gsxerwhite I thought the same. Strange that he does. Notice too...he is slow...punchdrunk perhaps...or possibly showing early stages of Alzheimers or Parkinson's. Sad. And this was 6 years ago. I wonder how he is now.
People have no idea what this man meant to "prime Mike Tyson". Trust me...when you kids go back and listen to what a beast Tyson was and how he was chin-checking everyone who came near him? It's all true. And THIS is the man who was behind it all. THIS is the man who Cus gave the reigns to on his death bed. Kevin Rooney the most underrated trainer in the history of boxing.
@@vcl6741 he tried. Apparently Kevin tried also to connect after the Douglas loss. However when Don King controls your money and your career ..he damn sure was making sure Rooney was far away from Tyson.
Tyson was with Rooney from the beginning before Tyson turned into this absolute savage that he would Go on to be. Tyson trusted Rooney, he had a connection with Rooney. He LISTENED to Rooney, and didn't wanna let him down. Mike needed guidance. He needed a leader. He was as an immature person as there is, and we never knew that till he was the undisputed champ and was filthy rich, and could make his own decisions. And those decisions were heavily impacted by those fucking leeches he was surrounded with. Rooney cared about Mike before the fame and success! Had Tyson never got away from Rooney his career wouldve looked a lot different. We already consider him a top 10 great and he literally gave his full potential for 4 years. Im not saying he wouldve been 60-0. But he would've held those titles for alot longer. But in his prime, my God he was special. The best speed to power ratio that's ever been. Combine that with his hea movement and ring mobility and we seen the best boxing specimen that was ever created. Hands down! In my honest opinion, I think he destroys Ali. I think foreman would be a guy i think Tyson would have trouble with.
Listen man he trained me to fight in the early 90s he knows his stuff and how to teach Cus's Style of boxing however that boxing style works well for certain people of fighters should I say I would not teach it tk a tall fighter for eg AJ you have to be dedicated live it like anything else drillers make killers MT was Both with incredible speed and great confidence. Kev Was THE BEST for MT is he the coach of all time No. Aswell I'm based in the UK now and teach what Kev taught me but in the UK they are very ignorant to other boxing styles there way or the high way attitude have a very talented 9 year old student 4 stone trained him Cus's style privately I took him to spar for the 1st time he stopped a kid 13 years old 3 stone heavier with more experience twice in one 3 minute round. Need I say more. The look on their faces lol but hes small for his age he's now 11 n still small but I've drilled him well let's see where that goes n he's a white kid too not that makes any difference but I'd train any kid this style thd UK kids are not taught head movement not taught about switch hitting not taught to punch with bad intentions not taught angles n to set traps I truly believe this is why ALL British fighter's do we domestically but when yhe bar Is raised in level they don't do so well Hatton - May weather Alverez v Billy Joe I could go on forever but its facts it's a there don't hate me for spitting factual Bars man .... I wany to upload this sparring footage I have but their kids man I just feel.its inappropriate.
@@stevens5541 You know there is this crazy thing called empathy which enables you to feel happy for someone else. It sounds crazy I know but it's real. Google it
@@stevens5541 You think it's strange to care about entertainers? I'm sure you have atleast 1 person who you would mourn if I chokeslammed them like the Undertaker.
@@stevens5541 Well that's kind of like asking why do fans take their sports teams so seriously, even seemingly more so those who actually get PAID to work for them. That despite when it's (unless you bet money, and/or personally know somebody who plays them) technically just a game which is strictly for entertainment purposes, that should have no actual real impact on your life, whether they win or lose? Only possible exception to this would be if the team maybe represents your school, and/or country, but even then is still the case in the end though. Fans in reality (as much as they want to believe, but surely wouldn't want to hear this) have absolutely literally NOTHING to do with their team's success when they come out on top, even if they act like they somehow actually won something along with them when they technically didn't! But with that being said, fans do it because they understandably (whether it's truly rational or not) love their teams with such a strong passion, with the players being their idols who they worship like they're some kind of family members and/or supernatural gods of sorts. They want to see them do well, and succeed as much as possible, and will happily shell out their hard earned money in order to possibly see that happen in person if they can, along with buying apparel which represents the team, and/or players, and what not. Same was the case with the hardcore Tyson fanatics who wanted him to keep the wins they were so used to him pretty much getting at will during the peak of his boxing career coming. That along with hating what happened to both that, and his livelihood, with how far down he began to fall when those days came to a sudden, unexpected end as time went on, while feeling sorry for him (whether his downfall was really mostly his fault or not) also.
