn’t get a license Tyson didn’t want Bowe cause he would have got is arse tanned
@kev docks - completely agree Tyson was afraid. Why put his rep on the line against I guy he knew he could not beat. Bowe still wants to fight him..he won’t because he still couldn’t beat him.
@kev docks he was probably scared of Riddick Bowe but he was saying Holyfield is a good fighter and he said Frank Bruno is a nice guy but just because he’s nice to some boxers doesn’t mean he’s scared
You do know Riddick Bowe used to go visit Mike Tyson in jail. I don't believe Mike Tyson was frightened of Riddick Bowe and Bowe wasn't frightened of Mike but they did have respect for each other.
I was born in 1945 and have seen every heavyweight champ since Rocky and I can say this ,Iron Mike Tyson was the greatest heavyweight champ of the 20th century ,not because he had the most successful title defenses but because he honestly struck fear into the hearts of his oponents ,which translated into Mikes fights being the most exciting to watch , compare an Ali Fight to a Tyson fight and put yourself in the shoes of both Champs oponents , no man struck sheer terror in the hearts of quality prize fighters than Iron Mike ,period !
No disrespect to your comments mate but comparing Mike Tyson and his list of opponents to Ali's is downright wrong and quite frankly very disrespectful to the the Greatest Heavyweight that ever lived. Ali fought the best there was around from the early 60s until the late 70s and arguably lost his best 3 of those years due to the ban, guys like Chuvalo, Lyle, Norton, Shavers, Frazier, Liston and Foreman etc, would have ripped the heads off the past their best and not even very good opponents like an ageing Berbick, Holmes and Spinks, these guys were shitting themselves even before the bell sounded V Tyson. Do you honestly think any of them guys would have been like that against your Berbicks etc or even Tyson himself? Buster Douglas proved that Tyson was very beatable when he eliminated the fear factor, started hitting him and hitting him hard, jabbed the head off him, had the guts to get up off the canvas and beat him, convincingly and gave him a boxing lesson for good measure. All of Ali's opponents would have hit him as hard as Douglas at the very least and in the case of Foreman, he'd of killed him. The way I look at the Tyson situation is the Questions that remain as to who he fought and didn't fight, I'd love to know why he didn't fight Riddick Bowe or or a 44 year old George Foreman? I'm a big boxing fan and have had the privilege of seen Tyson fighting in the UK and like the guy but there is no comparison to his ability or his opponents abilities compared to Ali's, it's not even close.
Michael Ledford...i presume I do not watch many fights...because that is the most absurd opinion I have ever heard. Great fighters are never fearful , skill allows for that. If you have no skill and no answers and no expectation of winning you will be fearful. That’s all he fought in his prime.. Trust me Evander was not afraid, Mike Tyson is a classic bully stand up to him and he cowers in the corner. He is the most overrated athlete in the history of American Sport. Any sport in any era. He ducked all the quality fighters of his generation. Every single one of them. Every single one that he eventually fought he lost, he not only lost but the fights were not any good because he was non competitive.
anonymous anonymous total none sense...he fought bums...he beat no one who beat someone of significance ... he was coddled as a young fighter...Ali in his prime would have destroyed him... so would Foreman, Frazier you name it...there is no getting around this fact..When Ali fought Foreman he was 32, it was the quessential masterpiece performance of his career. Tyson was 30 when he fought Holyfield and. Got his head handed to him. Also let’s. Or forget he ducked Foreman also who was in his 40s and Tyson would not fight him. The list goes on and on he ducked every fighter of his generation. Every single one he fought he lost. He is the biggest fraud in American sport history.
Tyson's my personal favorite boxer too but when it comes to the most successful title the defenses in the Heavyweight division that #1 slot belongs to Joe Louis followed by Larry Holmes...
they mentioned each other several times. Go back and watch the 1st Holyfield/Bowe fight. When Bowe is walking to the ring the commentators say "Riddick Bowe has dedicated his performance tonight to Mike Tyson."
English Hooligan hey man no need for all the negativity. just enjoy the vid and if someone isnt 100% accurate on a comment, just educate them if you are in a position to do so. They did go to school together for a short time and both knew who each other was. I can't speak on how well they knew each other or if they were friends but to say they didnt know each other at school and Tyson doesnt know what he is saying, is a bit inaccurate. All he said was they went to the same school together and he has a lot of respect for him, so he doesn't think he could fight him. You also have to take into account that Mike is speaking from prison. He was probably extremely depressed because of his circumstances, and beating the soul out of a guy he knows and respects was the last thing on his mind. Mike is the kind of guy that strives to be a great person, but struggles with his inner demons(like a lot of us). I'm sure there was a time when he would have answered this question very differently. - respect
The friendship was very real. Mike, Riddick and myself grew up just a few blocks from each other. Me being the youngest by five years. We are still very good friends today. I grew up in the sport, trained, alongside of them, and at 17 years of age while I was still amateur, I was one of Riddicks sparring partners when he won the championship from Holyfield. My Last name is Judah. I have 9 brothers, I'm the oldest and growing up back then people use to call us the fighting Judah brothers. My youngest sibling, is Zab Judah, 6x welterweight champion. So yes these guy have a lot of respect for each other..
Probably biggest talent hw boxing had, also laziest boxer among greats..his work ethic was horrible...thats why his career lasted so short... Eddie Futch said after he became undisputed champ, that Bowe could become greatest ever...then he realized how bad his work ethics were...after every fight during break from training, dude would get like 50 pounds of fat..he called him fat farm...and everytime they started camp after the break, Futch needed spend weeks just to teach him basics of boxing all over again...so he was nightmare to work with. Plus dude had some serious mental issues..
@kev docks holyfield used steroids and head butt to beat a post prison Mike that doesn't count Bowe had size and strength but that's all he didn't have anywhere near close to Tyson's skills
Respecting the friendship !!!!! tayson you are the greatest boxer and fighter of all the world ... Respect to your character ... You are a really man ... You are the greatest personallity .... i am from Greece.... (hellas ) You have the power of alexander the great .... And leonaidas of sparta .... Only respect for your mind and your heart ! .
He's respected as a great heavyweight of the 90s as it is. But if he could have put 110% in rather than in my opinion 70% of his potential he could have been one one of the best heavyweights of all time. He has an outstanding record, the trilogy with Evander the real deal Holyfield really seems to be his greatest body of work.
Tyson fought Holyfield twice, not three times. Holyfield won both fights, the latter by DQ when Tyson bit both of his ears. I think Tyson's best performance was his 1988 KO of Michael Spinks.
Tyson would’ve fought whoever Bowe & who knows they both had what it takes out the right amount of money 💵 up & get one of them to talk bad about the other & the emotions change that’s usually how it goes. If nothing wrong with respecting a someone you was actually know & went to school with. You see he views was totally different about Lennox Lewis.
Tyson at his best couldn't even kill Bonecrusher smith, Tony Tucker, Mitch Green, Jose Ribalta or James Tillis, they all went the distance with Tyson in the 80's in fact Tillis nearly beat Tyson in 86 winning 4 out of 10 rounds against a peak Tyson and Tillis was a bum with 40 wins 22 losses. Lewis would've played with Tyson just like he did in 2002
Tyson clearly beat those guys. The only debatable win was Tillis. Mitch Green & Jose Ribalta got destroyed, not even close. I've seen the best fighters go the distance and people say great performance but when Tyson doesn't win via KO all of a sudden they hold it against him. Boxing is not about killing people as you said, it's about out boxing them. Makes me question how much 1 knows about boxing. As for Lewis. I dunno if a prime Tyson beats Lewis but it would have been an awesome fight, nothing like the 1 sided affair in 2002.
Actually Tillis was ahead on 2 Scorecards it was a very, very close fight with SOME ringside reporters giving the fight to Tillis. Mike had trouble with Big Tall Guys with a jab. I would have Riddick beating Mike.
Who hates Riddick Bowe really need to stop he's funny, a great fighter and friendly as you can see with Tyson and Holyfield is like his bestfriend now. He's blessed.
Tyson struggled against opponents with longer reach who used their Jab effectively , buthe still found a way to destroy them in his prime. Tyson was a freakof nature in his prime. .
Craige Laberge teaching me something doesn’t mean I’m not a historian. You remember ALL the math you learned in school because your teacher taught you? He had interest in it which carried long after cus died
Coming up under Cus he would've been extremely disciplined. Cus was not with the games. But Mike was always a student. Once his career was over he picked that back up. His boxing IQ is incredible. Historians aren't actually boxers, so Mike's perspective is unique.
English Hooligan Foreman backed out from actually signing the contract to fight Tyson because he was more scared of Don King than Mike. Mike wanted to fight him there’s a interview where he says that he wants to fight him before Foreman dies.
