@Josh Traffanstedt It was a tough fight to watch, Holmes wasn't easy on himself for that one, either. I don't think either of them realized how bad off he was until they were in the ring-- Larry knew Ali well enough to know he'd have to kill Ali before he'd give up, so he made the best show of it he could without really trying to hurt him. Holmes had a lot of ring rust here-- but he didn't retire until he was 52. Foreman's walk to a title shot took 5 years, Larry did it in a year and a half. He doesn't always get the credit he should. Larry Holmes was a bad mf.
The last 30secs of this clip. From the call to the corners jumping in the ring. Complete pandemonium. You just don’t see this level of amazing chaos anymore. Sports before social media, and instant access to everything, was an epic part of our lives in a completely different way. Boxing, football, basketball, and even baseball (back then) in the 80s and 90s was bigger than life.
Agree 100%. And I still love sports today but there was a different appreciation back then. I remember staying up on Sunday nights to watch “George Michaels Sports Machine” because he always showed long clips and highlights of every single nfl game from that day. Way more highlights than your local news sports segment. Great memories.
If those sports are big to you imagine how big the worlds sport is. The champions league alone and some league games like El Classico get more views than any American sports
ArthurVandelay This version of Tyson would dismantle and eliminate Lewis and Holyfield on the same night. Don’t compare pre gaol Tyson and Post gaol Tyson. Holyfield did everything to stall and delay a Tyson heavyweight title fight in early 90’s. Instead defends it against Holmes and Cooper. An insult to boxing. Holyfield was not part of the conspiracy to take Mike out. But Mike was at this point in time with the right method of training, would’ve put Lewis on his knocked him down into next week. Lewis only claim to fame with Tyson is we where both fighters at same age and I beat him. Where was Lewis during mid 80’s. Yeah no where to be seen, instead he wanted to have another crack at Heavyweight Gold Medal in Seoul South Korea. What a noble piece of shit coward. He avoided this version of Mike at all cost. Mr Money so noble about a Gold Medal. That’s the biggest lie in history. He only emerged later on the 80’s hoping that he had developed enough skills to deal with a Rampaging Tyson. Tyson would’ve eaten him for breakfast if he implemented the fighting skills he did here with Larry Holmes. It was just convenient that Riddick Bowe and other soft cocks of boxing materialised after the systematic downfall of Tyson, which all began with damaging his training regime. But when old Tyson was coming back from Buster Douglas loss. Buster didn’t want a rematch and the only one with any balls was Ruddock. He thought he was capable. All the rest beat up on a washed up and mentally broken Tyson. Not a Tyson of this era in boxing.
After reading about Larry Holmes' career, I was both amazed, and choked-up by his amazing legacy. Holmes fought in 4 separate decades and retired at 52 with a 69-6 record! Larry Holmes' only loses were to some legendary champions, such as: Michael Spinks (2X), Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Oliver McCall, and Brian Nielson - All of which were TITLE fights!
@@howardkelly1246 that punch of earnie was much harder than this punch.. God knows how he got up from that one... He was passed out half way going down from that earnie punch. Woke up when his head hit the canvas
You can actually see the swelling on his left temple, the punch landed on almost the most delicate part of the temple and the swelling appeared almost immediately, that too visible even with 80's videos recording!!! Larry Holmes was much maligned for his fight with Ali, although I don't understand why so... It was Ali who was in no shape to fight yet he went ahead with it. And then again, one can see Holmes desperately hoping for someone to stop the fight so that he didn't have to keep hurting him, the only other choice he was left with was to throw the fight!
Other than Holyfield, Holmes took some of Tyson's best shots and hung in there at 38. Even though, he was eventually knocked out that man has an amazing heart.
@@jacobjorgenson9285 how so? He cries when he thinks about the man he was. Full of rage and ego. If he had the introspective mentality then that he has now he would have been unstoppable later in his career. It wasn't his stamina that failed, it was all a lack of patience.
I'm not really sure what you mean by that.. Tyson had a fast powerful ferocious fighting style that was only gonna work for a young fighter.. It's not like he was a 6'5 Lenox Lewis where he could just hide behind his reach and wait for the right oppurtinites to throw.. Nor was Tyson a one punch knockout guy like Foreman where he could just walk around the ring taking a million shots to the head with the hopes of getting a lucky shot in to end the fight.. Regardless of what Tyson did or who was Training him his style would never work effectively beyond the age of 30-32..
Great display of Tyson at his best. Worth noting that this announcer did a superb job. He had an appreciation for what Larry had accomplished and a sense of history. Excellent fight and equally great commentary.
Someone should have asked Ali .. get him for what ? him and Don King are the one's who pressured Holmes to take the fight . Then Ali taunted Holmes nonstop . Then wonders why he got beat up .. not too mention the guy knew he shouldn't have been fighting with his illness . It's his fault he got beat up by Holmes .
I've always been Mike Tyson's fan. He was devastating, a beating machine. Here in Brazil the fights were at dawn and I set the alarm to wake me up in the middle of the night to see your struggles that used to last on average 3 to 4 rounds because he was a machine to beat. It was fantastic this time of great fighter Mike Tyson.
Nasci em 97, então não vivi essa época de ouro do boxe. Mas em julho o iron Mike vai enfrentar o Jake Paul e essa vai ser uma luta que vou fazer questão de ver
We also must recognize Holme's courage and heart, because i felt he already knew, in that moment,he coudn't beat Mike,but even so he gave all he had left and also held on Mike's devastating punches pretty well
Holmes was a great champion. He didnt have long to prepare forvthis fight and came out of retirement for it. It would have been a totally different fight if he was ten years younger. Not saying he would have won though.
At this stage in Mike Tyson's career, I do not think any fighter in the history of boxing would have beaten him, the foot work, the accuracy of his punches, the vicious body shots, the head movement etc was just awesome.
I always fancied foreman over him . I think holyfield might had had his number and possibly Frazier ,but before his time I doubt anyone else would stand a chance
stephen macdonald Foreman just overpowered other boxers especially the smaller guys. Frazier was a prime example. I think Tyson knew that, and even an older Foreman was still a threat.
