Tribute to Mike Tyson's defence, trained by the legendary Cus D'Amato who encouraged Tyson to use the peek-a-boo style, in which the fighter moves his head holds his gloves close to his cheeks and pulls his arms tight against his torso. Mike Tyson, executed the style perfectly and was notorious for his savage punching ability and excellent defense. Probably the best example of the Peek-a-Boo style.
That head movement when he was younger is just magical. I never appreciated this until I started training. We never got to see a Tyson in his prime.
The exact same with me man. I never knew either. Now that I'm a boxer myself, I know good head movement and footwork is the key to winning a bout. Take Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali as examples. Now I strive to hopefully train my head movement and footwork to be even half as good as they were. :)
I've seen people hating and saying Tyson was a bum. Everytime I hear that from someone, I smh cos I know they never boxed a day in their life. That shit Mike is doing is genius stuff, hard af.
100% agree. Mike Tyson's style required total discipline and your in peak condition. If you start to get lazy in training, you become a step slower, you are done and become hittable. A lot of people only saw Tyson's power but the real boxing fans knew that he was a scientific fighter. He was also difficult to hit with that pendulum clock-like head movement.
Great Lakes Yes,you can always find a guy who could hit with KO power. But to find a guy who can hit with KO power and be difficult to hit, that's a rare gem. "unlike Floyd Mayweather pitty pat and run defense." Well, I'm a fan of both type of defences. I just think both defences serve their different purpose. Mayweather's philly shell/shoulder roll is more suited towards counterpunchers whereas tyson's style is suited for shorter fighters and inside fighters. The theory behind the style is that when combined with effective bobbing and weaving head movement, the fighter has a very strong defense and becomes more elusive, able to throw hooks and uppercuts with great effectiveness.
Great Lakes The shoulder roll style requires constant movement and not stay stationary.
Tyson the best fighter ever.
***** I'm living in France but i'm going in Serbia any year, why this question ??
***** My 2 parents are Serbian so i'm Serbian ;) .
Dejan Dikovic Muhammad Ali is the best.
Lol not even top 5
+Smithy07sham ..your right
In his prime between 1985 and 1988 this was the greatest fighter that ever lived across all weights. There’s no question about that, it’s not even an opinion, it’s a fact. Unstoppable.
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Amen, brother
Unbattble not better than anyone.
He never fought in his prime
@@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77 I think he means when he was at his best, but yes, I would have loved to see him in his prime if he were still focused
Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather have great defense but they frequently had a height advantage and they moved away from their opponents while evading the punch. Tyson moved forward slipping punches. That's another level.
Like Joe Frazier but twice the speed and knockout power in both hands
@@GeorgioArmoni come oon, frazier was in the 50s? and reigning 8 years?
Floyd in terms of hieght advantage I'm not so sure. He was shorter than DEIGO CORALAS, DELAHOYA, GURRERO, SAME HIEGHT AS COTTO, shorter than Alvarez, I agree about him backing up but not so sure about often having height advantage.
Look up Ali dodges 21 punches. He does it against the ropes too, not backing off an inch
@@wheelsonfire1982 That is also because he couldn‘t back up anyways
2:24 imagine how scary that is... you're fighting tyson, and then you have no idea where he is
What's even more scary is that's how he use to rob people. He would notice you from afar then get close to you on purpose so that you can see him and then still watch you from afar and then catch you when yoh think you are safest. He said that he would stalk his victims and would get a kick out of it knowing that they are always looking out and trying to be safe and was still able to outsmart them. Now you see me now you don't technique.
@Yang Mojo you are a Bison?
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2:27 I'd punch the EXACT SAME WAY if I saw Mike Tyson trying to run up on me!!! 😂😂😂
Ghost : Who was mike tyson fighting?
Trent Gaines en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Green
Mitch green, tyson claimed on angel dust too 😮
In Tysons own words " My style is impetuous My defence is impregnable and I'm just ferocious ".
Defense going forward is far more godly than defense going backward
moving forward while dodging punches is much more impressive than back peddling away from punches
One of the aspects of the genius of Tyson's defense is that it was not a "pure" defense but a defense that combined offensive qualities. Example: Opponent throws a left hook. Tyson ducks the left hook, pivots inside and counters with a left hook to the head. Opponent throws a right cross. Tyson ducks the cross, pivots inside throwing a left to the heart or solar plexus which for a split second drops the opponents guard and then throws a hard right to the opponents kidney or head. Every time the opponent throw a punch, he paid for it. Psychologically, his opponents began questioning themselves prior to throwing anything. And THAT was the beginning of the opponents demise.
