Boxing: Kevin Rooney Interview (1990)

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@sherifkarnak
@sherifkarnak 8 ай бұрын
This is what loyalty sounds like
@NeatZella
@NeatZella 2 жыл бұрын
I want more of Rooney talk on Mike. The biggest Mistake mike did was get rid of THIS MAN PERIOD!
@serhandayi
@serhandayi 2 жыл бұрын
Understatement
@mathematics557
@mathematics557 2 жыл бұрын
💯💯💯
@michaelhubbard4023
@michaelhubbard4023 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes, yes, yes. I agree with you 1000000%. Mike should have went back to Rooney and stay with Don King as his promoter. Leaving Rooney was the death of Tyson's career. Rooney wasn't a yes man and he knew how to correctly train Mike for his fighting style. Even after coming out of prison Mike could have saved his career by going back to Rooney.
@Jo-by8to
@Jo-by8to 2 жыл бұрын
Not really the mistake was living Taedy Atlas
@michaelhubbard4023
@michaelhubbard4023 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jo-by8to Either Rooney or Atlas would have worked for Tyson's development as a fighter. Atlas pulling a gun on Tyson though was a deal breaker. Rooney's relationship with Tyson would have been easier to salvage.
@Neo_v23
@Neo_v23 2 жыл бұрын
This video is gold. I've never heard Kevin's side after he separated with Tyson. It's sad that this video has only 2K views.
@djangojilderda4583
@djangojilderda4583 2 жыл бұрын
it isnt sdad,only people who search get the diamonds.
@philrisser6853
@philrisser6853 2 жыл бұрын
spoken from the heart and really just wanted Mike to succeed, loved the guy
@peterhoey7453
@peterhoey7453 2 жыл бұрын
Phil risser. What a genuine guy. He really cared for Mike.
@ektran4205
@ektran4205 2 жыл бұрын
mike before cus damato died vs after cus damato died
@R.Williamss
@R.Williamss 2 жыл бұрын
That's right
@wasabi5338
@wasabi5338 7 ай бұрын
cus, jimmy, kevin and teddy raised mike together. cus died, jimmy died, teddy left, and kevin was the last one left. kevin warned him about don and robin, mike thought it was betrayal and fired him. kevin got mad and sued mike for 4 million. and won. its bullshit that mike forgave don and teddy but barely talks about rooney.
@mr.t658
@mr.t658 2 жыл бұрын
Tyson fired Rooney and lost 2 fights later. He can only blame himself
@gen-x-zeke8446
@gen-x-zeke8446 2 жыл бұрын
Dong King brought the $$$ and took the Blood. Rooney was the Gym Rat, but Don Convinced Mike to train 60% capacity and still make a 20 million payout. Douglas would have lasted 3 rounds against a crisp focused Mike; clearly.
@DreadMaximus
@DreadMaximus 2 жыл бұрын
Tyson was going to lose eventually anyway. Steve Lott mentioned this and he was in Tyson's camp from the beginning.
@gen-x-zeke8446
@gen-x-zeke8446 2 жыл бұрын
@@DreadMaximus We can only speculate the entire truth of what went down, but the one who does know isn't5 saying a word, and there are reasons for that. As fans we all know what would likely happened 'eventually'. Mike would have closed out the '90s with 60+ wins and probaby 52 KOs. 3 Losses. I think he would have smashed 'The Duke', split wth Holyfield, Lewis and Bowe. Mike stopped moving his head in certain fights and just kept charging in instead of boxing. But I can only speculate as well. Its obvious. Mike peak athletic prime was from 1985 through about '99. After that he gained weight and got slowed way down to look foolish. I'm a Tyson fan, but even Ali said Mike could have knocked him out, but of course Mike's humble reaction was like: "No, no, no..." But I agree with Ali. You can't beat a prime Mike by circle dancing around him.
