@@craighoward6243 I saw a video of him blaming the referee for the slow ten count when douglas got knocked down.. The comments by Tyson in this video appreciating douglas shows his maturity, humility and his transformation from a vicious boxer to philosopher.. Long journey indeed ❤️👏🙌💪👍
You are singing to the Choir. If you understand how many family members I lost in 6 years. Losing your health with a broken back @ age 43. I just found out about a 3rd spinal cord surgery. In 16 years. I had all my teeth pulled out. Why I'm physically handicapped. Hardcore ULTRA DISTANCE ATHLETE" the year 2003, my most demanding test. Can I get off the Opioids after 12 years? And can I lose the 160 lbs gained? Spending All day flat on my back. For 17 years, still worked for another 14 years & 2 spinal cord surgeries. Why I promised my son that he would Graduate college one day. It came in 2011. Had I tapped out & stopped paying Child support? Legally, I didn't have to pay. B cause I" made a promise" long-suffering & chronic pain" = Wisdom" always I ❤️ Mike, believe it or not. There was a time when Mike Tyson could walk down the street. W/O 50 people. I saw this happen when Mike was 21 years old. Just him & Don King. Two others. I think I understand. It's called accountability. For our actions. Don't look because you want the loss so bad. Look for the REF; he makes the count. At Ten, he was down! & now how is his health. Like me, 6 years ago, 365 lbs. With a workload ahead. Yes I did all of that. Back to HS weight of 215 lbs I'm 65 years young!
I am glad Mike is giving credit to Douglas , and just admitting he fought great that night . Douglas always had a ton of talent .. he lost to fighters Tyson had beat due to lack of dedication . But when he actually had motivation he was a great fighter . Oliver Mccall has even said he warned Mike before the fight , not to take Douglas lightly . As he had fought him , and Douglas had skill .
Then just rewatch this and his return to greatness if you need the reminder along the journey because we both know it damn sure isn’t easy to keep going and it’s way too easy just sit back and let life pass you by….. I know I’m gonna need plenty of reminders on the way….
Not only is mike TYSON wiser, humble & gracious now, his REDEMPTION story has to be one of the best we've seen. To me what's even more impressive is if you look at Mike TYSON now at almost 60 years of age, he still looks like a world class athlete!
Which isn’t fair because he got the very rare 2nd chance ppl don’t get and it’s not fair because ppl grow up it’s life but when u mess up these days it’s a wrap
Much respect for Mike, I was surprised he didn’t make some excuses or say negative things about Buster Douglas, he basically just said he was better that night! I was not expecting that, but love his attitude about it!
Don’t worry. His fans have an entire library of excuses for his losses. That and a encyclopedia of imaginary wins that never happened. Saying Mike Tyson was the best heavyweight in the second half of the 80’s isn’t good enough for them. They want to think of him as a Superman who could beat 20 angry gorillas at once with his bare hands, blindfolded!
@dontrah1838 I'm sure Tyson meant Before the Holyfield fight. At the time of the fight Tyson stopped 2 of the 3 people that beat Douglas. The other he didn't fight. Holyfield did butt Tyson, I mean beat Tyson 6 years later. If they fought in 1990 & 91 like they were signed to Tyson beats Holyfield
Well, Buster Douglas was good. His record does not seem as good as Mike's, but he was a serious contender with a lot of wins, and not too many losses. When I checked his record, it does not seem to me like an upset, it was just a really good fight for Buster.
@@natepoodle9132He was a big strong guy who could box well. Indeed, no great surprise. One of Douglas's difficulties was possibly motivation to train. Not for that fight, though. Good on the extraordinary Mike Tyson for not making excuses.
@@johnlloyd3224 Interesting point. Even Mike has claimed to not do too much training before a lot of fights (I think he mentions it in this video too).
@@johnlloyd3224 Bear in mind as well, Mike has often claimed a long count for Buster, and then buster says the same thing for Mike! I personally saw no significant problems with the counts.
@@natepoodle9132 Yeah, I agree with the 10-count. A lot of people chalk up Mike's loss to Buster with either the long count or the "he was fucking Japanese hookers while high on coke." The "long" count was 13 seconds, sure, but rules say it's the referee's count that's followed, and even then, Douglas was ready to get up even before the ref got to 5, he just waited until 9 to get some rest. The Tyson not being serious part, that's on him, they love making excuses for their demigod Tyson.
Can anyone imagine how blessed Mike Tyson is & was as a child? Everything he did. God kept him above Ground for a Reason. The Man is a Beacon of Hope, " pain & long-suffering brings wisdom." Those Inc myself. Are blessed to walk the earth with you. In true time is just Mind-blowing..
excuses hell he just said if you listened to him, he does,nt care about a loss its the fighting spirit he had, wheres buster now, wheres buster after that fight mike wouldve fought him 100 times, but buster is exactely what his name is a buster. you never heard his name again after that did you.@@SAMEntalhealth
I could listen to Mike all day because he has so much wisdom to offer because he lived it and survived to tell us. His inner tenacity is a tool for life. The obstacles we encounter in life can feel defeating. Yet, listening to Mike explain his battles and the way in which he views those challenges is something to personally practice, because too many people are stripped of that kind of spirit, and we all need a fighter in the heart.
That's what I thought. He doesn't whine and say "I should have won", or make excuses, he says "he beat my ass", and admits he didn't train for it, and that he was hard to coach then.
23 days before the fight Buster Douglas's mother passed away, he wanted to win for her and there's nothing more powerful then love even Mike Tyson in his prime, he knocked him out with determination and a complete focus on him and nothing else even with the crowd going crazy with the countless punches, Legendary boxer the both of them
And that's the truth. Buster never fought like that before or again in his life. His determination was real. And that's the man that beat Iron Mike. He deserves his credit. I can say this now almost 30 years later. Lol At the time that sh broke my heart. It was like watching Aquaman drown in a bathtub.
Thank you for telling the truth seriously a lot of people keep making excuses for Tyson but at the same time Tyson made excuses for himself like the 13 count he even had a 13 count against himself and didn't acknowledge it he also said he was locked in his room and couldn't leave unless it was for training purposes which sounds professional and honorable but he also said in another video that he was too busy using cocaine and hookers😅
I remember where I was for that Tyson Douglas fight. I was in the USMC on Okinawa, Camp Foster, and we were all watching that fight in our squad bay. He was my favorite heavy weight back then. Today, he's my favorite of all time.. A 5' 10" Destroyer.
I was also in the Corps stationed at Marine Security Forces, Mare Island, CA. I read about it in the paper in the chow hall the morning after the fight. I was shocked. I was also stationed at Camp Foster. '84-'85. Semper Fi!!!
@@seansimms8503Exactly. People get caught up in the optics far too much when it comes to Tyson. A devastating puncher, super quick, hard to hit clean, and brutally efficient --- but styles make fights. And Evander was strong, intelligent, taller, and had acquitted himself well against Dwight Muhammad Quawi, among others. Evander had been legit for years before ever beating Tyson and that match-up nearly got made prior to Tyson going to prison.