@eddieisfiction yes an offensive counter puncher, being offensive means he didn't have to wait for a mistake or a punch, he forced it to happen. I'd love to hear who was a higher skills heavyweight than him, not natural talent skills.. Dunno if you agree, thing with that style, everything has to be performed at 100 percent, 100 percent of the time
It's called counterpunching.
eddieisfiction call me crazy but the fact was tyson had a great jab when he was with rooney he was a different animal as he was much more disciplined and conditioned with rooney as his trainer
It was in a sense the Bruce Lee effect Defensive offence With Offensive defence
@@MarkzBaui26 You're right Tyson had a FANTASTIC jab with Rooney, amazingly powerful precise and great distance and timing with it, he set everything up with it.
Cus D’Amato + Kevin Rooney + Mike Tyson = Perfection
Don King ruined it all
Holyfield said in one of the latest documentaries that Tyson in Rooney era was unbeatable....
I totally agree
I totally agree
+Adicka Adooki He also stated that Mike Tyson's head movements became less elusive and more mechanical/ predictable after Kevin Rooney left
yep when Kevin Rooney left and robin given and don king showed up he declined
+Adicka Adooki Did you see the Holyfield interview about him sparing Mike Tyson ?
Mike fought with almost every champion at his era.. who were more height, weight, experienced compare the Tyson. Mike Tyson is an absolute champion.
He is most fearless boxer
You can think that he's not the best ever, but in his prime he could've destroyed the best.
yes ,at 14 with 6 months training he was KO ing experienced heavyweight pros in training
Without an iota of doubt✌️✌️
The best there was
Yh but you need the resume to be the best ever but yes j his prime he could of been the best ever if it wasn’t for those unfortunate events
Muhammad is the best even mike said it then mike
That double dodge & counter at 1:03 to 1:06 is so sick.
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Hes in the matrix. Unbeatable
Mike was untouchable in his prime. The man was a beast. He was a brutal brute and an amazing defensive evasive fighter as well. Those who say he fought bums are ridiculous, fighting "bums" took him to the title. UNFORTUNATELY he wasn't on his A game with Buster, Evander, and Lennox, etc. Those who know their boxing would know ever since Kevin Rooney was fired, and Tyson went to Don King he declined. He stopped training, doing drugs, marriage issues, and don't get me started with the jail sentence. If he would've stayed disciplined, focused, kept Rooney, no DOUBT in my mind he would've probably went down as the BEST heavyweight EVER. Beaten Marciano's record, went undefeated and slaughtered those who beat him. FACT
Armando Borroel Excellent assessment
Armando Borroel Who is Kevin Rooney?
+Nameless ! His trainer since he was kid
+James2758433 Thanks Bro
Exactly, Don King ruined his career, made it about money rather than greatness.
That defense is the most over-looked aspect of Tyson's ability in his prime ('86-'88)...and when you consider that his defense was arguably better than any heavyweight fighter before or since, it's enough to make you want to cry when you think of how he tossed it all out the window when he fired Kevin Rooney in '88. If he'd stuck with him, we'd be watching a clip 4 times as long and calling Tyson the greatest of all time without a second thought.
Daniel Joseph Very good assessment.
Daniel Joseph Good opinion, but Tyson had trouble with fighters like Mitch Green, James Smith, Tillis and Ribalta when he was with Kevin Rooney. What people seem to forget is that Tyson fought fighters that would make good sparring partners for True champions like Ali. Sammy Scaff? Donnie Long? Who were these fighters? Tyson Lost at the age of 23, and got knocked down in sparring. Tyson was a great Heavyweight no doubt, But Ali would of beaten him. Even Cus and Tyson himself recognised that Ali is the Greatest Heavyweight of all time.
Jayesh Sampat Ali is the GOAT, Now go watch Tyson get owned by Gregg Page in sparring. Did you ever notice that 99% of the fighters that Tyson faced that weren't intimidated KO'd Tyson? Buster and Evander, Lol Ali would desecrated Tyson.