@@cain527 Hey man.Can you send me a link of Tyson crying an shouting at Don King because he didn't want to fight Foreman or can you send me a link of people talking about that.
@@edof4827 Ummm....they did go to school together. Tyson was a couple of years older than Bowe, but they went to school together, and knew each other from an early age.
The thing is, Bowe looks so good against Holyfield but 2 times very bad against Golota.In the Fight Tyson vs Golota, Tyson destroyed Golota.So what is the big Answer about that Facts
You could tell he liked Bowe. Didn't have anything to do with his opinion of him as a boxer. You could tell he thought he could beat Lewis and Holyfield. Interesting those where the guys he fought. I don't think Mike was ducking Bowe. You could tell by his initial reaction when King brought him up.
Iron Mike is REAL and has always been since the start. Still is if not REAL AS EVER. Mr Bowe still lives in the past where as TYSON has moved way beyond measures..
My favorite! It's a sense of Brotherhood. &shame on the ones that don't have/use it or betray it. They were graced with something they never deserved. Life & this worlds adversities melts & destroys men alone. A real shame if you're to tough for your own good, to tough for a real friend. There will always be more battles & eventually they come in numbers. For good men we all need a friend.
This is crazy because Holyfield and Bowe fought 3 times and they're very good friends with one another. I generally agree with Tyson though. I can't imagine myself fighting someone whom I'd consider a friend. I have no idea how Holyfield and Bowe did it lol
The drive and natural talent he had was unmatched just needed a guiding figure and Cus gave him that once he passed the hyenas swarmed in and took advantage. Image the dominance he would of had if the right people had his back. So happy he's finally got his life in the positive and still not bitter about all the wrong that came his way he's at peace. Thanks for all the memories Champ wish you all the best
I can respect that Mike Tyson did not wish to fight Riddick Bowe in the ring if he was a friend, but then again this is a professional sport and in such cases you will go up against your friends in competition to battle for the top and Tyson wanted to be the best. Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Ray Mercer, Oliver McCall etc was his era's rivals and only fought Holyfield and lost twice and Lewis not until both men was at the end of there respective careers mostly for the big pay-check. Tyson wanted easy matches where he could easily KO his opponents while Lewis & Holyfield had the champion mentality of wanting to fight the best opponents there was. Lewis proved to be THE best of the era. Tyson thought Holyfield was down-spiring and ready to take for big $cash but his plan was foiled when Holyfield proved toi have his number by countering Tyson at evrey turn. Tyson had no back-up plan and was out-boxed and stoped in 11th round and then repeated process until DQ in the rematch. Holyfield is both a boxer and an inside-slugger and Tyson only a slugger. Foreman was an opponent Tyson wanted no part of what-so-ever because Tyson knew Foreman likley had hus number and Foreman had ever since he made his comeback trained himself for a showdown with Tyson. It was so close to happen in 1990-1991 when HBO and Don King pushed for one of the biggest cash fights ever, but Tyson stormed out of it all yelling quoute: "I'm not fighting that f@#!g animal, you want it so bad you fight him". In 1995 Foreman this time the champion offered Tyson a title fight with big money involved but Tyson declined again, instead fought Peter McNeely and Buster Mathis Jr after his release. Same in 1996-1997, but Tyson had no Foreman in his sight so the old champ gave up. Heck a 49 year old George Foreman was prepeared to fight prime Lennox Lewis in 1998 if he had not been screwed in the Shannon Briggs fight, and Foreman had a lot of respect for Lewis even back in early 90's because he knew the guy would become a dangerous big man in the game. Tyson dropped the WBC title to avoid Lewis in 1996 despite Lewis had been the mandatory since 1995 (!).
man where have you caught your BS from or are you on drugs or something Tyson always wanted the best competition out there that's why he fought the best contenders available in the 1st place holyfield didn't fight the best he fought bums like foreman who was 42 years old instead of fighting the dangerous Razor Ruddock who was the no.1 contender at the time and holyfield cheated to win in 96, holyfield is a proven PEDs abusing cheater and a shame to boxing, he doesn't count he's a disgrace to the sport, Tyson did deserved justice in the rematch as you can't beat cheaters it's that simple holyfield deserved what he got Tyson never wanted foreman ? that's complete BS too foreman was a nothing but a bum pusher in the 80s he didn't fight his 1st top 10 opponent until 1990 in the undercard of Tyson vs stewart if foreman really wanted to fight Tyson then what did he do to deserve a title shot ? nothing calling out means nothing if you dont fight to deserve the opportunity, I can turn pro and call out Tyson Fury to fight me for the championship it doesn't mean that Fury has to fight me does it ? he would say I am irrelevant, same way foreman was irrelevant to Tyson he wasn't even top 10 when Tyson was running through the HW division. Tyson post prison was a shot fighter and he knew that maybe that's why he didn't want to fight bowe but pre prison I am damn sure he would have fought bowe because pre prison Tyson was better than holyfield and lewis also Tyson gave up the WBC belt just because it was a showtime/hbo thing it was clarified by lewis's trainer and he said Tyson didn't duck no one go read the full story 1st
@@theinformationbomber7102 - Tyson had a list when he got out of his served prison term with opponents he did not want to fight. Bowe, McCall & Mercer. Foreman when HE WAS THE CHAMP offered Tyson twice the oppertunity to fight him, but Tyson declined. All in 1990, 1995, & 1996. And again, Tyson was non champion at those stages. And even in 1989 or 1990 when he still was, he never gave Foreman a shot. Instead fought Carl Williams and Douglas - and Douglas took him out. Tyson did not want to face Lennox Lewis at no point. Not in 1996, not in 1997, not in 1999, not in 2000 and not in 2001. Lewis's camp repetedly did all they could to get that fight and not until late 2001 Tyson finaly accepted the fight ONLY because of the money. He still feared he would lose. Savarese, Golota, Fransis, Nielsen was all but non impressive line of easy KO opponents. No David Tua, no Hasim Rahman, No John Ruiz, Chris Byrd, Klitschkos, etc that was all avaible opponents. Oh-oh Holyfield on steriods? Yopu mean like Tyson also used muscle helping steriods? The ones he admited himself he took in the middle 90's (!). Tyson was no better then Holyfield - And Holyfield have either admited to be so or proven. Tyson at least admited so much. Tyson avoided Holyfield for years. Heck in 1988 they should have fought when Holyfield became amndatory by WBA. Anb y 1990 he was 1# by all three. Tyson and King feared Holyfield because Holyfield was always confident to fight Tyson, and not in a bragging way but genuine belief they feared. And when Holyfield was the champ, Tyson ducked out with claimed injury TWICE despite he provided no medical exams to Holyfield's team or the promotors. And yeah, Foreman at 42 gave Holyfield a tougher challange then a 30 Tyson could give him in 2 fights. Holyfield was several times rocked and hurt by Foreman - something by his own words are the hardest punches he ever took. Tyson is not even a top 3 on his list of hardest punches he took because Holyfield countered his best shots 9/10 times because Tyson only went for head hunting. Pre prison Tyson was faster and after prison but still he had lost his schooling. He lost that after 1988 when he fired Rooney. Tyson could never find his way back to his bob-and-weaving and hit the body. That was seen even when he fought Bruno for the 1st time and had also started to take more hits as result. Ruddock was tough allright. Yet Lewis needed only 2 rounds to take him out while Tyson needed all rounds in 2 fights. Tyson was great, but never near anything greatest. Both Lennox Lewis & Evander Holyfield accomplished more and won more, so with Foreman.
