When we get older it's a natural process to get more humble, life wisdom .... Obviously not everyone learns, but most do... Larry and Mike were both great champions ...
When legends meet, this time just to talk and have fun. Love both these guys, what they did for boxing and the legacies they left inscribed in our memories and in the record books. True boxing fans will still be talking about them in another 20+ years. Proud to have watched them both rise from early pro careers to the amazing champions they each became.
I think it’s great to see and hear humbleness from Mike Tyson. Actually, to hear both of them speak with a grateful attitude. It speaks volumes about their character in the present. They both achieved greatness in boxing, to which I’m a fan, and very pleased to hear them talk about the real skinny years later.
A lot of RESPECT Mike had for Larry here! I think Larry was one of the best in keeping his MONEY! He also was in the all~time Top 10 in my book! Bless Tyson for he's life turnaround! He's a good guy too!
Nicky Depaola That was Holmes motivation, money. For Ali it was glory. For Tyson it was to exorcise demons or get anger out. But Holmes is all anout the money!
i love how heavyweight champs do a 180 from the most cockiest people on earth to the most humblest of men...these guys are my role models..mike,larry,joe,ali and george humble spirits
As someone that has practiced many forms of the martial arts all my life I believe when we're young we feel like we're invincible and unstoppable but as we get older and learn more in life and realize that one day we will all meet the same faith in death I believe this is what humbles many fighters.
I like Tyson's answer to "Who was the greatest". Instead of saying Ali automatically like most dopes would, he gives respect to ALL the great fighters by saying "Everybody was the greatest in their time". We have no idea what Marciano would do vs. Ali, or for that matter, what a prime Tyson would do vs. Ali. Or a prime Tyson vs. Marciano. We only know those fighters were the best in THEIR time. Anything beyond that is pure SPECULATION. Tyson is smart enough to know this. Another reason to love Iron Mike!
@@vena180 he never said that. He said he didn't know if he could beat him. Big difference. He was just showing respect. Too short and too small for Ali. Not strong enough for Tyson's punches.
@@JahleelX-xx9wd " I think Rocky Marciano is better than Joe Frazier and you know what Joe Frazier did to me. " that sounds like the man was saying Rocky would win to me 🤣 and last I check he was the undefeated of the 3 so what YOU have to say isn't too valuable buddy 😂
@@vena180 I know what he said. Ali would kick his ass. Marciano doesn't hit harder than Frazier, Foreman, shavers, and Ali was never knocked out by them. Hell when he fought Holmes with Parkinson's he still didn't get knocked out. The only way Marciano would win is by knock out. He is too damn small to get in close. The fight would be stopped the same way Manila was stopped, Ali would've ruined his face.
I think Larry began to gain perspective as he got older. He realized that what he accomplished could not be taken away. Holmes became a solid businessman and did not lose his money. His family from what we hear is doing well. When you look at hat, you don't have to be bitter. Check out his book. Great insight into his thought process.
The first time I seen Mike he was sitting a couple of rows in front of me and my wife at the Luther Vandross ( RIP) concert Madison Square Garden probably 1989... he was sitting between two of his friends and we were the only ones in that section I still regret till today that I didn't ask him for his autograph! You sure have come along way from the night of the concert you've been through it all and have come out shining!God bless! 🙏🏼🤜🏼
I agree. I always liked Larry Holmes and felt bad that he never received the credit he deserved for being a very good champion for so long. He was always generous with his fans. I met him once and he thanked me again and again for my complements to him, and he joked a little about his fight with Ali costing him a ton of fans, even though it wasn't his fault. He's a very nice guy. Glad that he didn't seem to suffer much long term injuries from his boxing career. Tyson has grown on me over the years. I didn't like him from his arrest though his early comeback, when he bit Holyfield and all that nonsense, but I can forgive all that. There is a certain honest and genuine quality I've come to like about him, even when he's vulnerable. His show about the pigeons was interesting. I wish he'd of been able to get his shit together and be the best during the last 90s, even if it were just for a year or two.
Mike Tyson has always showed respect and admiration for boxers he’s fought, except when he was knocking them 40 ft around the ring, even then he showed compassion, but man he’s a killer, with a sensitive side and hands of stone...........
