When Tyson Petrified Michael Spinks

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BLTV Classic recaps Tyson's undisputed showdown with Michael Spinks

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  • @dannygrizz4358
    @dannygrizz4358 Жыл бұрын

    “A typical day of training for Tyson starts at 4am. No alarm clock. His body just knows.” wtf i need that circadian rhythm 😭😂

  • @DepressionShaman

    @DepressionShaman

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh you get used to getting up early. Even 13 years after getting out of the military, getting up at 5 am still seems normal.

  • @KillyJoe

    @KillyJoe

    Жыл бұрын

    No kidding I work at 3am everyday and it’s amazing how often I just randomly wake up two minutes before my alarm goes off. I’d say more often than not I do

  • @edntz

    @edntz

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't need an alarm clock either. I wake up 2 pm every day. You get used to it.

  • @GorGob

    @GorGob

    Жыл бұрын

    There were no phones in that training camp distracting.

  • @Ellis_B

    @Ellis_B

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@edntz yr a warrior

  • @codyfezatte5130
    @codyfezatte5130 Жыл бұрын

    " The most difficult part of fighting ,believe it or not is the training . The fighting is the easy part " . Mike Tyson .

  • @OtomoTenzi

    @OtomoTenzi

    Жыл бұрын

    Easy for HIM to say... Cuz Iron Mike was knockin' people out left and right, during his prime! 🥊

  • @codyfezatte5130

    @codyfezatte5130

    Жыл бұрын

    @@OtomoTenzi lol !

  • @AndriesOlckers-gd2uz

    @AndriesOlckers-gd2uz

    11 ай бұрын

    Discipline!

  • @spar2anl546

    @spar2anl546

    10 ай бұрын

    bro loves the space bar

  • @Esteem_Boat_Willy

    @Esteem_Boat_Willy

    10 ай бұрын

    That's why I've trained daily and have always been ready since I was 13. Ask my 6'2" brother when he was 16.

  • @alexthomas6922
    @alexthomas6922 Жыл бұрын

    Respect to anyone who never backed down from going into the ring with Mike Tyson in his prime!!

  • @hoopdreams468

    @hoopdreams468

    Жыл бұрын

    Fact's

  • @fatkhabib7440

    @fatkhabib7440

    Жыл бұрын

    Anyone with a brain would have done it, Leon got paid 29 million for that fight

  • @patrickvuorela2138

    @patrickvuorela2138

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @AgentGibbs

    @AgentGibbs

    Жыл бұрын

    Mike Tyson was just too fast and powerful for Spinks. You can see Spinks couldn't maneuver around or even block Tyson punches on time because they were so hard and quick with accuracy.

  • @gen-x-zeke8446

    @gen-x-zeke8446

    Жыл бұрын

    I used to play a game at work called "Would You?" and it was about what we would do for a certain amount of money, such as, "I just shat in my panties".

  • @kevinvandorst
    @kevinvandorst10 ай бұрын

    There will never be a fighter like Mike Tyson again. Legend.

  • @brucescott4261

    @brucescott4261

    9 ай бұрын

    @kevinvandorst ...Thank God!

  • @BENEATH_THE_SEWERS

    @BENEATH_THE_SEWERS

    7 ай бұрын

    Lmao. Seeing mike tyson in his prime is like WTF, are you joking.

  • @maxxxmodelz4061

    @maxxxmodelz4061

    7 ай бұрын

    There are no fighters as elusive and defensive as Mike was in his prime while still being aggressive and explosive in power. He had the perfect combination of skills. I believe he could have defeated any of the greats in his prime.

  • @easterbuny2226

    @easterbuny2226

    5 ай бұрын

    overrated

  • @dustinf49

    @dustinf49

    5 ай бұрын

    @@easterbuny2226 In who's book? Edit": Obviously yours

  • @DreamWindX
    @DreamWindX Жыл бұрын

    Tyson's training routine was absolutely nuts. Wow.

  • @timfoote6919

    @timfoote6919

    Жыл бұрын

    Tyson was NUTS!!! not mentally....not really....seems like a nice guy actually. But what he had....no one else did. His signature combo, he'd sneak up hit you about 5 times with what sounded like gunshots, and then he was gone. It's why some many fights started and ended so fast. Only a few looked like they knew what to do with him. he was smaller, faster, stronger by a mile and his technique didn't let you throw power at him. It was a marvel to watch and I doubt in my time I'll see the likes of Mike Tyson or Michael Jordan again! It is hard to tell my kids what a monster he was. SO FAST,,,and man....hit like THANOS!!

  • @mikelucas9916

    @mikelucas9916

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s why he was the best.

  • @b_f_d_d

    @b_f_d_d

    Жыл бұрын

    That's why he's arguably the greatest ever

  • @elasmojones

    @elasmojones

    Жыл бұрын

    heh, I thought they all did that...

  • @sfprivateer

    @sfprivateer

    Жыл бұрын

    Indeed. Mike woke up and had a glass of coke. He then ate a brick of cocaine for breakfast. Then two hours working out, followed by a snort of coke for post workout. Then after recovery from the training, another glass of coke to wash everything down. Repeating that routine day after day is indeed amazing!