No, Don King brainwashed mike tyson to sign a contract with one of don king coaches, Mike has admitted on several occasions that he wants to apologize to Rooney and Atlas for what he has done
Joseph George Rooney became an alcoholic and a gambler. Tyson respects him to much to talk shit about him. Don king was probably cool with Rooney being his trainer because he figured Rooney would keep him undefeated. Rooney just stopped working
Actually if you read John Horne's book, Don King and his handlers had approached Kevin Rooney after the Douglas defeat in 1990 to drop his lawsuit against Tyson and to become Tysons trainer again, he responded give me $10 million dollars or get the fuck out of here. Rooney had a terrible problem with drinking and gambling. But without a doubt he was the best trainer for Mike. Even Tyson knew that, he just didn't give a damn about the sport or his legacy anymore.
Anthony: Im not seeing your point? Obviously we all know Kevin cause he trained mike. Your jealousy of Kevin is really making you come off bitter & resentful. Don't blame & get mad @Kevin for becoming known world wide just because you failed in doing so. Try harder next time. Trying to help you out buddy..
Stevie Thomas Kevin Rooney was no doubt great for Tyson back in the day. Especially after Cus died. But Teddy Atlas is far more articulate so he makes for a better guest.
Rooney isn't in such good shape. God bless him though. Mike fought those fights, but when Rooney left there was an obvious difference even against a guy he'd have starched in 30 seconds like Frank Bruno. He looked nothing like the same person but for the final combo.
Rooney isn't, never was, a media attention whore like Atlas. Very doubtful he would sit for a cock like Joe "the boy who never grew up" Rogan anyway. Rogan is an ass, if its not MMA or pot, Rogan is out of his depth, and comes across as someone with a set agenda with most guests. You should look in to where his funding comes from, you'd be very very surprised, I was.
Atlas is a salty bitch that didnt get his way with tyson so he tried to shoot him. They blame the fallout on his niece an tyson but it was because atlas wanted to be the boss. Hes still salty over tyson. Lol
Rooney is a boxing goldmine. Once Don King got Tyson to sack Rooney, the end was in sight for Tyson. I totally agree with what Kevin said, that if Mike hadn't of gotten rid of his original team, he would of spent a whole career unbeaten.
Thank you Kevin for honoring Cus’s wishes and giving mike the guidance and tough love that he needed to become the youngest and best heavyweight champion of all time. I know those memories mean the world to you. God bless
It wasn't really Robin cause he fired rooney over a month after they started the divorce it was Don king and Tyson himself probably tired of the tough camps rooney put him through every other trainer he had after was afraid to keep it real with Mike and didn't know him well enough to properly train him
@@ykd818 hey. According to Rooney lol. I don't see Tyson losing to Douglas or even Holyfield the first time (incredible fight if you think about Tyson being on coke and antidepressants, out of shape, still hurting prime Holyfield thrice over ten rounds).
@@Sxm_8 you're right. I'm saying if he had stayed with Rooney I believe likely he wouldn't have fallen off the rails so hard. One thing is for sure, I believe he'd have beaten Douglas. People are gonna cry over thatcomment, but no genuine boxing fan can look at that Douglas fight and see anything close to the same fighter as even two years previous. Say he wins that fight, he likely gets Holyfield earlier and Lewis earlier, maybe he doesn't go to prison and never really get it back. I don't know if you're an athlete. But if you are, you know how terrible it is to lose that many years in your athletic prime. As far as it goes in a different pro sport, if you take that time off you'll never be the same and probably should never fight again.
@@nottoxic3447 yea it would not have been easy, but have u ever wondered why holyfield and Lennox never fought him in his prime? They were ducking tyson his entire prime, until he was old, slow, broken, drugs, rape, prison, scandals, lawsuits, etc.. Tyson was down to fight anyone, all the "great" fighters that beat him when he was old, wanted nothing to do with him in his prime
James Evans it's "would've" bro not "would of" sorry pet peeve. But yea I can remember my Dad recording every Tyson fight on our VCR. Especially Tyson vs Berbick. This was back before pay per view. Every Tyson fight was on HBO. Up until that point I'd never sees my father so enthusiastic about a boxer. "You gotta watch this guy! And he's only 10 years older than you!!! Imagine if you started lifting and training now!!!"
Sadly no. Rooney has all the knowledge still yes, but it is plain from this that Rooney is still heatbroken and shattered about what happened in 1988. He wouldn't have the heart to train/manage another Mike Tyson even though he is doubly capable of it. When your heart has been severly broken you never want that to happen to you again. Ever.
I have a lot of respect for Kevin Rooney he was the guy that trained Mike Tyson, Then Don King and Robin Givens came along and took control of everything that was his downfall Kevin really cared for Mike I just wish he stayed with him.
Dear Kevin, such a beautiful soul. And those guys came up in some rough times. To see a vid of Kevin fighting just last night on here, as a young fighter, with Teddy beside him, rubbing Kevins back protectively, as they did announcements, made me see, yet again, how much these gentlemen have given to a sport that often just takes takes takes, Cus taught them well, they are, to me anyway, men of great personal "mana", that they gave of themselves, for the sport.