Foreman was very slow and had no defense, Tyson was very fast and very technical to compare him with Frazier.... Ali was all talent but always left his face exposed to all kinds of punishment and I think he never faced a guy like Tyson who hit so hard and so fast... Foreman could not even with guys who had glass jaws like Alex Stewart and still claimed to fight with Tyson, oh Lord what a joke
One thing you can say. Holmes didn’t quit. He literally went until he couldn’t go anymore. Warrior. And heart. A toughness that doesn’t exist anymore these days. 🙏🏼
A 38 year old Holmes had no business being in the ring against a 22 year old KILLER in Mike Tyson at the time. I'm glad Holmes was ok after the fight but he took some tremendous punishment. That knockout was BRUTAL!!
Exactly and you can say a 38 year old Ali had no business being in the ring with a prime Larry Holmes 8 years earlier. Tyson went at Holmes like that for revenge for what Holmes did Ali. That’s the sad thing about most of these great boxers. They stay in the ring to long.
Larry didnt want it but after hearing there was 5 million US $ in that fight he suddenly asked,"Where is Mike Tyson?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Man really knows how to get easy money.
To all you Millennials out there that don't know anything about boxing but Floyd Mayweather Jr. This is when boxing was at its most exciting. No disrespect of Floyd Mayweather Jr it's just that he didn't bring this kind of excitement nor did a lot of other Fighters and I'm talking about the great ones. Mike Tyson was special because he really used to destroy his opponents with speed and power and incredible boxing skill and aggression. A lot of people only remember Mike Tyson for biting Evander Holyfield's ear's off and that's sad that they only remember him for that or his losses when he was at the lowest points of his life. But let me tell you something, I was there living through these times and Mike Tyson represented these hard times in the eighties and nineties in Brooklyn New York. He represented us, that's why we love him so much and everyone around the country he represented them too because of their hardships. This was a beautiful time bc of Mike, during a time when it was kind of dark and the crack era was crazy in New York City and around the country and Mike came from Brownsville Brooklyn causing destruction throughout the whole world and exciting a lot of people and making us feel good when times were kind of rough for us. Mike Tyson the youngest heavyweight champ of the world. Salute!
Floyd Mayweather Jr, especially back in the day when he fought Gatti like you mentioned was one of if not THE greatest boxer ever. I can't think of anybody at that time and at that weight who could have lived with him.
Larry Holmes has always been my favorite fighter I used to save my allowance every week to order VHS tapes of his fights to watch and try and emulate his amazing Jab. His jab was just a thing of beauty plus he had a will to win, even when Shavers dropped him with one of the hardest clean shots I’ve ever seen he got up and won!!!! Absolute Legend!
Larry looked like a very old 38. He looked closer to 50. I never really watched Holmes fight but I just went back and watched him in his prime against many opponents. A completely different fighter than you see in this video. His hand speed was quite impressive for a big man. I don't know if he would have ever beaten Tyson in his prime but the fight would have been a hell of a lot closer than this one was.
@@billking1751 Holmes fight scared for the first 3 rounds, he didn't want to box and the moment he decided to box Tyson, he got caught. Joe Frazier said Tyson was a sniper. He knew how to use his speed advantage to close the distance and put himself in a position where he can hit and not be hit. He slowly abandoned that style after he parted ways with Kevin Rooney. He turned into a slugger
@@dylanlanzuela7305 Yes, i agree on that, all the way. And i also think age, and that time away from the game, were also big factors in this. When the fight was made i automatically thought, bad idea, because by 1983, Holmes was already showing signs of age, and some wear and tear. That was obvious in the Tim Witherspoon fight, even more so when he fought another descent heavyweight in Carl Williams. So i thought this fight proved, nothing, if anything. it showed even more, that Holmes glory days were pretty much behind him, in terms of ever regaining a championship belt, back, and being on that level, again.
@@billking1751 plus the fact that he hadn’t fought nor trained for two years and had I believe 12 weeks of training - if that, which isn’t enough when you’ve been inactive for that long and when you’re that age and declining anyway. Don’t get me wrong, even with enough time to train and get his timing back and all that, the best Larry Holmes we were ever going to get was the one who fought Spinks in the second fight where he struggled with a smaller guy regardless of whether you think he won that fight or not, that version of Homes wasn’t going to cut it against a young killer like Tyson. Best he could have hoped for would have been losing by a lopsided decision
What I like is the way Tyson's trainer pulled him away from the mad ring while Holmes was on the floor. No running over to try and show any fake concern for Holmes...love it.
A true boxing fan can easily get that. Mike had a purpose in that particular fight. Just look at the quick feet movement he made at the start of every round as the bell rang. The way he jumped towards Larry clearly showed that he had set a target in his mind. That was to finish Larry that too very badly. I mean we all know someone asked Tyson to get Larry for him. 🐐 💀
Look at Mike's patience. Compare that to the no-defense psychopath we saw in the 90s. The more time that passed between Tyson and Cus DaMotto's death the less of a boxer and professional athlete he became. A sad story. A great champion that could've been the greatest, IMHO.
The problem yes was losing Gus, Jacobs, Cayton & Rooney. But no one including Tyson knew how he'd take getting rocked. Then Buster happened, followed by Holyfield 2x and after that he was shot!
He was done well before Buster and Holyfield. Once he got rid of Rooney, it was over. The first fight he had after firing Rooney was Bruno. And Bruno clocked Tyson in the very first round. You could tell the difference right away. Tyson abandoned the one guy who knew how to train him and that cost him dearly. Don King destroyed what could have been the greatest heavyweight champion ever..
This sportcaster is incredible , the images with his voice behind give you an excellent feeling of what happens on the ring and what to say about the last 30 sec ….. a complete KO !!!
The fight 34 years ago... Now December 2022... Mike Tyson the legend... As soon as Mike hangs up his boxing gloves to retire... As if the aura of heavyweight boxing had disappeared, everything became normal 👍
@@destinynewlife1866 Ali also said this would happen if Tyson could catch him but no. Ali was still too fast and agile that's what Ali said in the interview
@@boxeolocopunch762 1 year and 9 months. but that could work to a fighter's advantage too, cause they could be fresher and rested(and not worked to death)
@Jonathan 38, but people forget he had retired after his double loss to Spinks. Don King gave him 3 million to come out of retirement to fight a prime Mike Tyson. He retired again after the fight until 41, where he had a more successful comeback.