@@WarioSaysSo foreman dumped his belts rather than facing an old tony tucker foreman was stripped off his titles so how could he offer Tyson a shot to fight him ? like I said you know nothing about boxing other than distorted half truths and why should Tyson give foreman a shot when foreman wasn't even in the top 10 seriously how stupid can you get ? were you born this stupid or you got stupider as you got older because I already told you that to fight for the championship you need to deserve the opportunity and foreman was nowhere near the picture when Tyson was the champion he never fought top contenders to climb up the ranks instead he kept fighting bums and bums and that's the sole reason holyfield handpicked him to fight instead of Razor Ruddock who was the no.1 contender by the WBC at the time and Tyson never ducked holyfield either holyfield became no.1 ranked after beating dokes and that was AFTER Tyson had beaten Carl Williams who was no.1 ranked by the IBF and this was in 1989 again you are only showing how you know absolutely nothing about boxing so you better the shut the hell up with your BS Tyson is the greatest ever in boxing because he did justice to a proven PEDs abusing cheater who's a shame to boxing, holyfield's a disgrace to the sport he doesn't count Tyson did deserved justice to this pathetic disgusting cheater in the rematch and rightfully so, holyfield deserved what he got you can't beat cheaters you do justice to them and that's exactly what Tyson did and that's why he's the greatest ever you must be blind or something if you can't see the size difference between holyfield who fought foreman, cooper etc with the holyfield who fought Tyson Tyson didn't duck lewis in 1996, like I said lewis's own trainer confirmed that and it was a showtime hbo thing, Tyson didn't duck lewis in 96 it's clear as daylight and if guys like Oliver Mccall and Hasim Rahman can crack lewis's jaw then Imagine what Tyson would have done to lewis all these HWs you mention holyfield, lewis, foreman etc are nothing but garbage compared to Mike Tyson Tyson is in a league of his own all these bums aren't on his level, Tyson is unmatchable and can't be compared with these bums that's why the world only talks about Tyson to this day and not all these other garbage HWs that you mentioned
@@theinformationbomber7102 - Foreman was obligated to fight the WBA 1# ranked that was Tony Tucker. Yes he vacated the title belt. BUT-BUT again, Foreman wanted to fight Mike Tyson next in 1995, not Tony Tucker. He tried to win time for his time of release. In his book, Foreman said that there was no interest from the boxing fans to see Tucker fight Foreman, even if Foreman could have defeated now an slower and older Tucker. Still Tucker was no push-over who still had a great jab and fine straight shots. If Tucker had been like he was in 1987-1992, then he could have been a problem with 1987 version to fast for Foreman. "why should Tyson give foreman a shot when foreman wasn't even in the top 10 seriously how stupid can you get ?" quote. Yeah throwing insults makes you look only lacking any respect. Any way, the simple answer would be MONEY !!!! Foreman was more worth then most boxers in 1989-1990 and in 1991 after Holyfield he was worth more. Tubbs, Williams, Douglas etc non of them was worth more then he was regardless of rank. Yeah Holyfield knew that as even Ruddock was also not worth enough. Foreman went more fight between 1987-1990 then Tyson did. At 38+ that is something Tyson could not by thousand miles come close to as he was shot at same age. What Foreman did have never been replicated in modern heavyweight boxing. No, Holyfield became 1# by WBA already in 1988 and in 1989 also 1# by WBC & IBF. How you can class Lewis, Holyfield, Foreman and etc as "bums" is just enough. You are either just a troll or you are so hard Tyson nutt-hugger that you refuse to see or accept Tyson was never that great. He was an exciting boxier who draw easy attention and people wanted to see him fight, but that is not always the same as being the best. Tyson freakin bite a piece of Holyfields ear and also tried head-butts, so he was just as bad. You call that acceptble is just the final nail to the coffin of this debate. You have the right to your opinion(s) and I have to dissagree with them and also say that if you wish to communicate with people and have some debates, then you clearly have to clean-up your act. Peace.
@@WarioSaysSo foreman ducked every good legitimate contender of the 80s and 90s that's the truth Foreman dumped his belts because that he knew that even an old Tucker was dangerous and would beat him so he choose the safe way out and dumped his belts instead of facing Tucker he didn't do it because of the crowd stop shifting the blame of ducking opponents to the preference of the crowd it was foreman who ducked all good opponents the crowd didn't want foreman to face bums in the entire 80s too then why didn't foreman face a single top 10 HW in the 80s? and if Tyson had defended his belts against a foreman who wasn't even top 10 ranked then the critics would have blamed him for ducking opponents like Tubbs, Carl Williams, Bonecrusher Smith etc and in fact you would have done the same too stop giving foreman so much importance he was nothing but a media hype holyfield only became mandatory after he beat michael dokes that's a fact too holyfield couldn't be given the opportunity to fight for the title till he had not beaten at least a true HW and that's why it was WBC title eliminator between dokes and holyfield Compared to Tyson - holyfield, lewis, foreman etc are nothing but garbage in front of him like I said Tyson is in a league of his own he got derailed by his own mistakes otherwise there was no stopping him he would have retired undefeated as the best HW ever Tyson only bit holyfield because he was cheating by abusing PEDs and doing illegal head butts so holyfield tried to cheat his way towards victory which was unacceptable by Tyson and that's why he did immediate justice to this pathetic disgusting cheater
@@Sporkonafork1 -please he got run over twice … the most overrated athlete in any sport ever. Fought nobody everyone he did fight he got his ass kicked. He hit Evander with the kitchen sink and he kept coming. Tyson had no answers.
If Tyson would be as big as Bowe or Lewis, he wouldn't be the same fighter as he was, more height and weight would change his style and abilities. He was unstoppable, because he wasn't fighting any elite oposition.
I didn't expect to hear him being so genuine about not fighting a friend, it's crazy,30yrs on & I'm still finding out stuff I like about Tyson, he's got so many layer's to his personality,A gentleman,, emotional, Funny,a wise old fox,a fighter,a psycho, and I've never heard him boast about anything like these modern fighters seem to do,they intentionally brag about luxurious things they bought,or money earned, you didn't really get that with Mike, just photos that the press would take & stick in the papers.
Mike had a different mentality than boxers nowadays.. today its about the business, not so much the personal in the sense of not respecting the opponent.. look at Klitschko and Joshua, they had alot of respect for each other but they put in a good fight. This can't be said for other boxers though that are just looking for a paycheck but they don't have that raging hatred like Mike did to knock a guy out
Bowe said they knew each other well but weren't close friends , don't think Mike really wanted to fight him because it would have been tough to get through the jabs and body shots tough matchup , plus the way he beat Holyfield and the way Holyfield beat Mike will give you 2nd thoughts
This is the Tyson that was the scariest. Back when he had everybody in his corner. He was sharp mentally, emotionally and physically. Once his trainer died he went downhill 😢
0:09 Mike Tyson made a smart decision to stay clear away from Bowe. There is no way Tyson would have stood a chance against Bowes Jab and height whatsoever.
Riddick Bowe fought Evander Holyfield. His next best win, considering the age and circumstances of some of the names that he beat, is probably Herbie Hide. Herbie Hide was a lightning fast cruiserweight with serious power and a chin made of papier machet. Bowe was very carefully managed, managed to avoid fighting the overwhelming majority of the young contenders of his era, and yet you rank him the best ever because he never got knocked out. Wow!
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+David Martin boxing isn't dead. I know it seems like it, but there are plenty of great fighters and fights to make out there..Boxing was popular way before anyone even knew who pacman and mayweather were. The sport will continue
+David Martin So...? Sugar Ray Robinson wasn't worth watching? His grudgematches against Jake LaMotta were boring, because they weren't heavyweights? Roberto Duran? Salvador Sanchez? Sugar Ray Leonard? Marvin Haggler? Or if you want to look at something more modern, how about the Mickey Ward vs Arturo Gatti trilogy? Or the Carl Froch vs Mikkel Kessler matches? If you think only the heavyweights are worth watching, you are cheating yourself out of ninety-five percent of all the great boxing there is.
I wish you would have had someone like Angelo Dundee, or a manager that would push him to stay in shape. The worst thing that Riddick Bowe wasn't what he did but what he didn't do. I feel he left money on the table by not training harder than he did and not staying as dedicated as he should
The *Tyson vs Lewis* debate summed up once and for all: (Years are approximate.) Tyson started his pro career in 1985 I believe. Lewis won gold at the Olympics in 1988. So, if a fight occurs between Tyson and Lewis around 1987, Tyson would win that fight... but only because Lewis wasn't even a pro boxer yet! It's like saying I could out-drive Danica Patrick back in 1995...... before she was old enough to have a driver's licence and hadn't driven a car yet. Lewis was a clumsy, awkward boxer in the early days of his pro career (circa 1990) that got better as time went on. The first opportunity that the two could have met in the professional ranks was around late 1991 or early 1992. By that time, Tyson was champ and Lewis was in the top 10 rankings. Tyson would lose to Douglas and then fight a few times before going to jail on the rape conviction. He could have fought Lewis around the time he fought Ruddock. Lewis may have had one of the titles by then. In any event, it never happens. Tyson goes to jail, comes out, and now the top boxers in the division are: 1. Lewis 2. Bowe 3. Holyfield (in that order) There was an opportunity to fight Lewis in 1996 but Tyson avoided him. Tyson would fight Holyfield instead (and lose twice). During his second comeback (after the bite suspension), he could have fought Lewis in 1999/2000 but chose not to. If a fight between Lewis and Tyson happens anytime after 1992 when Lewis was an experienced pro boxer, Lewis wins. Period. They eventually fought in 2002/2003 and Lewis knocked Tyson out.
I tend to agree absolutely. I think Tyson might have been able to beat lewis in 89/90, but after that Mike really went downhill fast ( especially after 95/post prison ). In all honesty I think Mike would struggle with any of the high ranked champions post prison. Lewis became pro in 89......I give Mike one or two years MAX, when they were both pro, where I think mike beats him.