  • @amit_patel654
    @amit_patel654 Жыл бұрын

    "The moment you contemplate retirement, you're finished." I got chills from that.

  • @jodycwilliams

    @jodycwilliams

    9 ай бұрын

    Tyson Fury didn't get this memo, neither did Big George Foreman.

  • @jaredbeckwith
    @jaredbeckwith Жыл бұрын

    Tyson punching holes in the wall before the fight must have been the scariest thing ever 😅

  • @brucescott4261

    @brucescott4261

    Жыл бұрын

    Jesse Beckwith ...Plywood.

  • @jackson5116

    @jackson5116

    Жыл бұрын

    nah, just the usual firing up the animal before the fight!

  • @brucescott4261

    @brucescott4261

    11 ай бұрын

    @@jackson5116 ...According to you.

  • @christopherglasow2662

    @christopherglasow2662

    9 ай бұрын

    @@brucescott4261 Ever try to punch through plywood?

  • @JashXD

    @JashXD

    9 ай бұрын

    how is that even allowed like who has to pay for that

  • @zorlac303
    @zorlac303 Жыл бұрын

    I'm most impressed by his neck size and neck training. Beast.

  • @orfeas-konstantinossotirio1253

    @orfeas-konstantinossotirio1253

    Жыл бұрын

    It is common for Greco-Roman wrestlers. Tyson took this from another sport and included into his marvelous training!!

  • @scottbergt1872

    @scottbergt1872

    Жыл бұрын

    You damn right; dude was supreme conditioned pit bull. You don’t see that neck on most linebackers.

  • @user-p6-3561

    @user-p6-3561

    Жыл бұрын

    he regretted his neck training years later

  • @spartanstark8908

    @spartanstark8908

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats cause him back problems too

  • @Carlitonsp1

    @Carlitonsp1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-p6-3561 Modern Wrestlers (and Nascar drivers) train their neck differently to avoid the problems the older roman techniques caused. Currently they have use bands wrapped around the side of their heads.

  • @B_GNation
    @B_GNation Жыл бұрын

    This version of Mike Tyson that you're watching against Michael Spinks, is Mike Tyson at his very peak. From the opening when bounces out from the corner, he was absolutely flawless in this fight.

  • @OtomoTenzi

    @OtomoTenzi

    Жыл бұрын

    100% TRUTH!!!

  • @HunteR1199

    @HunteR1199

    Жыл бұрын

    well the Tyson that fought Frazier was insane

  • @jackson5116

    @jackson5116

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks to all that Cus had instilled in him prior to his death. Without Cus, Tyson never winds up winning, and is probably in prison his entire adult life.

  • @perpetualmotion357

    @perpetualmotion357

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HunteR1199 Yeah, I consider the 86' Tyson on his way to the title to be his absolute peak. He was feeling it in some fights more than others, but he was an animal during his Frazier bout.

  • @kimmolaine8069

    @kimmolaine8069

    10 ай бұрын

    This was also his last fight at his peak. He started to cut corners after this. Michael Spinks fight was the last one with Kevin in his corner. No one could reach Mike anymore for the rest of his career.

  • @stevesmith9447
    @stevesmith9447 Жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this live with my dad when I was ten years old. Two hours scheduled for the fight and just boom, down. We loved it!

  • @magacop5180

    @magacop5180

    Жыл бұрын

    Dam U old 😵

  • @LiquidNorris

    @LiquidNorris

    Жыл бұрын

    I remember playing Mike Tyson's Punch Out for the NES that same day.

  • @GordonGEICO

    @GordonGEICO

    Жыл бұрын

    I was 8 when this fight happened. My older brother got my dad tickets to watch the fight on the big screen at the Superdome a couple hours away in New Orleans. I still remember my dad talking about how he missed the whole fight: reached to pick up his beer and missed the first knockdown, reached to put his beer down and missed the second knockdown.

  • @murphyslaw4013

    @murphyslaw4013

    Жыл бұрын

    I have pretty much the same story except I was 7 I just remember shortly after that fight is when pay per view started charging by the round no longer 59.99 flat rate because Tyson just kept destroying these guys in the first round lol

  • @jackson5116

    @jackson5116

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LiquidNorris rumor has it so did Spinks, just so he had an actual chance to beat Tyson.

  • @TheWhatMan80
    @TheWhatMan80 Жыл бұрын

    This was the first Tyson fight I ever saw. I was 7 years old and I can still remember the adults around getting pissed the fight ended so soon

  • @poindextertunes

    @poindextertunes

    Жыл бұрын

    My uncle got up to grab a beer and when he returned the fight was over 😂

  • @KillyJoe

    @KillyJoe

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s how i remember feeling during Tyson’s last win when I was around the same age you were for this fight lol

  • @flameguy3416
    @flameguy3416 Жыл бұрын

    If Mike Tyson never went to prison and struggled with drug addiction afterwards he wouldn't lose his motivation and would most likely retire undefeated. A big what if.

