That poor guy looked scared of Tyson from the very beginning. One thing for sure. If you don't fight Tyson with some self confidence you don't have a chance at all.
+Jeff S A young Ali back in the day. with his skill speed and reflexes would dominate Tyson. But why would he beat him.? Because he knew that he was too slick and fast for a guy like Tyson. He had the tools and he had the confidence to use his tools.
The first KO was amazing Tyson has always been a KO machine, with extremely great punching power and good physics at his young age Already at the age of 13, he boxed around 90 kg and knocked everyone out in the first or second round
@@jesusdelmas no he wouldn’t. He would be the heavyweight champ of the world. Mike Tyson was 5’11. He had trouble with Holyfield who was like 6’3. How he going beat Tyson Fury who 6’9 with great footwork great Jab and great chin. Dude was blessed by God. I’m not saying he would be undefeated back then but he definitely would be better than average.
Emrah Nas "Best ever? Not even close." Kind of implies that maybe in ALL of history there shouldn't be 10 boxers that were better than him. If that's not true, then maybe he was at least CLOSE to being the greatest... Let me know if there's something that you're not grasping though, and I'll try to tone it back to second grade level, so you can understand it.
procioneintubato its my opinion, but I think he is the best in history during a small window, not his whole career, there are many boxing enthusiasts and professionals that think Tyson could have won even against Ali in that small window I am talking about right around his 20th birthday. He had a perfect boxing frame and a killer thug instinct that many did not, most greats were just technical without that survival mode, and he also had the hardest hitting punch of all time, against anyone he has a chance solely based on just that, if he could land a good one at anytime and knock anyone out its hard to say he wasn't the best at one point.
jTacticsBeats I think Mike has his place, with that being said I think he is completely overrated. I've seen all his fights and he did great until the 90s. Then he dropped off, and he couldn't handle the competition at that level. So did he have potential? Yes. But I think there are at least a handful that are better than him. Ali being one of them. Foreman and Frazier being two others. There's a reason Mike couldn't take Holyfield, even after he had stopped boxing for years. He couldn't beat Buster Douglas either, and he's mid-tier. Ali earned his ranks against some of the best. But put 1988 Mike against any Ali and I think it would be a 50/50 chance... I think if Ali could survive the first 6-7 rounds without taking one of Mike's lighting quick left hooks, then he will probably take it by decision at the 12th.
Long was in an exclusive boxing category. He won his first 12 fights in a row against suspect competition. Then he lost 3 of his next 6 bouts leading up to Tyson. Naturally, losing fights was a big qualifying factor to 'earn' a fight with Mike. He finished his career 16-10.
I have got a movie DVD of Mike Tyson as a guest appearance with Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles I am dedicating this movie DVD to my old school friends who are both sisters as I hope to see them both again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyxxx
When I was a teenager watching Mike Tyson fights, when he knocked his opponent out within minutes of the fight that was normal for Mike Tyson. I see Mike Tyson's rage is power and everybody that fought him back in his early years couldn't keep up with him and every one of the jabronis that he fought hit the canvas and didn't get up in the 10 count and I expected him to knock all those people out after watching it over and over and that's what happened he became a knockout artist.
Tyson was so good at using his build to his advantage. He’d get right up against you and make it so you couldn’t guard right with your long arms tucked in. Then he’d use those upper cuts and hooks to just rock you over and over. Imo the greatest true boxer that ever lived.
That left hand. Geez. Hook, uppercut, both lethal. The power he had in those. This dude never even had a chance. He was hit before he got his gloves up. Deer in the headlights look before he even got hit.
Who cares, everyone knows Tyson wasnt the same after prison. It's almost impossible to imagine Tyson ducking Lewis when he was 20. He wasn't the same Tyson when he fought Lewis. He knows it, and we know it. But that doesn't take away the fact of how much a monster he used to be.
Tyson was the best ever until he lost his focus and started getting in trouble, losing and on and on. Also, it is pretty impossible to keep up that relentless assault for years. It will burn you out. He burned out for many reasons.
I'm not so sure he'd have knocked Ali out during Ali's prime. Ali was lightning fast during his early days. Tyson would have been punching at air most of the time. See Ali's destruction of Cleveland Williams and you'll know what I'm talking about!
These fighters who experienced this wrath of early Tyson, what could they be thinking after just a minute or so of the 1st round feeling those lead grenades?? Imagine being one of those guys and saying I have 14 more of this to go? F#@k that
yeah but you're forgetting something. tyson had a very unique fighting style. he had the peekaboo style and was very aggressive and fast and fought his opponents like they stole something from him. ali would not know how to handle that style, since it did not exist in his time. ali would very likely be overwhelmed by tyson. IF tyson danced around the ring like those other fighters, then ali woulld have a good chance of winning.
