Comments Thread For: Mike Tyson on Mind Games, Breaking an Opponent's Spirit

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MIKE Tyson is widely regarded as one of the best to ever set foot in the ring thanks to his fearsome combination of power and precision. Tyson, nicknamed The Baddest Man on the Planet, ended his career with a respectable 50-6-2 record including 44 knockouts. Undersized for a heavyweight at just 5ft 10ins, Tyson more than made up for his deficiencies with a warrior spirit and aggression that often defeated his opponents before a punch was thrown.
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[chmdgy]

I broke my opponent. My opponent is broken. Mental.

[Redd Foxx]

One thing I always found fascinating about Tyson's mental approach, that a lot of people miss, is that it's mental fierceness to cover fear and fragility. He was not a supremely confident monster. He had vulnerabilities. Cus taught him to combat that, hence this wealth of great Tyson quotes we have.

[iamboxing]

Kevin Rooney would cradle Mike's head like a baby and whisper in his ear in the corner whenever he had any self-doubt. He was incredibly sensitive behind the violent aura he gave off in the ring.

[Johnny_Roa]

I broke my opponent. My opponent is broken. Mental.

Lmao, forever one of the best quotes in boxing

[redmish]

......and if that didn't work I bit their ear off, maybe try and break their arm.

[TITOS HOOK]

Holy field

Yeah Mike,

But I remember when it was YOU that looked away during the Holyfield II staredown.

You already knew that Evander was there to beat your ass and like Teddy Atlas prophetically called it...you found a way to quit that still ensured your "bad ass" reputation.

And then after biting a piece of the mans ear off - grounds for IMMEDIATE disqualification in any other fight - the great Mills Lane let the fight continue, and you tried to bite his other ear...you wanted to make SURE that fight was over because you knew you were going to get knocked out again.

I like the new Mike Tyson..don't go back to being a **** talking *******.

Those days when you were "managed" by John Horne and Rory Holloway..were the worst!!

John Horne was worthless - a failed stand up comedian trying to be a boxing manager.

[Luilun]

Yeah Mike,

But I remember when it was YOU that looked away during the Holyfield II staredown.

You already knew that Evander was there to beat your ass and like Teddy Atlas prophetically called it...you found a way to quit that still ensured your "bad ass" reputation.

And then after biting a piece of the mans ear off - grounds for IMMEDIATE disqualification in any other fight - the great Mills Lane let the fight continue, and you tried to bite his other ear...you wanted to make SURE that fight was over because you knew you were going to get knocked out again.

I like the new Mike Tyson..don't go back to being a **** talking *******.

Those days when you were "managed" by John Horne and Rory Holloway..were the worst!!

John Horne was worthless - a failed stand up comedian trying to be a boxing manager.

Oh come on you know Tyson was a basket case by the time he fought Holyfield . Tyson of 86 to 89 beats any Heavyweight in history. Oh and don't forget Holyfield was a steroid cheat take his steroids away and even a wash up Tyson beats him. You seen what Toney did to Holyfield when Holyfield wasn't juicing

[bluepete]

Yeah Mike,

But I remember when it was YOU that looked away during the Holyfield II staredown.

You already knew that Evander was there to beat your ass and like Teddy Atlas prophetically called it...you found a way to quit that still ensured your "bad ass" reputation.

And then after biting a piece of the mans ear off - grounds for IMMEDIATE disqualification in any other fight - the great Mills Lane let the fight continue, and you tried to bite his other ear...you wanted to make SURE that fight was over because you knew you were going to get knocked out again.

I like the new Mike Tyson..don't go back to being a **** talking *******.

Those days when you were "managed" by John Horne and Rory Holloway..were the worst!!

John Horne was worthless - a failed stand up comedian trying to be a boxing manager.

This is the Star covering something Mike said ages ago and acting like he just said it. One of my favourites fighters growing up, the Tyson of the Rooney days was a totally different athlete to the flat footed plodder he became after. I do remember thinking the same thing when I saw that staredown though.

[ceylon mooney]

****** article. thiught i was gettin an interview.

it was lifted right off the tyson documentary.