Tyson's REAL routine in 1987

[-Antonio-]

That's a surprisingly low amount of shadowboxing and bag work.

ore the fact that he was 2years younger than lewis and 4 years younger than hloyfield.

ore that fact that its a bad excuse for a guy to wasnt disiplined enough to stay in shape.

ore the fact that he robbed us for so much ppw entertainment because he didnt manage to live like an athlete, and he ****ing should have had considering is income and all he meant to people.

that man has given so much shame to my belloved sport

None of that matters. You can see the vast difference in talent between the Tyson that was in the ring in 2002, and the Tyson in 1987. Even against Holyfield he wasnt near his best.

[Pecs]

Isn't tyson like 5'10 or 5'11? That isn't really short by any standards....

[Pecs]

Roys Jones trains with weights......and he isn't slow right???

[Landon S]

Its a really annoying myth that weights make you slow, it pops up alot here. Weights CAN make you slow but if you train right you wont slow down. Following a bodybuilders routine will make you slow. Push-ups and pull ups are nearly identical to a light bench press and heavy Lat pulldowns but every boxer does them, but as soon as you touch a barbell your gonna slow down? come on guys...

[aussieboxer2320]

roy jones only started weight training when he had to move up to heavyweight

[FourKnuckles]

bump for fun

[glidesmack]

damn this is a great post.

[mr tricky]

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4am
Run 3-5 miles.

12pm
Stretch
3 mins of shadowboxing
3 mins of heavybag
10 rounds of ringwork (sparring and/or mitts)
Finish with slipbag drills or speedbag drills
Stretch,
Rest 15-20 mins,
Stretch
Calesthenics
Finish with skipping drills
Stretch.



That was it, Monday to Friday.

That's exactly what Tyson told Henry Cooper for a BBC interview in April 1987.

i doubt tyson only spent 3 muintes on a heavy bag each day?!??! he would have spent ages perfecting his technique on the bag and doing a workout not just 3 mins, he may have ment 3 muinte rounds?

[mongrel_boy]

awesome work man, thanks heaps

[UKBRAWLER]

Surely Tyson was on 'gear' to maintain all that muscle with such little training.....i just don't bhuy it at all..guiy looks like a pro body builder....come on