Jayesh Sampat Your statements have proved to me that you know nothing about boxing. Tinman fanboys are laughingly notorious for offering a litany of excuses as to why he didn't win or performed poorly against Buster. Buster kicked his ass, Evander kicked his ass (twice), and Lennox kicked his ass. His "prime" - apparently 3 years from 85-88 - entailed KO'ng 21 bums & journeymen, the vast majority of whom had more losses than wins & were sparring partners for other above-avg HVW's. When he finally stepped up in class (I.e., Tillis, Green, Smith, Tucker), the KO's diappeared. THESE fights were ALSO in his so-called prime. Btw, Larry Holmes would have KO'd your boy if he had fought him 8 years earlier. Tinman doesn't make most Top 50 HVW's as recorded by historians, other pro fighters, writers, and educated boxing fans. Sorry to burst your little bubble. Ali was never knocked out. Cooper hit him with a left hook due to Ali being overly-confident. When Ali came back out Cooper was doomed. You should google Coopers face after the Ali fight. Ali's prime was from 1965-1967. Ali was unbeatable. Ali destroyed Frazier Twice, He spent rounds with a broken jaw and then came back to beat Norton. He destroyed Foreman. Foreman and Shavers are harder punchers than Tinman Tyson. Ali would desecrate Tyson in 8-10 rounds.
Smithy07sham From his professional debut in '85, to his last fight with Rooney as his trainer in '88, Tyson was 35-0 with 31 KO's--16 in the first round. I dare say Ali wouldn't have that record against the exact same competition...Ali wouldn't dominate in that fashion, not a chance. He would be 35-0, but forget about the rest. Also, you give absolutely no credit to Tyson and no respect to his opponents when you say he only fought bums. Was Larry Holmes a bum? It's true that he didn't have more than a few months to prepare for Tyson, which Tyson later said himself in an interview. But Holmes was 37 when he fought Tyson and he had his last bout in 2002--14 years later--so it's not as if they wheel-chaired him into the ring. He's a Hall of Fame legend who beat Cooney, Shavers, Norton, Weaver and Muhammed Ali, punishing him until Ali's trainer stopped the fight. He went to 48-0 before he lost to Michael Spinks. Tyson knocked him out in the 4th. And was Spinks a bum in your opinion? Another Hall of Fame boxer? He was 31-0 with 21 KOs when he fought Tyson, and he'd never been down in his entire career...The boxing establishment all picked Spinks...Tyson knocked him down before he knocked him out halfway through the first round (91 seconds). You didn't mention that for some reason.... How bout Trever Berbick? 31-1 when he fought Tyson, also beat Ali...Tyson KO'd him in the 2nd round. Tony Tucker? 35-0 when he fought Tyson...state Hall of Famer Tony Tubbs? TKO in the 2nd round. I know not all of his competition was great--especially in his early career--but no one's is. It's not as if these were close fights. Part of the problem is that Tyson made great boxers, Hall of Famers, look like chumps. His wins were often short and decisive, making his opponents look unimpressive. That's to his credit. What if, instead of Spinks, it was Ali who was 31-0 when he fought Tyson, and got knocked out in 91 seconds...his legacy would be ruined, and people would continue to pathetically assert that Tyson never fought anyone during his short-lived prime dominance. But all competition aside, just watch him fight for Christ's sake...his natural, unmatched strength, combined with Cus and Rooney's training which led to arguably the best defense ever seen in boxing, hand speed, accuracy, lightning combinations, timing, and proven stamina...no one could stand toe to toe with Tyson during those years with Cus and Rooney. No one. And yes, Tyson said Ali was the greatest...but Ali said Tyson was the greatest in 1988. I still think Ali is the "greatest" of all time, considering his entire career, but I believe Tyson was the "best" of all time, because I believe that in his short prime he could've beaten any boxer of any era. And as Rooney said: "If Mike had stayed with me, he would've stayed out of trouble, he would've gone 90-0, and he would've gone down as the greatest of all time.
Mike Tyson in his prime has to be the best fighter ever IMHO. This guy was intimidation in person, that power, speed and defense was unreal. I get chills just watching videos of this guy training
one of the best*
I agree 100%
@C.E. Wilkins No he wanst? Mike wasent the same after prison at all. in 1991 mike was like 80 % of himself but after that. Not the same ever again
Tyson`s agility and dodging gives me goosebumps from time to time
Cus DaMato standing watching what he created like Dr. Frankenstein
It's hypnotic watching him dodge punches like this. I can never -- in a million nears -- imagine the kind of skill that takes to develop.
He turned his biggest weakness into his strenght👏👏👏
He mastered tf out of that peekaboo defense Legend
peek a boo style is defence and offensive combined and perfect if you are young and well conditioned. If you lose speed you will have trouble in the later rounds
Gunny Akdo true
Sudarshan Aravamudhan i never though world champions were c class fighters thanks legendary guy but what bothers me is that i never knew your name in boxing history
This is the best tyson highlight video of how good he was ive ever seen , awesome job !
tyson in his prime was the greatest.defence an offence was unreal.
2:55 got him in a corner while on defense this dude is insane😂
Who was the guy he was facing?