Ali fought, and beat Floyd Patterson, who was trained by Cus. He also used the peekaboo style, but wasn't as strong as Tyson. The Ali vs Tyson argument is fun, but the truth is, we'll never actually know. One thing for sure though, is that Ali was notorious for beating big punchers. He struggled with Frazier, but Frazier was a notoriously slow starter who would get stronger with each round. Tyson fought aggressively from the opening bell and would get weaker as the rounds went on. I could see it both ways, but I just don't think Ali could get knocked out.
@@MZ-zu7wk Ali did not have the peekaboo style that Tyson had. They both had very different styles of fighting for sure. Ali would dance around the ring a lot and jab, while Tyson fought his opponent like he stole something from him. I would put my money on Tyson because Ali never fought anyone with Tyson style and aggression and power. I think Tyson would overwhelm Ali as he did with all the other guys he knocked out.
@@onsenguy you read my comment wrong. I said Patterson had the peekaboo style and Ali beat him twice. Cus was training the peekaboo style to fighters long before Tyson is what I'm trying to say.
im british and tyson was my favourite fighter growing up was the shear power and speed that scared me if tyson was 19 now he would be heavyweight champ not boreing klitschko who fights on guard all time
i think he had the most potential to go undefeated his entire career... but failed to do so because of the selfish people around him. to tell you the truth he was way more electrifying than ali, tyson's presence was just magnificent
@@babulah8447 True, Marciano had a much better defense and threw shorter sharper effective punches. Long was completely inaffective. One thing, Marciano would meet Mike in the middle of the ring live or die. It's possible Marciano could take Mike's onslaught and survive a few rounds. I would assume Mike would catch him at some point sending Rocky to the canvas.
@@joetube141 Mike would have had 20+ lbs of muscle advantage. Rocky was more evasive in his unorthodox style. Rocky's only hope would be to prolong the fight past the 9th or 10th round, in my view of it.
@@babulah8447 I don't think anybody has any disagreement with Mike Tyson having major advantage. Google says Mike Tyson's weight is 220 lbs which was his weight in some fights and Rocky Marciano's weight through Google shows 188 lbs. I think simply with those numbers we know the early round KO winner. Rocky may have fared much better than Marvis Frazier. Mike weighed 216 lbs for Frazier fight.
How could all the present day heavyweight champions have with all the troubles this guy took up to his then opponents, there would have been no way of surviving his explosive blows that always left his then victims crawling on the canvas, and looking for their mouth guards on the floor.
Anyone who knows anything about boxing knows Tyson at his best would have beaten Lewis . Even Lewis knows it . Tyson wasn't throwing any punches in his fight with Lewis but he kept going forward , prefering to get knocked out than taking the cowards way out and walking out . Tyson was awesome in his day, 19 first round knock-outs . Show me Lewis' record . Tyson was one of the greats for sure .
You..know..those who try to pretend Tyson's boxing would be enough for MMA, guys look at 0:32 that's game over for anyone who don't know the ground game well. Mike Tyson Ali, Bruce Lee, anyone....
@135darlow No, said I'll give Vitali a rematch because he was ahead on all the cards and was only stopped on an injury, but he bitched out and retired from the game. Not a man of his word.
" I would rather fight Lennox Lewis once a week than fight Tyson once a year "- Frank Bruno.
lol..never heard of the quote..best quote ever..imho
Best quote
Mike Tyson's hands were lethal weapons,the speed and power are simply unmatched in all of boxing.
James Logan best heavy weight of all time, in my opinion. Had he kept his head on straight on and off the ring, it would be uninamous
Not exactly. He had great power, but Ali's speed was unmatched by anyone.
@@steventhompson2511 Debatable, I'm an Ali fan, but, Tyson had every thing, in my opinion. I've never seen a fighter like him.
@@steventhompson2511 Ali would not last 1 round after a body shot from Tyson
overrated
You could physically hear the power in that punch of the first knockdown.
Agree
When Tyson hits you, you don’t see stars, you see galaxies far, far away! 🌟 🌟 💫
😅😅
That poor guy looked scared of Tyson from the very beginning. One thing for sure. If you don't fight Tyson with some self confidence you don't have a chance at all.
+queensgambit even with confidence you stand no chance.
+Jeff S That depends on what your confidence is based on.