Sempre fui fã de Mike Tyson. Ele era devastador, uma máquina de bater. Aqui no Brasil as lutas eram de madrugada e eu colocava o despertador para me acordar no meio da noite para ver tuas lutas que costumavam a durar em média 3 a 4 rounds porque ele era uma máquina de bater. Foi fantástica essa época do grande lutador Mike Tyson.
This was in the days before Mike degenerated into an ordinary headhunter. The way he steps with Larry to corner him...beautifuyl, like a machine. You knew that it was only a matter of time. And I say this with no disrespect to Holmes. At this point in his career, Larry's legs were gone and the reflexes had slowed. We all knew that left hook was gonna take his head off. In his prime, he had the best jab the world had ever seen.
Phil Thompson mike was trained to beat larry holmes since he was 12. mike used to talk for hours with cus on how to beat larry. it would be a great fight but i dont think larry could keep up with mikes intesity
casanovalegend yeh you're right there if Holmes was 15 years younger it would have been a good fight.......you hear them say donald trump was there lol
Larry Holmes would have met a Mexican firing squad if the money was right. One of the great fighters at his peak and never gets his dues because he wanted to fight on when old and flabby. Shouldn't have been allowed really.
@@Leon-cd1iyI would my man. Yes there has been more viscous shots hit by other great fighters, but this was before microphones were picking up the noise from ringside action.The impact of that right hand was something special.
Larry was Mohammad Ali's sparring partner and you would find a lot of things Larry incorporated in his arsenal that he leaned from Ali . From clinching to his left jab to sticking and moving to mark with left and strike with a cross. All these tactics that he uses have a stark resemblance to how Ali uses to do these
@@augustalexander2647 Larry tried to get the ref to stop the fight but the ref wouldn't budge. When it was all over Larry went to Ali's dressing room and hugged him.
I still after all of these years. Mike was the baddest dude on the planet for quite some time. He's still an awesome person in 2023. This was history...he made it through sheer will.
Very interesting fight! Larry did everything absolutely right, having such experience in boxing, kept Mike at a distance all the time, trying to meet him with jabs. And when Tyson still broke through to a favorable close distance for himself, Holmes immediately tied him in the clinch. But in the end he got tired and showed inattention. How else could one miss Mike's straightforward attack? And that settled everything.
Times immemorial there has been era of every champion and every dog. Mike sir has his own reighn in and outside the rings in the heart of PPL all around the world. Time has different and varied phases where one psyche elevates and makes one to fall. But Mike Sir has been a Landmark in many ways. Hats Off 📴 sir
Even though you know who wins this fight... you can't help but to feel sentimental about Larry. I was a teenager when he was in his prime, and grew up with his 6-loss career. As much as we all knew, back then, that Mike was gonna take him down... it's tough to watch a former champion have to make his exit like that. Then again... Mike was like Clubber Lang. God damn!
@@imagineumnomefoda500 Even if - you simply dont hurt an obvious ill person. When you do, what does it tell you about his character? Ali would never keep beating an ill person when a referee would ignored him. Ali simply would have stopped hitting him.
@@tombo3689Well in Larry's defense, he felt pretty bad for what he did and he was just doing what he needed to do. You can't really ask a Boxer to not fight.
@Man E Mr. J holyfeild couldnt even knock a fat larry holmes off his feet and holmes had a deatached retnia stop evwryone knows tyson wouldve killed holyfeild at this time
Mr Mike Tyson and Mr Kevin Rooney, i salute you for this performance. It is a boxing masterclass that will be remembered in decades if not centuries to come. The commentary by Mr Sheridan is also a masterclass. If one listens carefully, Mr Sheridan’s voice changes dramatically upon the first knockdown, and it remains at that level. It is commentary at its finest. Should the viewer close their eyes, they are not left in any doubt that Mr Holmes is in mortal danger. Thank you for this masterpiece gentlemen, and thank you to the greatest boxing trainer to have graced the boxing art, Mr Cus D’amato (R.I.P).
I was nine when i watched this fight with my dad. He was a huge Larry Holmes fan. I remember him being so mad after this fight. He couldnt say Holmes got robbed in this one😂
tyson's power was insane...he was a small heavyweight, and mostly punched above his shoulder level as opponents were taller. imagine the power he lost punching upwards against gravity.
I agree but it was actually an advantage I always thought the same thing with them being taller I always asked my dad if it was true that being taller is better in a fight then he told me no its actually n advantage to be shorter, Tyson said it was his biggest advantage as he had alot of leverage, he didn't use all of his energy I his arms when he punched it was technique he used his hips legs as well as his punching power, also the momentum of dodging his opponents, so me hearing that actually made me more confident about my height I stand at 5'9 and still got a small gap of growth left hopefully :) funny enough my dad is the exact same height as Tyson lmao 5'11 3/4th
Respect for Holmes the fact that he didn't give up and went all the way is called a true fighter. And Mike great win I knew it! You did it for Ali and you did it he is proud of you.... RIP Ali.
roseforyoubabe you are a dreamer. he wasn't nearly as fast as Mike and he didn't have the defensive skills Mike had. Although he turned out to be an ear biting joke, in his prime he was arguably one of the best ever. No one had the combination of speed,. power, and defensive skills that Mike had.
I hear oldschool boxing fans cry about Mike being overhyped all the time. Sure his record was nothing special. Sure he fought a bunch of scrubs. Sure he eventually tapered off to be a washed up former shadow of himself, but what great boxers don't eventually wash up? Mike hit a point in his career when he had the best guidance he could get, the best training, the best peak physical conditioning.. he was unstoppable. Maybe Ali could have danced 12 rounds with him but Ali would have left the fight more fucked up than playing rope a dope with Foreman.
Later in his old days, when asked what was the biggest achievement he has ever had, Holmes usually answers: "I survived 4 rounds with a prime Tyson."
Really? He never gives tyson credit
He was old and very washed up by then.
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@@clydeb7713 Yup, 38 and a shadow of his former self.
@@clydeb7713 38 isn't old, lol.
I love Tysons side of the story to this one. Right before the fight Ali walked up to him and said "Get him for me"
1:19
Awesome moment
Mike told ali he was "going to get him", when he gets big after ali lost to Holmes.🗣️💯😤
Larry's version is pretty funny too. "Oh shit!"