@@bradleyboucher1996 mitch green
@@clayclaysavage9718 Thank you
3.47 Ill never get bored of seeing the counter right hand, left hook, right hook, left hook. Unbelievable hand sped and accuracy.
Bow down. One of the greatest to ever enter the ring. Such beautiful technique . Better than the shit you see today
Big guy, scary fast, incredible defense. Killing machine!
Only person who truly beat mike was himself.. talented young males need guidance..
Lol I think the boxers that beat him, beat him.
@C. Holyfield himself doesn't agree with what you said. Nobody beat Tyson on his prime. Even foreman said that had tyson kept going his path instead of what happened... He would have been the second best ever. That means that Foreman thought he would have surpassed even Ali on his mind who he considered the second best ever.
rosure7 not saying Holyfield would beat him in his prime but if anyone would beat him at his prime it would probably be Holyfield
@C. with filthy headbutts and low blows , glad tyson bit his ear off
Facts
Tyson’s defense was so overshadowed by his overwhelming offense, it didn’t get nearly enough credit.
So happy for this video, he never got enough praise for his defence. A man of his size and power had no business being so hard to hit, but that's what he could do.
Tyson, the most explosive,defensive fighter ever
Just looking at him pick those shots with perfect timing is an amazing art. Truly a master at peekaboo stance
Even Tyson's DEFENSIVE highlight reels include KOs lol. Best ever.
2:30 that defence......unreal
Not only could he evade almost every punch but he could take a punch like few could as well
Luke Casey Walsh not many recognize his chin...👍🏻👌🏻
Tyson was a beast. And a great boxer. He was not just a pure Ko puncher. He was a scientific boxer with power that could kill
It's funny that some people think Lewis and Holyfield won against a mike tyson at his peak. Nobody would have won against Tyson at the climax
Every time I watch him fight, I'm in complete awe of his ability to evade the opponents barrage of punches.
tyson the one who make me love boxing
look at 2:16 that was a perfectly timed uppercut, and look how effortlessly Mike evaded it. If this Mike had fought Holyfield/Lewis, we would have seen a much different outcome.
He's almost sitting down! He was an inch of the fucking floor and he still had COMPLETE control.
i agree.
Jesus has spoken!!
watsupjew Lewis outcome wouldn’t be different at all both men were out of their prime Holyfield might have been a bit different but not a lot
My favorite part of this all - Tyson was just pure joy to watch when he was making people miss like that. He's like freaking Neo in the Matrix
0:53 From NYC ghettos to juvenile hall, after thousands of hours training with Cus, coming to this. Incredible and simply the best
Can Erg Goat
Hands down one of my favourite defensive techniques, the other being the Philly Shell defensive mechanism
Easily one of the best compilation of Tyson's beautiful fighting style. Thank you, kind editor!
Im just happy, that I live in an age, where i can sit in my room and enjoy this amazing talented man over and over.
3:15 to 3:21. As good as the bullet dodging scene in Matrix. God what a talent Mike Tyson was. I wish he controlled his personal life better in his young age. Maybe then he would have ended up being called the best sportsperson that ever lived. To the guy who posted this video "Take a bow sir".
He actually did get caught there if it was another hard hitter hitting them shots we could be seen something different
3:00 Goddamn that is amazing
His defense was DANGEROUS!! Even with his Bob n wieve he was always cocked and ready to pull the trigger
Last bit .. so epic. Mike with Cus were totally unstoppable :( RIP Sir.
TYSON EIGHTIES - One of the most AWESOME FIGHTERS EVER! :)
His sways made him a threat to taller fighters. Always kept a good amount of distance and closed it after. He’s such a legend to the sport.
Tyson the GOAT
Tyson the great was an exceptional, marvelous, fabulous heavyweight champ, No one can break his record, 25 knockout only in first round.
Wow not only was he a great power puncher, he had great defensive skills. Its beautiful seeing him dodge punches getting out the way.
Min 3 Un believable move
He was the best ever but only for a small window of time.
Tyson's punch at 1:23 LITERALLY sent the opponent flying back
TYSON - The Master. Unique. There is no one like him and there never will be. Amazing power from both hands.
he either completely evade the punch or lossen the power of his opponent punch, that style of boxing is so dangerous, if another individual ever mastered it, there is no saying how incredible that person would be
No 1 perfected peeka po style like Tyson
Mike Tyson, the ultraheavyweight strengh with midiumweight speed. No one in the boxe reached this. The gratst of all times.
Those head movements are out of this world!! 😱
This is the best highlight yet from what I have seen and now I can preach about tyson by just showing them this highlight.