+queensgambit it doesn't matter. in his prime tyson could smoke anyone.
+Jeff S A young Ali back in the day. with his skill speed and reflexes would dominate Tyson. But why would he beat him.? Because he knew that he was too slick and fast for a guy like Tyson. He had the tools and he had the confidence to use his tools.
+Jeff S Real confidence is based on what you know to be true and than you act on it.
Longs defence looked like he was protecting a leprechaun on each shoulder.
The first KO was amazing
Tyson has always been a KO machine, with extremely great punching power and good physics at his young age
Already at the age of 13, he boxed around 90 kg and knocked everyone out in the first or second round
Tyson beats any of today's fighters.
I don't think so
Nah...
Tyson fury is 6’9 250+ and moves similar to Ali. That’s too much for Tyson. It’s like a heavy weight vs a super heavy weight.
@@jesusdelmas no he wouldn’t. He would be the heavyweight champ of the world. Mike Tyson was 5’11. He had trouble with Holyfield who was like 6’3. How he going beat Tyson Fury who 6’9 with great footwork great Jab and great chin. Dude was blessed by God. I’m not saying he would be undefeated back then but he definitely would be better than average.
@ClinichZ so you agree with me you just think the weight would be more of a factor than the height
tyson at 19-20 years of age was the best boxer in history, the most exciting.
Exciting, boy he was. Best ever? Not even close.
procioneintubato Not even close? Name 10 that are better.
Emrah Nas "Best ever? Not even close."
Kind of implies that maybe in ALL of history there shouldn't be 10 boxers that were better than him. If that's not true, then maybe he was at least CLOSE to being the greatest...
Let me know if there's something that you're not grasping though, and I'll try to tone it back to second grade level, so you can understand it.
procioneintubato its my opinion, but I think he is the best in history during a small window, not his whole career, there are many boxing enthusiasts and professionals that think Tyson could have won even against Ali in that small window I am talking about right around his 20th birthday. He had a perfect boxing frame and a killer thug instinct that many did not, most greats were just technical without that survival mode, and he also had the hardest hitting punch of all time, against anyone he has a chance solely based on just that, if he could land a good one at anytime and knock anyone out its hard to say he wasn't the best at one point.
jTacticsBeats I think Mike has his place, with that being said I think he is completely overrated. I've seen all his fights and he did great until the 90s. Then he dropped off, and he couldn't handle the competition at that level. So did he have potential? Yes. But I think there are at least a handful that are better than him. Ali being one of them. Foreman and Frazier being two others. There's a reason Mike couldn't take Holyfield, even after he had stopped boxing for years. He couldn't beat Buster Douglas either, and he's mid-tier. Ali earned his ranks against some of the best. But put 1988 Mike against any Ali and I think it would be a 50/50 chance... I think if Ali could survive the first 6-7 rounds without taking one of Mike's lighting quick left hooks, then he will probably take it by decision at the 12th.
AND HIS OPPPONENTS WERE VERY TALL AND KNOCKED IN FIRST ROUND REALLY INCREDIBLE
Height didn’t matter in mikes prime. That was one of his advantages
good old days ..
nobody fights like mike tyson anymore .. always going for the kill ..
That 1st left hook was ridiculous
Long had a lot of heart here.
Being able to get up from those punches.
He's throwing with his arms... TYSON throwing with his body!😳
0:05 i didnt know punches actually made the punch sound effect
People complained about Tyson and his short fights. But secretly people wanted to see that happen. It was exciting to see someone so dominant.
Just vicious..Iron Mike was just terrifying. My fav boxer.💪😍
He's like a hungry tiger. so much raw energy
My God!!!! That first left I felt!!!
Long was in an exclusive boxing category. He won his first 12 fights in a row against suspect competition. Then he lost 3 of his next 6 bouts leading up to Tyson. Naturally, losing fights was a big qualifying factor to 'earn' a fight with Mike. He finished his career 16-10.
I have got a movie DVD of
Mike Tyson as a guest appearance
with Paul Hogan in
Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles
I am dedicating this movie DVD to my old school friends who are both sisters as I hope to see them both again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyxxx
Tyson a beast!
Never been a big fan of tyson...but here he is fuken awsome!!
Tyson knew that last left was it. Didn't even bother trying to follow it up.
Yo that's with every punch he's ever thrown. Mike Tyson is too good.