@Josh Traffanstedt It was a tough fight to watch, Holmes wasn't easy on himself for that one, either. I don't think either of them realized how bad off he was until they were in the ring-- Larry knew Ali well enough to know he'd have to kill Ali before he'd give up, so he made the best show of it he could without really trying to hurt him. Holmes had a lot of ring rust here-- but he didn't retire until he was 52. Foreman's walk to a title shot took 5 years, Larry did it in a year and a half.
He doesn't always get the credit he should. Larry Holmes was a bad mf.
Tyson is so aggressive and patient at the same time, a true warrior.
Too bad for Larry Holmes.
1:18 the infamous “Get him for me” moment. Rip Ali🙏🏾
They head nod is crazy coming from Mike! He just had the knockout killer energy 😂
"Yetth thirr.... Thay lethh"
Rip❤
Thanks, came for this, but stayed for the whole fight!!
he ignored trump lmfao
God I miss hearing that “the undefeated, uuuundisputed, heavyweight champion of the woooooorld…IRON…MIKE…TYYSOOOON!” Still gives me goose bumps!
Me too these days we have a bunch of bums avoiding fights ....
@@montyrayza7220 Didn’t Tyson avoid Foreman?
@@dylanmulroe9978 they avoided eachother as far as i know, that fight wouldve been insane though
@@montyrayza7220Seemed buums cause he was a phenom.
same here
The last 30secs of this clip. From the call to the corners jumping in the ring. Complete pandemonium. You just don’t see this level of amazing chaos anymore. Sports before social media, and instant access to everything, was an epic part of our lives in a completely different way. Boxing, football, basketball, and even baseball (back then) in the 80s and 90s was bigger than life.
Couldn’t have said what I feel better👌🏼
Agree 100%. And I still love sports today but there was a different appreciation back then. I remember staying up on Sunday nights to watch “George Michaels Sports Machine” because he always showed long clips and highlights of every single nfl game from that day. Way more highlights than your local news sports segment. Great memories.
If those sports are big to you imagine how big the worlds sport is. The champions league alone and some league games like El Classico get more views than any American sports
Fight would have been stopped earlier if it was today.
Correct the commentary the excitement epic
Love him or hate him, Tyson was the real deal. He wasn't about putting on a show, he was about domination and destruction.
His styles was meant to put on a show, Cus designed it that way. Exiting and effective, you can't go wrong.
I agree..he was incredible. But which great fighters did he beat? Larry was washed up here. Holyfield and Lewis both took care of Mike.
ArthurVandelay This version of Tyson would dismantle and eliminate Lewis and Holyfield on the same night. Don’t compare pre gaol Tyson and Post gaol Tyson. Holyfield did everything to stall and delay a Tyson heavyweight title fight in early 90’s. Instead defends it against Holmes and Cooper. An insult to boxing. Holyfield was not part of the conspiracy to take Mike out. But Mike was at this point in time with the right method of training, would’ve put Lewis on his knocked him down into next week. Lewis only claim to fame with Tyson is we where both fighters at same age and I beat him. Where was Lewis during mid 80’s. Yeah no where to be seen, instead he wanted to have another crack at Heavyweight Gold Medal in Seoul South Korea. What a noble piece of shit coward. He avoided this version of Mike at all cost. Mr Money so noble about a Gold Medal. That’s the biggest lie in history. He only emerged later on the 80’s hoping that he had developed enough skills to deal with a Rampaging Tyson. Tyson would’ve eaten him for breakfast if he implemented the fighting skills he did here with Larry Holmes. It was just convenient that Riddick Bowe and other soft cocks of boxing materialised after the systematic downfall of Tyson, which all began with damaging his training regime. But when old Tyson was coming back from Buster Douglas loss. Buster didn’t want a rematch and the only one with any balls was Ruddock. He thought he was capable. All the rest beat up on a washed up and mentally broken Tyson. Not a Tyson of this era in boxing.
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@@clubberlang589 Well said !
After reading about Larry Holmes' career, I was both amazed, and choked-up by his amazing legacy. Holmes fought in 4 separate decades and retired at 52 with a 69-6 record! Larry Holmes' only loses were to some legendary champions, such as: Michael Spinks (2X), Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Oliver McCall, and Brian Nielson - All of which were TITLE fights!
Larry was also a fine human being, a sensitive man,
Holmes vs. Butterbean
Ohok year tison
gunslingerfire all washed up tired men Larry was not liked at all boring arrogant
And he was way better than McCall and Nielsen in his prime
Ali : Get him for me.
Tyson : Consider it done.
16:44 was a brutal right hand by the champ. How Holmes got up is beyond me. It doesn’t get more solid contact than that. WOW!!!
it was a suzie Q..
16:42
@@howardkelly1246 that punch of earnie was much harder than this punch.. God knows how he got up from that one... He was passed out half way going down from that earnie punch. Woke up when his head hit the canvas
You can actually see the swelling on his left temple, the punch landed on almost the most delicate part of the temple and the swelling appeared almost immediately, that too visible even with 80's videos recording!!!
Larry Holmes was much maligned for his fight with Ali, although I don't understand why so... It was Ali who was in no shape to fight yet he went ahead with it. And then again, one can see Holmes desperately hoping for someone to stop the fight so that he didn't have to keep hurting him, the only other choice he was left with was to throw the fight!
The beating he took from the following eight count all the way out was legendary. The only thing keeping him up at that point was heart and balls
Tyson’s head movement and footwork during this era were amazing. Prime Mike Tyson was a force of nature.
He was unbelievable. I don't care what anyone says, boxing never saw, or will see, another fighter quite like Mike Tyson.
@@squigglyline2813facts everything was on point … shows you how to get in and setup against taller fighters
Prime mike tyson vs prime heavyweights now 💀
Can we all take a moment and appreciate how good the ref was
Donald trump looked young in here too
Oh yeah the referee was awesome. I watched the fight to see the referee
Impecable árbitro excelente trabajo.
“breakoutclean breakoutclean” 😂
Cortez is a goated ref
Other than Holyfield, Holmes took some of Tyson's best shots and hung in there at 38. Even though, he was eventually knocked out that man has an amazing heart.
It was also his only knockout of his career. Both a testament to Holmes' chin and Mike's power.
Holyfield didn’t take Tysons best shots. Tyson was messed up mentally and a shell of himself when he fought Holyfield.
He was 38 not 60 lol
Tyson worked the body very well in the first 3...never liked either fighter, Homes less...