  • @eastsiderunn

    @eastsiderunn

    Жыл бұрын

    I personally believe he would have been untouchable at least until the late 90s…don king and that coke ruined what should have been the greatest career of all time

  • @67L48

    @67L48

    Жыл бұрын

    If Cus D'Amato had only been 12-15 years younger and had been able to train/manage Tyson throughout his career, he'd have finished 60-0 (unless he ended up trying to hang on too long and absorbing some losses when he was way past his prime).

  • @TheDudeWithNoName

    @TheDudeWithNoName

    Жыл бұрын

    Also don't forget that by the insistence of Don King, Mike fired Kevin Rooney, a man that had been a great part of Mike's success and someone who had been trained under Cus, i think if Kevin Rooney had been with Mike his career would've been much brighter, but Don King had to ruin it for everyone.

  • @travzimmerman1340

    @travzimmerman1340

    Жыл бұрын

    Most likely not. He was obliterated @ the age of 23 in 1990 prior to going to prison. It was only a matter of time before Holyfield and Lewis. Mike's legacy is tarnished a bit not having faced Ike Bowe Tua Foreman Mercer McCall Moorer Morrison Cooper or even Toney towards the very end.

  • @MaccaveliPL

    @MaccaveliPL

    Жыл бұрын

    All these what ifs and excuses are getting rudiculous.

  • @ZBOXINGTALK
    @ZBOXINGTALK Жыл бұрын

    Regardless of what fans say nowadays, this fight was the biggest event in boxing since the Thrilla in Manila. Both undefeated and had a claim to the heavyweight title.

  • @BAMA-2019

    @BAMA-2019

    Жыл бұрын

    Bullcrap...you watched another video where the said this was the FIGHT OF THE YEAR....u trying to sound smart but I caught that ass

  • @soleknight3212

    @soleknight3212

    Жыл бұрын

    Good call.

  • @phantomstratocaster

    @phantomstratocaster

    Жыл бұрын

    sprinks was the champion

  • @drummersinger5324

    @drummersinger5324

    Жыл бұрын

    Michael Spinks might as well been a 12 year old boy in there. He was always over rated IMO.

  • @crabb9966

    @crabb9966

    Жыл бұрын

    @@drummersinger5324 underrated. The guy was a light heavyweight beating all time great Larry aholmes

  • @tahres1654
    @tahres1654 Жыл бұрын

    this channel has quickly become one of my favorite. this channel is able to recap the career of mike tyson in such an entertaining and informative fashion ; not just about tyson but also about his opponents and how their carrers play out afterwards. great content! 🔔✅

  • @potatoes9502

    @potatoes9502

    Жыл бұрын

    Same I get so into every single one of these that keep coming out. top tier videos

  • @SJBB25

    @SJBB25

    Жыл бұрын

  • @ericperkins971

    @ericperkins971

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @jimmyperales2179

    @jimmyperales2179

    Жыл бұрын

    this channel was so good before I think youtube started messing with the content creator. Either way this channel is definitely top tier.

  • @raynation2k

    @raynation2k

    Жыл бұрын

    His original channel has way more content but my man got screwed up by copyright claims.

  • @showmeboxing
    @showmeboxing Жыл бұрын

    By the way, Spinks considered endurance his main weapon against Tyson. That's why before the fight he actively insisted on 15 rounds instead of the standard 12.

  • @ruledtrendy5066

    @ruledtrendy5066

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm sure 15 rounds was common for champions fights back then. I seem to remember it getting cut to 12 rounds in the nineties. Though I'm far from an expert on boxing history

  • @rileyhayden6268

    @rileyhayden6268

    Жыл бұрын

    Spinks should have been preparing to box not play basketball, I bet he didn't spar or weight train enough.

  • @owencampbell8799

    @owencampbell8799

    Жыл бұрын

    It was a 12 round fight. Lasted 91 seconds. The last heavyweight 15-rounder title fight was on October 16, 1987 between Mike Tyson and Tyrell Biggs.

  • @ruledtrendy5066

    @ruledtrendy5066

    Жыл бұрын

    @@owencampbell8799 cheers dude

  • @generalkayoss7347

    @generalkayoss7347

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ruledtrendy5066 Yeah, the 15 round fights faded out in the late 70's and early 80's after several deaths. I think the last 15 round fight at all was in 1987.

  • @dannygrizz4358
    @dannygrizz4358 Жыл бұрын

    i’ll always love Mike’s lil run up at the beginning of this fight 😂

  • @antithesespistopheles8112

    @antithesespistopheles8112

    9 ай бұрын

    Dancing

  • @suhaybyare1238
    @suhaybyare1238 Жыл бұрын

    I will never get tired of watching iron mike

  • @jimd4322
    @jimd43229 ай бұрын

    Young folks today don't know how terrifying Mike Tyson was. There has been no one in my lifetime that I can compare to him.