I coudlnt recognize him!!! You could see so much pride in his eyes when he used to be beside tyson in his haydays..Sadly things turned sour between them. Great man Kevin is..
I'd buy 5 sets and I was a professional Heavyweight for 52 fights. That's how much he meant to me as both a trainer/coach and a man equally. It really breaks my heart that most young boxing and/or mma fans don't even know who this man is. A man who kept Mike Tyson on track to possibly (I'd even argue likely) become the greatest fighter of all-time, after Cus passed. Rooney is a legendary and rather large and important part of boxing history. It is a human tragedy that nearly all combat sports fans will never know his story. It's a shame. Edit: changed "win" to "will"
He is also one of the very few retainers and teachers of the peekaboo style, at least in it's direct D'Amato form. Kevin carries on Cus' legacy and any future fighter should seek his wisdom before he retires.
Of course I don’t have all the details, but from what I’ve seen, when Tyson lost his foundation-Cus passing (an uncontrollable factor), then later on Rooney being fired (controllable), he forfeited the recipe for his distinctive success. It’s been said a million times already, but I believe that Rooney represented an extension of Cus, being that Cus trusted him to train Tyson. Then ironically Kevin physically morphs into a Cus-like figure. Gotta fight to keep the foundation that gets you to the top of the mountain. Just my opinion, but I wasn’t there when everything went down so...🤷🏾♂️ I could definitely be wrong.
You're not wrong. Along with Jacobs and Cayton, Cus entrusted Kevin to carry out his mission to make Mike a champion. From beyond the grave Mike was fulfilling Cus' legacy and IMO was his sole motivator before and after he had passed on. Mike stated on several occasions on how lonely roadwork would get, so he'd think of Cus and everything he'd shared with him, which kept him going. The greatest match up in sports history 👌🏼
You most definitely are not wrong brother. Great minds think alike, true story! There's a reason why the stars aligned the way they did. There's a reason why the alignment was destroyed. It was a lesson in greed. Get too greedy and believe your "own' hype and you'll be derailed in the most spectacular fashion, and that's what happened. This was a lesson for my generation. Some heeded the lesson and achieved greatness, some followed the same path of Tyson. Case in point was Naseem Hamed. Derailed as soon as ........ I'm not filing in the blank for you, go look it up. There are other cases but Hamed is a classic..... Mike could've been the greatest. But you need a great team behind you!!
Rooney is the best trainer ever after Cus.. But M.Tyson is a stupid and spoiled man... He destroyed his own career... and secondly, because of the way he treated Kevin Rooney and his old team at the end, he is just human garbage and waste, not worth mentioning... Lennox Lewis and other boxers like Hollyfield brought him down to earth... .And if anyone says that Lewis and Holly wouldn't have a chance in 80s to beat Tyson, let me remind you that back then this idiot had no really strong opponents except for one (Frank Bruno) whom he couldn't knock out and had a hard time with..Tyson is just a worthless wasteman...
This man is criminally underrated. The greatest trainer out of New York in history. Don king black listed him and destroyed his career because Kevin was outspoken and opposed dons bullshit.
Love you Kevin Rooney❤The man is going through dementia right now. Very sad. The best trainer besides Cus D Amato that IRON Mike Tyson ever had. Tyson with Rooney...undefeated and the best ever!🥊🥊
I’m glad Kevin told the story about the Trevor B fight... The look he gave Tyson when he threw out his hand.. I swear his exact words were was “Hey! I told you” .. meaning “Cus knew when mike was 13yrs old he would be the youngest heavyweight champion ever.”
Yeah that is one iconic moment aye. I remember as it happened, here in new zealand, we were rapt to see Tyson get his title, and that look from Kevin at the end, we were all standing up anyway, we saw that, and just roared with laughter and understanding.
BESTTTT TRAINER IN BOXING HISTORY HANDS DOWN SEE ROONEY SAYS THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO TRAIN HIM FOR FREE THAT SHOWS THAT HE DIDNT CARE ABOUT MONEY HE REALLY LOVED MIKE!!!!
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Good man right there, as soon as Tyson left Rooney Tysons abilities went south quickly. What a Humble and gracious man is Kevin Rooney, without him and Cus, Mike Tyson would be doing life some where in prison right now.
I like Kevin Rooneys style even though the average joe and the media hates him and think he's boring. He is the exact opposite of a media darling like teddy atlas because he is strictly professional and doesn't like to gossip or badmouth his athletes and stir up the pot even if they were wrong at one point. They should do more interviews with men like him. Instead of craving negativity and toxic energy. What is social media smoking 🚬? Must be crack. Because they aren't using common sense.
