¿Has Tyson ever mentioned Kevin Rooney over the years?

Jakub79 · Jul 2, 2025

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If he listened.

Tyson reached a point where he didn’t care. A trainer can’t make a fighter do something he doesn’t want to do, focus where he doesn’t want to focus. Mike was doing 3 a.m. shopping sprees in jewelry stores opened at that hour just for him, fighting Mitch Green on the street, partying from New York to Tokyo (literally) and had gotten to a place where he figured he could win without working (which lasted for a minute or two til Buster came along).

Mike was never again going to be the youngster afraid of going back to reform school who was living with an old man and woman and doing what he was told, watching fight films all night instead of watching naked women at strip clubs.

The balance of power had shifted — he was a grown man, rich beyond his dreams, the toast of the town and biggest celebrity wherever he went. His trainer worked for him, not the other way around. His managers and even promoter had to kowtow to his every whim.

I honestly think even before he canned Rooney, it no longer mattered who was training him because Mike was going to call the shots and do what he wanted, when he wanted, where he wanted and how he wanted.

He had absolute power, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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excuses, it doesn't matter. We established that Douglas was simply, simply better and prime Tyson lost to the broken Buster

Saintpat · Jul 2, 2025

Jakub79 said: ↑

excuses, it doesn't matter. We established that Douglas was simply, simply better and prime Tyson lost to the broken Buster
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Agree on Buster.

As I said, it wouldn’t matter who was training Tyson.

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