Sometimes the young lion is eaten by the old lion and the old lion is eaten by the wild ostrich , most of the time the crazy gazelle goes nuts and attacks a lion and loses but the cops always arrive to late . Life s a bitch
Tyson is like a living encyclopaedia of boxing history, one of those things that made him such a great fighter when everything was going right for him, he understood how to excite the crowd, beat fighters mentally, hype up fights, unfortunately he didn't know that much about life and the dangers of being around the wrong people back then.
There was a time in the mid 90s when both Tyson and holmes were ranked in top 10 by various varioues world organisation . Tyson had been realised from jail and Holmes was in a comeback with some great wins and performances under his belt. Holmes never once called out Tyson for rematch tho.....frankly dont blame him lol
Regardless of what you haters say about mike and he's past, this man is now an ambassador for the young kids of america today, he speaks from the heart with totally honesty and must be listened to, it's great that larry took time out to do this interview because before there fight he didn't like mike at all but now mike has proved him wrong, people can "change" for the better and mike is a perfect example of this!
I always liked Tyson and Holmes as boxers, but I really enjoy them more when they show their true selves in times like this. Both of them seem to me to be really honest.
3:05 ....... THANK YOU Mr. Holmes for actually asking the playful question that WE ALL WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT. ......... Mike uses his left to tap Larry's lead arm out of the way and BOOM !!!! Right on that big ol' chubby Holmes cheek! Larry's arms start swingin in little outstretched circles as he goes DOWN. The most perfect SOUND I have ever heard.
Larry laughing and saying "I guess what comes around goes around" is the most wholesome I've ever seen Larry Holmes. I guess they were wrong about old dogs. 😂😂😂
He definitely has a humble side. And when 2 guys get 2gether and throw leather there's a kind of immediate respect afterward that wasn't there b4 and earned respect a Brotherhood especially when both parties are done and getting up in their years and Mike Tyson's no different and I like that about him he reminds u it's just a job. When alls said and done there's no grudges why I'll bet he even kinda likes Mitch green now.
3:19, Tyson brought the heat. A lot of people don't know Tyson was one of the most knowledgeble boxing historians on the PLANET. That's real shit. We are the same age, and Holmes looked like a bastard when he beat Ali
Nitro RCNerds Holmes say he was old when he lost to Tyson, but he want to brag he was better than Ali, well try being old and taking 25 different medications pills. Clearly Ali wasnt the same man. But he wont talk about all the sparring they did in the early 1970s when Ali was kicking his ass. I saw some of the footage, and anyone else saw it too,new who the better of the two was. You didnt have to wonder.ask him who gave him his first black eye and see what he say!
Denae May great brother you said and ali was a charismatic personality ,,having very dominating soul no,one can take his place we Respect Larry ,forman but Ali gives power to black communities,,Ali anywhere,anytime,any country he can go that was ali personality ,,,,,
@@orangeporridge1553 Nobody made Ali take that fight anybody with half a brain knew he had nothing left. Refuse to fight and risk not getting paid? That was a tragic night but don’t blame Holmes
@@jamesstrickland6831 pretty sure he wasn't as broke as u might think, and Ali shouldn't have even been let near the damn ring when he couldn't touch his nose ffs, but hey he makes money so fuck his life..
Great bit of banter, point well spoken EVERYONE WAS GREAT IN THERE TIME............. ain’t no point making comparisons with who would beat who if he was in his prime
Interesting how nice and complimentary ole Lars is of Iron Mike when he's face to face with him. He's a backstabber when Mike isn't around. Holmes got what he had coming when he entered the ring with Tyson, and ABSOLUTE beatdown.
GREAT SHYT ... TWO GREATS, TOW WARRIORS... THATS THE Beauty of sports (especially combat sports) ... you can beat the hell out of one another, but their is a mutual Respect and bond that is build over time... as Tyson said, thats the name of the game; You win some and lose, its all in the context of the Competition ... MMA, BOXERS, WRESTLERS... The Warrior's Spirit.
Also Tyson was 37-0 and undefeated for the 1st 5 years of his pro career having 9 successful WBC defences, more than Rocky had and as many fights as Frazier had in his whole career. Just having 37 fights in 5 years is incredible even if some of the fights seemed easy the training certainly wouldn't have been and having that many fights at only 23 shows he was an immense athlete. If he couldn't beat any of the greats at his best they would have certainly been great battles.