He dodged all the guys Larry mentioned... Lewis, Bowe, Moorer and only fought Holyfield when he thought he was finished, after Evander lost to Bowe and to Moorer. Don King made Tyson a protected species keeping him away from Foreman, Morrison, Mercer, Holmes II, Briggs, Tua or Klitschkos.
foreman was a bum moorer was garbage HW and vitali and wlad came in the 2000s Tyson fought and beat every one he could fight at the time except for cheaters like holyfield who abused PEDs to win fights
Preposterous. What did Tyson have to fear from Bowe? As good as Bowe was, he always ended up in a brawl. Brawls with Mike Tyson only go one way. Tyson was too fast, hit too hard and was too durable to lose to Riddick Bowe. It would have been a good fight but Bowe is tailor made for Tyson. He would have ruined Bowe quicker than Bowe ruined himself.
I’m a big Tyson fan BUT… he never fought Bowe or Forman or Moorer . I think yes he would have beat Foreman , Moorer but I truly think he knew something about Bowe that he was concerned about and he was afraid deep down to loose to him.
I think someone needs to look carefully at the timeline. Riddick Bowe was, in hindsight, as good as finished when Tyson was released from prison, although he was still winning in 1995. However, he was completely done by 1996. Tyson's comeback fight was in August, 1995. The window for them to fight was very small. Besides, Bowe isn't exactly known for taking on a murders' row. He was very carefully managed and only really fought Holyfield, who essentially ruined him over the course of their trilogy. It seems a little rich to blame Tyson when he spent years in prison and essentially fought the vast majority of the top guys across two eras.
People never know the story about Tyson and Bowe. Tysons most fear was bowe because he was from the same street and lived the life tyson himself. He was an Tyson 2 with more height and advantage.
It's funny because down the line, after his broken back fight, tyson says that boxers should fight out of respect for one another. To elevate their lifestyles.
If they grew up together and know each other that well, between them they know who would win already. I think it’s Bowe, and Bowe always says he could whoop Tyson.
We can't talk about prime Tyson , prime Bowe, prime Holyfield , prime Lewis Fact is Tyson and Bowe refused to fight each other , fact is Lennox Lewis fought them all only True Facts, Great fighters they all were
+Jean-Beni Lauterfeld Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and for the "like". Mike was a one of a kind personality, which made him a one of a kind fighter.
he did lie about it...he did scare from riddick bow, cause tyson know thats gonna be a so hard fight to him cause of height and suze and power and techniqse of bow
Bad matchup for Mike. Riddick was a SUPER Buster Douglas, that said neither guy ever had any interest in the fight. The money wasnt even a lure for them.
Not buying after all its boxing and its a business. Former NHL hockey players used to fight former teammates / friends often. It’s a business and at the end of the day you shakes hands and move on.
Randomshitstormz he knows that Tyson in his prime was a messiah in boxing and if just Cus could teach him the darkness of life near to destroying people in ring he would be bigger than boxing just like muhammed ali
Watch this, and then watch his interview after KOing Clifford Ettienne. Massive contradiction. His opinion about fighting friends clearly changed at somepoint. He then considered it disrespectful NOT to fight friends.
If Tyson and Lewis fought in their prime that would of been a classic. You can debate on who would win (personally I believe Lennox would've won either by Decision or a very late TKO probably in 12th round ) but it would have been a much better fight than the one in 2002.
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This is a wicked interview!!!
Mike looks so calm and happy, it's nice to see him young and not angry.
Clearly a good friend of Bowe's.
Mike was incredibly intelligent since youth. A legend.
So true. People don’t realise this. Very wise dude.
Same Mike watching a guy punching the kangaroo:
"Do they eat dogs?"🤔
So intelligent🥴
Mike Tyson legend boxing in world
Amazing how he seems so shy and gentle in this interview. Ferocious in the ring
Mike Adams he has his savage moments even Ali
Thats because the person we know from TV is for public consumption. Mike is a man. His character in the ring and before a fight is all marketing.
@@TuckerPastor yh not quite lol. Marketing that fit him well because he had natural rage and was a bit of an intimidating nutter 😂
@@DirtyJamesUK Thats European fantasy. All people of color are not savages, welfare recipients, Democrats, foaming at the mouth for white women or have super sized appendages. Its a myth. Get over it.
@@TuckerPastor I didn't mention savages or any of the other stuff in your own mind lol. Mike was a bit of an intimidating nutter. I'm a person of colour myself. I haven't a clue what you're insinuating...
RESPECT ! (YOU DONT FIGHT FRIENDS)
Homles cryed after the fight and wanted it stoping ya think fuck Ali was stil a big payday he should have stopped years before this day and age he wouldn’t get a license Tyson didn’t want Bowe cause he would have got is arse tanned
@kev docks - completely agree Tyson was afraid. Why put his rep on the line against I guy he knew he could not beat. Bowe still wants to fight him..he won’t because he still couldn’t beat him.
@kev docks he was probably scared of Riddick Bowe but he was saying Holyfield is a good fighter and he said Frank Bruno is a nice guy but just because he’s nice to some boxers doesn’t mean he’s scared
Only lucifer and god know how to fight
You do know Riddick Bowe used to go visit Mike Tyson in jail. I don't believe Mike Tyson was frightened of Riddick Bowe and Bowe wasn't frightened of Mike but they did have respect for each other.
My two favorite heavyweights of all time.. outstanding Boxers.
I was born in 1945 and have seen every heavyweight champ since Rocky and I can say this ,Iron Mike Tyson was the greatest heavyweight champ of the 20th century ,not because he had the most successful title defenses but because he honestly struck fear into the hearts of his oponents ,which translated into Mikes fights being the most exciting to watch , compare an Ali Fight to a Tyson fight and put yourself in the shoes of both Champs oponents , no man struck sheer terror in the hearts of quality prize fighters than Iron Mike ,period !
No disrespect to your comments mate but comparing Mike Tyson and his list of opponents to Ali's is downright wrong and quite frankly very disrespectful to the the Greatest Heavyweight that ever lived. Ali fought the best there was around from the early 60s until the late 70s and arguably lost his best 3 of those years due to the ban, guys like Chuvalo, Lyle, Norton, Shavers, Frazier, Liston and Foreman etc, would have ripped the heads off the past their best and not even very good opponents like an ageing Berbick, Holmes and Spinks, these guys were shitting themselves even before the bell sounded V Tyson. Do you honestly think any of them guys would have been like that against your Berbicks etc or even Tyson himself? Buster Douglas proved that Tyson was very beatable when he eliminated the fear factor, started hitting him and hitting him hard, jabbed the head off him, had the guts to get up off the canvas and beat him, convincingly and gave him a boxing lesson for good measure. All of Ali's opponents would have hit him as hard as Douglas at the very least and in the case of Foreman, he'd of killed him. The way I look at the Tyson situation is the Questions that remain as to who he fought and didn't fight, I'd love to know why he didn't fight Riddick Bowe or or a 44 year old George Foreman? I'm a big boxing fan and have had the privilege of seen Tyson fighting in the UK and like the guy but there is no comparison to his ability or his opponents abilities compared to Ali's, it's not even close.
Michael Ledford...i presume I do not watch many fights...because that is the most absurd opinion I have ever heard. Great fighters are never fearful , skill allows for that. If you have no skill and no answers and no expectation of winning you will be fearful. That’s all he fought in his prime..
Trust me Evander was not afraid, Mike Tyson is a classic bully stand up to him and he cowers in the corner. He is the most overrated athlete in the history of American Sport. Any sport in any era. He ducked all the quality fighters of his generation. Every single one of them. Every single one that he eventually fought he lost, he not only lost but the fights were not any good because he was non competitive.
anonymous anonymous total none sense...he fought bums...he beat no one who beat someone of significance ... he was coddled as a young fighter...Ali in his prime would have destroyed him... so would Foreman, Frazier you name it...there is no getting around this fact..When Ali fought Foreman he was 32, it was the quessential masterpiece performance of his career. Tyson was 30 when he fought Holyfield and. Got his head handed to him. Also let’s. Or forget he ducked Foreman also who was in his 40s and Tyson would not fight him. The list goes on and on he ducked every fighter of his generation. Every single one he fought he lost. He is the biggest fraud in American sport history.
Tyson's my personal favorite boxer too but when it comes to the most successful title the defenses in the Heavyweight division that #1 slot belongs to Joe Louis followed by Larry Holmes...
By that criteria (i.e. the intimidation factor), Sonny Liston has Mike Tyson beat.
