Haven't seen those two fights in a very long time, but I don't remember Benitez not doing **** for both fights.
hahaha yeah,that face that joe pulled was funny..and then the 'your crazy' look on kessler's face to top off a great weigh-in..brilliant.
Tyson rarely looked at opponents during the pre-fight staredown, he did a bit after prison (McNeeley), but even by Tyson non-chalant standards, this one was different. Tyson looked intimidated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvSmZepzK1I#t=4m [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Nreg5t0y8[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etcQzDZO-Ik[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jokFM6aEiP8[/ame]
It's also mainly because of this fight that people have this myth that Tyson was really into the pre-fight staredown. This was an exception, most of the time he didn't bother with it. And often he didn't need it for any extra intimidation as they were often already intimidated.
That first round always pissed me off... The incompetence of the ref gave Benn a few extra critical seconds to recover when he was obviously hurt. If G-Man was Calzaghe, that fight would have been stopped.
Mike Tyson vs Jose Ribalta - 1986 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWpz74xDdEk[/ame] Go to 3:45. Mike Tyson vs Donovan Ruddock - 1991 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7EXsHJEYBc[/ame] Go to 2:45. Mike Tyson vs Donovan Ruddock II - 1991 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAp9STxGDdk[/ame] Go to 1:10.
Came you imagine Wlad in aface off with a young Tyson at the peak of his dominance? I bet he'd literally **** his shorts before the opening bell. :yep
The Valuev Haye weigh in made me laugh. After the staredown Valuev just kept staring at Haye and properly looked like a caveman. Go to 3:15 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqGbbZTq2SI[/ame]