@@HouseOfHockey14 Tyson was 25-1 favorite over 34 year Holyfield and got his ass kicked, twice
If Mike had this kind of patience later in his career he would have been unstoppable.
Hmmm you are right
It would also help if he wasn’t coked up
Considering how he is today, his boxing career has been perfect .
@@jacobjorgenson9285 how so? He cries when he thinks about the man he was. Full of rage and ego. If he had the introspective mentality then that he has now he would have been unstoppable later in his career. It wasn't his stamina that failed, it was all a lack of patience.
I'm not really sure what you mean by that.. Tyson had a fast powerful ferocious fighting style that was only gonna work for a young fighter.. It's not like he was a 6'5 Lenox Lewis where he could just hide behind his reach and wait for the right oppurtinites to throw.. Nor was Tyson a one punch knockout guy like Foreman where he could just walk around the ring taking a million shots to the head with the hopes of getting a lucky shot in to end the fight.. Regardless of what Tyson did or who was Training him his style would never work effectively beyond the age of 30-32..
Who is here after
JAke Paul vs Mike Tyson?
Just revisiting best of our legend
Jake paul would crush this tyson too. I've never seen anyone fight like jake
Mike's stamina was so good back then. He could bring his pace round after round.
It’s embarrassing Jake couldn’t knock out an old man.
@@MrEAW56 5/10 ragebait
@@MrEAW56😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Great display of Tyson at his best. Worth noting that this announcer did a superb job. He had an appreciation for what Larry had accomplished and a sense of history. Excellent fight and equally great commentary.
Col. Bob Sheridan is one of the greatest-announcers in history.
Tyson was already declining here
Tyson was already declining here
@@crabb9966 I wouldn’t say declining… not training properly and wrestling for 14 minutes
@@D2Kprime MR. bs
Head movement, jabs, patience, explosiveness mixed with speed + power!
This is the Iron Mike I like.
Yes
Gotta revisit this after the Paul fight.
Tyson was and still is a true champ.
man this the same thing as tyson vs paul mike 21 in this fight and larry 38 i think
Yep 😂
@@ilikebirds9595that's 17 years of difference, not 31 like in Tyson/Paul
Yes ❤
1:19 Ali walked over and whispered “get him for me.” Mike literally could not lose after that.
I really don't think prime Mike Tyson was losing to 38 year old Larry Holmes no matter what it was that Ali said to him haha.
Someone should have asked Ali .. get him for what ? him and Don King are the one's who pressured Holmes to take the fight . Then Ali taunted Holmes nonstop . Then wonders why he got beat up .. not too mention the guy knew he shouldn't have been fighting with his illness . It's his fault he got beat up by Holmes .
It's Holmes fault he got beat up by Tyson ‼️He should of sat his old behind down somewhere ‼️😂😂
That first knock down, wow. Devastating on every level.
I love me a black man,I'm Sarah by the way ❣️
@@sarahlyon7579 what
You can see him tighten his gloves and grip right before the vicious right
@@saadhistory can you drop me your mail ?
@@sarahlyon7579 this ain't tinder girl....go find your fuck doll anywhere else
Ultimate respect to Larry for that fight at the end. Two legends of boxing
Nah fuck this guy. Fought tryhard an ill Ali and talking shit like „i was going easy on him“. He deserve to be get smashed like this
I've always been Mike Tyson's fan. He was devastating, a beating machine. Here in Brazil the fights were at dawn and I set the alarm to wake me up in the middle of the night to see your struggles that used to last on average 3 to 4 rounds because he was a machine to beat. It was fantastic this time of great fighter Mike Tyson.
Nasci em 97, então não vivi essa época de ouro do boxe. Mas em julho o iron Mike vai enfrentar o Jake Paul e essa vai ser uma luta que vou fazer questão de ver
We also must recognize Holme's courage and heart, because i felt he already knew, in that moment,he coudn't beat Mike,but even so he gave all he had left and also held on Mike's devastating punches pretty well
"Even when I know I'm going to lose, ill make them Work For it"
Holmes make 5 million for this fight
Holmes was a great champion. He didnt have long to prepare forvthis fight and came out of retirement for it. It would have been a totally different fight if he was ten years younger. Not saying he would have won though.
Forget that. He fought Ali knowing he shouldn’t have. Punished him. Tyson took that personal
@@antoman4480 If he had time to prepare he would've been much better i mean he almost beat Evander Holyfield like a year later.
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I am the big fan of Muhammad Ali and Mike tyson
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At this stage in Mike Tyson's career, I do not think any fighter in the history of boxing would have beaten him, the foot work, the accuracy of his punches, the vicious body shots, the head movement etc was just awesome.
That's very possible. Toe to toe, Mike would out-punch most guys. Ali in his heyday would have the best chance though.
I always fancied foreman over him . I think holyfield might had had his number and possibly Frazier ,but before his time I doubt anyone else would stand a chance
stephen macdonald Foreman just overpowered other boxers especially the smaller guys. Frazier was a prime example. I think Tyson knew that, and even an older Foreman was still a threat.
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Foreman was very slow and had no defense, Tyson was very fast and very technical to compare him with Frazier.... Ali was all talent but always left his face exposed to all kinds of punishment and I think he never faced a guy like Tyson who hit so hard and so fast... Foreman could not even with guys who had glass jaws like Alex Stewart and still claimed to fight with Tyson, oh Lord what a joke
8:14 Tyson's jab oh my lord
So brutal.. fast and powerful
I thought i missed it cuz it was sooo fast
Tyson jabs very very veryy underrated
I heard the right hand didnt see it tho loll
One thing you can say. Holmes didn’t quit. He literally went until he couldn’t go anymore. Warrior. And heart. A toughness that doesn’t exist anymore these days. 🙏🏼
"You can't get too cute with this guy"- Understatement of the Century! LOL
A few seconds later... Mike starts to unravel him... Don't goad the monster.
strong ass creatures
The most beautiful thing in the world is a man who keeps what he promised!
The greatest of my time!!!
After Iron Mike, Holyfield and Lenox Lewis the Heavyweight division probably never will be the same..
Klitschko brothers were 109-7 with 94 kayos. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER SET OF FIGHTERS LIKE THEM.
A 38 year old Holmes had no business being in the ring against a 22 year old KILLER in Mike Tyson at the time. I'm glad Holmes was ok after the fight but he took some tremendous punishment. That knockout was BRUTAL!!