Rooney is an awesome guy and I hope one day, sooner rather than later, I have the cash to meet this dude! No doubt in my mind Tyson would've gone down as greatest HW champion ever with a record of 50-0.
Ironic how as he gets older he strongly resembles cus D'mato.
Johnny Blaze89 HMMM so true
Johnny Blaze89
Haha that was the first thing that came to my mind too!
gsxerwhite I thought the same. Strange that he does. Notice too...he is slow...punchdrunk perhaps...or possibly showing early stages of Alzheimers or Parkinson's. Sad. And this was 6 years ago. I wonder how he is now.
Kevin Meyers i think
Betrayed the same way as well. He's the only guy left that knows that particular style of boxing.
People have no idea what this man meant to "prime Mike Tyson". Trust me...when you kids go back and listen to what a beast Tyson was and how he was chin-checking everyone who came near him? It's all true. And THIS is the man who was behind it all. THIS is the man who Cus gave the reigns to on his death bed. Kevin Rooney the most underrated trainer in the history of boxing.
DFW Boxing is Back you do know what your talking about mate yes
People have no idea, a lot of people knew what he meant to Tyson not just you, I knew
Why didnt he run after Mike and bring him back ?
@@vcl6741 he tried. Apparently Kevin tried also to connect after the Douglas loss. However when Don King controls your money and your career ..he damn sure was making sure Rooney was far away from Tyson.
Tyson was with Rooney from the beginning before Tyson turned into this absolute savage that he would Go on to be. Tyson trusted Rooney, he had a connection with Rooney. He LISTENED to Rooney, and didn't wanna let him down. Mike needed guidance. He needed a leader. He was as an immature person as there is, and we never knew that till he was the undisputed champ and was filthy rich, and could make his own decisions. And those decisions were heavily impacted by those fucking leeches he was surrounded with. Rooney cared about Mike before the fame and success! Had Tyson never got away from Rooney his career wouldve looked a lot different. We already consider him a top 10 great and he literally gave his full potential for 4 years. Im not saying he wouldve been 60-0. But he would've held those titles for alot longer. But in his prime, my God he was special. The best speed to power ratio that's ever been. Combine that with his hea movement and ring mobility and we seen the best boxing specimen that was ever created. Hands down! In my honest opinion, I think he destroys Ali. I think foreman would be a guy i think Tyson would have trouble with.
Rooney loved tyson, big difference with what came after he was gone
The best and most underrated Boxing coach ever .
He's not better than cus and angelo just stop lol
And teddy atlas ?
He have any other world champions? Manny steward, angelo dundee and Eddie futch are tops for trainers in the modern age.
Listen man he trained me to fight in the early 90s he knows his stuff and how to teach Cus's Style of boxing however that boxing style works well for certain people of fighters should I say I would not teach it tk a tall fighter for eg AJ you have to be dedicated live it like anything else drillers make killers MT was Both with incredible speed and great confidence. Kev Was THE BEST for MT is he the coach of all time No.
Aswell I'm based in the UK now and teach what Kev taught me but in the UK they are very ignorant to other boxing styles there way or the high way attitude have a very talented 9 year old student 4 stone trained him Cus's style privately I took him to spar for the 1st time he stopped a kid 13 years old 3 stone heavier with more experience twice in one 3 minute round. Need I say more. The look on their faces lol but hes small for his age he's now 11 n still small but I've drilled him well let's see where that goes n he's a white kid too not that makes any difference but I'd train any kid this style thd UK kids are not taught head movement not taught about switch hitting not taught to punch with bad intentions not taught angles n to set traps I truly believe this is why ALL British fighter's do we domestically but when yhe bar Is raised in level they don't do so well Hatton - May weather Alverez v Billy Joe I could go on forever but its facts it's a there don't hate me for spitting factual Bars man .... I wany to upload this sparring footage I have but their kids man I just feel.its inappropriate.
@@libangeldon2532 Angelo Dundee? The guy who kept helped Ali on his way to Parkinsons?
I would love to see Tyson and Rooney as friends again.
Why?.......what concern is it of yours what other people do
@@stevens5541 You know there is this crazy thing called empathy which enables you to feel happy for someone else. It sounds crazy I know but it's real. Google it
@@stevens5541
You think it's strange to care about entertainers? I'm sure you have atleast 1 person who you would mourn if I chokeslammed them like the Undertaker.
@@stevens5541 Well that's kind of like asking why do fans take their sports teams so seriously, even seemingly more so those who actually get PAID to work for them. That despite when it's (unless you bet money, and/or personally know somebody who plays them) technically just a game which is strictly for entertainment purposes, that should have no actual real impact on your life, whether they win or lose? Only possible exception to this would be if the team maybe represents your school, and/or country, but even then is still the case in the end though. Fans in reality (as much as they want to believe, but surely wouldn't want to hear this) have absolutely literally NOTHING to do with their team's success when they come out on top, even if they act like they somehow actually won something along with them when they technically didn't!