  • @MatewanMassacre

    @MatewanMassacre

    8 ай бұрын

    I dunno. I was 12 when he first won the title, and I was there for all of the hype around him. But let's be honest, when he was young and knocking all of those guys out, who did he really fight, and beat?? I can list them off for you - Trevor Berbick, Bonecrusher Smith, Pinklon Thomas, Tony Tucker, Tyrell Biggs, a 38-year-old Larry Holmes, Tony Tubbs, Michael Spinks, Frank Bruno, and Carl Williams. Besides old man Holmes, all of those guys were Has Beens or Never Wases. They were what we might call 'Also Rans.' And finally, when Tyson began fighting again, at the age of 29 - hardly past his prime, as people like to insinuate - the heavyweight division was full of excellent young fighters, and guys who were on the cusp when Tyson went to prison. Even though his fans say he was past his prime, in the 90s, that's when he finally fought and beat his most impressive opponents, such as Bruce Seldon, Shannon Briggs, Andrew Golota, Francois Botha, etc. But, when the money was finally on the table for Tyson, and he had to go up against fighters who were of his caliber, or better, he got knocked out. Evander Holyfield took all that Tyson could dish out, for 10 rounds, and finally put Tyson's lights out, with a straight right hand, in the 11th round. And then there was the fight with Lennox Lewis, in 2002. I remember all of the fanboys saying that Tyson was going to destroy him; but at the time, I knew that Tyson didn't stand a chance. Lennox Lewis was 6'5," weighed 235+ and had a right cross that could knock opponents into next week. He's the hardest puncher that I ever saw, and I knew that he was going to embarass Tyson, prior to that fight. It was like George Foreman versus Joe Frazier all over again. Tysons fans like to say that Lewis ducked Tyson, until Tyson was past his prime - neither argument carries any weight - because Lewis was busy fighting everyone who was around, at the time (he literally fought them all, except Bowe, who was terrified of him), and when Lewis and Tyson finally did meet, Lewis was 37, and Tyson was 36. So, it could just as easily be said that Tyson ducked Lewis, until Lewis was almost 40. Both assertions are nonsense.

  • @bryanlongshore6198

    @bryanlongshore6198

    7 ай бұрын

    I used to watch his fights and I didn't have time to get to my second beer before it was over...

  • @eddiedevereoxford4995

    @eddiedevereoxford4995

    6 ай бұрын

    You're spot on. He never beat a top-tier boxer. Spinks was a lightheavy who wasn't up for it. Holmes was a fat old man. Tyson only fought journeymen and second-raters. He dodged Lewis and Bowe in the 90s and only fought Holyfield bc he was more his size as an ex-LH/cruiserweight (and lost twice). And that's all before anabolic steroids are mentioned: see Ben Johnson's explosiveness. He eventually fought Lewis but that was bc he'd been cleaned out by King - and then he got humiliated in the ring@@MatewanMassacre

  • @jaysonrubis7388

    @jaysonrubis7388

    5 ай бұрын

    And it's funny that all they know is Deontay Wilder.

  • @jimd4322

    @jimd4322

    5 ай бұрын

    wtf are you talking about???@@eddiedevereoxford4995

  • @mrmzau7592
    @mrmzau7592 Жыл бұрын

    I feel like Cus/Rooney Mike was the ultimate boxing specimen. Perfect mix of natural talent, physical gifts, killer instinct and a work ethic and dedication to match, plus that intimidation factor. In his prime he showed that the best heavyweight boxers of the era couldn't even stand up to him, some by a long margin. Had he remained focused I believe he would've been the top dog for a very long time

  • @alext399

    @alext399

    Жыл бұрын

    Cap. What do you mean top heavyweights? Tyson only beat 2 top heavyweights of his era

  • @edntz

    @edntz

    Жыл бұрын

    Rooney said Tyson only demostrated 40% of his skills during his fights. We never saw his true potential.

  • @edntz

    @edntz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alext399 Learn reading comprehension.

  • @alext399

    @alext399

    Жыл бұрын

    @@edntz Coaches usually say a lot to hype up their fighters and Tyson fought a lot of bums so that summarizes it.

  • @TheOtherBradBird

    @TheOtherBradBird

    Жыл бұрын

    There was no greater luxury in Mike Tyson's early life than men he respected who were brave enough to tell him "no". Hard to come by those when you can beat the living shit out of any man on the planet.

  • @thegoat6116
    @thegoat6116 Жыл бұрын

    this fight was arguably mike tyson's best preformance, this was mike in his absolute prime🔥

  • @TOCC50

    @TOCC50

    Ай бұрын

    He didn’t break a sweat

  • @bamboosho0t
    @bamboosho0t Жыл бұрын

    I still have this fight on a JVC VHS cassette from June 1988. I’ve watched it over and over so many times. I still remember Michael Spinks arriving in the ring to Kenny Loggins song, *_”This is it!”_* How sadly prophetic it proved to be.

  • @Kimble81

    @Kimble81

    Жыл бұрын

    Tyson's "music" when he came to the ring on the other hand... the best ever!

  • @MrT67

    @MrT67

    Жыл бұрын

    Get it saved in a USB dude. That vhs won't last forever 👍

  • @megami215

    @megami215

    Жыл бұрын

    You keep videos of rapists? That's weird

  • @theveryproudmoroccan2834

    @theveryproudmoroccan2834

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@megami215he did nothing you clown.