@daveyboy_
@daveyboy_ 2 жыл бұрын
@@gen-x-zeke8446 the moment he left Kev all head movement stopped. He became a headhunter , it worked on guy like Bruno who shit themselves b4 they set foot in the ring
@gen-x-zeke8446
@gen-x-zeke8446 2 жыл бұрын
@@daveyboy_ Bruno had so much support in their fights, but the last one Mike destroyed him. I tell people, "He just didn't get that punch or momentum against Evander. For Bester, he was not in that ring, but was an avatar while he soaked up the sorrows of (The dark side of Reality). And he's alive-Thus a living legend. Cus said he wouldn't leave until Mike succeeded, but he wasn't talking about the Ring. But now that Mike seemingly has freed his mind I think in that regard he is "prime Mike" and now Cus may rest (to Mike that is). In the early days, Mike Loved to overcome the fear, and win by about 90% KO of All fights combined. Look them up. It's amazing that he didn't OD on anything. I know the Hell of wanting to Die but not being able to find yourself to end it. So, we fight, fight, fight just to survive. Mike is a hero to me because although I'm not from his world; I am from The World. Mike Tyson...holy shit. He's alive to share his story because now he's the greatest in that certain regard. We all see the blood, but rarely do we see the true hurt people carry. All my heroes have lived in Hell at some point, thus, me as well, and here I am. It's probably a fucken illusion anyway. Thanks for reading if you did. I appreciate it very much. My name is Chris (Gen-X-Zeke-8), I am 44; Tyson fan since 1988. 34 years. Just wild...but I wonder in some way, how did he know, or how Does he know that I exist in a great philosophical manner. It's awesome. He knows you exist if you've ever pondered some of the deeper subjects in life- bigger than jobs, $$$, even sex...well, maybe not so much, but pretty close.
@amorfati9519
@amorfati9519 Жыл бұрын
This vid ages so well. Thank you for sharing it.
@BoxingOutsidetheRopes
@BoxingOutsidetheRopes Жыл бұрын
Really spells out Rooney’s side so well, doesn’t it? The biggest professional mistake Mike ever made in my opinion. He was never the same fighter.
@amorfati9519
@amorfati9519 Жыл бұрын
@@BoxingOutsidetheRopes For sure this vid tells everything about this dramatic event in Tyson's life and world boxing. Truly a very sad waste of talent. I guess that Tyson's story will be unanimously acknowledged that way in few decades.
@Drjackdempsey9644
@Drjackdempsey9644 8 ай бұрын
Well there you go kids. Don’t forget Mike Tyson was 35-0 with 31 KO ‘s then he left Rooney and stopped slipping punches, started gaining weight, and it was the end of Mike Tyson. I don’t care how many fights Tyson won or lost after Rooney, he was never the same fighter. Not even close. In my opinion had he stayed with Kevin he never would have been beaten. Long live those two legends, Mike Tyson and Kevin Rooney.
@ddbrotherscontractors
@ddbrotherscontractors 7 ай бұрын
People never understood this about Michael Tyson,Mike was made,developed,cultivated, and built.Cus, Jim Jacobs, Teddy Atlas, Kevin Rooney. The Catskills
@CatamaranChannel
@CatamaranChannel 2 жыл бұрын
The lack of loyalty was Mike's downfall!
@Rafael-xx1id
@Rafael-xx1id 2 жыл бұрын
They were taking 30 percent cut
@ScreamingEagleFTW
@ScreamingEagleFTW Жыл бұрын
@@Rafael-xx1id they should get 50. Mike would be nobody without Rooney and Cus. What percent did Don King take? oh wait.. it was like 100% wasnt it?
@Rafael-xx1id
@Rafael-xx1id Жыл бұрын
@@ScreamingEagleFTW don took 10- 15 percent
@ScreamingEagleFTW
@ScreamingEagleFTW Жыл бұрын
@@Rafael-xx1id according to Mike DK is a POS and took all Mikes money.
@Rafael-xx1id
@Rafael-xx1id Жыл бұрын
@@ScreamingEagleFTW Mike said he took no more than 25 million mike had a net worth of 400 million after prison . Source - 2009 documentary Tyson and recent vlad interview with mike Tyson
@michaelhubbard4023
@michaelhubbard4023 2 жыл бұрын
This video hurts to see because people know that Kevin Rooney was the right trainer for Tyson. If Tyson would have stayed with Rooney, then Mike would be an all time great fighter with the likes of Ali, Louis and others. Instead he is a top 20 fighter mainly because of his career from 1985-1989. Rooney was practically begging to train Tyson again because he wanted to see him fight at his maximum potential.
@BoxingOutsidetheRopes
@BoxingOutsidetheRopes 2 жыл бұрын
True story. Couldn't agree more.
