Agreed. Fear helped Tyson win the ring and Lineal titles against Spinks.
If Tyson wasn't in Spinks head before the fight started and Spinks was able to stick to his game plan, it's possible the fight ends differently.. Who knows? One thing is for certain, he was afraid of Tyson and look how that ended up.
Cus was the greatest coach in terms of understanding the pyschology of a fighter. I've read that to get into his Catskills gym (on top floor) you had to pass through this unnaturally heavy door with old paint. If you managed to pry that door open it lead you to a long darkly lit stairway climbing into who knows where (barely lit on purpose). If you ventured up that path, you’d find yourself up against another even heavier door. Many tough street kids didn't even make it into the gym.
“First thing I want to know about a kid,” Cus said, is whether he can open that door. Then when he walks in, I look at him, try to see what he’s seeing. Most of them stand at the door. They see guys skipping rope, shadowboxing, hitting the bags. Most of all, they see guys in the ring. Fighting. And then they have to decide. Do they want this, or not? If they want it, they stay, they ask someone what they should do. Most of them are shy, for some reason. Almost all fighters. They whisper. You tell them to come back, and you’ll see what can be done. They have to spend at least one night dealing with fear. If they come back the second time, then maybe you have a fighter.”
It's called cashing out.
Tyson was the quintessential, prototypical bully. Most of us know, just by looking at a guy, if we would have a good chance of beating that ass. Nothing mystical about that.
Tyson was the quintessential, prototypical bully. Most of us know, just by looking at a guy, if we would have a good chance of beating that ass. Nothing mystical about that.
nothing prototypical about it either elroy just typical
fear is very powerful and people try to act like stare downs dont matter and a persons auro dont matter.
im tell you like this when I changhed highscholl 10 students came forward to teh gang unit saying i was only joining the highschool to get them lmfao. FEAR IS POWERFUL!
fear is very powerful and people try to act like stare downs dont matter and a persons auro dont matter.
im tell you like this when I changhed highscholl 10 students came forward to teh gang unit saying i was only joining the highschool to get them lmfao. FEAR IS POWERFUL!
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