Why did Tyson go head hunting after prison?

[boxing880]

After prison, he was putting all of his power into huge shots.

It worked against the lower class fighters, but as soon as he fought Holyfield, he made Tyson pay for it in spades

Why didn't he just go back to the basics before he got locked up?

[Luilun]

After prison, he was putting all of his power into huge shots.

It worked against the lower class fighters, but as soon as he fought Holyfield, he made Tyson pay for it in spades

Why didn't he just go back to the basics before he got locked up?

After Kevin Rooney stopped training him Tyson became a B level Heavyweight

[TheMyspaceDayz]

When your foot movement goes so too does the body punching.

[NC Uppercut]

After prison, he was putting all of his power into huge shots.

It worked against the lower class fighters, but as soon as he fought Holyfield, he made Tyson pay for it in spades

Why didn't he just go back to the basics before he got locked up?

His mentality was different after his stretch, there for he fought that way. Read up on some of the bs that happened outside the ring man

[PRINCEKOOL]

After Kevin Rooney stopped training him Tyson became a B level Heavyweight

The Mike Tyson that came out of prison was still? A very highly skilled technical fighter, with a great defense and counter punching ability 'Mike Tyson more so than any other fighter I have seen, seemed to have his technique embedded in his DNA'.

It was also a myth that he suddenly became a bad fighter after prison, if that Tyson was active in today's division 'I would have him beating everybody' He was still doing things in terms of offense that typically you do not see today 'Offense/defense was still incredibly potent and dangerous'.

Extremely clinical finish of Frank Bruno.

[Zelda]

Because you cannot keep fighting as you did in your early 20s for long.

Ali used to dance the entire fight in his first spell (Liston, Wiliams, Patterson) but changed that in later fights (Frazier, Foreman, Shavers). Foreman was an entirely different fighter in his second coming. Same thing Wilder is doing these days by being much more selective in his shots and not throwing windmills.

Basically, you realize you cannot keep the pace and not gas out like you did in your early 20s.

[The Noose]

Yea, he didnt have the spring and youth he once had. Or the passion.
He wanted to just blast opponents out of there and have an easy night.

He was still good, but nowhere near the same dynamic machine he once was.

His opponents were an embarrassment imo.

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I don't think he was ever gonna consistently beat holyfield/lewis level opponents

In a way his style rusting up a bit in prison enhanced his "legend".

Boxers who go to prison become "what if!" legends, like musicians who die young.

ike ibeabuchi had 100x as many fans while he was incarcerated than he did while he was fighting. He became the guy "who would toy with the Klitschkos".

If you just peak early & get beat, people forget your name the next day. Prison keeps your legend alive.