@gen-x-zeke8446
@gen-x-zeke8446 2 жыл бұрын
Top-10. He had ALL the tools/skills: Speed, footwork, head, power, and more stamina than people thought. Shift, timing instincts. But $$$ came is like Noah's flood of power!! "God Bless The Almighty Dollar". It gets to all of us eventually. I actually think he was a 1950's fighter due to him being trained like one. Imagine footage of him versus those guys back then? People would be freaking out like, "Who the hell is this Tyson?!" Left hook, uppercut, to the body, both hands, ring presence. Even Ali said Mike would beat him, and that's Ali talking. "I would be fast and jabbing, but when he hit me..." (gesturing going down). But, let's talk about how he made it out alive...never mind inside the ring. That too puts him up in the top-10, top-7 of All Time.
@dasmuss6174
@dasmuss6174 2 жыл бұрын
Mike is still an all time great fighter, come on mate 🤦‍♂️🇦🇺🍻
@Bundy6Hunna
@Bundy6Hunna 2 жыл бұрын
he’s the goat, if you compare their primes he’s all time. past prime isn’t fair to compare because he wasn’t in it anymore
@NeverSober8008
@NeverSober8008 11 ай бұрын
@@Bundy6Hunnaeveryone looks unbeatable in their prime, his career overall is a top 10 heavyweight champion when he could have been the guy to surpass Ali
@someoneelse.2252
@someoneelse.2252 2 жыл бұрын
Rooney had proved his worth training Tyson. He knows what he's talking about.
@KanikaNewsome-pj6jb
@KanikaNewsome-pj6jb 11 ай бұрын
👏🏾💚
@Fitness45233
@Fitness45233 Жыл бұрын
Rooney is a national treasure. He preserved the tyson we all got to witness after cus died. I wish he would’ve gotten back with mike. Super sad
@PimDutch
@PimDutch 2 жыл бұрын
This was such a great trainer, what loss for Mike he never returned to Kevin.
@nikst7463
@nikst7463 2 жыл бұрын
Mike was very wrong to leave Rooney as history shows but he has only himself to blame.
@oldironsides4107
@oldironsides4107 2 жыл бұрын
What other fighter did Rooney train. I’m not even asking for a champion. But just anybody in 40 years. He lucked out with mike
@E100-l6y
@E100-l6y 2 жыл бұрын
@@oldironsides4107 he also trained Tommy Morrison I think
@oldironsides4107
@oldironsides4107 2 жыл бұрын
Did he train Morrison? I know he was with pazienza. I have nothing against him he just teaches that one peekaboo style for all fighters. An awesome style but it’s not suited for alot of guys.
@midnightalley4586
@midnightalley4586 2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps one of the best trainers of all time...
@alarmactionukalarmactionuk893
@alarmactionukalarmactionuk893 8 ай бұрын
Kevin offered Mike a lifeline here. At this moment in time it is very clear Rooney is eager to get Tyson back and reshape his outlook on boxing and his life generally. A Rooney trained Mike against Holyfield would of been a terrific fight.
@shaunbat5097
@shaunbat5097 8 ай бұрын
Same result. Made no difference who trained him, he was a kid the early days up to 1988.
@JohnnyCage333
@JohnnyCage333 7 ай бұрын
​@shaunbat5097 nope. No way. Absolutely not the same result had Tyson gone back to Rooney.
@virgin26
@virgin26 7 ай бұрын
It would have gone the distance with Mike coming out on top
@freedomlovingamerican5496
@freedomlovingamerican5496 2 жыл бұрын
Mike shouldve went back to Kevin after the Douglas fight, but Don King already had too much control and Mike was never the same fighter after Kevin got fired.
@daveyboy_
@daveyboy_ 2 жыл бұрын
Mike had too much pride to go back with Kev. It is what it is . Great upload , i didn't know Kev asked Mike to come back , great upload. Shit man , Kev's practically begging .
@jaypaige7550
@jaypaige7550 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@BobBenson-qz8lp
@BobBenson-qz8lp 6 ай бұрын
Mike became pro black/anti white with Don King. Ritchie giachetti was King's guy anyway, Otherwise tyson would have a black trainer all the time.
@daveyboy_
@daveyboy_ 6 ай бұрын
@BobBenson-qz8lp you make no.sense. why would he have a black trainer as opposed ro a white guy ?