@megafronDelaMusa....Your comment is so PROFOUNDLY, DEEP & SPIRITUAL. You are TOTALLY on point. Thank you for expressing in words the lessons we are to glean from OUR experiences & the experiences of OTHERS that help us to navigate this world, called LIFE. " SAY WORD". SIMPLY BEAUTIFULLY STATED. 👍🙏🤎
Fair play for giving Douglas his props. As a boxing fanatic who has watched all of the greats, I truly believe that Douglas could've beaten almost any HW in history on that night. He never showed that level before or after, but on that night he was incredible.
I was born in the same month and year as Michael Gerard Tyson, and we share the same first name. He is my favorite boxer of all time, and always will be. Not just because of what a phenom he was in the ring, but because he ALWAYS had more wisdom than anyone expected from a kid who grew up on the streets. From day one he was both humble and cocky, learned yet ever learning. Never met the man, but I always loved him.
Another example of why Iron Mike is my champion. Finding out how awesome Buster was is super cool as he really deserved this win. But that uppercut made me physically ill, Mike is my champion and I hated seeing him take that shot. I will never forget it, it’s burned into my memory forever like some kind of nightmare snapshot. Thanks for posting this!!!!
Me too bro, I remember just starring at the tv in complete shock! 😳😳 I even shed a tear not gone front, that was a devastating lost to me at that time.
Love Mike! The honesty and the personal accountability! “But you don’t know me that well. It’s kinda hard to get me on the right path if I don’t want to be on it.” That’s a man speaking man words and putting the challenges he had on himself and not blaming others. RESPECT. 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾💯
I was at a recreation center when my children were young. Buster came in and sat about 10 feet from me. Had to do a double take because I could not believe he was there. Had a pleasant conversation with him. I think he respected the fact that I talk to him just like a good friend. He was very humble.
I'm 56 and grew up near Albany, NY. I watched Mike fight Hector Mercedes in 1985 (I was Senior in H.S.) I knew in my gut that I witnessed something special and followed his career the whole way through. Watched the Douglas fight on TV, not live but over and over again. Mike knocked Douglas to the canvas in the 8th but indeed, Buster fought a better fight. Love Mike and I admire how layered and deep his mind is... Living Legend!!!
Yeah,I won a lot of money from that fight ( I put my money on Douglas ) I thought Tyson would under estimate Buster,which he did. LOL. Buster went all out for his preparation for his fight against Tyson ( Buster was always over-weight for his other fights ) but,for the Tyson fight he was in the best shape/condition he'd ever been in before.Even Buster's own mother told him he couldn't beat Tyson ( then she died before this fight ) nobody but Buster thought he'd beat Tyson and he did.
They interviewed Buster Douglas and he was very confident. "I'm too big and strong for Tyson. I'm 6'4" X 235. He's like 5'10" and 215. Everyone says he's fast. He's not, I'm faster. He gets hit with everything" ... "But you're the biggest underdog in 40 years. Nobody expects you to win" ... "Look, I didn't train and fought like shit a few times, but I've been training hard for over a year. This is a special opportunity that comes once in a lifetime. I will grab it."
The official scorecards through 9 rounds were 87-86 Tyson, 86-86, 88-83 for Douglas. If Tyson gets up from the knockdown those judges were definitely trying to figure out a way to get Tyson a win so he fights Holyfield next. Douglas won every second of the fight besides the knockdown but people want to complain about a long count where Buster made eye contact with the ref and took extra time knowing what the count was.
Yeah, other then Tyson's knock down of Douglas, Douglas was dominating the fight. Its actually good Buster got the knock out otherwise the judges might have given Tyson the fight.@@ehrenthompson7891
Tyson actually knocked Buster out in the 9th round. The Ref started the count at one, when the count from the ringside Ref was already at four. Buster was given at least 13 seconds.
@@breal1183Thumbs down! "Actually," Douglas was down for the 8-9 count & got back up when he was supposed to, before the 10th count. It's called a "10 count" & not a "10 second count," for good reason. Stop making excuses for another grown man that lost fair & square. And give props to a man that deserved & earned his win. Nobody broke Mike down like Buster did. You casual fans don't even know who Buster's father was, let alone why Buster was such a good boxer when he came to fight. Buster's father schooled him well & it showed. Mike signed the contract, made the commitment to fight & got his a$$ handed to him. It happens for whatever reasons or excuses you can come up with. Mike still had an amazing career bc he kept going. Buster didn't bc he only wanted to please his father. So he quit. But stop trying to make it seem Mike won something that he NEVER deserved to win!
I respect Tyson for being humble enough to admit Buster Had one great night which doesn't diminish the other 37 wins & 31 knockouts before Buster & the knockout's that followed after & we all know this makes in unarguably one of the GOATs In heavyweight boxing among the Champions title holders!!!! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿😎😎😎😎
"he fought a great fight that night"- Iron Mike, the best of the 80's. I think that's all, simple, honest and wise. He could have found many excuses, the referee etc. Long live Mr. Mike Tyson, a legend.
i remember watching the Buster Douglas fight live as it happened, i remember being in total disbelief when Tyson was KO'd, thinking did this just happen? it was impossible for him to lose a fight especially to Buster Douglas, it just goes to show anything can happen in the ring!
Tyson has come full circle as a man and finally we can call him a role model. Buster absolutely was the better fighter that night and Tyson made no excuses for his loss. Love to see that! Real champions know they can’t win them all. It’s about overcoming adversity and admitting flaws
It was probably the biggest upset in boxing history, but he doesn't take anything away from Buster Douglas. He just says he fought a great fight that night. No excuses. Respect.
Douglas was incredible that night. People gloss over the fact that he was fundamentally a very talented boxer and a big man. His jab was fast and had real snap. His punches flowed and he moved very well. Conditioning was always his biggest weakness.
His jab was lazy. Tyson didn't train and was unprepared. Give Buster credit though. He lost his Mom 3 weeks earlier and fought the fight of his life. The Buster Douglas that fought Holyfield is who he really was
@@mongoslade277 He was lazy in general. It was his biggest shortcoming. The Buster Douglas that fought Holyfield was one of the worst versions of himself. I think the fight with Tony Tucker is probably a more accurate summation of Buster Douglas. His jab was hard enough to drop heavyweights. I don't doubt that Tyson was undertrained, but he did train. He wouldn't have taken a beating for 10 rounds if he hadn't. Anyway, regarding Douglas, his performance against Tyson was nothing less than skilled, tough, smart, and ruthless. He put it all together that night and no one will ever be able to take that away from him.
@jamescook4116 Your right. Absolutely right. Not as great as he looked in the Tyson fight. Not as bad as he looked against Holyfield. I remember that Tony Tucker fight. Buster Douglas was looking real sharp. He had him then stopped fighting. Was winning that fight late then he got stopped out of nowhere. You called it right
@@mongoslade277 Thanks. Your recollections are dead on. He looked so good early on against Tucker. Then his lack of conditioning showed up. He basically just ran out of gas and stopped. His dad was a fighter and pushed Douglas into the sport. My guess is that he never would have been a boxer had he not been forced into it. I think his general lack of commitment reflects that. His overall talent was considerable.
Watching in Wales 🏴 UK…We love and respect Mike Tyson, what an Explosive Fighter, definitely one of Greatest absolutely NO QUESTION. Respect to you Mike 🙏
Mike can’t admit he fought poorly, wasn’t prepared and that was definitely not one of his best fights. At least he admitted he got his ass handed to him.