There may have been some bad blood when they were younger but it's good to see the two champions sitting and talking. I was never a big Larry Holmes fan mainly because I loved Muhammad Ali, but Larry had a great career. No one was beating the Mike Tyson of the mid to late 80's. I wish Mike had stayed with Kevin Rooney. I still say that the Mike Tyson in the 80's trained by Rooney would have beaten Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield. As for Buster Douglas, he could have just stayed in hotel room. It would have been over that fast.
Cashous Clay was amazing the way he survived Earnie Shavers sledgehammer punches.ILarry Holmes in his prime is a extremely tough man.Larry Holmes got knocked down by probably the most devistating punch in heavyweight boxing history from the first fight with Earnie Shavers Larry Holmes fought Earnie Shavers twice and took that beaten from Mike Tyson.Mike Tyson is soo respectful to Larry Holmes here.Mike Tyson is a class act Two of the greatest boxers in history
I agree, Tyson is the same age as myself, when he won the crown at 20 he made me think I could make my own dreams come true. To me he's an icon. When Kevin his initial trainer left, his subsequent trainers didn't give him the support. Tyson didn't have professional family around him. He probably thought he could do it on his own, like all of us.
It's very scientific and thats how damato created the style and tyson's muscle fiber twitching and speed was perfect to arouse that ideological style. HAd damato been alive ,he would have clearly created the best pound for pounder in history because he molded tyson to be 1 mile wide AND 1 mile deep.The problem was that his death along with jacobs and don king taking over with robin givens caused tyson to keep the mile wide but only 1 inch deep,pretty much sums it up in a nutshell.
with all the belts that around in the 90s and even today you can start see and understand that george was worthy of title fights. foreman had a good chance to clip anyone and that is always what sells. mike was mostly a media hyped fighter, he had a brief moment when he was dedicated, but it was too brief to give him the edge over the great ones like a prime holmes, ali, foreman, lewis and maybe even frazier.
Nobody defeated Larry Holmes by KO (or TKO) in his entire career, expect Mike Tyson. I'm surprised on wiki, the fight with Tyson is recorded as a TKO loss. It was in fact a brutal 4th round KO loss.
If you watch the fight, after Larry was knocked out, there was real panic amongst Larry’s team the medics and security it seemed that they were worried Larry was seriously hurt or worse…… it was KO not TkO…..
The guy was an utter Iron chinned warrior wasn't he. And when he did get knocked down by the hand of Shavers, he not only got back up but ducked, weaved and beat him. One of the best, most pausing jabs ever and he fought everyone from Shavers to Norton in the golden era to Cooney, Tyson, Holyfield and more in the 80's. Fantastic. Easton Assassin indeed.
Mike shows huge respect to fellow senior boxers. He always addresses Mr.Holmes and Ali as champ. Mike is class
Right, Holmes could be his father ( 18 years difference ), it's great to have this kind of respect for people much older than you.
Mike is a special talent and human being
He has so much respect he beat the hell out of him
@@palestine389 he had to ali told him to take him apart as revenge on holmes
@@palestine389 30 + years ago and Mike was a different person then.
When we get older it's a natural process to get more humble, life wisdom .... Obviously not everyone learns, but most do... Larry and Mike were both great champions ...
funkyflights wisdom comes when ones fists get weaker my friend 😉
lol
Tyson was surprisingly humble when he was young too.
@@Nay089 crazy how other people don't state that? Before he went to jail he was humble very humble.
They get wise because they sh'it their pants and couldn't control their bowel movement
When legends meet, this time just to talk and have fun. Love both these guys, what they did for boxing and the legacies they left inscribed in our memories and in the record books. True boxing fans will still be talking about them in another 20+ years. Proud to have watched them both rise from early pro careers to the amazing champions they each became.
I think it’s great to see and hear humbleness from Mike Tyson. Actually, to hear both of them speak with a grateful attitude. It speaks volumes about their character in the present. They both achieved greatness in boxing, to which I’m a fan, and very pleased to hear them talk about the real skinny years later.