@BobBenson-qz8lp
@BobBenson-qz8lp 6 ай бұрын
@@daveyboy_ Rooney, Lott,jacobs and cayton were the perfect team for keeping Tyson FOCUSED to the Cus Damato techniques. He would have remained undefeated had he stayed with them and not rape Desiree Washington and go to prison for it. Every black person, trainers, friends, promoters all did an absolute disastrous job in tysons life after 1988, .Now I make sense. The 4 white guys absolutely made him a monster of history and he was a good person OUTSIDE the ring. Only to fu*k it up once he abandoned the WHITE TEAM.
@daveyboy_
@daveyboy_ 6 ай бұрын
@BobBenson-qz8lp I sorta see what ur saying but to say he wouldn't have raped Desiree Washington if he was with an alcoholic trainer is a stretch.
@Zaksporebrainiac
@Zaksporebrainiac Жыл бұрын
It's so sad to hear this from Kevin and really shows how much he cared about mike and how much he knew Don King was doing mike over for.
@gartrellliddell3806
@gartrellliddell3806 Жыл бұрын
Once Kevin was gone, that was officially the end of the Catskills family..
@kadjadowling6888
@kadjadowling6888 8 ай бұрын
omg! I'm such a fan of mike but I have never seen this video. Why mike why not got back!!!! wow such a powerful speech he loved his fighters, Kevin Rooney was just that guy yo....
@BoxingOutsidetheRopes
@BoxingOutsidetheRopes 8 ай бұрын
The biggest mistake Tyson ever made in his professional career was getting rid of Kevin Rooney.
@Infinite0396
@Infinite0396 2 жыл бұрын
Kevin knew his fighter and time has proven him correct
@dramaface
@dramaface 9 ай бұрын
This man tells it how it is. The passion for the art of boxing is the number one thing and that’s when Mike was at his best. Should have never left this man’s side.
@patrickquinn9826
@patrickquinn9826 Жыл бұрын
A very knowledgeable trainer and excellent vision of what was happening. Mike fell apart when he left Kevin.
@Projectpeace2
@Projectpeace2 2 жыл бұрын
Evander was the first Name he said. He's an expert!
@BlissDecision
@BlissDecision Ай бұрын
Kevin Rooney was the trainer that Cus D'Amato approved for Mike. That means everything
@Matt-rq9gh
@Matt-rq9gh Жыл бұрын
Rooney was a worthy contender himself he had experience was up amongst the champions of his day arguello being one of them
@jordangroff8978
@jordangroff8978 Жыл бұрын
Mike would have retired undefeated had he stayed with Rooney, no doubt in my mind.
@DaMixWizard
@DaMixWizard Жыл бұрын
💯‼️‼️‼️
@deshizle
@deshizle 8 ай бұрын
Don't know if he would have been undefeated but definitely would have a better career had he stay with the right people
@sychophantt
@sychophantt 8 ай бұрын
Facts
@1elijawon1
@1elijawon1 8 ай бұрын
@@deshizleHe Would’ve Retired Undefeated Like Jordan Said. He Would’ve Ran Through Evander & He Would’ve Stopped Lennox.
@randmiller88
@randmiller88 8 ай бұрын
OK Uncle Rico
@victorl416
@victorl416 8 ай бұрын
Kevin and Mike proved their mastery together. Kevin got the best out of Mike, and Kevin's greatness was proven in all of Mike's subsequent fights without him. Kevin is a true legend.
@PeekaBooo24
@PeekaBooo24 2 жыл бұрын
Mind you, Tyson also fired Bill Cayton as manager, who basically looked out for him along with JM Jacobs (who died not long after Tyson became the WBC champ). Tyson was an emotional mess after losing him and Cus, his fiasco with Robin Givens, etc.; that’s how Don King got him.
@superfly19751
@superfly19751 2 жыл бұрын
💯
@jordy1181
@jordy1181 2 жыл бұрын
Respect for mr Rooney. He know very much about boxing. I guess the best boxing school in the world. Catskill mr. Cuz D amato.
@didierhominal6883
@didierhominal6883 2 жыл бұрын
kevin rooney was a top trainer.....ex fighter who understood and cared about tyson.....rooney was greatly underestimated as a man and trainer
@mathematics557
@mathematics557 2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoying these clips of the 90s 🔥🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
@m17-04
@m17-04 2 жыл бұрын
80s better
@JohnDoe-xx8pe
@JohnDoe-xx8pe 2 жыл бұрын
thank you for posting this
@davidharrison3399
@davidharrison3399 8 ай бұрын
Rooney spoke the truth
@StevenGreen-sh9jf
@StevenGreen-sh9jf 8 ай бұрын
It's really refreshing to hear the truth for a change,rather than the bullshit scripts that most people read from.
