Is Tyson clearly hurt?

Uh, I know what gif I asked you about and it wasn't that one. Quit ducking it. Once more.

What actually prompts Tyson to shuffle? Does he just turn around and back step on a whim or does the guy in the purple trunks do something in this gif? Like..I don't know, completely spin around Tyson, and place his planter foot inside Mike's, preventing him from executing a smooth pivot out of harm's way. Once more, it comes down to details, you guys just can't or DON'T want to see.

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The jooking and jiving description is also amusing, Tyson's movement is quite controlled.

 

To the shoulder.

 

For such a clean punch nobody can seem to agree where it hit.

Temple
Behind the Ear
Jaw
Glancing Jaw
Shoulder first than jaw
Temple than Shoulder
...etc.

This punch is like the bullet that killed JFK. Maybe it just isn't a clear score and Tyson's lack of reaction as he ducks his head before the punch is even launched doesn't help.

And the "clearly hurt" side absolutely refuse to acknowledge the position of Evander's feet when Tyson has to skip back..or Evander's surprise spin move in general that left Tyson out of position to counter and vulnerable. Looking for subjective things like "Far away stares" and completely overlooking both men's positioning and the way Evander sets his feet.

 

00.24 Is what Evander tried to do Tyson

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He was in control enough to avoid Evander's foot and step out of harms way to reset his guard. Evander as a result can't take advantage of him being on the ropes and keeps his distance until Tyson misses that right hand.

It's not much of an effect. Tyson attempts to pivot with Evander and finds his foot is the way. Evander attempts to measure him so he slips his head and ducks back.

Tyson is in poor position to throw anything and can't move into position without tripping over Evander's foot, not to mention Evander already has the drop on him and looking to measure. He did the smart thing by stepping back and resetting.

In both instances, Tyson felt a punch but was showing bravado. That's about it.

Hardly the first time Tyson failed to put a dent into someone. And the "bully" story is embedded into the fight, true or not.

 

Chin and the Neck? That's new.

Some clean punch. It hit behind the ear, hit the jaw, hit the temple, the neck, the chin...it might as well have been a one punch combo.

I maintain it was a chopping smothered punch that made contact between Tyson's head and arm, and projected into Mike's glove. The problem is Tyson was already ducking his head and raising his glove before Evander got the punch off. It almost looked like Evander realized there was no room and tried his best to alter it.

If Mike was hurt, there is no visual reaction for us the observer to clue in on. Mike later reacts to a spin move and pivot foot cross up that people seem to read into being a "hurt reaction."

Accusations of an agenda bias don't seem to ring true, as I believe Mike was hurt in the first round..because in that sequence I see the punches land and Mike react to them. In this sequence, I see a smothered punch not land very well and no reaction from Mike to the blow itself. Mike reacts to an unorthodox maneuver from Evander a few seconds later.

 

Their heads clash on just about every entanglement. So I wouldn't rule that out.