  • @indigo478

    @indigo478

    10 ай бұрын

    @@megami215you actively sought out this video went to the comments just to reply to it with this?

  • @qwertz7430
    @qwertz7430 Жыл бұрын

    Mike truly is one of the all-time-greats

  • @josephpacchetti5997
    @josephpacchetti5997 Жыл бұрын

    When Tyson fought Eddie Richardson and knocked him out in the first round, an announcer asked Richardson if he had ever been beaten harder than Tyson beat him, he said "Yes, about a year ago, I was hit by a truck" That pretty much sums It up, THX BLTV. 🥊 👍 Subbed.

  • @kevinprather1270
    @kevinprather1270 Жыл бұрын

    Never will forget this fight, particularly the way you could tell the fight was over before it began. Tyson truly was living rent free in Spinks' head

  • @Bestrapperalive_

    @Bestrapperalive_

    Жыл бұрын

    Spinks did everything in his power to avoid this fight

  • @thirteen28

    @thirteen28

    10 ай бұрын

    @@Bestrapperalive_ Yep. He never wanted to fight Tyson, and when the fight was finally made, it was over before it even began.

  • @Bestrapperalive_

    @Bestrapperalive_

    10 ай бұрын

    @@thirteen28 yep he even avoided tony tucker and tucker imo would’ve knocked spinks out making the Tyson fight bigger

  • @KidDynamite6
    @KidDynamite6 Жыл бұрын

    he looked fucking RIGHTFULLY terrified walking in there his body language screamed get me the f out of here but..he still went in there so respect ..i love this channel mike is my idol i got to talk w him 4-17-12 for 30 whole minutes it was awesome even got to show him my peekaboo and d-shift ability and he said you must of practiced along time then tightened me up a bit..it was absolutely AWESOME most humble figure i ever met

  • @iamzebra7025
    @iamzebra7025 Жыл бұрын

    That night Tyson was the best HW ever. No one would have stopped him. NO ONE. All those years of relentless training and sacrifice culminated that one night. Unbelievable.

  • @thegodfather1924

    @thegodfather1924

    16 күн бұрын

    Muhammad Ali would be the one.

  • @jbkhan1135
    @jbkhan1135 Жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this as a kid. My dad and his friend bought a Pay-Per-View for this and it was over in no time. He was so mad lol, but man, what a moment in history to witness.

  • @j-bonemcswiggans4597
    @j-bonemcswiggans4597 Жыл бұрын

    Man I'm excited to see what this Tyson guy does next, looks like a real prospect.

  • @megasmashxD

    @megasmashxD

    Жыл бұрын

    I think he's about to retire. He's considering a professional pigeon racing career instead

  • @j-bonemcswiggans4597

    @j-bonemcswiggans4597

    Жыл бұрын

    @@megasmashxD Well damn, what a waste of potential

  • @bielielielie5704

    @bielielielie5704

    Жыл бұрын

    What a great conversation you guys had here 😂😂

  • @johnrockyryan

    @johnrockyryan

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@j-bonemcswiggans4597 What can I say dude loves his pigeons

  • @musicman9914
    @musicman9914 Жыл бұрын

    Great times!!! I remember this fight like it was last night!!!! Does anybody else notice that the more confident Mike was, the less he talked at press conferences.

  • @timstephens7347
    @timstephens734710 ай бұрын

    I truly believe that the Mike Tyson who showed up on this night, full of focused rage at the peak of this power, would have beaten any heavyweight who ever lived or who was ever going to live. Too bad we never saw that guy again.

  • @QuintBlitz
    @QuintBlitz Жыл бұрын

    6:45 You can hear the despair in his voice, that guy was more defeated than Spinks himself!

  • @ruledtrendy5066
    @ruledtrendy5066 Жыл бұрын

    When I was a kid, sometimes on a Sunday morning live boxing would come on instead of the cartoons I was looking forward to. I used to love seeing Tyson come into the ring because I knew I wouldn't have to wait long to see the cartoons

  • @wyswygsommer2769
    @wyswygsommer2769 Жыл бұрын

    They both earned my respect. No one can be a world champion by coincidence. Its a result of hardwork and dicipline.

  • @kevind7396
    @kevind7396 Жыл бұрын

    Tyson was on the top of the world after this win--but then came the long layoff of eight months till he fought Bruno. Remember, this was his third fight in 1988 after four fights in 1987.

  • @alwayssomething8344
    @alwayssomething8344Ай бұрын

    I love that man for taking Mike into his family and doing everything he did for Mike. If the rest of the world was like him I can only imagine how much better this world would be. He was a good person ❤

  • @Foreverinemptybliss
    @Foreverinemptybliss Жыл бұрын

    It wasn’t just “antics” to scare Spinks, for those of us who were alive when this fight took place we know two things, number 1 Tyson really felt like he had to prove himself that night because many in the boxing community still felt that Michael Spinks was the true champion, he was undefeated and lineal, Tyson was very much aware of this and it made him irate. Number 2, Spinks manager accused Team Tyson of illegal hand wraps and made them do it over again while he watched, it delayed the fight and was perceived as an insult. Those two things and the practical joke Rooney played on Mike concerning his money for the fight are the main reasons why Tyson was on fire that night and looking to make an example out of Spinks and that’s exactly what happened 😂

  • @stillshot2
    @stillshot2 Жыл бұрын

    Never really was into boxing or Mike Tyson for that matter but this channel has made me a fan. These videos are put together so well. Keep em coming!