Holmes : "Why'd you hit me like that Mike? you didn't have to hit me like that"
Tyson : "You didn't have to beat up Ali either..."
***** Holmes was also almost 40 when he fought Tyson.
Robin Schauls So was Ali when he fought Larry (38 to be exact I think).
+BIONIK DIKK and Larry was 38 when HE fought Tyson 😂
Rick Cross
See how accurate Karma is? She's a Bad Bitch Lol.
+fadethetrade Lewis smashed mercer...
great to see mike relaxed and finally at peace with himself.
Mike is still fighting demons before and after the Jake Paul fight.
tyson is the man! what a life!
A lot of RESPECT Mike had for Larry here! I think Larry was one of the best in keeping his MONEY! He also was in the all~time Top 10 in my book! Bless Tyson for he's life turnaround! He's a good guy too!
respect on your name to, coke up or harambe
Nicky Depaola That was Holmes motivation, money. For Ali it was glory. For Tyson it was to exorcise demons or get anger out. But Holmes is all anout the money!
holmes was SO good. man he was good. he ruled HW for a looooong time.
i love how heavyweight champs do a 180 from the most cockiest people on earth to the most humblest of men...these guys are my role models..mike,larry,joe,ali and george humble spirits
As someone that has practiced many forms of the martial arts all my life I believe when we're young we feel like we're invincible and unstoppable but as we get older and learn more in life and realize that one day we will all meet the same faith in death I believe this is what humbles many fighters.
Its great to see two great champions talk to each other.
I like Tyson's answer to "Who was the greatest". Instead of saying Ali automatically like most dopes would, he gives respect to ALL the great fighters by saying "Everybody was the greatest in their time". We have no idea what Marciano would do vs. Ali, or for that matter, what a prime Tyson would do vs. Ali. Or a prime Tyson vs. Marciano. We only know those fighters were the best in THEIR time. Anything beyond that is pure SPECULATION. Tyson is smart enough to know this. Another reason to love Iron Mike!
Marciano would get murdered by Tyson and Ali.
@@JahleelX-xx9wd You don't know that when basically Ali said He'd lose to Rocky. Go sleep smh
@@vena180 he never said that. He said he didn't know if he could beat him. Big difference. He was just showing respect. Too short and too small for Ali. Not strong enough for Tyson's punches.
@@JahleelX-xx9wd " I think Rocky Marciano is better than Joe Frazier and you know what Joe Frazier did to me. " that sounds like the man was saying Rocky would win to me 🤣 and last I check he was the undefeated of the 3 so what YOU have to say isn't too valuable buddy 😂
@@vena180 I know what he said. Ali would kick his ass. Marciano doesn't hit harder than Frazier, Foreman, shavers, and Ali was never knocked out by them. Hell when he fought Holmes with Parkinson's he still didn't get knocked out. The only way Marciano would win is by knock out. He is too damn small to get in close. The fight would be stopped the same way Manila was stopped, Ali would've ruined his face.
It's good to see to fighters to be able to talk after being enemies in the ring, respect to both Mike and Larry ✌
I think Larry began to gain perspective as he got older. He realized that what he accomplished could not be taken away. Holmes became a solid businessman and did not lose his money. His family from what we hear is doing well. When you look at hat, you don't have to be bitter. Check out his book. Great insight into his thought process.
Mike is a peoples' person, he is in a good place now. I am happy for him! True champion!
You both look great. Thank you for the excitement you gave the boxing fans for many years. Best wishes and good health to you both.
two guys respecting each other and Ali. top fighters who can always respect each other, talk and have a laugh afterwards.
Honestly two of my heros
I love Mr.Tyson! Top notch, class act. I nominate him for person of the century.
Great answer Mike, its hard to campare champions from different eras and Mike answered beautifully, with respect on who is the greatest.
Lovely clip. Decent friendly conversation will never kill you.