I think that prime Tyson after reading all his biografy and clear explanation of what happened in some fight he actually lost, is unstoppable. He dodge everything, he is fast as hell and has power too and attack like crazy. Just impossible to beat someone like him.
A bove all that fear less boxer
lol funny how there's no hating comments here like you would find everywhere else. Thats right stay quiet, and just acknowledge a level of skill and talent. I love all the great boxers they all have their own merits, but tyson was exciting to watch. His offense was his defense, he moved his head more than ali really.
Tyson is a true definition of boxing. His stance, his guard, his technique, power and speed
got a breakdown of floyd patterson on (with tyson explaining), come watch if you like technical analysis'
This is such a brilliant, well put together video! All I can say is bravo sir!
3:11 is pure art. No different than listening to Beethoven.
True
This right here alongside his hitting power is why I will always say that prime Tyson is the greatest heavyweight of all time.
Hands down best clip ive seen so far online period!! Its the beauty of the Tight Defense utilizing a guard that allows you to be on the defensive and offensive while looking good doing it. Also shows what Cus said should be the first thing u teach your fighter Slipping and Weaving.
3:13... I don't even know what life is anymore. Best fighter of all time.
There's only a handful of humans that can achieve immortality. By reaching excellence in a specific field, they never cease to exist for they will always truly be remembered by the next generations. This is the only immortality we can achieve as humans, in this world. The only really important thing we can do during our life time. I am honored to have lived in the time of Mike Tyson !
Nice to see a vid showing Tysons offensive skills. So love to watch professionals.
Amazing video, I am astonished.
Man, look at Mike's moves, how he works with his hole body and especially his legs. Sometimes he crouch such deep with real squats, and it is all realy quick! That is the realy impressing Defence-Technik of Mike Tyson! Unique and out of reach!
Unmatched combination of speed and power. Constant head movement. Snap in every punch. Working the angles beautifully in range. Prime Mike Tyson might just be the greatest of all time.
And not to mention his mindset and obsession.
Amazing Amazing Amazing... head movement is phenomenal. Great footwork and co ordination
3:14 holy shiiiiiiitt
Watching these films you come to realize just how great tyson was. All his opponents there much bigger than him and he still killed them all. 🐐
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Great video of Tyson's masterful defense!
There's plenty of heavy hitters and there's plenty of stratigic fighters but no one had ever combined perfect strategy and virtually super human power the way Mike Tyson did and no one ever will again.
Mike Tyson is the best boxer I’ve ever seen before , he always playing in the ring with the heavyweight champion and punches so strong
Mike Tyson is my Idol and I'd say he was one of the most (if not the most) feared boxers in his prime. I saw the look on Richard Spinks..... If Tyson didn't fire Kevin Rooney and didn't allow Don King to brainwash him, he would of never regressed as a fighter after Cus D'Mato's death. Plus the wife took control of his personal life which made things worse
theres no way a heavy weight should be moving like that, tyson was fucking insane.
This video should be called attack master. His attack was very well thought and complete. Mayweather is defence master and perfected it
Greatest boxer of all time, and Cus D'Amato for sure great coach.
Lol at 3.20 I thought he got hit by every punch he tried to dodge, then you see the slo mo and your like :O.
Lugo Suarez. Just read your comment it is great fight? Faster than the stationary human eye. The same happened with commentators on Rocky Marciano thinking he got hit with every punch until his fights were studied with slow motion.
Yeah, strange, I thought was hit every time until I saw this slo mo!
Incredible!!! Mike n° 1 all of time
Unbeatable like this we will never see again. He was to good.
Lalo Hernandez TBE
True master of his craft, something the boxing world had never seen in a heavy weight until mike,amazing athlete
Fighting is making the other fella miss. He miss, he think, he worry.
His movements are sooooooo fast! The only movements I have seen like this come from a 130lb monster boxer (Loma)
Simply the best
This is one of the best videos of Michael Tyson on telly
To be good in Defense means to be faster than the opponents Punch
best heavyweight boxer of all time in my opinion
+markanthoney93 Don't tell that to Gayweather fans.....lol
+Marcos Santos He did say heavyweight boxer.
+Marcos Santos Lol
There are certain body parts we can't train though heavy weight boxers hit so much harder. Heavy weight boxers take more risk for retinal detachment, brain damages (CTE), and many other permanent injuries. We only see champions who were good at defense like Mike but there are tons of boxers who had to retire for it.
Still can't believe how this heavy weight move likes he's light as a feather
Idc if theres people better than him. He entertains me the most. Hes a beast
5:55 Look at his footwork... blinding speed.
He’s clearly traveling like hell