Yep, a damn good, wise perspective. And credit given too. I KNOW Mike could have said truthfully he didnt take Douglas too seriously, while Douglas took this as the fight of his life, and meant it truthfully. But, he didnt take that road, and thats good. He aint kidding too: Douglas never fought as good before, or ever again after as he did that night. Accuracy, defense, not giving up WHEN he was pasted with bombs, and on the fly, accurate switch hitting. Douglas that night might have beaten almost anyone. And he deserves credit for his efforts. Had he come in less prepared, Tyson would have stopped him too.
Mike being humble, 😆 He know damn well he didn't train his hardest for BUSTER Douglas because he underestimated him. If he was 100% focused and trained his hardest , DOUGLAS wouldn't of stood a chance .
He would’ve stood a chance as we know Buster too had a reason to fight above himself that night , his mother’s death , but I agree you’re right Mike would have prevailed and it would have been an even more spectacular fight ..I remember thinking jeez Mike took some incredible punches and kept going forward . A prime Mike Tyson I’m my opinion was the best heavyweight of all time ..
There they go again, making excuses for another grown man. Pathetic! Douglas boxed the sh¡t out of Tyson. You actually blame Mike's choices for getting him 0:00 completely destroyed in a fight that he was willing to fight in. Mike was warned by his people that if Buster comes in shape that he's going to be a problem. And guess what, they were right! Thumbs down! Douglas was down for the 8-9 count & got back up when he was supposed to, before the 10th count. It's called a "10 count" & not a "10 second count," for good reason. Stop making excuses for another grown man that lost fair & square. And give props to a man that deserved & earned his win. Nobody broke Mike down like Buster did, not even Holyfield. You emotional fans don't even know who Buster's father was, let alone why Buster was such a good boxer when he came to fight. Buster's father schooled him well & it showed. Mike signed the contract, made the commitment to fight & got his a$$ handed to him. It happens for whatever reasons or excuses you can come up with. Mike still had an amazing career bc he kept going. Buster didn't bc he only wanted to please his father. So he quit. But stop trying to make it seem Mike won something that he NEVER deserved to win! Or worse, trying to say Mike lost bc he wasn't training correctly or something. Mike said it himself in this clip, he wasn't training correctly for better fighter's than Buster that he knocked out. So by your logic, Mike should have lost those fights too? Man stop it. Mike lost the fight bc Buster beat the brakes off of him. This is EXACTLY why Mike lost that fight. Mike won all of the fights he didn't train for bc he didn't train for them. He won them bc Mike beat the brakes off of his opponents, just like Buster did to him. Don't ever make excuses for another man. That's straight up nonsense. No one that has dignity respects that!
I loved bad boy mike and greatly respect the new mike l uderstand trying to come back mike and i have both lost a young child. And you never really get there deep down i love the boxing business been heavily involved luv ya mike for who are today loved your career anyone else whos trying to come back dont stop moving forward❤
I love how Mike said that loss to Buster was one of his best because it woke up him on a path to redemption and to never underestimate his opponent ever again. A story of life, for real
I like how honest he was at the end when Joe said if someone could have reached him and said "Yo what we doing here" and get Mike back on track. "You dont know me that well and i would have got on a plane and been out of here if someone said that" . Thats some honesty for yo arse right there.
One of the greatest fights of all time. Tyson absorbed punches like no other human could and Douglas gave one of the best performances in boxing history
Ali was 6 years passed his prime and ten pounds overweight when he kod a prime 25 year old foreman, Foreman was 20 years passed his prime and 20lbs overweight when knocking out the heavyweight champion of the world, regaining his titles. No excuses at all for Mike losing to Douglas, Mike was 23 years old and wasn't a pound overweight. Douglas just had his number.
@@bobbyjohnson9409 Douglas mother and best friend had just died two weeks before the fight, stop with these embarassing excuses. douglas was going thru more shit then tyson was.
I freaking love Tyson and his honesty about himself. That's why he has and will continue to become a better man, and more and more of a legend. Much respect to Iron Mike!!!!
@@kevinshell8392 That's not true. Tyson only started losing fights when he was partying and using drugs. When he was focused, he was unbeatable. On the night before the Douglas fight, he was partying.
@@Leonard_Wilson …… You guys will make any excuse you can for Tyson. Like I said before at no point in his career was he gonna beat Lewis or Holyfield who were both older than him and Douglas would beat him also. But at least you’re not using the “ref gave Douglas a slow count” excuse. What’s your excuse for Holyfield and Lewis loses?
@@kevinshell8392 It's not an excuse. Tyson is responsible for his own bad decisions. With that said, no one on the planet was beating prime (1986-1989) Mike Tyson. He once beat Jose Ribalta, who's 6'6".
Great to see Mike give credit to Buster. Buster was great that night, at the pinnacle of his abilities and he fought with great heart and desire. Unfortunately, we would never see that Buster again. That whole spiel about Mike not training is part BS, part truth. Obviously, he trained - his body was ripped. I just don't think he was at his peak mentally, whether through overconfidence or other distractions. That said, he was a truly unique spirit and a great addition to the legend of boxing and it's great when he is thoughtful and puts things in perspective.
Mike Tyson is not only my favorite fighters in the ring, but also in life. It's not in just the ring he fights so well, but in the path of becoming a wonderful man. He came from a life of differant rules and took on the plight of not only adapting to laws, ethics and values, but became a great roll model for kids who also came-up in the wilderness.
Cause people know about his story already. The viewers are mostly the gen-z’s in here instead of the older generation that experienced it in person so why take time to sit down and rehear what’s already been said from Tyson’s experience in numerous other platforms he even has a book.
Mike even knocked down Douglas. With a great uppercut. That point on his mother passing just weeks before his big payday is poignant. Perhaps in that semi conscious state that inspiration from his mothers transition gave him the power to get back up and not only fight but win.
What a fight im glad tyson give buster a good credit and people who wasnt a fighter or even even steped inside the ring and fight who discredit iron mike they were the true bums Look whats mike achieve
I watched the Douglas Fight live!! Lotta years ago now. Never forget it. Buster’ fought with the Heart of a Lion. Tyson is a Class Act! Much Respect ❤️
0:28 That neck is the reason Mike does not appear to have experienced much, if any, brain damage from boxing. A neck that strong stabilizes the head so that the brain is better protected from bumping around in the skull too much.
Weirdly enough, this also explains why F1 Drivers can go from 150 to 0 in less than a second & walk away without a concussion. The constant strain against the G forces they endure build their necks & upper body into pure muscle
Mike himself admitted here that Buster Douglas was better than him that night, Douglas had a promise to keep, he promised his mom who passed away that he would win that match for her, he didn’t go back on his word ! I also never go back on my word, because that will always be my ninja way ❤️🙏
I like what he said “ you think the great Mike Tyson will listen small like that discouraged him?” It somehow gives me confident. We should not let small things to discourage us. For those who are in a terrible state right now, dun give up, life is about coming back! 💪💪💪
Maan, I saw grown men holding tears. Watching Tyson PPV was always packed and rowdy. That whole place was dead silent. It was like we just watched Aquaman drown in a bathtub.