But with that being said, fans do it because they understandably (whether it's truly rational or not) love their teams with such a strong passion, with the players being their idols who they worship like they're some kind of family members and/or supernatural gods of sorts. They want to see them do well, and succeed as much as possible, and will happily shell out their hard earned money in order to possibly see that happen in person if they can, along with buying apparel which represents the team, and/or players, and what not. Same was the case with the hardcore Tyson fanatics who wanted him to keep the wins they were so used to him pretty much getting at will during the peak of his boxing career coming. That along with hating what happened to both that, and his livelihood, with how far down he began to fall when those days came to a sudden, unexpected end as time went on, while feeling sorry for him (whether his downfall was really mostly his fault or not) also.
@@stevens5541 Boi you are dense
Tyson career went downhill after he left Rooney
No, Don King brainwashed mike tyson to sign a contract with one of don king coaches, Mike has admitted on several occasions that he wants to apologize to Rooney and Atlas for what he has done
Joseph George Rooney became an alcoholic and a gambler. Tyson respects him to much to talk shit about him. Don king was probably cool with Rooney being his trainer because he figured Rooney would keep him undefeated. Rooney just stopped working
Tyson still would of fallen with Rooney.
You give a 20 yr old kid that much fame and fortune from the Ghetto, he will fuck it up !
You know nothing about it. Everything you just said is wrong.
Silk Boxing But not with his Dad CUSS DAMATO Mike would have beet Rocky record maybe 55and0
If Kevin Rooney made taped lessons everyone would buy them.
Facts!
i would watched them all day
So true
Fuck yeah! Would be the release of the year Worldwide!
Yeah cuz he was a student of cus d amato and he trained a prime mike tydon
Tyson’s biggest mistake as a boxer was getting rid of Kevin, look what Mani Stewart did for Lennox Lewis!
who is Mani stewart
Don king got rid of Rooney he want a all black corner team
His skills eroded the very next fight without him. New trainers didn't knew his skill set and tried to change it.
Actually if you read John Horne's book, Don King and his handlers had approached Kevin Rooney after the Douglas defeat in 1990 to drop his lawsuit against Tyson and to become Tysons trainer again, he responded give me $10 million dollars or get the fuck out of here. Rooney had a terrible problem with drinking and gambling.
But without a doubt he was the best trainer for Mike. Even Tyson knew that, he just didn't give a damn about the sport or his legacy anymore.
он думал что его черные братья лучше чем Кевин и не обманут его
Bless, Kevin he's a man great👍🏾man👊🏾.
Paul Jonny yeah man he looks sick, I hope he is alright
Anthony: Im not seeing your point? Obviously we all know Kevin cause he trained mike. Your jealousy of Kevin is really making you come off bitter & resentful. Don't blame & get mad @Kevin for becoming known world wide just because you failed in doing so. Try harder next time. Trying to help you out buddy..
Anthony Sefo Kevin rooney =success. Anthony sefo =failure haha ya fucking arse bandit
@@SpecialOne1808 he has been diagnosed with dementia
Ya
Can we see Kevin Rooney on the joe Roagan show ? Just saw teddy atlas which was excellent so Rooney??
he suffers from boxing induced dementia these days :(
Stevie Thomas Kevin Rooney was no doubt great for Tyson back in the day. Especially after Cus died. But Teddy Atlas is far more articulate so he makes for a better guest.
Rooney isn't in such good shape. God bless him though. Mike fought those fights, but when Rooney left there was an obvious difference even against a guy he'd have starched in 30 seconds like Frank Bruno. He looked nothing like the same person but for the final combo.
Rooney isn't, never was, a media attention whore like Atlas. Very doubtful he would sit for a cock like Joe "the boy who never grew up" Rogan anyway. Rogan is an ass, if its not MMA or pot, Rogan is out of his depth, and comes across as someone with a set agenda with most guests. You should look in to where his funding comes from, you'd be very very surprised, I was.
Atlas is a salty bitch that didnt get his way with tyson so he tried to shoot him. They blame the fallout on his niece an tyson but it was because atlas wanted to be the boss. Hes still salty over tyson. Lol
Your a legend Kevin Rooney 💯
Rooney is a boxing goldmine. Once Don King got Tyson to sack Rooney, the end was in sight for Tyson. I totally agree with what Kevin said, that if Mike hadn't of gotten rid of his original team, he would of spent a whole career unbeaten.