Exactly and you can say a 38 year old Ali had no business being in the ring with a prime Larry Holmes 8 years earlier. Tyson went at Holmes like that for revenge for what Holmes did Ali. That’s the sad thing about most of these great boxers. They stay in the ring to long.
Larry didnt want it but after hearing there was 5 million US $ in that fight he suddenly asked,"Where is Mike Tyson?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Man really knows how to get easy money.
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I don't think 38 is old , I'm 48 and I'm not scared of any 22 yrs old..lol
@@davesilva75bro this is boxing. An 38 year old retired accomplished boxer will always to a young hungry fighter unless you are floyd
To all you Millennials out there that don't know anything about boxing but Floyd Mayweather Jr. This is when boxing was at its most exciting. No disrespect of Floyd Mayweather Jr it's just that he didn't bring this kind of excitement nor did a lot of other Fighters and I'm talking about the great ones. Mike Tyson was special because he really used to destroy his opponents with speed and power and incredible boxing skill and aggression. A lot of people only remember Mike Tyson for biting Evander Holyfield's ear's off and that's sad that they only remember him for that or his losses when he was at the lowest points of his life. But let me tell you something, I was there living through these times and Mike Tyson represented these hard times in the eighties and nineties in Brooklyn New York. He represented us, that's why we love him so much and everyone around the country he represented them too because of their hardships. This was a beautiful time bc of Mike, during a time when it was kind of dark and the crack era was crazy in New York City and around the country and Mike came from Brownsville Brooklyn causing destruction throughout the whole world and exciting a lot of people and making us feel good when times were kind of rough for us. Mike Tyson the youngest heavyweight champ of the world. Salute!
BreuckelensFinest love your passion!
He was, under Cus.
Floyd was magnificent in another way: watch Mayweather v Gatti.
Floyd Mayweather Jr, especially back in the day when he fought Gatti like you mentioned was one of if not THE greatest boxer ever. I can't think of anybody at that time and at that weight who could have lived with him.
Well said educationally. BraVO
Wow! Enjoying again at the age of 73 on Friday, August 2, 2024! Remembering the good old days!😂😂😂
1:19 " Remember your promise, Mike ?!"
18:19 "Come this way, Mike. I think Ali wanna say thanks!"
Larry Holmes has always been my favorite fighter I used to save my allowance every week to order VHS tapes of his fights to watch and try and emulate his amazing Jab. His jab was just a thing of beauty plus he had a will to win, even when Shavers dropped him with one of the hardest clean shots I’ve ever seen he got up and won!!!! Absolute Legend!
Watching this after the Jake Paul fight cause I wanted to see the champ shine again
man i thought Holmes was dead after that 3rd ko. Jesus.but have to give Holmes a lot of credit for not giving up
Larry looked like a very old 38. He looked closer to 50. I never really watched Holmes fight but I just went back and watched him in his prime against many opponents. A completely different fighter than you see in this video. His hand speed was quite impressive for a big man. I don't know if he would have ever beaten Tyson in his prime but the fight would have been a hell of a lot closer than this one was.
Yeah he should have never came for Tyson. And it's obvious he didn't train as hard as he once could.
@@billking1751 Holmes fight scared for the first 3 rounds, he didn't want to box and the moment he decided to box Tyson, he got caught.
Joe Frazier said Tyson was a sniper. He knew how to use his speed advantage to close the distance and put himself in a position where he can hit and not be hit.
He slowly abandoned that style after he parted ways with Kevin Rooney. He turned into a slugger
@@dylanlanzuela7305 Yes, i agree on that, all the way. And i also think age, and that time away from the game, were also big factors in this.
When the fight was made i automatically thought, bad idea, because by 1983, Holmes was already showing signs of age, and some wear and tear. That was obvious in the Tim Witherspoon fight, even more so when he fought another descent heavyweight in Carl Williams. So i thought this fight proved, nothing, if anything. it showed even more, that Holmes glory days were pretty much behind him, in terms of ever regaining a championship belt, back, and being on that level, again.
@@billking1751 plus the fact that he hadn’t fought nor trained for two years and had I believe 12 weeks of training - if that, which isn’t enough when you’ve been inactive for that long and when you’re that age and declining anyway.
Don’t get me wrong, even with enough time to train and get his timing back and all that, the best Larry Holmes we were ever going to get was the one who fought Spinks in the second fight where he struggled with a smaller guy regardless of whether you think he won that fight or not, that version of Homes wasn’t going to cut it against a young killer like Tyson. Best he could have hoped for would have been losing by a lopsided decision
@@coda700 Very, very well said. I couldn't have said it better.
You can see how the champ change his mindset just with the correct words, that "get him" was all he needed to go war
Ali said to Tyson "get him for me." 1:20 LOL
No one ever took that many punches from Tyson back then and didn't fall...Props to Holmes for trying everything he could to survive that last round.
Lol mitch green did
Not to mention he was 38 and Mike was only 22
@Putri-nl2gg Jake Paul is 27 years younger than Mike Tyson, and a fight could happen soon between them.
@@Danny-eh9wf Mitch took more on the street 🤣
1:21 Mohammed Ali: get him for me 🤝
Mike Tyson: aight I gotchu
What I like is the way Tyson's trainer pulled him away from the mad ring while Holmes was on the floor.
No running over to try and show any fake concern for Holmes...love it.
This fight was all about revenge for Mike, and he got it. I love that Ali was able to be there and witness it.
And then Lennox Lewis did the same to Mike.
A true boxing fan can easily get that. Mike had a purpose in that particular fight. Just look at the quick feet movement he made at the start of every round as the bell rang. The way he jumped towards Larry clearly showed that he had set a target in his mind. That was to finish Larry that too very badly. I mean we all know someone asked Tyson to get Larry for him. 🐐 💀
Man. That was an amazing ending. Huge heart by Holmes.
Holmes is a pos and a disgrace to that division
Saying that at 35 is to old to fight is funny cuz Mike fought yesterday at 58 against a 27 year old 😂
IRON MAN MIKE TYSON who’s still watching this masterpiece 2023 😅
MIKE WAS LIKE DON'T WORRY ALI I'LL BUST HIM UP REAL GOOD FOR YA! - TYSON VOICE
Look at Mike's patience. Compare that to the no-defense psychopath we saw in the 90s. The more time that passed between Tyson and Cus DaMotto's death the less of a boxer and professional athlete he became. A sad story. A great champion that could've been the greatest, IMHO.