Ok, so here's the fistic deal. Poor Mr. Douglas' beloved MOTHER had died the day before this immortal fight. No man on Earth was going to beat him that night. Listen to his tearful post-fight interview in the ring: he was a man on a holy, familial mission. And, by the same token, Mr. Tyson is right in calling this fight his finest hour. Not only did he 'take' Mr. Douglas' best 'shots,' he landed a MAGNIFICENT right uppercut of his own, from which the former arose on the strength of finial piety alone. Bravo to both Champions. And God bless 🇺🇸 . Robert Allen
Watching Mike Tyson light up is one of the most exhilarating things to watch. Who would’ve thought, homey love the weed game! But don’t we all? Hey yo Mike, what’s your favorite strain?
@@cuban252 And he indeed didn't train for this match, as he says at the end of this video. Which was of course too cocky. He thought he could win pure on his talent. That also made sense a bit because he knocked out many opponents so easily.
I’ve always loved Mike win or lose. Sometimes what he says isn’t what you want to hear. But I have never heard Mike Tyson tell a real lie or pretend to be anything other than himself. Mike Tyson makes me believe that even I, a nobody, can find redemption.
No. Wrong. It's not ten seconds. It never was 10 seconds. Its a ten count. Period. Don King tried to steal that fight. Douglas was waiting for the 7 to get up. He could have gotten up earlier but he waited on the count.
Interesting how Mike never makes a big deal out of the fact Douglas was down for a full 10 seconds when Mike knocked him down and won the fight. Mike won that fight yet all Mike has to say about it is "bad day at the office."
Mike did not win that, the only count that mattered to Douglas was the ref's and he beat it.He even pounded the canvas with his fist at 3 because he was pissed at himself for getting dropped.Except for that knockdown,he won every minute of that fight up until that moment and then won every minute afterwards.The long count bs is just an excuse Tyson fans use to discredit Douglas. Tyson got his ass kicked,plain and simple,get over it
Mike is giving credit to Buster Douglas by saying he performed well that night ❤
A grand champion is supposed to do this
@@craighoward6243 I saw a video of him blaming the referee for the slow ten count when douglas got knocked down.. The comments by Tyson in this video appreciating douglas shows his maturity, humility and his transformation from a vicious boxer to philosopher.. Long journey indeed ❤️👏🙌💪👍
You are singing to the Choir. If you understand how many family members I lost in 6 years. Losing your health with a broken back @ age 43. I just found out about a 3rd spinal cord surgery. In 16 years. I had all my teeth pulled out. Why I'm physically handicapped. Hardcore ULTRA DISTANCE ATHLETE" the year 2003, my most demanding test. Can I get off the Opioids after 12 years? And can I lose the 160 lbs gained? Spending All day flat on my back. For 17 years, still worked for another 14 years & 2 spinal cord surgeries. Why I promised my son that he would Graduate college one day. It came in 2011. Had I tapped out & stopped paying Child support? Legally, I didn't have to pay. B cause I" made a promise" long-suffering & chronic pain"
= Wisdom" always I ❤️ Mike, believe it or not. There was a time when Mike Tyson could walk down the street. W/O 50 people. I saw this happen when Mike was 21 years old. Just him & Don King. Two others. I think I understand. It's called accountability. For our actions. Don't look because you want the loss so bad. Look for the REF; he makes the count. At Ten, he was down! & now how is his health. Like me, 6 years ago, 365 lbs. With a workload ahead. Yes I did all of that. Back to HS weight of 215 lbs I'm 65 years young!
I am glad Mike is giving credit to Douglas , and just admitting he fought great that night . Douglas always had a ton of talent .. he lost to fighters Tyson had beat due to lack of dedication . But when he actually had motivation he was a great fighter . Oliver Mccall has even said he warned Mike before the fight , not to take Douglas lightly . As he had fought him , and Douglas had skill .
@@Raja_The_King_Rajan i agree with that its true they give a slow count to buster when he was ko on the floor tyson won
I loved when Mike said ”Life is about coming back”. I relate to that as I’m going through that right now.
That’s real talk
same here
Then just rewatch this and his return to greatness if you need the reminder along the journey because we both know it damn sure isn’t easy to keep going and it’s way too easy just sit back and let life pass you by…..
I know I’m gonna need plenty of reminders on the way….
Keep fighting bro we've all been there
im there too man, lets come back baby!
Not only is mike TYSON wiser, humble & gracious now, his REDEMPTION story has to be one of the best we've seen. To me what's even more impressive is if you look at Mike TYSON now at almost 60 years of age, he still looks like a world class athlete!
Which isn’t fair because he got the very rare 2nd chance ppl don’t get and it’s not fair because ppl grow up it’s life but when u mess up these days it’s a wrap
World class is a stretch, he’s sat there smoking a joint 😂
@@TC8787-yq7og so what
@@TC8787-yq7og do you even know how to STRETCH
The toad told
Him to get in shape.
Much respect for Mike, I was surprised he didn’t make some excuses or say negative things about Buster Douglas, he basically just said he was better that night! I was not expecting that, but love his attitude about it!
I knew he would say that. Tyson said everyone who beat Buster Douglas, Tyson knocked out. Well, this is not true for Holyfield.
Is that why Tyson lied in the interview! He said he beat everyone who beat buster holy field beat busted and he tkod Tyson and beat him
Don’t worry. His fans have an entire library of excuses for his losses. That and a encyclopedia of imaginary wins that never happened.
Saying Mike Tyson was the best heavyweight in the second half of the 80’s isn’t good enough for them. They want to think of him as a Superman who could beat 20 angry gorillas at once with his bare hands, blindfolded!
@dontrah1838 I'm sure Tyson meant Before the Holyfield fight. At the time of the fight Tyson stopped 2 of the 3 people that beat Douglas. The other he didn't fight. Holyfield did butt Tyson, I mean beat Tyson 6 years later. If they fought in 1990 & 91 like they were signed to Tyson beats Holyfield
@@dontrah1838 he never lied you just didn't comprehend what he said
The greatness of champions is admitting their loses and not making excuses. Tyson has that characteristic. What a true champion
Well, Buster Douglas was good. His record does not seem as good as Mike's, but he was a serious contender with a lot of wins, and not too many losses. When I checked his record, it does not seem to me like an upset, it was just a really good fight for Buster.
@@natepoodle9132He was a big strong guy who could box well. Indeed, no great surprise. One of Douglas's difficulties was possibly motivation to train. Not for that fight, though. Good on the extraordinary Mike Tyson for not making excuses.
@@johnlloyd3224 Interesting point. Even Mike has claimed to not do too much training before a lot of fights (I think he mentions it in this video too).
@@johnlloyd3224 Bear in mind as well, Mike has often claimed a long count for Buster, and then buster says the same thing for Mike! I personally saw no significant problems with the counts.
@@natepoodle9132 Yeah, I agree with the 10-count. A lot of people chalk up Mike's loss to Buster with either the long count or the "he was fucking Japanese hookers while high on coke." The "long" count was 13 seconds, sure, but rules say it's the referee's count that's followed, and even then, Douglas was ready to get up even before the ref got to 5, he just waited until 9 to get some rest. The Tyson not being serious part, that's on him, they love making excuses for their demigod Tyson.
I love the older, wiser and humble Mike Tyson today.
He's a national treasure, a real one.
F. O. R. G. E. D. N. Iron!
You said it better than I would have.
Can anyone imagine how blessed Mike Tyson is & was as a child? Everything he did. God kept him above Ground for a Reason. The Man is a Beacon of Hope,
" pain & long-suffering brings wisdom."