The first time I seen Mike he was sitting a couple of rows in front of me and my wife at the Luther Vandross ( RIP) concert Madison Square Garden probably 1989... he was sitting between two of his friends and we were the only ones in that section I still regret till today that I didn't ask him for his autograph! You sure have come along way from the night of the concert you've been through it all and have come out shining!God bless! 🙏🏼🤜🏼
I love this...love both these guys
I agree. I always liked Larry Holmes and felt bad that he never received the credit he deserved for being a very good champion for so long. He was always generous with his fans. I met him once and he thanked me again and again for my complements to him, and he joked a little about his fight with Ali costing him a ton of fans, even though it wasn't his fault. He's a very nice guy. Glad that he didn't seem to suffer much long term injuries from his boxing career.
Tyson has grown on me over the years. I didn't like him from his arrest though his early comeback, when he bit Holyfield and all that nonsense, but I can forgive all that. There is a certain honest and genuine quality I've come to like about him, even when he's vulnerable. His show about the pigeons was interesting. I wish he'd of been able to get his shit together and be the best during the last 90s, even if it were just for a year or two.
"hey Larry, you have to try this Toad man."
This is priceless ...Thank You for posting!
Mike Tyson has always showed respect and admiration for boxers he’s fought, except when he was knocking them 40 ft around the ring, even then he showed compassion, but man he’s a killer, with a sensitive side and hands of stone...........
great boxers are like lions in the wild,.. every great lion must be beaten by a young lion at the end!!..
Al Zohour Dates well said
Al Zohour Dates wlad n aj
Sometimes the young lion is eaten by the old lion and the old lion is eaten by the wild ostrich , most of the time the crazy gazelle goes nuts and attacks a lion and loses but the cops always arrive to late . Life s a bitch
unless you are marciano
wow :)
Wow to see a OG pay respect to his OG!
Great forever Mike and Larry, tsanje from south Africa, good no hatred.
boxing is very noble sport its great to see these two getting along so well after many years since they fought a brutal fight
the best thing about Tyson is that he is such a good and honest man. Also an amazing heavyweight. They both look great here, still friends.
Larry: "Why did you have to hit me like that?" * jokingly *
Tyson : "Man I'm sorry but why did you have to beat up Ali ?" :')
Then the goosebumps happens.
Tyson is like a living encyclopaedia of boxing history, one of those things that made him such a great fighter when everything was going right for him, he understood how to excite the crowd, beat fighters mentally, hype up fights, unfortunately he didn't know that much about life and the dangers of being around the wrong people back then.
There was a time in the mid 90s when both Tyson and holmes were ranked in top 10 by various varioues world organisation . Tyson had been realised from jail and Holmes was in a comeback with some great wins and performances under his belt. Holmes never once called out Tyson for rematch tho.....frankly dont blame him lol
I just saw Holmes this morning.
Lucky
It is great to see these two sharing a moment 😀
Regardless of what you haters say about mike and he's past, this man is now an ambassador for the young kids of america today, he speaks from the heart with totally honesty and must be listened to, it's great that larry took time out to do this interview because before there fight he didn't like mike at all but now mike has proved him wrong, people can "change" for the better and mike is a perfect example of this!
Mike is an ambassador of weed and the toad.
It’s great to see them both doing so well
January 22, 1988 was what really sparked my interest in boxing.. Mike is my favorite but Larry is right up there too
I always love Tyson, He is the coolest person
I always liked Tyson and Holmes as boxers, but I really enjoy them more when they show their true selves in times like this. Both of them seem to me to be really honest.
A pair of great champions
Larry Holmes one of the original greats top 3 defo
It's hard to believe Larry is 20 years older than mike and they both look the same age.
3:05 ....... THANK YOU Mr. Holmes for actually asking the playful question that WE ALL WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT. ......... Mike uses his left to tap Larry's lead arm out of the way and BOOM !!!! Right on that big ol' chubby Holmes cheek! Larry's arms start swingin in little outstretched circles as he goes DOWN. The most perfect SOUND I have ever heard.
Why do I feel like crying this is so emotional
Two legends
This is great to have these two legends togeter
These two look like they could have been really close friends much earlier in life if not for the circumstances.
3:08😂 why you hit me like that mike
Larry laughing and saying "I guess what comes around goes around" is the most wholesome I've ever seen Larry Holmes. I guess they were wrong about old dogs. 😂😂😂
He definitely has a humble side. And when 2 guys get 2gether and throw leather there's a kind of immediate respect afterward that wasn't there b4 and earned respect a Brotherhood especially when both parties are done and getting up in their years and Mike Tyson's no different and I like that about him he reminds u it's just a job. When alls said and done there's no grudges why I'll bet he even kinda likes Mitch green now.