Agree 🥊🥊👍👍
@@leecorcoran6174 facts don king snake shit and manipulative ways caused Tyson downfall
@Brandon Star but mike said that he team was of no use and he wasn't being trained good anymore.
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@@MrBrandonStar .
Thank you Kevin for honoring Cus’s wishes and giving mike the guidance and tough love that he needed to become the youngest and best heavyweight champion of all time. I know those memories mean the world to you. God bless
If Don King And Robin givens hadn't forced Tyson to get rid of this man Tyson may have ended up undefeated at 50 and 0.
It wasn't really Robin cause he fired rooney over a month after they started the divorce it was Don king and Tyson himself probably tired of the tough camps rooney put him through every other trainer he had after was afraid to keep it real with Mike and didn't know him well enough to properly train him
Am I Bear? He’d lose eventually but he’d be dominant for a longer period
50-0??? Yeah right...
Tyson would have finished 100-0
@@ykd818 hey. According to Rooney lol.
I don't see Tyson losing to Douglas or even Holyfield the first time (incredible fight if you think about Tyson being on coke and antidepressants, out of shape, still hurting prime Holyfield thrice over ten rounds).
@@Sxm_8 you're right. I'm saying if he had stayed with Rooney I believe likely he wouldn't have fallen off the rails so hard. One thing is for sure, I believe he'd have beaten Douglas. People are gonna cry over thatcomment, but no genuine boxing fan can look at that Douglas fight and see anything close to the same fighter as even two years previous. Say he wins that fight, he likely gets Holyfield earlier and Lewis earlier, maybe he doesn't go to prison and never really get it back. I don't know if you're an athlete. But if you are, you know how terrible it is to lose that many years in your athletic prime. As far as it goes in a different pro sport, if you take that time off you'll never be the same and probably should never fight again.
I would love to see Kevin Rooney back in Tyson corner come Sept for his exhibition fight against Roy Jones.
I would love to see him too
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Or Teddy
@@lamontt9127 Nah Teddy is a bitter man
So sad he always said him and mike would of went 100-0 and retired as the greatest ever.
Not when there are better boxers in his era like lewis holyfield and Douglas.....even bowe was probably better
@@stevens5541 you don't get it do you?
@@mathew2378 he definitely doesn't get it.
I think LEWIS would’ve still gave prime Tyson some trouble
@@nottoxic3447 yea it would not have been easy, but have u ever wondered why holyfield and Lennox never fought him in his prime? They were ducking tyson his entire prime, until he was old, slow, broken, drugs, rape, prison, scandals, lawsuits, etc.. Tyson was down to fight anyone, all the "great" fighters that beat him when he was old, wanted nothing to do with him in his prime
He looks like Cus.
Was thinking the same thing ...
johnny morell .he does dun he.
that's how much someone can get in your mind
Why? Because he's a white old guy? Lol.
donald willie maybe it’s his real son lol
Rooney a Legend ... 🙏🙏🙏 loved him in Tysons Corner
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Tyson would of been undefeated if it wasn't for don shit king . He was the best heavyweight of all time 44 knockouts LEGEND
James Evans it's "would've" bro not "would of" sorry pet peeve. But yea I can remember my Dad recording every Tyson fight on our VCR. Especially Tyson vs Berbick. This was back before pay per view. Every Tyson fight was on HBO. Up until that point I'd never sees my father so enthusiastic about a boxer. "You gotta watch this guy! And he's only 10 years older than you!!! Imagine if you started lifting and training now!!!"
@@gsxerwhite You have a spelling mistake in there..You also have grammatical errors. ☝
Not whe you have lewis and holyfield around at the same time.....tyson could never beat them at any time in tysons career
@@stevens5541 Lewis stayed another 4 years in the amateurs to avoid iron Mike.
@@ryandurkin6729 and lewis smashed everyone on the roster ...his resume is 3 times better than mikes ....tyson was a 1 trick Pony
He was right, the heavyweight division has become really exciting only a few years after this interview, more exciting than it's been in 20 years.
The heavyweight division is still shit the last 2 great heavyweights wur tyson and Holyfield.
@@ryandurkin2958 How dare you forget Lennox Lewis?
Kevin is truly a great man. The confidence this man gave Tyson was Godly!
The next Cus Demato?
Sadly no. Rooney has all the knowledge still yes, but it is plain from this that Rooney is still heatbroken and shattered about what happened in 1988. He wouldn't have the heart to train/manage another Mike Tyson even though he is doubly capable of it.
When your heart has been severly broken you never want that to happen to you again. Ever.
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I have a lot of respect for Kevin Rooney he was the guy that trained Mike Tyson, Then Don King and Robin Givens came along and took control of everything that was his downfall Kevin really cared for Mike I just wish he stayed with him.