Candy Banks facts!
Rubbish, it was parting with Kevin Rooney that ruined Mike.
The problem yes was losing Gus, Jacobs, Cayton & Rooney. But no one including Tyson knew how he'd take getting rocked. Then Buster happened, followed by Holyfield 2x and after that he was shot!
He was done well before Buster and Holyfield. Once he got rid of Rooney, it was over. The first fight he had after firing Rooney was Bruno. And Bruno clocked Tyson in the very first round. You could tell the difference right away. Tyson abandoned the one guy who knew how to train him and that cost him dearly. Don King destroyed what could have been the greatest heavyweight champion ever..
Ditto. He could have been the greatest...the guy was a killing machine in the ring.
So many icons in one ring together. Tyson, Ali, Trump, Michael Buffer, Don King
I must admire Holmes courage after all these huge hits !phenomenal !
The commentator did a great job giving respect to both fighters.
This sportcaster is incredible , the images with his voice behind give you an excellent feeling of what happens on the ring and what to say about the last 30 sec ….. a complete KO !!!
You can even tell the moment when Ali says “Get him for me” when shaking Tyson’s hand. Tyson nods as if to say “I’ve got you, champ.”
Daddy and son
The fight 34 years ago... Now December 2022... Mike Tyson the legend... As soon as Mike hangs up his boxing gloves to retire... As if the aura of heavyweight boxing had disappeared, everything became normal 👍
This legend will not be repeated in History
That was a real KO. Holmes was flat on his back wit no arm movement. I want to see more KOs like this in todays sport
0:15 Donal Trump.... Bruh is everywhere ✨
Yea he is a billionaire why wouldn’t he be
Whos here after jake paul/tyson match
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Imagine jake fight this tyson ☠️
Ali in his prime vs Tyson in his prime! Greatest fight of all time!!!
Ali himself confess tyson would knock dowm him .
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Ali also said this would happen if Tyson could catch him but no. Ali was still too fast and agile
that's what Ali said in the interview
The fight would basically be Speed vs Strength
Respect to Larry he took a beating from the most ferocious puncher of boxing n kept getting up..."showed tremendous heart"..respect To a legend
Larry finally gets to feel what Ali felt in the fight against larry Holmes.
😂👍 exactly tit 4 tat is a fair game
I loved this fight because Larry Holmes was talking so much s*** about how he was going to win and Tyson flat-out knock him the f*** out
@@jaydouglas8845 yes and two years without fighting
U gotta do what u gotta do to sale a fight
@@boxeolocopunch762 1 year and 9 months. but that could work to a fighter's advantage too, cause they could be fresher and rested(and not worked to death)
@Jonathan 38, but people forget he had retired after his double loss to Spinks. Don King gave him 3 million to come out of retirement to fight a prime Mike Tyson. He retired again after the fight until 41, where he had a more successful comeback.
William Scott Who cares arse hole 💁🏿♂️
Sempre fui fã de Mike Tyson. Ele era devastador, uma máquina de bater. Aqui no Brasil as lutas eram de madrugada e eu colocava o despertador para me acordar no meio da noite para ver tuas lutas que costumavam a durar em média 3 a 4 rounds porque ele era uma máquina de bater. Foi fantástica essa época do grande lutador Mike Tyson.
Gotta be one of the most brutal KOs in boxing
This was in the days before Mike degenerated into an ordinary headhunter. The way he steps with Larry to corner him...beautifuyl, like a machine. You knew that it was only a matter of time. And I say this with no disrespect to Holmes. At this point in his career, Larry's legs were gone and the reflexes had slowed. We all knew that left hook was gonna take his head off. In his prime, he had the best jab the world had ever seen.
food police no. mike would have beat larry no matter what year it was.
Phil Thompson mike was trained to beat larry holmes since he was 12. mike used to talk for hours with cus on how to beat larry. it would be a great fight but i dont think larry could keep up with mikes intesity
casanovalegend yeh you're right there if Holmes was 15 years younger it would have been a good fight.......you hear them say donald trump was there lol
This is how a fight against Lennox Lewis would end.
casanovalegend it was the right hook that took his head off though
Larry Holmes would have met a Mexican firing squad if the money was right. One of the great fighters at his peak and never gets his dues because he wanted to fight on when old and flabby. Shouldn't have been allowed really.
Gotta give Holmes credit for getting up twice.
That one two by Tyson on the first knockdown is my favorite punch of all time. 35 years boxing die hard, nothing has topped that sound since.
Seriously? That's what you choose
@@Leon-cd1iyI would my man. Yes there has been more viscous shots hit by other great fighters, but this was before microphones were picking up the noise from ringside action.The impact of that right hand was something special.
J'ai vécu ça j'espère que un jour les gens vivons ça.Un talent hors norme.Un mec qui a révolutionné son sport.Un genie
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE FIGHT OF ALL TIME THE GREATEST BOXER OF ALL TIME THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER MIKE TYSON OR ANOTHER BETTER FIGHTER!!!!!!
Credit to Holmes,.. he took some incredible beating in that last round. Each punch would've been like getting hit by a Mack truck!
would've knocked me out cold
mike Tyson was the first heavyweight to win WBA, WBC, and IBF this is why he's the GOAT
I wasn’t born when this came out but it gives me nostalgia for some reason. Like I remember these times
Larry was Mohammad Ali's sparring partner and you would find a lot of things Larry incorporated in his arsenal that he leaned from Ali . From clinching to his left jab to sticking and moving to mark with left and strike with a cross. All these tactics that he uses have a stark resemblance to how Ali uses to do these
Ali mentioned this before the fight against larry.
Shame Larry beat on an old and ill mohammad then wdf
@@augustalexander2647they around the same age
@@shakiramarzuq515How so? One was born in 1942 and other, 1949
@@augustalexander2647 Larry tried to get the ref to stop the fight but the ref wouldn't budge. When it was all over Larry went to Ali's dressing room and hugged him.
I still after all of these years. Mike was the baddest dude on the planet for quite some time. He's still an awesome person in 2023. This was history...he made it through sheer will.