3:19, Tyson brought the heat. A lot of people don't know Tyson was one of the most knowledgeble boxing historians on the PLANET. That's real shit. We are the same age, and Holmes looked like a bastard when he beat Ali
Nitro RCNerds Yeah man I was waiting for that to be brought up
Watch the fight again . Larry went easy on Ali out of respect . Larry is a classy guy.
Nitro RCNerds Holmes say he was old when he lost to Tyson, but he want to brag he was better than Ali, well try being old and taking 25 different medications pills. Clearly Ali wasnt the same man. But he wont talk about all the sparring they did in the early 1970s when Ali was kicking his ass. I saw some of the footage, and anyone else saw it too,new who the better of the two was. You didnt have to wonder.ask him who gave him his first black eye and see what he say!
Nitro RCNerds hahahahah great,,,right when he hit Ali my love Ali
Denae May great brother you said and ali was a charismatic personality ,,having very dominating soul no,one can take his place we Respect Larry ,forman but Ali gives power to black communities,,Ali anywhere,anytime,any country he can go that was ali personality ,,,,,
I was born 1970, my first favorite champion, Larry Holmes, then Mike Tyson and then Muhammad Ali... My favorites in the heavyweight era...
Amazing reply! Well done sir.
"You didn't have to beat up Ali either"
He took it easy on Ali. If Holmes wanted he could have beaten Ali a lot worst
@@jamesstrickland6831 yeah, and he could've refused to carry on fighting as Ali wasn't returning punches whatsoever..
@@orangeporridge1553 not up to him to stop the fight
@@orangeporridge1553 Nobody made Ali take that fight anybody with half a brain knew he had nothing left. Refuse to fight and risk not getting paid? That was a tragic night but don’t blame Holmes
@@jamesstrickland6831 pretty sure he wasn't as broke as u might think, and Ali shouldn't have even been let near the damn ring when he couldn't touch his nose ffs, but hey he makes money so fuck his life..
Great bit of banter, point well spoken EVERYONE WAS GREAT IN THERE TIME............. ain’t no point making comparisons with who would beat who if he was in his prime
I love how these guys are able to get together and get along, crack jokes. It's great.
this was recommended to u too eh? lol
maybe watching vladtv brought us here
Love seeing those two together like entertainment
I've been sitting here doing that until I got to your comment. Thanks for this!
That was awesome for a fight lover like me!
This is classic, I love it!
Awesome interview ❤️
I gotta say, Larry is looking good these days, better than I would've thought, and he's surprisingly friendly and not bitter in this interview.
Yes, humility does come to lots of us in the years of enlightenment, they call it seniors.
Mike Tyson says that the greatest ever is Ali, and he said it on the Howard Stern show again the other day!!!!!
Interesting how nice and complimentary ole Lars is of Iron Mike when he's face to face with him. He's a backstabber when Mike isn't around. Holmes got what he had coming when he entered the ring with Tyson, and ABSOLUTE beatdown.
People can accuse Larry of a lot of things. Being phoney definitely isn't one.
Stay in your own damn chair is how I feel when watching this.
Tyson and Dempsey, the greatest 2 who ever did it.
GREAT SHYT ... TWO GREATS, TOW WARRIORS... THATS THE Beauty of sports (especially combat sports) ... you can beat the hell out of one another, but their is a mutual Respect and bond that is build over time... as Tyson said, thats the name of the game; You win some and lose, its all in the context of the Competition ... MMA, BOXERS, WRESTLERS... The Warrior's Spirit.
Some proud of mike so 😎
Why you hit me like that?...lol
Tyson is now a lot more relax, more loose and looks happier-and funnier, seems like he's enjoying life more
Also Tyson was 37-0 and undefeated for the 1st 5 years of his pro career having 9 successful WBC defences, more than Rocky had and as many fights as Frazier had in his whole career. Just having 37 fights in 5 years is incredible even if some of the fights seemed easy the training certainly wouldn't have been and having that many fights at only 23 shows he was an immense athlete. If he couldn't beat any of the greats at his best they would have certainly been great battles.