Both from Brooklyn, never even heard them mention one another before let alone confess a relationship. Exclusive Footage & 1 of my dream fights.
they mentioned each other several times. Go back and watch the 1st Holyfield/Bowe fight. When Bowe is walking to the ring the commentators say "Riddick Bowe has dedicated his performance tonight to Mike Tyson."
English Hooligan hey man no need for all the negativity. just enjoy the vid and if someone isnt 100% accurate on a comment, just educate them if you are in a position to do so. They did go to school together for a short time and both knew who each other was. I can't speak on how well they knew each other or if they were friends but to say they didnt know each other at school and Tyson doesnt know what he is saying, is a bit inaccurate. All he said was they went to the same school together and he has a lot of respect for him, so he doesn't think he could fight him. You also have to take into account that Mike is speaking from prison. He was probably extremely depressed because of his circumstances, and beating the soul out of a guy he knows and respects was the last thing on his mind. Mike is the kind of guy that strives to be a great person, but struggles with his inner demons(like a lot of us). I'm sure there was a time when he would have answered this question very differently. - respect
Ronald Henderson well It has to be true. That really is a younger Tyson talking about Bowe.
fsufantampa I was just about to come in with that comment .sky sports coverage
fsufantampa aye ian darke on sky sports coverage remember it well
The friendship was very real. Mike, Riddick and myself grew up just a few blocks from each other. Me being the youngest by five years. We are still very good friends today. I grew up in the sport, trained, alongside of them, and at 17 years of age while I was still amateur, I was one of Riddicks sparring partners when he won the championship from Holyfield. My Last name is Judah. I have 9 brothers, I'm the oldest and growing up back then people use to call us the fighting Judah brothers. My youngest sibling, is Zab Judah, 6x welterweight champion. So yes these guy have a lot of respect for each other..
Great sir.
Absolute liar.
If you don’t mind me saying…IF the two would’ve fought…who would have won?
Mike Tyson is possibly the greatest student of boxing there's ever been.the knowledge this guy has about the craft is unbelievable
Yes. Avoid the guy that would destroy you😂🎉
Mike Tyson is boxing..
Riddick bowe is so underrated
Probably biggest talent hw boxing had, also laziest boxer among greats..his work ethic was horrible...thats why his career lasted so short... Eddie Futch said after he became undisputed champ, that Bowe could become greatest ever...then he realized how bad his work ethics were...after every fight during break from training, dude would get like 50 pounds of fat..he called him fat farm...and everytime they started camp after the break, Futch needed spend weeks just to teach him basics of boxing all over again...so he was nightmare to work with.
Plus dude had some serious mental issues..
Yes he is bro. A prime and in shape Big Daddy was a damn problem
@kev docks naah
Bowe is just one of many Tyson ducked...Tyson ducked more fighters out of the ring than punches in it.
@kev docks holyfield used steroids and head butt to beat a post prison Mike
that doesn't count
Bowe had size and strength but that's all he didn't have anywhere near close to Tyson's skills
The love for Tysson for being respectful to friends and treating a friend more than a gentleman..salute
When people say you can't change , well Mike Tyson is living proof that you can. He has come a long way , a lot of wisdom in that man now.
He is so intelligent about boxing no’s every boxer
what a plonker rodney knows
@@noahbaza8830 *no's
One of the best interviews I've seen with Mike. Bit of class beneath all that anger...
Respecting the friendship !!!!! tayson you are the greatest boxer and fighter of all the world ...
Respect to your character ... You are a really man ... You are the greatest personallity ....
i am from Greece.... (hellas )
You have the power of alexander the great .... And leonaidas of sparta ....
Only respect for your mind and your heart ! .
Mike is a walking boxing historian. He knows everything about boxing. Mike is King of Boxing!!
So calm and polite but will turn to a very Dark creature in da ring🦍
He's respected as a great heavyweight of the 90s as it is. But if he could have put 110% in rather than in my opinion 70% of his potential he could have been one one of the best heavyweights of all time. He has an outstanding record, the trilogy with Evander the real deal Holyfield really seems to be his greatest body of work.
Totally agree with you.
Is Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe kinda similar to Kobe and Shaq? Or is that a bad comparison
Tyson fought Holyfield twice, not three times. Holyfield won both fights, the latter by DQ when Tyson bit both of his ears.
I think Tyson's best performance was his 1988 KO of Michael Spinks.
Bowe yes
Riddick Bowe makes Mike Tyson look like a saint.
U don't know what you're talkin a bout 💯💯
@@abdijama5198 Sorry, please enlighten me. As far as I'm aware, Tyson never kidnapped children and stabbed a woman.
@@koneking2569 Mike was a stick up kid his whole childhood u don't know bout Brownsville
Tyson would’ve fought whoever Bowe & who knows they both had what it takes out the right amount of money 💵 up & get one of them to talk bad about the other & the emotions change that’s usually how it goes. If nothing wrong with respecting a someone you was actually know & went to school with. You see he views was totally different about Lennox Lewis.
@@abdijama5198 You aren't making any sense. I don't think you read my original comment properly.
If tyson fought Lennox at that age he would of won
+jonathan baez Tyson at his peak would kill Lewis
Tyson sparred with Mccall and Mccall Ko'd Lewis when Tyson was in prison
Tyson at his best couldn't even kill Bonecrusher smith, Tony Tucker, Mitch Green, Jose Ribalta or James Tillis, they all went the distance with Tyson in the 80's in fact Tillis nearly beat Tyson in 86 winning 4 out of 10 rounds against a peak Tyson and Tillis was a bum with 40 wins 22 losses. Lewis would've played with Tyson just like he did in 2002
Tyson clearly beat those guys. The only debatable win was Tillis. Mitch Green & Jose Ribalta got destroyed, not even close. I've seen the best fighters go the distance and people say great performance but when Tyson doesn't win via KO all of a sudden they hold it against him. Boxing is not about killing people as you said, it's about out boxing them. Makes me question how much 1 knows about boxing.
As for Lewis. I dunno if a prime Tyson beats Lewis but it would have been an awesome fight, nothing like the 1 sided affair in 2002.
Actually Tillis was ahead on 2 Scorecards it was a very, very close fight with SOME ringside reporters giving the fight to Tillis. Mike had trouble with Big Tall Guys with a jab. I would have Riddick beating Mike.
Riddick bowe and mike tyson ar two undesputed hw champion of de world
Tyson has power and good defense. Bowe has combinations and speed! Both fighters are incredible!!
Everything you said Tyson have, is Correct!
Everything you said Reddick Bowe have, Tyson have that too!
Bowe was a very scary individual. People forget.
Who hates Riddick Bowe really need to stop he's funny, a great fighter and friendly as you can see with Tyson and Holyfield is like his bestfriend now. He's blessed.
Bowe is dirty some time
That was deep. Fighting a friend is one of the most painful things.
Tyson just flat out DUCKED Bowe🥊🥊
There have been numerous buddy fights but Tyson knew Bowe would beat the brakes off him 🥊🥊
Cus warned Tyson about guys like Bowe and Foreman. He was smart to stay away from Bowe. Even Holyfield said Bowe would have got Tyson and Lewis.
@@MichaelWorthy25 no not Lewis, bowe ducked lewis because he knew he would lose
@@theinformationbomber7102I think he had already lost to Lewis once in the amateurs.
@@fortunateson2 yes
You saw what riddick did to Holyfield so I would agree
Tyson struggled against opponents with longer reach who used their Jab effectively , buthe still found a way to destroy them in his prime. Tyson was a freakof nature in his prime. .
So was Bowe.
Not really.
@@skepchica no he's right Tyson beat guys who were like 6'5
tyson is a boxing historian. he has so much knowledge
Cus taught him most of it
Craige Laberge teaching me something doesn’t mean I’m not a historian. You remember ALL the math you learned in school because your teacher taught you? He had interest in it which carried long after cus died
Coming up under Cus he would've been extremely disciplined. Cus was not with the games. But Mike was always a student. Once his career was over he picked that back up. His boxing IQ is incredible. Historians aren't actually boxers, so Mike's perspective is unique.
Mike sounds so civil here it's literally a crying shame.
Wow always wanted to know why they never fought. Now I do. Very well said mike...
they couldnt while Bowe was dominating, Tyson was in prison...
English Hooligan Foreman backed out from actually signing the contract to fight Tyson because he was more scared of Don King than Mike. Mike wanted to fight him there’s a interview where he says that he wants to fight him before Foreman dies.
English Hooligan bowe got beat in the olympics and I think lost to a couple guys Tyson beat.
@@cain527 he would destroy Lewis,holyfield and riddic bowe in 3 nights in his 20s
@@cain527 Hey man.Can you send me a link of Tyson crying an shouting at Don King because he didn't want to fight Foreman or can you send me a link of people talking about that.