Dear Kevin, such a beautiful soul. And those guys came up in some rough times. To see a vid of Kevin fighting just last night on here, as a young fighter, with Teddy beside him, rubbing Kevins back protectively, as they did announcements, made me see, yet again, how much these gentlemen have given to a sport that often just takes takes takes, Cus taught them well, they are, to me anyway, men of great personal "mana", that they gave of themselves, for the sport.
Kevin and Cus D’mato were best coaches for Mike Tyson
Gr8 interview and wish Rooney the best!!!
Thank you for this Gem!!
This guy is so great. The last thing he said I live by my whole life but just now heard it said. What a great man.
Mike needs to invite him to his podcast NOW
We love you kevin..❤
I coudlnt recognize him!!! You could see so much pride in his eyes when he used to be beside tyson in his haydays..Sadly things turned sour between them. Great man Kevin is..
i found this sad to watch
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Heart breaking.😔
Good to see Kevin.
I love how he is patient for the future.
Even at boxing's low point he knows that something is coming along.
he's predicted Anthony Joshua all those years ago sky backed him he says all the right things god Rooney knows his boxing as look at it today
And Joshua lost to a fighter sponsored by Burger King
@@mb2knyc457 Tyson lost to subpar fighters too. Besides Ruiz is NOT a sub par fighter
@@mb2knyc457 won his belts back like a true champ
@@mb2knyc457 And he won the title back you stupid fuck.
You listen Kevin Rooney talk about Mike Tyson you just want hug him....... God bless you Kevin
Good interview on both sides. Great advice at the end.
Kevin and mike it was such a good friendship
That was above money and everything
Tough task to take.. Definitely passed with flying colours.. Stuff of legends. Incredible story. The greatest 🦋🐝🥊🥊💥
Great trainer & great guy.
Just imagine the boxing knowledge kevin has... untouchable 🙌🙌
I'd buy 5 sets and I was a professional Heavyweight for 52 fights. That's how much he meant to me as both a trainer/coach and a man equally. It really breaks my heart that most young boxing and/or mma fans don't even know who this man is. A man who kept Mike Tyson on track to possibly (I'd even argue likely) become the greatest fighter of all-time, after Cus passed. Rooney is a legendary and rather large and important part of boxing history. It is a human tragedy that nearly all combat sports fans will never know his story. It's a shame.
Edit: changed "win" to "will"
He is also one of the very few retainers and teachers of the peekaboo style, at least in it's direct D'Amato form. Kevin carries on Cus' legacy and any future fighter should seek his wisdom before he retires.
💯 % agree , this guys knowledge of boxing is off the chart 👍🥊🥊
Very professional interviewer.
Lol
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1:56 BINGO! Tyson needs to have Kevin on his podcast.
Damn he looks like cus now
This man was the puppet master to one of the greatest Heavyweights of all time
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God bless you Kevin Rooney! Thank you.
What a great trainer. The only one that could keep him under control
Got to love how the heavyweight division has blossomed again.
How he was treated was disgusting without him mike wouldnt be wear he was, what a legend
Crazy how the age diffrence with him and mike when mike was a teen he was in his 30s now mike being 53 Kevin looks crazy for his age
Of course I don’t have all the details, but from what I’ve seen, when Tyson lost his foundation-Cus passing (an uncontrollable factor), then later on Rooney being fired (controllable), he forfeited the recipe for his distinctive success. It’s been said a million times already, but I believe that Rooney represented an extension of Cus, being that Cus trusted him to train Tyson. Then ironically Kevin physically morphs into a Cus-like figure. Gotta fight to keep the foundation that gets you to the top of the mountain. Just my opinion, but I wasn’t there when everything went down so...🤷🏾♂️ I could definitely be wrong.
You're not wrong. Along with Jacobs and Cayton, Cus entrusted Kevin to carry out his mission to make Mike a champion. From beyond the grave Mike was fulfilling Cus' legacy and IMO was his sole motivator before and after he had passed on. Mike stated on several occasions on how lonely roadwork would get, so he'd think of Cus and everything he'd shared with him, which kept him going. The greatest match up in sports history 👌🏼
You most definitely are not wrong brother. Great minds think alike, true story! There's a reason why the stars aligned the way they did. There's a reason why the alignment was destroyed. It was a lesson in greed. Get too greedy and believe your "own' hype and you'll be derailed in the most spectacular fashion, and that's what happened.
This was a lesson for my generation. Some heeded the lesson and achieved greatness, some followed the same path of Tyson.
Case in point was Naseem Hamed. Derailed as soon as ........ I'm not filing in the blank for you, go look it up. There are other cases but Hamed is a classic.....
Mike could've been the greatest. But you need a great team behind you!!
❤best guy!