Very interesting fight! Larry did everything absolutely right, having such experience in boxing, kept Mike at a distance all the time, trying to meet him with jabs. And when Tyson still broke through to a favorable close distance for himself, Holmes immediately tied him in the clinch. But in the end he got tired and showed inattention. How else could one miss Mike's straightforward attack? And that settled everything.
Times immemorial there has been era of every champion and every dog. Mike sir has his own reighn in and outside the rings in the heart of PPL all around the world. Time has different and varied phases where one psyche elevates and makes one to fall. But Mike Sir has been a Landmark in many ways. Hats Off 📴 sir
Literally one of the greatest displays of aggression ever filmed
ALI AND TYSON , ARE THE LEGENDS IN HEAWYWEIGHT BOXING HISTORY FOR ALL TIME !!!!👊👊
Who's here after Mike Tyson lost to Jake Paul? :(
Me.
Me too
Me.
Whoever u are please money nd fame talks 2025🫡
Jake crushed him...Jake is the 🐐
Muhammad Ali whispered "Get him for me" in Iron Mike's ear right before the fight. Mike closed his eyes and nodded. What a time to be alive!
Was eine Zertrümmerungs Maschine dieser Kerl war Brillant sehr Explosiv 🧨 👊👊👊👊👊
Even though you know who wins this fight... you can't help but to feel sentimental about Larry. I was a teenager when he was in his prime, and grew up with his 6-loss career. As much as we all knew, back then, that Mike was gonna take him down... it's tough to watch a former champion have to make his exit like that. Then again... Mike was like Clubber Lang. God damn!
He got what he well-deserved.
Ask yourself how he finished Alis legacy though everyone could see that Ali was already ill at that time.
@@tombo3689 That was the referee's fault. Larry said to the referee that he should stop the fight, but the asshole ignored him.
@@imagineumnomefoda500 Even if - you simply dont hurt an obvious ill person. When you do, what does it tell you about his character? Ali would never keep beating an ill person when a referee would ignored him. Ali simply would have stopped hitting him.
@@tombo3689Well in Larry's defense, he felt pretty bad for what he did and he was just doing what he needed to do. You can't really ask a Boxer to not fight.
@@imagineumnomefoda500 Here is how Ali reacted: ruclips.net/video/28xjVV_b4oQ/видео.html
Im not saying hed win, but THIS Mike Tyson VS Holyfield would have been an awesome fight.
I know right
NOBODY beats Tyson in the mid-late 80's.
@@Dana-wq5tp Prime Ali does.
@Man E Mr. J holyfeild couldnt even knock a fat larry holmes off his feet and holmes had a deatached retnia stop evwryone knows tyson wouldve killed holyfeild at this time
This Tyson would have completely destroyed Holyfield.
Thats probably the greatest right hand smash i've ever seen you could hear it hit. Fights over right there.
This match tyson play for Mohammad ali
Thank you Tyson❤
Mr Mike Tyson and Mr Kevin Rooney, i salute you for this performance. It is a boxing masterclass that will be remembered in decades if not centuries to come.
The commentary by Mr Sheridan is also a masterclass. If one listens carefully, Mr Sheridan’s voice changes dramatically upon the first knockdown, and it remains at that level. It is commentary at its finest. Should the viewer close their eyes, they are not left in any doubt that Mr Holmes is in mortal danger.
Thank you for this masterpiece gentlemen, and thank you to the greatest boxing trainer to have graced the boxing art, Mr Cus D’amato (R.I.P).
Great comment, my friend
Rafael Lopes, thank you for referring to me as a friend, but more so, thank you for appreciating my comment on Mr Mike Tyson.
Kind regards.
@@anaitali8256 Thank you, my regards to you as well, my friend
I was nine when i watched this fight with my dad. He was a huge Larry Holmes fan. I remember him being so mad after this fight. He couldnt say Holmes got robbed in this one😂
Larry Holmes was a great fighter, he just happened to be born in an era of some other great heavys
A prime Holmes would have handled Tyson.
@@66smithra , he would have lasted longer than 4 rounds , 🥊, that’s for sure!
@@paulc3749 prime Holmes defeated shavers. Someone who hit harder than gorge foreman so you tel me
Larry did a pretty good job with maintaining distance in the early round. That lead hand control was nice
16:41 "This one's for Ali"
- "Iron" Mike Tyson
Wow, Larry had a flight response the l entire match. Tyson looked like he was taking it personal.
tyson's power was insane...he was a small heavyweight, and mostly punched above his shoulder level as opponents were taller. imagine the power he lost punching upwards against gravity.
I agree but it was actually an advantage I always thought the same thing with them being taller I always asked my dad if it was true that being taller is better in a fight then he told me no its actually n advantage to be shorter, Tyson said it was his biggest advantage as he had alot of leverage, he didn't use all of his energy I his arms when he punched it was technique he used his hips legs as well as his punching power, also the momentum of dodging his opponents, so me hearing that actually made me more confident about my height I stand at 5'9 and still got a small gap of growth left hopefully :) funny enough my dad is the exact same height as Tyson lmao 5'11 3/4th
Respect for Holmes the fact that he didn't give up and went all the way is called a true fighter. And Mike great win I knew it! You did it for Ali and you did it he is proud of you.... RIP Ali.
Bel hommage à Mohamed Ali.
Bravo Mike Tyson 🎉
16:42 One of the most devastating punches ever thrown in the ring...BOOM!
the sound of that straight right ...0.o
foreman would have beaten mike to a pulp... in both their primes
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roseforyoubabe you are a dreamer. he wasn't nearly as fast as Mike and he didn't have the defensive skills Mike had. Although he turned out to be an ear biting joke, in his prime he was arguably one of the best ever. No one had the combination of speed,. power, and defensive skills that Mike had.
I hear oldschool boxing fans cry about Mike being overhyped all the time. Sure his record was nothing special. Sure he fought a bunch of scrubs. Sure he eventually tapered off to be a washed up former shadow of himself, but what great boxers don't eventually wash up? Mike hit a point in his career when he had the best guidance he could get, the best training, the best peak physical conditioning.. he was unstoppable. Maybe Ali could have danced 12 rounds with him but Ali would have left the fight more fucked up than playing rope a dope with Foreman.
1:20 Ali actually told Tyson to f him up right there I watched the documentary lol 😂
Who is watching the video in 2024❤