Those Inc myself. Are blessed to walk the earth with you. In true time is just
Mind-blowing..
@@craighoward6243Blessed as a child? You clearly know nothing about his life. Smh
I love how honest Mike is He just speaks his mind.
He made multiple excuses about his loss for that fight😅
@@SAMEntalhealthHe said Buster fought a great fight
excuses hell he just said if you listened to him, he does,nt care about a loss its the fighting spirit he had, wheres buster now, wheres buster after that fight mike wouldve fought him 100 times, but buster is exactely what his name is a buster. you never heard his name again after that did you.@@SAMEntalhealth
@@SAMEntalhealth He can be honest because he doesn't fear the truth, anymore than he fears any person.
@@SAMEntalhealthy’all trolls jus want attention
"life is about coming back"
Mike always has the best life quotes man 😂😂😂 he's a real genius 💯
Total brain surgeon👍
@@Betrayerslayernuclear physicist
Hey rambo
Yeah, if only I could understand a word he was saying.
Almost nothing he says is original ffs. These quotes weren't first said in the 2020's.
I could listen to Mike all day because he has so much wisdom to offer because he lived it and survived to tell us. His inner tenacity is a tool for life. The obstacles we encounter in life can feel defeating. Yet, listening to Mike explain his battles and the way in which he views those challenges is something to personally practice, because too many people are stripped of that kind of spirit, and we all need a fighter in the heart.
Well said.
Thank you for explaining it so well
@@yavuzduman78 🙏🏽
So much humility in this interview
Mike Tyson has definitely changed a whole lot and it's really wonderful to see his new perspective on life
I appreciate Mikes honesty
That's what I thought. He doesn't whine and say "I should have won", or make excuses, he says "he beat my ass", and admits he didn't train for it, and that he was hard to coach then.
@Jeff-66 isn't that what men are supposed to do? Tyson is damn near 60, why would he cry and complain at this juncture in his life? 🤦🏿♂️
Honethty
Mike. There'll never be another Mike. Love you cuz
well, there is Michael Jordan
😂😂
He's your cousin?
23 days before the fight Buster Douglas's mother passed away, he wanted to win for her and there's nothing more powerful then love even Mike Tyson in his prime, he knocked him out with determination and a complete focus on him and nothing else even with the crowd going crazy with the countless punches, Legendary boxer the both of them
And that's the truth. Buster never fought like that before or again in his life. His determination was real. And that's the man that beat Iron Mike. He deserves his credit.
I can say this now almost 30 years later. Lol At the time that sh broke my heart. It was like watching Aquaman drown in a bathtub.
Thank you for telling the truth seriously a lot of people keep making excuses for Tyson but at the same time Tyson made excuses for himself like the 13 count he even had a 13 count against himself and didn't acknowledge it he also said he was locked in his room and couldn't leave unless it was for training purposes which sounds professional and honorable but he also said in another video that he was too busy using cocaine and hookers😅
It's true but Mike also did not fight his fight at all that night either..
Buster beat him fair and square
Tyson lost because he didn't prepare properly. Many fighters lose loved ones, but it doesn't help really.
I remember where I was for that Tyson Douglas fight. I was in the USMC on Okinawa, Camp Foster, and we were all watching that fight in our squad bay. He was my favorite heavy weight back then. Today, he's my favorite of all time.. A 5' 10" Destroyer.
I was also in the Corps stationed at Marine Security Forces, Mare Island, CA. I read about it in the paper in the chow hall the morning after the fight. I was shocked. I was also stationed at Camp Foster. '84-'85. Semper Fi!!!
@@the13thone73 Buster was the Destroyer . Tyson got the beating of his Life.
The Great Mike Tyson. Mike is s national treasure. What s great guy. And at one time he was absolutely the baddest man on the planet.
Imagine if Mike would've kept that discipline and dedication his whole career. He may have retired undefeated
Really?? Well, why don't we just erase all those losses from his record then? After all they're not his fault.
I felt Holyfield would of beat him sooner or later.
@ahmadhamza5013 not too many fighters in the history of boxing have gone undefeated. Not even the great Mahamad Ali..
@@seansimms8503Holyfield always had his number
@@seansimms8503Exactly. People get caught up in the optics far too much when it comes to Tyson. A devastating puncher, super quick, hard to hit clean, and brutally efficient --- but styles make fights. And Evander was strong, intelligent, taller, and had acquitted himself well against Dwight Muhammad Quawi, among others. Evander had been legit for years before ever beating Tyson and that match-up nearly got made prior to Tyson going to prison.
I saw Buster Douglas in the store a few years ago. That is one very tall, large man! 🤯💯
Did you ask him for a fight??
@@capoislamort100 , I thought about asking for a picture. Not to fight! lol
I saw him fight Tyson in 1990. I had $$$ bet on Douglas in Vegas and won VERY big.
@@Reaper-cm4jr, very cool! 🤑👍🏻
I'd love to meet Douglas, he seems like a really nice and humble guy
Truly, Douglas was his greatest battle. It revealed him to himself. A man gets to know himself in the pits.
@megafronDelaMusa....Your comment is so PROFOUNDLY, DEEP & SPIRITUAL. You are TOTALLY on point. Thank you for expressing in words the lessons we are to glean from OUR experiences & the experiences of OTHERS that help us to navigate this world, called LIFE. " SAY WORD". SIMPLY BEAUTIFULLY STATED. 👍🙏🤎
this is fantastic quality/production - someone really cares behind the scenes...great editing
Fair play for giving Douglas his props. As a boxing fanatic who has watched all of the greats, I truly believe that Douglas could've beaten almost any HW in history on that night. He never showed that level before or after, but on that night he was incredible.
Great interview. Glad Mike gives Douglas credit. May have been a crazy upset, but it was a great fight, tough fight.
@@SpaceX-Falcon-HeavyStop that nonsense. They call it a 10 count, not 10 seconds for a reason.
I think the "life is about coming back" part is very good to hear for many people (including me). Thankyou for that 👍
I was born in the same month and year as Michael Gerard Tyson, and we share the same first name. He is my favorite boxer of all time, and always will be. Not just because of what a phenom he was in the ring, but because he ALWAYS had more wisdom than anyone expected from a kid who grew up on the streets. From day one he was both humble and cocky, learned yet ever learning. Never met the man, but I always loved him.
Another example of why Iron Mike is my champion. Finding out how awesome Buster was is super cool as he really deserved this win. But that uppercut made me physically ill, Mike is my champion and I hated seeing him take that shot. I will never forget it, it’s burned into my memory forever like some kind of nightmare snapshot. Thanks for posting this!!!!
Me too bro, I remember just starring at the tv in complete shock! 😳😳 I even shed a tear not gone front, that was a devastating lost to me at that time.
One of the worst knockouts ever! Tyson stumbling there with his mouth guard hanging out! Not gonna forget that one!
Fye. Joe definitely is giving a great interview. I enjoyed this, finna watch the full version now
" SAY WORD"👍
Joe is a true journalist. Such poise and intelligence. He’s evolved. Proud to be a fan
He’s still a cornball with a trash pad and corny yes men cohosts
Man chill on that’s he’s a decent interviewer. Joe is FAR from a journalist.