Calm,good man what i saw,feel sorry for him.HE MADE TYSON
kevin reminds me of cus more and more each time i see him,
Met Kevin and he is a lovely guy.
Terrible how Mike just got rid of him and barely ever mentioned him since.
Rooney is the best trainer ever after Cus..
But M.Tyson is a stupid and spoiled man... He destroyed his own career... and secondly, because of the way he treated Kevin Rooney and his old team at the end, he is just human garbage and waste, not worth mentioning... Lennox Lewis and other boxers like Hollyfield brought him down to earth... .And if anyone says that Lewis and Holly wouldn't have a chance in 80s to beat Tyson, let me remind you that back then this idiot had no really strong opponents except for one (Frank Bruno) whom he couldn't knock out and had a hard time with..Tyson is just a worthless wasteman...
@@NAVIGATOR-HMSfinally someone who agrees with me
It was the downfall of his career
Bless this great great man....
Kevin Roony I really like u and I would like to see u one day u are one of the beasts trainers in the world...I wishes long life for u Kevin ❤
This man is criminally underrated. The greatest trainer out of New York in history. Don king black listed him and destroyed his career because Kevin was outspoken and opposed dons bullshit.
Kevin is a stand up guy 🙏🏼
Love you Kevin Rooney❤The man is going through dementia right now. Very sad. The best trainer besides Cus D Amato that IRON Mike Tyson ever had. Tyson with Rooney...undefeated and the best ever!🥊🥊
Many people dont know that this man molded and honed Mike's most important skills of the sweet science.
The beginning of Mikes down fall was the departure of Ronney
I’m glad Kevin told the story about the Trevor B fight... The look he gave Tyson when he threw out his hand.. I swear his exact words were was
“Hey! I told you” .. meaning “Cus knew when mike was 13yrs old he would be the youngest heavyweight champion ever.”
Yeah that is one iconic moment aye. I remember as it happened, here in new zealand, we were rapt to see Tyson get his title, and that look from Kevin at the end, we were all standing up anyway, we saw that, and just roared with laughter and understanding.
BESTTTT TRAINER IN BOXING HISTORY HANDS DOWN SEE ROONEY SAYS THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO TRAIN HIM FOR FREE THAT SHOWS THAT HE DIDNT CARE ABOUT MONEY HE REALLY LOVED MIKE!!!!
A proper trainer 🥊🥊👍👍
Kevin is a Legend!
He deserves so much respect
Kevin Rooney ❤❤
I love you Rooney you are best coach
Luving Kevin sir
Mr Rooney is a great trainer n a great old guy. God bless Mr Rooney.👍
I love this guy Kevin rooney
I love Kevin Mike reach out
Awesome coach ❤
We miss you Rooney sir, the moment you left him, That's the Tyson's fall😭
Sad to see this great man in this condition...
Dementia I think 👎🏼
His voice literally never changes
I hope and wish to see Mike with Kevin together no far..
I wish more boxers back in the day had kevin rooney as a trainer. It would've been great to see him a lot more often.
Mike should bring Mr kevin on his podcast
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Good man, best trainer.
Kevin Rooney good guy
Good man right there, as soon as Tyson left Rooney Tysons abilities went south quickly. What a Humble and gracious man is Kevin Rooney, without him and Cus, Mike Tyson would be doing life some where in prison right now.
this man was behind Tyson’s success. Once he was gone, Tyson’s career went downhill!
Kevin really seems like a nice humble gym, and like the guy below said as he gets older he really looks like Cus
KEVIN !!!!!!!! the best trainer ever ! xx
I would give everything to be trained by him
Kevin Rooney the legend himself in the flesh
I like Kevin Rooneys style even though the average joe and the media hates him and think he's boring. He is the exact opposite of a media darling like teddy atlas because he is strictly professional and doesn't like to gossip or badmouth his athletes and stir up the pot even if they were wrong at one point. They should do more interviews with men like him. Instead of craving negativity and toxic energy. What is social media smoking 🚬? Must be crack. Because they aren't using common sense.
0:33 Kevin Rooney talking about Teddy Atlas, CLASSIC!
Rooney is an awesome guy and I hope one day, sooner rather than later, I have the cash to meet this dude! No doubt in my mind Tyson would've gone down as greatest HW champion ever with a record of 50-0.
He looks so different than other old videos, unrecognisable
Kevin el mejor entrenador que tuvo mike tyson 💪✌👏👏
Tyson was never the same without this man
wow, the audio is so good on this video......said no one
Next to CUS the BEST trainer ever..thanks Kevin.
Kevin Rooney it’s scary the resemblance you have with Cus
This is crazy, he looks just like cus D'Amato, legendary trainer 💯💯
Rooney is a legend cmon you gotta give him that
I hope he's doing okay. He was the man behind the man during Tysons formative years.
LEGEND!