Great to see this
There may have been some bad blood when they were younger but it's good to see the two champions sitting and talking. I was never a big Larry Holmes fan mainly because I loved Muhammad Ali, but Larry had a great career. No one was beating the Mike Tyson of the mid to late 80's. I wish Mike had stayed with Kevin Rooney. I still say that the Mike Tyson in the 80's trained by Rooney would have beaten Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield. As for Buster Douglas, he could have just stayed in hotel room. It would have been over that fast.
Cashous Clay was amazing the way he survived Earnie Shavers sledgehammer punches.ILarry Holmes in his prime is a extremely tough man.Larry Holmes got knocked down by probably the most devistating punch in heavyweight boxing history from the first fight with Earnie Shavers Larry Holmes fought Earnie Shavers twice and took that beaten from Mike Tyson.Mike Tyson is soo respectful to Larry Holmes here.Mike Tyson is a class act Two of the greatest boxers in history
I agree, Tyson is the same age as myself, when he won the crown at 20 he made me think I could make my own dreams come true. To me he's an icon. When Kevin his initial trainer left, his subsequent trainers didn't give him the support. Tyson didn't have professional family around him. He probably thought he could do it on his own, like all of us.
First time I seen Holmes show respect for Tyson mabye because he's sitting beside him
Punch out is the best game in history.
they try so hard to make modern boxing games with fancy graphics but yea that one is still the best!
Two of the greats
3:05 is what we all came for.
a couple of great ol champs,and 2 even greater human beings
Holmes: Why you whip me like that????? LOLZZZ PRICELESS!!!!!!
Good to see that they are good in shape after boxing
Amazing.. Good for them both..
It's very scientific and thats how damato created the style and tyson's muscle fiber twitching and speed was perfect to arouse that ideological style. HAd damato been alive ,he would have clearly created the best pound for pounder in history because he molded tyson to be 1 mile wide AND 1 mile deep.The problem was that his death along with jacobs and don king taking over with robin givens caused tyson to keep the mile wide but only 1 inch deep,pretty much sums it up in a nutshell.
he actually probably would have been very candid mike has truely become a good humble person
Larry Was Like i am the greatest i didn't talk about it but i show it and i a make someone jealous
Good comeback You didn't have to beat up Ali
Ali whispered in Iron mikes ear in 1988 to rip holmes apart he sure did
with all the belts that around in the 90s and even today you can start see and understand that george was worthy of title fights. foreman had a good chance to clip anyone and that is always what sells. mike was mostly a media hyped fighter, he had a brief moment when he was dedicated, but it was too brief to give him the edge over the great ones like a prime holmes, ali, foreman, lewis and maybe even frazier.
Nobody defeated Larry Holmes by KO (or TKO) in his entire career, expect Mike Tyson. I'm surprised on wiki, the fight with Tyson is recorded as a TKO loss. It was in fact a brutal 4th round KO loss.
Yep, Holmes was OUT!
If you watch the fight, after Larry was knocked out, there was real panic amongst Larry’s team the medics and security it seemed that they were worried Larry was seriously hurt or worse…… it was KO not TkO…..
Anything happen at the end they have to be friend and love always is winner🌹
Prime Larry would walk the entire HW division today, needs more respect put on his name.
The guy was an utter Iron chinned warrior wasn't he. And when he did get knocked down by the hand of Shavers, he not only got back up but ducked, weaved and beat him. One of the best, most pausing jabs ever and he fought everyone from Shavers to Norton in the golden era to Cooney, Tyson, Holyfield and more in the 80's. Fantastic. Easton Assassin indeed.
MashAllah brother Mike is humble person. My Allah give him the best in this life and here after
He headbutts everyone he ever faced
Larry is a real down to earth guy
2 of the Greatest of all time
Tyson isn't broke, he just put out a book and has been in a bunch of movies, he's still a millionaire, he's just in debt.
He's not in debt anymore
Like all of us
Shade On A Cool Day $60M to $2M like wutt
Two great champs boxers remarkeble humans in boxing history sport is a beutifull thing
LOL! It's almost like Tyson was saying to Larry I beat you like I did cause you beat up Ali!