Mike moonwalked out of that potential ass whoopin😂😂😂 Riddick Bowe was NO JOKE!! Look him up y'all
Bowe was a beast in his prime.
Well said Mike, in another interview Bowe said he would have beaten Mike because he's bigger and Mike knew that from High School days.
Mike Tyson never went to school with Riddick Bowe and at 14 Mike Tyson was already fighting grown men he would of hurt Riddick Bowe badly.
Prime mike tyson would destroy bowe
@@edof4827 Ummm....they did go to school together. Tyson was a couple of years older than Bowe, but they went to school together, and knew each other from an early age.
The thing is, Bowe looks so good against Holyfield but 2 times very bad against Golota.In the Fight Tyson vs Golota, Tyson destroyed Golota.So what is the big Answer about that Facts
@@m17-04 Bowe would've mopped Tyson. Stop.
You could tell he liked Bowe. Didn't have anything to do with his opinion of him as a boxer. You could tell he thought he could beat Lewis and Holyfield. Interesting those where the guys he fought. I don't think Mike was ducking Bowe. You could tell by his initial reaction when King brought him up.
Truth but he could've beaten Lewis not Holyfield.
Lol u total miss understood mike. Only fools confused respect with fear. Know the different. 💯
Iron Mike is REAL and has always been since the start. Still is if not REAL AS EVER.
Mr Bowe still lives in the past where as TYSON has moved way beyond measures..
My favorite! It's a sense of Brotherhood. &shame on the ones that don't have/use it or betray it. They were graced with something they never deserved. Life & this worlds adversities melts & destroys men alone. A real shame if you're to tough for your own good, to tough for a real friend. There will always be more battles & eventually they come in numbers. For good men we all need a friend.
This is crazy because Holyfield and Bowe fought 3 times and they're very good friends with one another.
I generally agree with Tyson though. I can't imagine myself fighting someone whom I'd consider a friend. I have no idea how Holyfield and Bowe did it lol
This was the real Iron Mike !
Mike Tyson in prime nice guy respect
The drive and natural talent he had was unmatched just needed a guiding figure and Cus gave him that once he passed the hyenas swarmed in and took advantage. Image the dominance he would of had if the right people had his back. So happy he's finally got his life in the positive and still not bitter about all the wrong that came his way he's at peace. Thanks for all the memories Champ wish you all the best
I can respect that Mike Tyson did not wish to fight Riddick Bowe in the ring if he was a friend, but then again this is a professional sport and in such cases you will go up against your friends in competition to battle for the top and Tyson wanted to be the best.
Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Ray Mercer, Oliver McCall etc was his era's rivals and only fought Holyfield and lost twice and Lewis not until both men was at the end of there respective careers mostly for the big pay-check.
Tyson wanted easy matches where he could easily KO his opponents while Lewis & Holyfield had the champion mentality of wanting to fight the best opponents there was. Lewis proved to be THE best of the era. Tyson thought Holyfield was down-spiring and ready to take for big $cash but his plan was foiled when Holyfield proved toi have his number by countering Tyson at evrey turn. Tyson had no back-up plan and was out-boxed and stoped in 11th round and then repeated process until DQ in the rematch. Holyfield is both a boxer and an inside-slugger and Tyson only a slugger.
Foreman was an opponent Tyson wanted no part of what-so-ever because Tyson knew Foreman likley had hus number and Foreman had ever since he made his comeback trained himself for a showdown with Tyson. It was so close to happen in 1990-1991 when HBO and Don King pushed for one of the biggest cash fights ever, but Tyson stormed out of it all yelling quoute:
"I'm not fighting that f@#!g animal, you want it so bad you fight him".
In 1995 Foreman this time the champion offered Tyson a title fight with big money involved but Tyson declined again, instead fought Peter McNeely and Buster Mathis Jr after his release. Same in 1996-1997, but Tyson had no Foreman in his sight so the old champ gave up.
Heck a 49 year old George Foreman was prepeared to fight prime Lennox Lewis in 1998 if he had not been screwed in the Shannon Briggs fight, and Foreman had a lot of respect for Lewis even back in early 90's because he knew the guy would become a dangerous big man in the game. Tyson dropped the WBC title to avoid Lewis in 1996 despite Lewis had been the mandatory since 1995 (!).
man where have you caught your BS from or are you on drugs or something
Tyson always wanted the best competition out there that's why he fought the best contenders available in the 1st place
holyfield didn't fight the best he fought bums like foreman who was 42 years old instead of fighting the dangerous Razor Ruddock who was the no.1 contender at the time
and holyfield cheated to win in 96, holyfield is a proven PEDs abusing cheater and a shame to boxing, he doesn't count
he's a disgrace to the sport, Tyson did deserved justice in the rematch as you can't beat cheaters it's that simple
holyfield deserved what he got
Tyson never wanted foreman ? that's complete BS too foreman was a nothing but a bum pusher in the 80s he didn't fight his 1st top 10 opponent until 1990 in the undercard of Tyson vs stewart
if foreman really wanted to fight Tyson then what did he do to deserve a title shot ? nothing
calling out means nothing if you dont fight to deserve the opportunity, I can turn pro and call out Tyson Fury to fight me for the championship it doesn't mean that Fury has to fight me does it ? he would say I am irrelevant, same way foreman was irrelevant to Tyson he wasn't even top 10 when Tyson was running through the HW division.
Tyson post prison was a shot fighter and he knew that maybe that's why he didn't want to fight bowe but pre prison I am damn sure he would have fought bowe because pre prison Tyson was better than holyfield and lewis
also Tyson gave up the WBC belt just because it was a showtime/hbo thing it was clarified by lewis's trainer and he said Tyson didn't duck no one
go read the full story 1st
@@theinformationbomber7102 - Tyson had a list when he got out of his served prison term with opponents he did not want to fight. Bowe, McCall & Mercer.
Foreman when HE WAS THE CHAMP offered Tyson twice the oppertunity to fight him, but Tyson declined. All in 1990, 1995, & 1996. And again, Tyson was non champion at those stages. And even in 1989 or 1990 when he still was, he never gave Foreman a shot. Instead fought Carl Williams and Douglas - and Douglas took him out.
Tyson did not want to face Lennox Lewis at no point. Not in 1996, not in 1997, not in 1999, not in 2000 and not in 2001. Lewis's camp repetedly did all they could to get that fight and not until late 2001 Tyson finaly accepted the fight ONLY because of the money. He still feared he would lose.
Savarese, Golota, Fransis, Nielsen was all but non impressive line of easy KO opponents. No David Tua, no Hasim Rahman, No John Ruiz, Chris Byrd, Klitschkos, etc that was all avaible opponents.
Oh-oh Holyfield on steriods? Yopu mean like Tyson also used muscle helping steriods? The ones he admited himself he took in the middle 90's (!). Tyson was no better then Holyfield - And Holyfield have either admited to be so or proven. Tyson at least admited so much.
Tyson avoided Holyfield for years. Heck in 1988 they should have fought when Holyfield became amndatory by WBA. Anb y 1990 he was 1# by all three. Tyson and King feared Holyfield because Holyfield was always confident to fight Tyson, and not in a bragging way but genuine belief they feared. And when Holyfield was the champ, Tyson ducked out with claimed injury TWICE despite he provided no medical exams to Holyfield's team or the promotors.
And yeah, Foreman at 42 gave Holyfield a tougher challange then a 30 Tyson could give him in 2 fights. Holyfield was several times rocked and hurt by Foreman - something by his own words are the hardest punches he ever took. Tyson is not even a top 3 on his list of hardest punches he took because Holyfield countered his best shots 9/10 times because Tyson only went for head hunting.
Pre prison Tyson was faster and after prison but still he had lost his schooling. He lost that after 1988 when he fired Rooney. Tyson could never find his way back to his bob-and-weaving and hit the body. That was seen even when he fought Bruno for the 1st time and had also started to take more hits as result. Ruddock was tough allright.
Yet Lewis needed only 2 rounds to take him out while Tyson needed all rounds in 2 fights.
Tyson was great, but never near anything greatest. Both Lennox Lewis & Evander Holyfield accomplished more and won more, so with Foreman.
