Mike Tyson Sparring

cant see anything:smoke

 

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[YT]aieHs3CJJB0[/YT] I think this is how it goes

 

i cant figure out who the sparring partner is.....but its late 80s video...before 89.....i can hear kevin rooney in the background.....:smoke:smoke:smoke:smoke

 

Mike was holding back big time and the other guy was terrified to try anything because he didnt want to make any openings........It was a nice respectful sparring session but im not sure who the guy was.Sorry

 

Tyson was an extraordinary fighter back in the day. You can Mike holding back some-what, but you can still see that he had technique in abundance. Even Mike's jab was up to scratch & sharp in his heyday. His timing, particularly when throwing a jab was real good 7 that's why he was able to set it all up with the jab.

Tyson moves his head a great deal, pivots at the waist alot, never a stationary target. Once he lost that movement, he became alot eaiser to face. People rave on about Tyson's power, 7 yes he was KO artist, but it was his speed & the difficulty in being able to hit him that surprised his opponents.

Tyson's actual boxing skills are not given enough credit. Mike had natural talent, a kind you simply cannot teach.

 

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What I did notice about Tyson there in the vid was when he was throwing in the jab his right hand moves from guard it either came back towards the shoulder or went out laterally leaving him open to a good left hand ???

 

Definitely. As you say, a lot of the subtler things he did are overlooked.

 

The trainer is Beau Williford , and the boxer is former cruiserweight world champ, Glenn McCrory....

i remember this, it was for the Tyrell Biggs fight in AC NJ....

 

Thanks for the info Bigcat. McCrory was a useful cruiserweight in his day.