Lol true journalist 🤦🏾♂️
@@dafilmmaker89 budden fans are like lebron fans
@@IknowMoreThanYou Probably worse bc at least LeBron is a top 2-3 at what he does
At 2:30 Mike says "...life is about coming back". That statement by itself is what made him then, and what makes him now...A Truly Great Champion!
Love Mike! The honesty and the personal accountability!
“But you don’t know me that well. It’s kinda hard to get me on the right path if I don’t want to be on it.”
That’s a man speaking man words and putting the challenges he had on himself and not blaming others. RESPECT.
👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾💯
I was at a recreation center when my children were young. Buster came in and sat about 10 feet from me. Had to do a double take because I could not believe he was there. Had a pleasant conversation with him. I think he respected the fact that I talk to him just like a good friend. He was very humble.
Mike is very humble. He's very good for the sport of boxing. An ambassador.
Mike honesty and reflection are amazing! Could listen to him for days!
I'm 56 and grew up near Albany, NY. I watched Mike fight Hector Mercedes in 1985 (I was Senior in H.S.) I knew in my gut that I witnessed something special and followed his career the whole way through. Watched the Douglas fight on TV, not live but over and over again. Mike knocked Douglas to the canvas in the 8th but indeed, Buster fought a better fight. Love Mike and I admire how layered and deep his mind is... Living Legend!!!
Yeah,I won a lot of money from that fight ( I put my money on Douglas ) I thought Tyson would under estimate Buster,which he did. LOL. Buster went all out for his preparation for his fight against Tyson ( Buster was always over-weight for his other fights ) but,for the Tyson fight he was in the best shape/condition he'd ever been in before.Even Buster's own mother told him he couldn't beat Tyson ( then she died before this fight ) nobody but Buster thought he'd beat Tyson and he did.
Take nothing away from Buster, but Mike did it to himself...
I cried that night...
No he didnt,Douglas did it to him.a royal asswhooping,nothing else.
They interviewed Buster Douglas and he was very confident. "I'm too big and strong for Tyson. I'm 6'4" X 235. He's like 5'10" and 215. Everyone says he's fast. He's not, I'm faster. He gets hit with everything" ... "But you're the biggest underdog in 40 years. Nobody expects you to win" ... "Look, I didn't train and fought like shit a few times, but I've been training hard for over a year. This is a special opportunity that comes once in a lifetime. I will grab it."
The official scorecards through 9 rounds were 87-86 Tyson, 86-86, 88-83 for Douglas. If Tyson gets up from the knockdown those judges were definitely trying to figure out a way to get Tyson a win so he fights Holyfield next. Douglas won every second of the fight besides the knockdown but people want to complain about a long count where Buster made eye contact with the ref and took extra time knowing what the count was.
😂😂😂😂 he was outboxed.
Didn’t realize it was so close! Looked like a blow out..
@@mikem591me neither! It was a blow out from the start
Yeah, other then Tyson's knock down of Douglas, Douglas was dominating the fight. Its actually good Buster got the knock out otherwise the judges might have given Tyson the fight.@@ehrenthompson7891
Tyson actually knocked Buster out in the 9th round. The Ref started the count at one, when the count from the ringside Ref was already at four. Buster was given at least 13 seconds.
Buster Douglas fought well in that fight. He fully deserved to win.
Actually, Dougles was down for about 12 seconds!!
@@breal1183Thumbs down! "Actually," Douglas was down for the 8-9 count & got back up when he was supposed to, before the 10th count. It's called a "10 count" & not a "10 second count," for good reason.
Stop making excuses for another grown man that lost fair & square. And give props to a man that deserved & earned his win.
Nobody broke Mike down like Buster did. You casual fans don't even know who Buster's father was, let alone why Buster was such a good boxer when he came to fight. Buster's father schooled him well & it showed.
Mike signed the contract, made the commitment to fight & got his a$$ handed to him. It happens for whatever reasons or excuses you can come up with. Mike still had an amazing career bc he kept going. Buster didn't bc he only wanted to please his father. So he quit.
But stop trying to make it seem Mike won something that he NEVER deserved to win!
I respect Tyson for being humble enough to admit Buster Had one great night which doesn't diminish the other 37 wins & 31 knockouts before Buster & the knockout's that followed after & we all know this makes in unarguably one of the GOATs In heavyweight boxing among the Champions title holders!!!! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿😎😎😎😎
Everybody takes a L sometimes. It's how you comeback that makes you great.
Yes indeed Tyson is a living legend
@@skepchica yes indeed some of the greatest took losses Ali Duran sugar ray Robinson and Leonard Marvin hagler Thomas hearns
"he fought a great fight that night"- Iron Mike, the best of the 80's. I think that's all, simple, honest and wise. He could have found many excuses, the referee etc. Long live Mr. Mike Tyson, a legend.
I like how Mike gives Buster full credit, but also mentions he literally didn’t train for the fight at all 😂
Yes he made sure he threw that fact in later on at the end of this clip that he thought not training would work as well as his prior fights
Imagine if Mike fought Briggs Foreman Moorer Mercer Cooper Morrison Bowe Lewis Ike Klit Tua other Klit etc etc etc
Would've had a plethora or losses
Mike so humble now
Well said
Much love from Ghana Africa
Joe is sitting there like; I ain’t saying anything sideways that’s going to piss this 🥷🏾 off 🤣🤣🤣
Especially when Mike was like, "nah I ain't trying to hear that ish" 😂😂😂
Joe Rogan said his desk is extra wide because of Mike Tyson!
@@f3punchout 🤣🤣🤣
@@sevenrats damn 🤣🤣🤣
The honesty here is amazing! Taking the blame for screwing up. That's a real man
i remember watching the Buster Douglas fight live as it happened, i remember being in total disbelief when Tyson was
KO'd, thinking did this just happen? it was impossible for him to lose a fight especially to Buster Douglas, it just goes to
show anything can happen in the ring!
Tyson has come full circle as a man and finally we can call him a role model. Buster absolutely was the better fighter that night and Tyson made no excuses for his loss. Love to see that! Real champions know they can’t win them all. It’s about overcoming adversity and admitting flaws
In a way, The Douglas fight broke him. He admits he lost his taste for fighting after that. He was never the same.
It was probably the biggest upset in boxing history, but he doesn't take anything away from Buster Douglas. He just says he fought a great fight that night. No excuses. Respect.
Douglas was incredible that night. People gloss over the fact that he was fundamentally a very talented boxer and a big man. His jab was fast and had real snap. His punches flowed and he moved very well. Conditioning was always his biggest weakness.
His jab was lazy. Tyson didn't train and was unprepared. Give Buster credit though. He lost his Mom 3 weeks earlier and fought the fight of his life. The Buster Douglas that fought Holyfield is who he really was
@@mongoslade277 He was lazy in general. It was his biggest shortcoming. The Buster Douglas that fought Holyfield was one of the worst versions of himself. I think the fight with Tony Tucker is probably a more accurate summation of Buster Douglas. His jab was hard enough to drop heavyweights. I don't doubt that Tyson was undertrained, but he did train. He wouldn't have taken a beating for 10 rounds if he hadn't. Anyway, regarding Douglas, his performance against Tyson was nothing less than skilled, tough, smart, and ruthless. He put it all together that night and no one will ever be able to take that away from him.