@@WarioSaysSo foreman dumped his belts rather than facing an old tony tucker foreman was stripped off his titles so how could he offer Tyson a shot to fight him ?
like I said you know nothing about boxing other than distorted half truths
and why should Tyson give foreman a shot when foreman wasn't even in the top 10 seriously how stupid can you get ?
were you born this stupid or you got stupider as you got older because I already told you that to fight for the championship you need to deserve the opportunity and foreman was nowhere near the picture when Tyson was the champion he never fought top contenders to climb up the ranks instead he kept fighting bums and bums and that's the sole reason holyfield handpicked him to fight instead of Razor Ruddock who was the no.1 contender by the WBC at the time
and Tyson never ducked holyfield either
holyfield became no.1 ranked after beating dokes and that was AFTER Tyson had beaten Carl Williams who was no.1 ranked by the IBF and this was in 1989
again you are only showing how you know absolutely nothing about boxing so you better the shut the hell up with your BS
Tyson is the greatest ever in boxing because he did justice to a proven PEDs abusing cheater who's a shame to boxing, holyfield's a disgrace to the sport he doesn't count
Tyson did deserved justice to this pathetic disgusting cheater in the rematch and rightfully so, holyfield deserved what he got you can't beat cheaters you do justice to them and that's exactly what Tyson did and that's why he's the greatest ever
you must be blind or something if you can't see the size difference between holyfield who fought foreman, cooper etc with the holyfield who fought Tyson
Tyson didn't duck lewis in 1996, like I said lewis's own trainer confirmed that and it was a showtime hbo thing, Tyson didn't duck lewis in 96 it's clear as daylight and if guys like Oliver Mccall and Hasim Rahman can crack lewis's jaw then Imagine what Tyson would have done to lewis
all these HWs you mention holyfield, lewis, foreman etc are nothing but garbage compared to Mike Tyson
Tyson is in a league of his own all these bums aren't on his level, Tyson is unmatchable and can't be compared with these bums that's why the world only talks about Tyson to this day and not all these other garbage HWs that you mentioned
@@theinformationbomber7102 - Foreman was obligated to fight the WBA 1# ranked that was Tony Tucker. Yes he vacated the title belt. BUT-BUT again, Foreman wanted to fight Mike Tyson next in 1995, not Tony Tucker. He tried to win time for his time of release. In his book, Foreman said that there was no interest from the boxing fans to see Tucker fight Foreman, even if Foreman could have defeated now an slower and older Tucker. Still Tucker was no push-over who still had a great jab and fine straight shots. If Tucker had been like he was in 1987-1992, then he could have been a problem with 1987 version to fast for Foreman.
"why should Tyson give foreman a shot when foreman wasn't even in the top 10 seriously how stupid can you get ?" quote.
Yeah throwing insults makes you look only lacking any respect. Any way, the simple answer would be MONEY !!!!
Foreman was more worth then most boxers in 1989-1990 and in 1991 after Holyfield he was worth more. Tubbs, Williams, Douglas etc non of them was worth more then he was regardless of rank. Yeah Holyfield knew that as even Ruddock was also not worth enough.
Foreman went more fight between 1987-1990 then Tyson did. At 38+ that is something Tyson could not by thousand miles come close to as he was shot at same age. What Foreman did have never been replicated in modern heavyweight boxing.
No, Holyfield became 1# by WBA already in 1988 and in 1989 also 1# by WBC & IBF.
How you can class Lewis, Holyfield, Foreman and etc as "bums" is just enough.
You are either just a troll or you are so hard Tyson nutt-hugger that you refuse to see or accept Tyson was never that great. He was an exciting boxier who draw easy attention and people wanted to see him fight, but that is not always the same as being the best.
Tyson freakin bite a piece of Holyfields ear and also tried head-butts, so he was just as bad. You call that acceptble is just the final nail to the coffin of this debate.
You have the right to your opinion(s) and I have to dissagree with them and also say that if you wish to communicate with people and have some debates, then you clearly have to clean-up your act.
Peace.
@@WarioSaysSo foreman ducked every good legitimate contender of the 80s and 90s that's the truth
Foreman dumped his belts because that he knew that even an old Tucker was dangerous and would beat him so he choose the safe way out and dumped his belts instead of facing Tucker he didn't do it because of the crowd stop shifting the blame of ducking opponents to the preference of the crowd
it was foreman who ducked all good opponents
the crowd didn't want foreman to face bums in the entire 80s too then why didn't foreman face a single top 10 HW in the 80s?
and if Tyson had defended his belts against a foreman who wasn't even top 10 ranked then the critics would have blamed him for ducking opponents like Tubbs, Carl Williams, Bonecrusher Smith etc and in fact you would have done the same too
stop giving foreman so much importance he was nothing but a media hype
holyfield only became mandatory after he beat michael dokes that's a fact too
holyfield couldn't be given the opportunity to fight for the title till he had not beaten at least a true HW and that's why it was WBC title eliminator between dokes and holyfield
Compared to Tyson - holyfield, lewis, foreman etc are nothing but garbage in front of him
like I said Tyson is in a league of his own he got derailed by his own mistakes otherwise there was no stopping him he would have retired undefeated as the best HW ever
Tyson only bit holyfield because he was cheating by abusing PEDs and doing illegal head butts so holyfield tried to cheat his way towards victory which was unacceptable by Tyson and that's why he did immediate justice to this pathetic disgusting cheater
In the meantime, Riddick threatening to kill Mike (and Lewis)... :(
This guy was a freak of nature......but the best heavyweight ever idec!
Dr Pinhead your profile is hilarious
Until he fought Evander and got his ass kicked
Loved him but best ever unfortunately not
@@davemal15 You mean when he fought Evander and got headbutted for two fights?
@@Sporkonafork1 -please he got run over twice … the most overrated athlete in any sport ever. Fought nobody everyone he did fight he got his ass kicked. He hit Evander with the kitchen sink and he kept coming. Tyson had no answers.
Bowe was recently interviewed and said much simpler that I had ..common he was afraid ..He knew
Prime tyson unstoppable.
Imagine if tyson was as big as lewis or bowe..not sure anyone would be stupid enough to step foot in the ring him.
If Tyson would be as big as Bowe or Lewis, he wouldn't be the same fighter as he was, more height and weight would change his style and abilities. He was unstoppable, because he wasn't fighting any elite oposition.
So very similar was the Story of Why didn't ROCKY GRAZIANO ever fight with Jack LaMotta both from the same neighborhood !
PunchProfessor plus graziano would of murdered lamotta.
Tyson is such an awesome person
I didn't expect to hear him being so genuine about not fighting a friend, it's crazy,30yrs on & I'm still finding out stuff I like about Tyson, he's got so many layer's to his personality,A gentleman,, emotional, Funny,a wise old fox,a fighter,a psycho, and I've never heard him boast about anything like these modern fighters seem to do,they intentionally brag about luxurious things they bought,or money earned, you didn't really get that with Mike, just photos that the press would take & stick in the papers.
Mike had a different mentality than boxers nowadays.. today its about the business, not so much the personal in the sense of not respecting the opponent.. look at Klitschko and Joshua, they had alot of respect for each other but they put in a good fight. This can't be said for other boxers though that are just looking for a paycheck but they don't have that raging hatred like Mike did to knock a guy out
Tyson is wisdom.
Mike seems content and in a good place in his life at that time.
He was in prison at the time of this interview... So he had time to self reflect.
He wasn’t.
Bowe said they knew each other well but weren't close friends , don't think Mike really wanted to fight him because it would have been tough to get through the jabs and body shots tough matchup , plus the way he beat Holyfield and the way Holyfield beat Mike will give you 2nd thoughts
I would wanted see Tyson vs Lennox in 1987
HAHA LENNOX AND HOLY WOULD GET THEIR FUCKING ASSES HANDED TO THEM , NO ONE WOULD DEFEAT PRIME MIKE TYSON!!
@@u.pkachoralondonkimadam9649 they re both older than Tyson...lol
Easy to say... we'll never know
@fpi fpi why talk about something you clearly know nothing about?
@@u.pkachoralondonkimadam9649 no way who did Tyson beat that was worth a damn?
Respect Mike Tyson, a friend big daddy comes before 💰.
Tyson didnt want that drama
This is the Tyson that was the scariest. Back when he had everybody in his corner. He was sharp mentally, emotionally and physically. Once his trainer died he went downhill 😢
0:09 Mike Tyson made a smart decision to stay clear away from Bowe. There is no way Tyson would have stood a chance against Bowes Jab and height whatsoever.
No way he could get away from Bowe's left jab and his overhand right. It would've been over.
3 years in Prison has taken a toll on Tyson's carreer. He was never the same again
Explain his lost before prison and his close fight with Tillis and Tucker.
@@joshuaram100 wins over tilis and tucker were UD's
Would you fight Bowe? “Ummm can I tell ya thomethin??” Lol ol’ Tyson
riddick bowe was probably the best ever never been knocked out
I agree..Bowe was the best ever and a great person..
😁
Riddick Bowe fought Evander Holyfield. His next best win, considering the age and circumstances of some of the names that he beat, is probably Herbie Hide. Herbie Hide was a lightning fast cruiserweight with serious power and a chin made of papier machet. Bowe was very carefully managed, managed to avoid fighting the overwhelming majority of the young contenders of his era, and yet you rank him the best ever because he never got knocked out. Wow!