  • @jeepamir508
    @jeepamir508 Жыл бұрын

    This was the absolute highlight of Tyson's career. Everything that made Tyson himself was shown in this fight. Speed, technique, combos, intimitadion. Spinks really had no chance to win.

  • @MatewanMassacre

    @MatewanMassacre

    8 ай бұрын

    None at all. At the time this was hyped as "SuperFight "88." It's hard, now, to believe that any serious boxing fan ever fell for that hype. That fight was over when Tyson hit him with the body shot. As far that the ghost right hand that knocked Spinks out, I think he took a dive at that point. He didn't want any more.

  • @richard-ij2fm

    @richard-ij2fm

    5 ай бұрын

    Spinks was and awesome fighter. His demolition of Gerry Cooney and wins over Larry Holmes proved that. For Tyson to win in such a way was a great victory

  • @ScottPomroy494
    @ScottPomroy494 Жыл бұрын

    Mike Tyson is a legend. Not just as the toughest man to enter into the ring, but for all the mental turmoil he had to fight before ever entering the ring. 100% Respect!

  • @RizzaholicsAnonymous
    @RizzaholicsAnonymous Жыл бұрын

    Currently doing my casual 2 hour jump rope session & was losing motivation.....THANK U :)

  • @jiovanysoltero923
    @jiovanysoltero923 Жыл бұрын

    That’s!!! His training regiment, holy smokes!!!

  • @gavinkrieger2248
    @gavinkrieger2248 Жыл бұрын

    In the world today where the heavyweights are ducking each other it's always good to see the true GOAT of the heavyweights.

  • @johncreedon7847
    @johncreedon7847 Жыл бұрын

    1980s Tyson. Best fighter ever I think. Technically un-matched for sure

  • @KoH4711
    @KoH4711 Жыл бұрын

    lmao @ 6:57 "This guy's getting ready to fight my guy! my little guy! And he's punching HOLES in the WALL BEFORE the FIGHT?? Oooh noo...."

  • @SquireVorak

    @SquireVorak

    Жыл бұрын

    Not sure if that was my favorite part. or the end where Spinks was asked if he wanted revenge for that fight... "uh, no" lololol

  • @stuartharper3968
    @stuartharper3968 Жыл бұрын

    I remember that night as if if happened yesterday. I paid big bucks to watch at a sports bar. I took a sip of beer and it was over, just that fast. I had to see it on replay.

  • @YondanDrill
    @YondanDrill Жыл бұрын

    In my opinion, after this fight it was the beginning of the end of Prime Mike Tyson...

  • @shaundavenport621
    @shaundavenport6217 ай бұрын

    I remember staying up until 3am to watch hìs fights back then!He was a force of nature!A boxing God!

  • @mickypoole9226
    @mickypoole9226 Жыл бұрын

    They are still out there. People saying that Tyson fought no one and when he did fight anyone of caliber he lost to them all . That fight there proved how dangerous an opponent he really was . 90 seconds to dispose of an unbeaten fighter in devastating style. In his prime he beats all but the very elite of boxing heavyweights. Ali, Foreman, Louis . But he gets by the Fraziers and Marcianos .......I think ;)

  • @TheSpanishzombie
    @TheSpanishzombie Жыл бұрын

    Big thanks for all these videos, always incredible, big props !

  • @stanley-fghijk441
    @stanley-fghijk4419 ай бұрын

    I remember watching this live as a teenager. Tyson was a superhero. I can recall with perfect clarity, even at that age, recognizing the sheer terror pouring off Spinks minutes before the bell even rang. He was terrified. Never seen anything like that since.

  • @johnrundle2902
    @johnrundle2902 Жыл бұрын

    19/20 year old Tyson was probably the best boxer there has even been.. past and present..

  • @patricksevers8012

    @patricksevers8012

    Жыл бұрын

    🙄

  • @brucescott4261

    @brucescott4261

    6 ай бұрын

    johnrundle2902 ...False!

  • @kumarj4693
    @kumarj469310 ай бұрын

    Spinks was shyte scared of Tyson as a boxer and as a person. But big kudos to him, he faced a prime Mike Tyson in spite of it. Many pro boxers waited for a vulnerable, burnt out Mike Tyson before facing him. Anyone who went into the ring against Iron Mike during his prime, has my utmost respect.

  • @anz2441

    @anz2441

    7 ай бұрын

    Indeed, Holyfield beat a Tyson that was a ghost of himself without questioned...Holyfield would not of handled a prime Tyson.

  • @limaalphacharlie

    @limaalphacharlie

    7 ай бұрын

    Spinks didn’t want that heat. He was afraid. But he went into the ring knowing what could happen. The personification of “come back with your shield, or on it.” Respect to anyone who faces Mike Tyson.