@jamescook4116 Your right. Absolutely right. Not as great as he looked in the Tyson fight. Not as bad as he looked against Holyfield. I remember that Tony Tucker fight. Buster Douglas was looking real sharp. He had him then stopped fighting. Was winning that fight late then he got stopped out of nowhere. You called it right
@@mongoslade277 Thanks. Your recollections are dead on. He looked so good early on against Tucker. Then his lack of conditioning showed up. He basically just ran out of gas and stopped. His dad was a fighter and pushed Douglas into the sport. My guess is that he never would have been a boxer had he not been forced into it. I think his general lack of commitment reflects that. His overall talent was considerable.
Watching in Wales 🏴 UK…We love and respect Mike Tyson, what an Explosive Fighter, definitely one of Greatest absolutely NO QUESTION. Respect to you Mike 🙏
Look at mike Tyson defense though boy that dude wasn’t no joke 🤦🏾♂️🔥
Tysons defense? Buster popped him silly and frequent every dang round, can you imagine what ALi would have done with his speed to Mikes head!!!!
@@hammer44head
“Use the jab! Use the fuckin’ jab!” - Douglas’s corner man
LOL.
Mike has evolved to a point where whenever he talks I listen…. He is so intune with himself and the wider world💯💯💯
Best sportsmanship here, shown by mike tyson.. the great, the legend..
35 years later. He refused to acknowledge the defeat and made Douglas wait to get back to US before relinquishing the belt.
He gives credit to his opponent without giving excuses - a true sportsman!
Mike can’t admit he fought poorly, wasn’t prepared and that was definitely not one of his best fights. At least he admitted he got his ass handed to him.
Kevin Rooney would have kept him focused on the task at hand.
Even with preparation, Douglas had nothing to lose he already lost what he loved most. He went berserk.
@@Toxic2TEXACTLY...WORD 👍
@@chuckemeade
Excuses excuses
I think he respected his opponent and doesn't want to make an excuse or take anything from his victory.
I admire Mike Tyson and the kind of human being he has evolved into. I like his humor and his life’s perspectives. 🙏🏽
Yep, a damn good, wise perspective. And credit given too. I KNOW Mike could have said truthfully he didnt take Douglas too seriously, while Douglas took this as the fight of his life, and meant it truthfully. But, he didnt take that road, and thats good.
He aint kidding too: Douglas never fought as good before, or ever again after as he did that night. Accuracy, defense, not giving up WHEN he was pasted with bombs, and on the fly, accurate switch hitting. Douglas that night might have beaten almost anyone. And he deserves credit for his efforts. Had he come in less prepared, Tyson would have stopped him too.
Best interview with Tyson I've seen. Budden's nonintrusive. Intelligent questions. Thoughtful answers.
Mike being humble, 😆
He know damn well he didn't train his hardest for BUSTER Douglas because he underestimated him.
If he was 100% focused and trained his hardest , DOUGLAS wouldn't of stood a chance .
Also, He was partying, drinking, smoking, little bit of everything , he talked about it years back,
And even then, he nearly knocked Douglas out.
He would’ve stood a chance as we know Buster too had a reason to fight above himself that night , his mother’s death , but I agree you’re right Mike would have prevailed and it would have been an even more spectacular fight ..I remember thinking jeez Mike took some incredible punches and kept going forward . A prime Mike Tyson I’m my opinion was the best heavyweight of all time ..
There they go again, making excuses for another grown man. Pathetic! Douglas boxed the sh¡t out of Tyson. You actually blame Mike's choices for getting him 0:00 completely destroyed in a fight that he was willing to fight in.
Mike was warned by his people that if Buster comes in shape that he's going to be a problem. And guess what, they were right!
Thumbs down! Douglas was down for the 8-9 count & got back up when he was supposed to, before the 10th count. It's called a "10 count" & not a "10 second count," for good reason.
Stop making excuses for another grown man that lost fair & square. And give props to a man that deserved & earned his win.
Nobody broke Mike down like Buster did, not even Holyfield. You emotional fans don't even know who Buster's father was, let alone why Buster was such a good boxer when he came to fight. Buster's father schooled him well & it showed.
Mike signed the contract, made the commitment to fight & got his a$$ handed to him. It happens for whatever reasons or excuses you can come up with. Mike still had an amazing career bc he kept going. Buster didn't bc he only wanted to please his father. So he quit.
But stop trying to make it seem Mike won something that he NEVER deserved to win! Or worse, trying to say Mike lost bc he wasn't training correctly or something. Mike said it himself in this clip, he wasn't training correctly for better fighter's than Buster that he knocked out. So by your logic, Mike should have lost those fights too?
Man stop it. Mike lost the fight bc Buster beat the brakes off of him. This is EXACTLY why Mike lost that fight.
Mike won all of the fights he didn't train for bc he didn't train for them. He won them bc Mike beat the brakes off of his opponents, just like Buster did to him.
Don't ever make excuses for another man. That's straight up nonsense. No one that has dignity respects that!
@@biggalaxy9102 Lennox Lewis broke him down pretty well too.
I loved bad boy mike and greatly respect the new mike l uderstand trying to come back mike and i have both lost a young child. And you never really get there deep down i love the boxing business been heavily involved luv ya mike for who are today loved your career anyone else whos trying to come back dont stop moving forward❤
Mike Tyson a true Hero, Mike is the best heavy weight champion the world has ever known.
Lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah he could've been the greatest but he blew it. Ali is the GREATEST!
I love how Mike said that loss to Buster was one of his best because it woke up him on a path to redemption and to never underestimate his opponent ever again. A story of life, for real
It takes a big man to admit that love you mike
I like how honest he was at the end when Joe said if someone could have reached him and said "Yo what we doing here" and get Mike back on track. "You dont know me that well and i would have got on a plane and been out of here if someone said that" . Thats some honesty for yo arse right there.
Mike is honest and intelligent.
One of the greatest fights of all time. Tyson absorbed punches like no other human could and Douglas gave one of the best performances in boxing history
Mike is just humble, noway he had lost this fight if it happened in 1988. He did not care about boxing like he used to.
Ali was 6 years passed his prime and ten pounds overweight when he kod a prime 25 year old foreman, Foreman was 20 years passed his prime and 20lbs overweight when knocking out the heavyweight champion of the world, regaining his titles. No excuses at all for Mike losing to Douglas, Mike was 23 years old and wasn't a pound overweight. Douglas just had his number.
@@joejoyce9979really u don’t think his lack of preparation had nothing to do with it? He was getting ripped off by king and going through a divorce
@@bobbyjohnson9409 Douglas mother and best friend had just died two weeks before the fight, stop with these embarassing excuses. douglas was going thru more shit then tyson was.
Buster won because his mom passed 3 week before the fight…. It was personal to him!
@@joejoyce9979douglas had a 14 second count shoulda been ended
I freaking love Tyson and his honesty about himself. That's why he has and will continue to become a better man, and more and more of a legend. Much respect to Iron Mike!!!!
Imagine if Cus D'Amato was younger & lived long enough to be there for Iron Mike’s whole career🥊🤙🏾.
He would’ve kept him focused and away from Don King.
He still would have lost to Holyfield, Lewis and probably Douglas
@@kevinshell8392 That's not true. Tyson only started losing fights when he was partying and using drugs. When he was focused, he was unbeatable. On the night before the Douglas fight, he was partying.
