Prime Tyson, sparring, moving his head, having fun,acting like Ali, is cool to watch.

[Benny Leonard]

At the start. Not really acting like Ali but his hands are down and he is making the guy miss. Just for kicks.



This video also had it. That's where I saw it first.

[AntonTheMeh]

*adds to favs*.............

[bcfc]

beutifully blowing guys out during sparring, i could never get bored of watching this guy, hell if he made a comeback i would buy the ppv in a minute, even if he was fightin the biggest bum on the planet

[Rassclot]

The best puncher of all time.


Nobody had the combinations, power and speed like a prime Mike.

[Benny Leonard]

The best puncher of all time.


Nobody had the combinations, power and speed like a prime Mike.

Tyson had natural speed and power but both were developed through specific training that D'Amato set up for him. Remember, even sprinters need to keep training to keep up their World Class speed.
With the use of the "willy," and other drills, his speed and power formed a combination so fluid, so accurate, that it was devastating.

And when he left Rooney, when he left those drills behind, he started to decline. I put up an article before where it discusses how he stopped using the "Willy" post-Rooney.
It's interesting listening to Ferdie Pacheco commentate during Tyson's fights pre-prison, but post-Rooney on how Tyson was declining. And he wasn't the only one that noticed. And you can see it for yourself watching tapes.

Shame, but Tyson did it to himself.

So I may agree with Atlas when he said that if he hand't wound up in Catskill...with those teachings/study/drills/style, he most likely doesn't become HW Champion. I would say more mentally so than anything since physically Tyson was a phenom (even if it had to be developed) but mentally...he needed that careful guidance.

We all saw the difference both mentally and physically how Tyson was when motivated and trained properly compared to after.

Poor choices.

Oh, and another point on speed, and I'm not sure who said it since I deleted the articles I had...but the speed that shouldn't go unnoticed was that speed that you see at 3:35+ in the second HL video I posted up in the first post...where he gets hit by his sparring partner and reacts very quick with a punch back.

All trained into him.

In general, this video showcases some of his speed at his best



Ferguson fight was great to watch.

[Sam Donald]

The ending of the first video .. HAHA

same exact thing I did a few months back lol

[-Kev-]

He was good in his short prime.

[DAN916]

I came across a video on there where they interview Tyson N Spinks during Halftime of the NBA finals!! Boxing will never be the same

[Benny Leonard]

I came across a video on there where they interview Tyson N Spinks during Halftime of the NBA finals!! Boxing will never be the same