Tyson sparring stories?.

[borgata]

i hurd this story once about this guy willams sparring with tyson.... but id thought id ask if any one hurd any other stories about tyson sparring with willams first...

[Hank19]

what about the reports by the press back in 86 that tyson was getting beat up in sparring by heavyweight prospect mike williams. Anybody hear these?.

I read "The Last Great Fight" that featured the behind the scenes look at Tyson-Douglas.

It had some great insight into Tyson's sparring sessions while in Tokyo and before his 'decline' began.

First, as many might remember, Tyson was floored by Greg Page while in Japan preparing for Douglas. A lot of press was made of this and still does to this day.
A lot of people (including myself) were shocked when I first read this.
But Bill Cayton pointed out that while a Prime Tyson was never knocked down during his best years in a real fight, he was floored on 4 separate occassions during sparring sessions. Once was by Mike Williams and I believe Oliver McCall and Page (body shot of all things) were the others (can't remember the 4th name).

Regarding Page, several people like to write about how great Page was while he was in his prime and how he could have beaten a prime Mike - most of this talk was due to what happened in Japan.
But several people within the Tyson camp said that Tyson used to beat up on Page all the time. In fact, Tyson humiliated him so bad while preparing for Spinks that Page started training harder on the side to make sure that never happened again.
So Page thinking he could beat a prime Tyson based on his Tokyo performance is, in my mind, all bunk. A prime Tyson was having his way with him years prior.

For anyone interested in that historic night in 1990, I highly suggest reading this book: "The Last Great Fight" by Joe Layden.
It gives some great insight into how Mike was thinking leading into the bout, as well as how Douglas had never trained harder or was more sure of himself.
They do a great job to point out that Douglas was a tremendous athlete and boxer when he put his mind to it.

[catskills23]

I read "The Last Great Fight" that featured the behind the scenes look at Tyson-Douglas.

It had some great insight into Tyson's sparring sessions while in Tokyo and before his 'decline' began.

First, as many might remember, Tyson was floored by Greg Page while in Japan preparing for Douglas. A lot of press was made of this and still does to this day.
A lot of people (including myself) were shocked when I first read this.
But Bill Cayton pointed out that while a Prime Tyson was never knocked down during his best years in a real fight, he was floored on 4 separate occassions during sparring sessions. Once was by Mike Williams and I believe Oliver McCall and Page (body shot of all things) were the others (can't remember the 4th name).

Regarding Page, several people like to write about how great Page was while he was in his prime and how he could have beaten a prime Mike - most of this talk was due to what happened in Japan.
But several people within the Tyson camp said that Tyson used to beat up on Page all the time. In fact, Tyson humiliated him so bad while preparing for Spinks that Page started training harder on the side to make sure that never happened again.
So Page thinking he could beat a prime Tyson based on his Tokyo performance is, in my mind, all bunk. A prime Tyson was having his way with him years prior.

For anyone interested in that historic night in 1990, I highly suggest reading this book: "The Last Great Fight" by Joe Layden.
It gives some great insight into how Mike was thinking leading into the bout, as well as how Douglas had never trained harder or was more sure of himself.
They do a great job to point out that Douglas was a tremendous athlete and boxer when he put his mind to it.

what do you know about tysons sparring sessions with mike williams?.

[boxer2k5]

2500 situps with a 20 pound weight with a broken back what a monster

[20a87]

I know that tyson used to let mike williams hit him to the liver 3 times per round to make sure he never got hurt to the body during a real fight. Theres a youtube video of tyson talking about those rounds where he says him and his camp called mike williams the tenderiser due to his job as liver puncher. I also know that tyson used to change the string in his headgear to his "lucky string" and refused to spar mike williams in headgear with the factory string still in.

[catskills23]

I read "The Last Great Fight" that featured the behind the scenes look at Tyson-Douglas.

It had some great insight into Tyson's sparring sessions while in Tokyo and before his 'decline' began.

First, as many might remember, Tyson was floored by Greg Page while in Japan preparing for Douglas. A lot of press was made of this and still does to this day.
A lot of people (including myself) were shocked when I first read this.
But Bill Cayton pointed out that while a Prime Tyson was never knocked down during his best years in a real fight, he was floored on 4 separate occassions during sparring sessions. Once was by Mike Williams and I believe Oliver McCall and Page (body shot of all things) were the others (can't remember the 4th name).

Regarding Page, several people like to write about how great Page was while he was in his prime and how he could have beaten a prime Mike - most of this talk was due to what happened in Japan.
But several people within the Tyson camp said that Tyson used to beat up on Page all the time. In fact, Tyson humiliated him so bad while preparing for Spinks that Page started training harder on the side to make sure that never happened again.
So Page thinking he could beat a prime Tyson based on his Tokyo performance is, in my mind, all bunk. A prime Tyson was having his way with him years prior.

For anyone interested in that historic night in 1990, I highly suggest reading this book: "The Last Great Fight" by Joe Layden.
It gives some great insight into how Mike was thinking leading into the bout, as well as how Douglas had never trained harder or was more sure of himself.
They do a great job to point out that Douglas was a tremendous athlete and boxer when he put his mind to it.

I know that tyson used to let mike williams hit him to the liver 3 times per round to make sure he never got hurt to the body during a real fight. Theres a youtube video of tyson talking about those rounds where he says him and his camp called mike williams the tenderiser due to his job as liver puncher. I also know that tyson used to change the string in his headgear to his "lucky string" and refused to spar mike williams in headgear with the factory string still in.

are you serious. how do you know all this?.

[PainKiller]

2500 situps with a 20 pound weight with a broken back what a monster

Yeah I thought that was just ****ed up LOL.

Imagine if the audience heard that

[20a87]

are you serious. how do you know all this?.

Yes im serious. Tyson credited him with making his body like "the hide of an elephant" its all in a youtube interview somewhere.

[PainKiller]

Yes im serious. Tyson credited him with making his body like "the hide of an elephant" its all in a youtube interview somewhere.

Any actual video of his sparring?

I enjoy sparring just as much as fights

[Hank19]

what do you know about tysons sparring sessions with mike williams?.

Nothing outside of what's already been said. Sorry.