  • @GhostDrummer
    @GhostDrummer Жыл бұрын

    I was at a Boy Scout’s camp when this fight happened. The camp allowed us to all stay up late to listen to it on the radio.

  • @JVenom97
    @JVenom97 Жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this when it happened... as a huge Tyson fan, I still felt bad for Spinx

  • @abudujana13
    @abudujana13 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video, BLTV CLASSIC

  • @bamboosho0t
    @bamboosho0t Жыл бұрын

    2:03 That’s the EXACT move Tyson used to knock down Jose Ribalta in RD 10. Jose slipped the right hook, and Tyson countered with a stronger but more compact left hook.

  • @raculpeper
    @raculpeper Жыл бұрын

    Respect to both legends…but the difference in their training and media tone leading up the the fight was night and day.

  • @doocies
    @doocies Жыл бұрын

    The sound of that knockout punch was crazy!

  • @harrycallahan9143
    @harrycallahan91437 ай бұрын

    8:27 Always loved Mike's neck roll after knocking Spinks on his backside lol

  • @J4sse
    @J4sse Жыл бұрын

    Only BLTV can talk about Tyson (someone's who tired and redundant) on KZread and make it interesting 😎🔥.

  • @IrishTechnicalThinker
    @IrishTechnicalThinker Жыл бұрын

    Getting into the ring with Mike Tyson then was like stepping into a room with a nuclear reactor, feels like at any moment it will explode and wipe out everyone.

  • @BigBoyWoogie
    @BigBoyWoogie Жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this live. He was such a force at that time that the biggest question was always whether the opponent could get through the first round.

  • @immortalwolf9782
    @immortalwolf9782 Жыл бұрын

    the mix of phonk and mike in the outro is so perfect!

  • @kty5238

    @kty5238

    Жыл бұрын

    Song name

  • @immortalwolf9782

    @immortalwolf9782

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kty5238 ORLVNDX 187 - TAPE KILLA

  • @HipsterBlackMetalOfficial
    @HipsterBlackMetalOfficial Жыл бұрын

    Forgot to mention that epic entrance with the dark ambient music.

  • @katerinaign2
    @katerinaign2 Жыл бұрын

    As always, amazing video!!! 🙌🙌

  • @keithknox5829
    @keithknox5829 Жыл бұрын

    You can't help but to admire and respect these guys. They do the thing most of us can only dream of. Fighters are both a breed apart, and a breed unto themselves. Big Props!!! What say to that America? Peace and blessings to ALL!!!

  • @briantinch7580
    @briantinch75807 ай бұрын

    I watched Mike and Ali on late night t.v. and I remember it being a monumental moment even to me at 10 yrs old. Ali changed the way boxing was seen. He changed the way fighters were trained. He will forever be one of the absolute few elite human beings that forced the world to see through a clearer filter and made those who climbed in the ring to both be trained & rise to higher expectation, making the sport refine even the greats to a whole new level. And for it, you see one of the greatest side effects, "A BAD MAN", M.G.Tyson.

  • @ZenTea
    @ZenTea9 ай бұрын

    Been watching a bunch of these Tyson retrospectives the last couple days, good shit man.

  • @shadesbear2143
    @shadesbear2143 Жыл бұрын

    Great work as always.

  • @manygarcia1
    @manygarcia1 Жыл бұрын

    Keep doing this amazing work!! Love this channel, I’ve learn so much and it’s so enjoyable. Thank you so much!

  • @presence5426
    @presence5426 Жыл бұрын

    Actually, Tyson's success did "boil down" to natural talent. This guy was 190 lbs of muscle at 13 years old! Reportedly he could bench press 225 lbs many times too. He also had natural reflexes and strength. This doesn't diminish his career AT ALL. It means he was a supremely gifted natural athlete AND also had the dedication, training, mindset, and mentoring to become one of the greats. But let's be clear: a fighter can have every advantage Tyson did, MINUS the natural talent... and you've never heard of them. If you make a list of great heavyweights, there isn't one without high-level natural talent. You cannot compete without elite toughness, athleticism, and strength. You'll just get blown out.

  • @stringtheoryguitars4952

    @stringtheoryguitars4952

    Жыл бұрын

    In a demanding sport like boxing, you absolutely must have BOTH: natural ability plus crazy work ethic

  • @jdmbraceyourself695
    @jdmbraceyourself695 Жыл бұрын

    Tyson was in Beast Mode

  • @zakash613
    @zakash613 Жыл бұрын

    Great video as always!

  • @nickson316
    @nickson316 Жыл бұрын

    This channel will always be goated

  • @dmoore0079
    @dmoore0079 Жыл бұрын

    A lot of people were thinking Spinks had a shot. He was unbeaten up to that point, and had wins against Larry Holmes, Dwight Qawi, and Gerry Cooney. Spinks was a good fighter, but I don't know how anyone would have survived what Tyson unleashed on him.