When I was a teenager watching Mike Tyson fights, when he knocked his opponent out within minutes of the fight that was normal for Mike Tyson. I see Mike Tyson's rage is power and everybody that fought him back in his early years couldn't keep up with him and every one of the jabronis that he fought hit the canvas and didn't get up in the 10 count and I expected him to knock all those people out after watching it over and over and that's what happened he became a knockout artist.
the guy is a LEGEND!!!!!!! my all time hero.
Dude looks like someone they pulled out of the audience.
Mike was always good about not overdoing it. He walked when the time was right.
Tyson fight back then was hilarious
That first gazelle punch takes me back to Hajime no ippo, sooo cool watching it in real life.
Most overwhelming and awesome boxer to watch.
Greetings from 2022!
And no, I did not click on this video for the thumbnail.
*BEAST*
Tyson was a monster but I can’t imagine paying to see this on PPV or even live.
Jesus he was good back then
You mean before crucifix?
Tyson was so good at using his build to his advantage. He’d get right up against you and make it so you couldn’t guard right with your long arms tucked in. Then he’d use those upper cuts and hooks to just rock you over and over. Imo the greatest true boxer that ever lived.
Tyson’s hook is like a cobra lashing out.
Wow, Bruno actually said that, amazing !
Kiss from Mike at the End..
"MASTER OF DISASTER" would have been the perfect nickname for IRON MIKE TYSON
The most impressive thing in this clip is that Long Got straight back up like nothing happened at 0:07
Who replayed this more than 5 times
That left hand. Geez. Hook, uppercut, both lethal. The power he had in those. This dude never even had a chance. He was hit before he got his gloves up. Deer in the headlights look before he even got hit.
He got bullied when he was younger, he was quite right to not take any crap from anyone.
Where is the thumbnail footage...
IN MY VIEW
Mike Tyson’s kiss aimed at the camera audience at the end of the fight was CLASSIC!
tyson era..those days...
Who cares, everyone knows Tyson wasnt the same after prison. It's almost impossible to imagine Tyson ducking Lewis when he was 20. He wasn't the same Tyson when he fought Lewis. He knows it, and we know it. But that doesn't take away the fact of how much a monster he used to be.
Tyson was the best ever until he lost his focus and started getting in trouble, losing and on and on. Also, it is pretty impossible to keep up that relentless assault for years. It will burn you out. He burned out for many reasons.
This version of tyson would destroy lewis, holyfield and even Ali
I'm not so sure he'd have knocked Ali out during Ali's prime. Ali was lightning fast during his early days. Tyson would have been punching at air most of the time. See Ali's destruction of Cleveland Williams and you'll know what I'm talking about!
These fighters who experienced this wrath of early Tyson, what could they be thinking after just a minute or so of the 1st round feeling those lead grenades?? Imagine being one of those guys and saying I have 14 more of this to go? F#@k that
How did he get up from that first knockdown? Even though he lost, he was tough. No glass jaw.
That first attack was so fucking fast man
I think Donnys nickname was the master of disaster, seemed very apt here.
Tyson was just the bomb in his prime he couldn't be touched
Holy shit listen to the sound of that 1st punch.
yeah but you're forgetting something. tyson had a very unique fighting style. he had the peekaboo style and was very aggressive and fast and fought his opponents like they stole something from him. ali would not know how to handle that style, since it did not exist in his time. ali would very likely be overwhelmed by tyson. IF tyson danced around the ring like those other fighters, then ali woulld have a good chance of winning.
Peekaboo not unique. Floyd Patterson did it too.
@@hyzercreek I did too. It worked 100% all the time….. for the other fighter!
Ali fought, and beat Floyd Patterson, who was trained by Cus. He also used the peekaboo style, but wasn't as strong as Tyson. The Ali vs Tyson argument is fun, but the truth is, we'll never actually know. One thing for sure though, is that Ali was notorious for beating big punchers. He struggled with Frazier, but Frazier was a notoriously slow starter who would get stronger with each round. Tyson fought aggressively from the opening bell and would get weaker as the rounds went on. I could see it both ways, but I just don't think Ali could get knocked out.
@@MZ-zu7wk Ali did not have the peekaboo style that Tyson had. They both had very different styles of fighting for sure. Ali would dance around the ring a lot and jab, while Tyson fought his opponent like he stole something from him. I would put my money on Tyson because Ali never fought anyone with Tyson style and aggression and power. I think Tyson would overwhelm Ali as he did with all the other guys he knocked out.
@@onsenguy you read my comment wrong. I said Patterson had the peekaboo style and Ali beat him twice. Cus was training the peekaboo style to fighters long before Tyson is what I'm trying to say.
fucking hell that put gooose bumps all over me he was one hard bastard
Tyson Legacy...Enter arena, take your seat...open soda...put it on floor...reach down for another sip...TKO!!!...fight ovah!!!