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+David Martin boxing isn't dead. I know it seems like it, but there are plenty of great fighters and fights to make out there..Boxing was popular way before anyone even knew who pacman and mayweather were. The sport will continue
Well if it isn't dead, it's in a coma then lmao. When there's no heavy weights, there's just no boxing to look foward to.
+David Martin So...? Sugar Ray Robinson wasn't worth watching? His grudgematches against Jake LaMotta were boring, because they weren't heavyweights? Roberto Duran? Salvador Sanchez? Sugar Ray Leonard? Marvin Haggler? Or if you want to look at something more modern, how about the Mickey Ward vs Arturo Gatti trilogy? Or the Carl Froch vs Mikkel Kessler matches?
If you think only the heavyweights are worth watching, you are cheating yourself out of ninety-five percent of all the great boxing there is.
Sugar ray leonard? Didn't he box during the early 80's?
Bowe tyson the best
Bowe would beat tyson
I wish you would have had someone like Angelo Dundee, or a manager that would push him to stay in shape. The worst thing that Riddick Bowe wasn't what he did but what he didn't do. I feel he left money on the table by not training harder than he did and not staying as dedicated as he should
The *Tyson vs Lewis* debate summed up once and for all:
(Years are approximate.)
Tyson started his pro career in 1985 I believe.
Lewis won gold at the Olympics in 1988.
So, if a fight occurs between Tyson and Lewis around 1987, Tyson would win that fight... but only because Lewis wasn't even a pro boxer yet! It's like saying I could out-drive Danica Patrick back in 1995...... before she was old enough to have a driver's licence and hadn't driven a car yet. Lewis was a clumsy, awkward boxer in the early days of his pro career (circa 1990) that got better as time went on.
The first opportunity that the two could have met in the professional ranks was around late 1991 or early 1992. By that time, Tyson was champ and Lewis was in the top 10 rankings. Tyson would lose to Douglas and then fight a few times before going to jail on the rape conviction. He could have fought Lewis around the time he fought Ruddock. Lewis may have had one of the titles by then.
In any event, it never happens. Tyson goes to jail, comes out, and now the top boxers in the division are:
1. Lewis
2. Bowe
3. Holyfield
(in that order)
There was an opportunity to fight Lewis in 1996 but Tyson avoided him. Tyson would fight Holyfield instead (and lose twice).
During his second comeback (after the bite suspension), he could have fought Lewis in 1999/2000 but chose not to.
If a fight between Lewis and Tyson happens anytime after 1992 when Lewis was an experienced pro boxer, Lewis wins. Period.
They eventually fought in 2002/2003 and Lewis knocked Tyson out.
I tend to agree absolutely. I think Tyson might have been able to beat lewis in 89/90, but after that Mike really went downhill fast ( especially after 95/post prison ). In all honesty I think Mike would struggle with any of the high ranked champions post prison. Lewis became pro in 89......I give Mike one or two years MAX, when they were both pro, where I think mike beats him.
He dodged all the guys Larry mentioned... Lewis, Bowe, Moorer and only fought Holyfield when he thought he was finished, after Evander lost to Bowe and to Moorer. Don King made Tyson a protected species keeping him away from Foreman, Morrison, Mercer, Holmes II, Briggs, Tua or Klitschkos.
foreman was a bum moorer was garbage HW and vitali and wlad came in the 2000s
Tyson fought and beat every one he could fight at the time except for cheaters like holyfield who abused PEDs to win fights
Hilarious.
Respect is another word for fear.
Exactly. Bowe was that dude. That's trouble Tyson didn't want (or even need).
@@MichaelWorthy25 Right!
Preposterous. What did Tyson have to fear from Bowe? As good as Bowe was, he always ended up in a brawl. Brawls with Mike Tyson only go one way. Tyson was too fast, hit too hard and was too durable to lose to Riddick Bowe. It would have been a good fight but Bowe is tailor made for Tyson. He would have ruined Bowe quicker than Bowe ruined himself.
Never judge a man by his interview. Tyson here, sounds like an ice cream salesman. In a boxing ring he would be your worst nightmare.
Riddick Bowe is a great guy, like Mike. We should try to understand that business. Mike gives a clear picture
Tyson in his prime destroys Lewis, Bowe, and Holyfield on the same night!
Yeah, no, sorry. You don’t know shit about boxing.
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Clint beastwood nigga I’m not talking to you lmao you not the one saying dumb shit
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Facts
Yes oke friends in real life
In sports world when you dont figth the one who has a change to whoop your butt you cant be the the Goat
I’m a big Tyson fan BUT… he never fought Bowe or Forman or Moorer . I think yes he would have beat Foreman , Moorer but I truly think he knew something about Bowe that he was concerned about and he was afraid deep down to loose to him.
I think someone needs to look carefully at the timeline. Riddick Bowe was, in hindsight, as good as finished when Tyson was released from prison, although he was still winning in 1995. However, he was completely done by 1996. Tyson's comeback fight was in August, 1995. The window for them to fight was very small. Besides, Bowe isn't exactly known for taking on a murders' row. He was very carefully managed and only really fought Holyfield, who essentially ruined him over the course of their trilogy. It seems a little rich to blame Tyson when he spent years in prison and essentially fought the vast majority of the top guys across two eras.
People never know the story about Tyson and Bowe. Tysons most fear was bowe because he was from the same street and lived the life tyson himself. He was an Tyson 2 with more height and advantage.
It's funny because down the line, after his broken back fight, tyson says that boxers should fight out of respect for one another. To elevate their lifestyles.
If they grew up together and know each other that well, between them they know who would win already. I think it’s Bowe, and Bowe always says he could whoop Tyson.
We can't talk about prime Tyson , prime Bowe, prime Holyfield , prime Lewis
Fact is Tyson and Bowe refused to fight each other , fact is Lennox Lewis fought them all only True Facts, Great fighters they all were
Lewis fought bowe in amateur but not in pro
tyson is very sensitive and emotional, he couldnt fight those he held dear
but against berbick and holmes, he become monster
Fuckin hell Larry King looked 70 here and this was nearly 30 years ago 😂
Larry King shouldn't ask a question and then start interrupting before he gets an answer.
Very good without reklam!🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
i just had to add my like, great clip, enough said!
+Jean-Beni Lauterfeld Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and for the "like". Mike was a one of a kind personality, which made him a one of a kind fighter.
john doeseph thanks, and God bless you
Mike fears no one
Look how calm he is ..
That is a good question, Tyson or Bowe, if they would have fought.
Say what you will about Mike Tyson, but he seems like an honest guy to me. With that in mind, I'd have to take him at his word.
Oh THATS WHY THEY AINT FOUGHT. RESPECT
he did lie about it...he did scare from riddick bow, cause tyson know thats gonna be a so hard fight to him cause of height and suze and power and techniqse of bow
This Tyson is a dangerous Tyson mentally stronger than he is now... the weed is no good Mike!
Not seen this for years, nice one
Bad matchup for Mike. Riddick was a SUPER Buster Douglas, that said neither guy ever had any interest in the fight. The money wasnt even a lure for them.
I love you Mike but, you DUCK that man. This is Boxing the hurt business, there isn't room for friends.
Shut your ass up
Genius
Mike looks like jordan peele here lol
Not buying after all its boxing and its a business. Former NHL hockey players used to fight former teammates / friends often. It’s a business and at the end of the day you shakes hands and move on.
If that is true then your belt is not legit and if it’s true then that they are friends there’s no record of it like bowe and Holyfield have
Tyson would eat them all in his prime
And their children
Ry Star ahahahahah
u don't know anything.
Randomshitstormz he knows that Tyson in his prime was a messiah in boxing and if just Cus could teach him the darkness of life near to destroying people in ring he would be bigger than boxing just like muhammed ali
@@efecemylmaz2524 lmao messiah? For beating up bums and old men? Hahahahaha
Much Respect Champ
🥊 💨
Watch this, and then watch his interview after KOing Clifford Ettienne. Massive contradiction. His opinion about fighting friends clearly changed at somepoint. He then considered it disrespectful NOT to fight friends.
Yea they both thought evander was the easier fight than Lewis and real deal proved both of them wrong
very nice guy Tyson
his head wasnt into this fight. you can lose like that.
If Tyson and Lewis fought in their prime that would of been a classic. You can debate on who would win (personally I believe Lennox would've won either by Decision or a very late TKO probably in 12th round ) but it would have been a much better fight than the one in 2002.
Tyson in the 80s with kevin in the corner....no way, sorry
Bowe was a beast the fuck outta here... tyson was like 19 so hollywood ate it up.. bowe was the real tyson