@@Leonard_Wilson …… You guys will make any excuse you can for Tyson. Like I said before at no point in his career was he gonna beat Lewis or Holyfield who were both older than him and Douglas would beat him also. But at least you’re not using the “ref gave Douglas a slow count” excuse. What’s your excuse for Holyfield and Lewis loses?
@@kevinshell8392 It's not an excuse. Tyson is responsible for his own bad decisions. With that said, no one on the planet was beating prime (1986-1989) Mike Tyson. He once beat Jose Ribalta, who's 6'6".
Great to see Mike give credit to Buster. Buster was great that night, at the pinnacle of his abilities and he fought with great heart and desire. Unfortunately, we would never see that Buster again. That whole spiel about Mike not training is part BS, part truth. Obviously, he trained - his body was ripped. I just don't think he was at his peak mentally, whether through overconfidence or other distractions. That said, he was a truly unique spirit and a great addition to the legend of boxing and it's great when he is thoughtful and puts things in perspective.
That Buster Douglas fight was Tyson baptism under fire
"SAY WORD" 👍
Nah, that was the Razor Ruddock fight and Tyson learned he didn’t like digging that deep.
Nothing wrong with that though.
Mike Tyson is not only my favorite fighters in the ring, but also in life. It's not in just the ring he fights so well, but in the path of becoming a wonderful man. He came from a life of differant rules and took on the plight of not only adapting to laws, ethics and values, but became a great roll model for kids who also came-up in the wilderness.
Life is about coming back
We love you Mike throught out thick and thin. And I hope he knows that I know the pain of loss. Warriors
how this only has 37K views???
Cause people know about his story already. The viewers are mostly the gen-z’s in here instead of the older generation that experienced it in person so why take time to sit down and rehear what’s already been said from Tyson’s experience in numerous other platforms he even has a book.
Mike even knocked down Douglas. With a great uppercut. That point on his mother passing just weeks before his big payday is poignant. Perhaps in that semi conscious state that inspiration from his mothers transition gave him the power to get back up and not only fight but win.
What a fight im glad tyson give buster a good credit and people who wasnt a fighter or even even steped inside the ring and fight who discredit iron mike they were the true bums
Look whats mike achieve
I watched the Douglas Fight live!! Lotta years ago now. Never forget it. Buster’ fought with the Heart of a Lion. Tyson is a Class Act! Much Respect ❤️
0:28 That neck is the reason Mike does not appear to have experienced much, if any, brain damage from boxing. A neck that strong stabilizes the head so that the brain is better protected from bumping around in the skull too much.
Weirdly enough, this also explains why F1 Drivers can go from 150 to 0 in less than a second & walk away without a concussion. The constant strain against the G forces they endure build their necks & upper body into pure muscle
Mike himself admitted here that Buster Douglas was better than him that night, Douglas had a promise to keep, he promised his mom who passed away that he would win that match for her, he didn’t go back on his word !
I also never go back on my word, because that will always be my ninja way ❤️🙏
Never had the rematch, you blew it.
I like what he said “ you think the great Mike Tyson will listen small like that discouraged him?” It somehow gives me confident. We should not let small things to discourage us. For those who are in a terrible state right now, dun give up, life is about coming back! 💪💪💪
I remember watching the Tyson fight live on HBO in 1990. Definitely the biggest upset in boxing history. I was shocked watching that fight go down.
I admire performers that pay respects to their opponent, win or lose. Respect. GOAT.
The biggest upset in sports history
was in Albany when Mike was coming up..... he's got heart still.....you will always be the Champ Mike, Love your spirit
MIKE LOSING TO BUSTER HAD MY WHOLE HOUSE HOLD NEIGHBORHOOD AND SKOOL SAD😢
Completely different at my school.
Who doesn't love an underdog?
Maan, I saw grown men holding tears. Watching Tyson PPV was always packed and rowdy. That whole place was dead silent. It was like we just watched Aquaman drown in a bathtub.
That's funny 😂😂😂
I saw right through Tyson, I knew once he started getting hit it was over with him
hi mike sure wish i could go back to the 70s/80s/you were great/i miss the 70s and 80s about everything- it sucks for me getting old i hate it so bad
The only man who can smoke a dobey and do an interview at the same time.
Ok, so here's the fistic deal. Poor Mr. Douglas' beloved MOTHER had died the day before this immortal fight. No man on Earth was going to beat him that night. Listen to his tearful post-fight interview in the ring: he was a man on a holy, familial mission. And, by the same token, Mr. Tyson is right in calling this fight his finest hour. Not only did he 'take' Mr. Douglas' best 'shots,' he landed a MAGNIFICENT right uppercut of his own, from which the former arose on the strength of finial piety alone. Bravo to both Champions. And God bless 🇺🇸 . Robert Allen
Gotta give props to Buster. He fought his heart out that fateful night. He'll always be remembered at the first person to KO Tyson.
Ref saved Buster.
LOL. Referee Meyran saved Tyson's life.
No he didn't.
Douglas beat the referee's count; that's all he had to do.
Watching Mike Tyson light up is one of the most exhilarating things to watch. Who would’ve thought, homey love the weed game! But don’t we all? Hey yo Mike, what’s your favorite strain?
He has his own strain
I assumed the least mike did was smoke weed lmao
He almost has a childlike genuine laugh when it comes out
oh how exciting... actually no. nothing exhilarating about seeing anyone do it "homey"
Buster Douglas was a world beater that night. And even with that Tyson dropped him in the 9th with the uppercut, almost stopping him.
To be fair: Mike knocked Douglas down for 13 seconds, but the referee counted much too slow.
Yes! That is pure facts!
@@cuban252 And he indeed didn't train for this match, as he says at the end of this video. Which was of course too cocky. He thought he could win pure on his talent. That also made sense a bit because he knocked out many opponents so easily.
I’ve always loved Mike win or lose. Sometimes what he says isn’t what you want to hear. But I have never heard Mike Tyson tell a real lie or pretend to be anything other than himself. Mike Tyson makes me believe that even I, a nobody, can find redemption.
EXACTLY...SAY WORD...👍🤎
He knocked Buster out. The ref messed up the count. Never should have been a loss
No. Wrong. It's not ten seconds. It never was 10 seconds. Its a ten count. Period. Don King tried to steal that fight. Douglas was waiting for the 7 to get up. He could have gotten up earlier but he waited on the count.
Nope.
That scared nervous laughter at the end.....
Interesting how Mike never makes a big deal out of the fact Douglas was down for a full 10 seconds when Mike knocked him down and won the fight. Mike won that fight yet all Mike has to say about it is "bad day at the office."
There was a full analysis of this fight. The count started when the count was supposed to start as has always been done through the history of boxing.
And Buster could have gotten up early anyway…..and Mike got his asked kicked throughout the fight.
Mike did not win that, the only count that mattered to Douglas was the ref's and he beat it.He even pounded the canvas with his fist at 3 because he was pissed at himself for getting dropped.Except for that knockdown,he won every minute of that fight up until that moment and then won every minute afterwards.The long count bs is just an excuse Tyson fans use to discredit Douglas. Tyson got his ass kicked,plain and simple,get over it
Mike telling it like it really is,doesn’t get any better 💪