When killing machine punches opponent gets deep sleep.
Tyson made *short* work of Long.
Its no matter The way i look at boxers is the best in his prime and Tyson would have beat anyone. He was the best i ever saw.
gotta edmit.. other dude was standing up right up .. every time... ballz
Tyson still working on his sartorial style at this point, he did well to switch to black shorts and those tassled shoes...?!!!
true, he never eat anyone of any note. came to prominence when heavy division was weak. how many big names has he beat?
Mike Tyson was a beast, you feel me?
im british and tyson was my favourite fighter growing up was the shear power and speed that scared me if tyson was 19 now he would be heavyweight champ not boreing klitschko who fights on guard all time
i think he had the most potential to go undefeated his entire career... but failed to do so because of the selfish people around him. to tell you the truth he was way more electrifying than ali, tyson's presence was just magnificent
And they height advantage, long range..wtf?? Muscles, speed, technic and sheer willpower. That seems the cocktail.
6 of 9 people knocked out in the first round, hear the commentator say ? Jeez
Smashed that cheesy grin off his face.
The guy was a literal criminal man!
Surprised some doo-doo didn’t drop out of that dude’s shorts after those shots
Imagine 190 lb Rocky Marciano in the ring with that. I wonder if Rocky could survive the first round? It's hard to imagine Rocky surviving this.
I am no Marciano fan but this kid Long was a cream puff.
@@babulah8447 True, Marciano had a much better defense and threw shorter sharper effective punches. Long was completely inaffective. One thing, Marciano would meet Mike in the middle of the ring live or die. It's possible Marciano could take Mike's onslaught and survive a few rounds. I would assume Mike would catch him at some point sending Rocky to the canvas.
@@joetube141 Mike would have had 20+ lbs of muscle advantage. Rocky was more evasive in his unorthodox style. Rocky's only hope would be to prolong the fight past the 9th or 10th round, in my view of it.
@@babulah8447 I don't think anybody has any disagreement with Mike Tyson having major advantage. Google says Mike Tyson's weight is 220 lbs which was his weight in some fights and Rocky Marciano's weight through Google shows 188 lbs. I think simply with those numbers we know the early round KO winner. Rocky may have fared much better than Marvis Frazier. Mike weighed 216 lbs for Frazier fight.
@135darlow
Like he destroyed Mitch Green, Jim Smith and Tucker? He didn't stop every opponent early on at all,
I like Long's Afro. Wish it could comeback in style.
Wlad is a good boxer and he fought great fighters too.
Ricky Hatton came up with that one I beleive.
Wait till Tyson fights Michael Spinks then he will get his ass kicked.
How could all the present day heavyweight champions have with all the troubles this guy took up to his then opponents, there would have been no way of surviving his explosive blows that always left his then victims crawling on the canvas, and looking for their mouth guards on the floor.
Amazing
Tyson is the little George Foreman
:16 the crane technique will not work here Donny Son 😂
Poor man ... for a billion dollar, I would never even speak badly to Myke Tyson :-)
Tyson Knocked the fluff out of Donnie Longs Afro.
Tyson vs Short
I can't even imagine how that punch musta felt at 0:06 O_O.
Anyone who knows anything about boxing knows Tyson at his best would have beaten Lewis . Even Lewis knows it . Tyson wasn't throwing any punches in his fight with Lewis but he kept going forward , prefering to get knocked out than taking the cowards way out and walking out . Tyson was awesome in his day, 19 first round knock-outs . Show me Lewis' record . Tyson was one of the greats for sure .
2nd knock down Long received at least 8 head shots in a matter of seconds!
Tyson doesn't even bother with a normal stance, just squares his feet up for maximum power.
tyson looks wild
at this night not even ali could have beat him.... look at the speed best boxer ever at 19-23 years of age
Fuck I'm 19...I'm glad we didn't go to school together...
You..know..those who try to pretend Tyson's boxing would be enough for MMA, guys look at 0:32 that's game over for anyone who don't know the ground game well. Mike Tyson Ali, Bruce Lee, anyone....
that one was stopped premature :-) 😅
@135darlow
No, said I'll give Vitali a rematch because he was ahead on all the cards and was only stopped on an injury, but he bitched out and retired from the game. Not a man of his word.
king of the ring
Even at this early age Tyson should have been given a much tougher opponent he was much more physically matured for his age.
@allanfr1961 I swear that you nabbed that off Ricky Hatton.