  • @jedibasschoke8909
    @jedibasschoke89094 ай бұрын

    Mikes gold toothed smile is absolutely terrifying. What an absolute legend!! Literally a living legend that will be talked about in 100yrs from now and more.

  • @sirbrad4
    @sirbrad47 ай бұрын

    Even funnier is that Spinks was so terrified of Tyson that he did not actually face-off against him as shown in the beginning, Tyson had to talk to a mannequin and started laughing which can be seen on here in another video lol. Then they spliced the two videos together. Tyson was an unstoppable force in his prime and ran right through a terrified Spinks.

  • @drunvert
    @drunvert9 ай бұрын

    I brought a 12 pack to this fight party and got there 15 minutes or so before the fight. I took a lot of crap for taking my 11 beers with me when I left after 91 seconds of a fight. Apparently you're supposed to leave the beer that you brought. But I still had an entire night in front of me

  • @cavemanarcade1577
    @cavemanarcade1577 Жыл бұрын

    Seems this guy wasn’t even naturally anything out of the ordinary . Guy just became a living training regime . Dedication is key

  • @TOMVUTHEPIMP

    @TOMVUTHEPIMP

    Жыл бұрын

    You know NOTHING.

  • @cavemanarcade1577

    @cavemanarcade1577

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TOMVUTHEPIMP hahahah sounds like someone’s got anger issues . Maybe u can be the next Tyson xD

  • @therootoflife5290
    @therootoflife52907 ай бұрын

    Like it or hate it, Mike Tyson is the youngest boxing heavyweight champion ever at the age of 20 years, the record that still stands the test of time... Tell Lenox, Evander,, Buster to train their children and grandchildren boxing so they can try to break this timeless record in human lifetime ....and they will never break....Until we all die, nobody will break this record

  • @wheelchairmanjon
    @wheelchairmanjon Жыл бұрын

    At his best Mike Tyson speed and power The combination of both was unbelievable coupled with the technique and work ethic and what could’ve been if he had stayed fully dedicated to the sport of boxing

  • @kdlittle88
    @kdlittle88 Жыл бұрын

    Seeing the look on Spinks face when he got knocked out reminds me of piston hurricane in the punch out arcade game when he gets stunned.

  • @showmeboxing
    @showmeboxing Жыл бұрын

    But many believed that Spinks would give Tyson a good fight and could well win.

  • @ZoneTwelveOnline
    @ZoneTwelveOnline9 ай бұрын

    That was a vicious rip to the body. Any fighter could see Spinks was done before the bell rang.

  • @itsjustaride12
    @itsjustaride12 Жыл бұрын

    This was so well done

  • @tiny3669
    @tiny36696 ай бұрын

    I will never see a fighter like mike Tyson again in my life time. Salute to Tyson for being the greatest boxer of all time.

  • @haroldsmith7044
    @haroldsmith7044 Жыл бұрын

    Tyson in his prime. My God! He was simply magnificent.

  • @LAHFaust
    @LAHFaust Жыл бұрын

    Tyson's famous for his aggression but holy hell that was on another level.

  • @karlatkin01
    @karlatkin019 ай бұрын

    Tyson was a animal I’ve never seen another boxer have that killer instinct scary man in his prime 😮

  • @Getliterature
    @Getliterature Жыл бұрын

    I cant wait for your video on his fight with Bruno!

  • @1safety4all
    @1safety4all Жыл бұрын

    I watched this fight it was amazing shots from Tyson, a BEAST in the RING back then and the Greatest

  • @yotamdude5866

    @yotamdude5866

    Жыл бұрын

    Hell not the goat though

  • @ToolishBox
    @ToolishBox Жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good work, dude

  • @me19276
    @me1927628 күн бұрын

    This man is an inspiration to any young sportsman aiming for the top of their sport. Hardwork and dedication pays off.

  • @brianfchadderton
    @brianfchadderton9 ай бұрын

    Best left hook ever! And right hand power was off the charts! Really enjoyed Mike and Ali in there prime , can’t say who would win that fight because we can only guess ! Thanks for the memories to both champions!!

  • @chadcognac5626
    @chadcognac5626 Жыл бұрын

    I live in St. Louis. I feel like a lot of people here don’t remember or realize we had 3 world champions, all in the same family. That stat alone seems crazy.

  • @anthonymcadams8313
    @anthonymcadams8313 Жыл бұрын

    Tyson was pure entertainment back then, he was a GREAT fighter.

  • @TomLopez17
    @TomLopez17 Жыл бұрын

    Love these videos

  • @kimmcdonald3971
    @kimmcdonald3971 Жыл бұрын

    Mike Tyson was a shooting star. he burned for half as long... but he burned twice as bright. few boxers have ever had a 4, 5 year span where people just basically assumed they would never lose, they were that invincible.

  • @dd212NYC
    @dd212NYC Жыл бұрын

    You can literally see the fear in Spinks’s eyes. He looks absolutely terrified.

  • @MaccaveliPL

    @MaccaveliPL

    Жыл бұрын

    To be fair, he always looked like this.

  • @taka4222
    @taka4222 Жыл бұрын

    Every time you upload I get new motivation to push through with my boxing career

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