@bostonhayworth1264
@bostonhayworth1264 5 ай бұрын
Kevin is the Ultimate disciple of Cus and all he stood for. Mike was done when he let Kevin go.
@OKG2000
@OKG2000 Жыл бұрын
wow he was so right...if they had listened things would be different
@crabb9966
@crabb9966 Жыл бұрын
Mike Tyson didn't even speak to him?! Wow
@Ivan_ale
@Ivan_ale Жыл бұрын
Kevin Rooney fue un gran maestro del boxeo 🥊🥊
@dave6635
@dave6635 Жыл бұрын
Robin Givens had a lot to do with Mike leaving his team. She poured salt on every relationship Mike had before her arrival. The book "Fire and Fear" by Jose Torres documents Mike's road to becoming champion and the split with his team. Jose had Mike's participation as he was also a former champion trained by Cus.
@ScreamingEagleFTW
@ScreamingEagleFTW Жыл бұрын
ya you called it Dave. lests not forget Robin Givens.. she really was the beginning of the end of mike.
@funkyjunky6574
@funkyjunky6574 Жыл бұрын
Rooney seems very genuine
@Templar-vj1dy
@Templar-vj1dy 9 ай бұрын
He and Mike sound alike
@VelvetWhore
@VelvetWhore 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant motivator. RIP Gus.❤️
@richardharrison859
@richardharrison859 7 ай бұрын
"Cus"
@virgin26
@virgin26 2 жыл бұрын
The biggest tragedy of Mike's Career
@deadarmd
@deadarmd 8 ай бұрын
This is heartbreaking. There are two sides to every story, but I think in the end, Rooney was on the right side of history.
@stevesas632
@stevesas632 9 ай бұрын
This is almost the real life Rocky V story right there.
@spanishh2001
@spanishh2001 Жыл бұрын
Tyson was NOT the smartest fighter around. He choose Don King and the B.S. , over Kevin. This was the beginning of the end. He was never the same fighter again. It was a personal choice. We all know how that turned out.
@arifburakkirik2282
@arifburakkirik2282 9 ай бұрын
Mike really should of swallowed his pride and gone back to Ronney after the Douglas fight
@JohnnyCage333
@JohnnyCage333 7 ай бұрын
After prison as well.
@SupaDupaaFlyy
@SupaDupaaFlyy Жыл бұрын
If only Rooney and Teddy atlas coached Tyson in the 90s.
@dogsbollocksgenius9480
@dogsbollocksgenius9480 Жыл бұрын
Tysons own stubbornness was his downfall in this situation
@shaunbat5097
@shaunbat5097 8 ай бұрын
He didn't care about the team who made him.
@MantaraSast
@MantaraSast 10 ай бұрын
Buster was amazing in this fight. He was too good,
@shaunbat5097
@shaunbat5097 8 ай бұрын
He was fantastic! Had he have trained the same for each fight and fought that way 'he' would have been unbeatable.
@mikem591
@mikem591 2 жыл бұрын
That’s too bad Tyson didn’t go back to Rooney.
@BoxingOutsidetheRopes
@BoxingOutsidetheRopes 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Don King’s negative influence, Tyson’s desire to not have to answer to anyone, and Mike’s personal demons (in no particular order) all did him in…
@serhandayi
@serhandayi 2 жыл бұрын
It was too bad he fired Rooney to begin with. Something he shouldn't have done in the first place.
@Misterious05
@Misterious05 Жыл бұрын
Wow I never knew it was this deep😢 Rooney truly cared about Mike and knew Don king was a snake that was wasting Tyson’s potential
@williamoneill5498
@williamoneill5498 Жыл бұрын
Rooney cared about Mike. Mike took a few wrong turns int he road, but they made the difference between Mike only being one of the top ten heavyweight greats, and being the greatest heavyweight there was was period. In our lifetime, Mike Tyson is the closest thing to the greatest that ever was.
@facingfacts7830
@facingfacts7830 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Kevin Rooney! Good to see you even on video....Elaine Fortune from the projects is wondering how you are these days. Looking great as always!
@anhviet5412
@anhviet5412 Жыл бұрын
lol sure he gonna get this message
@facingfacts7830
@facingfacts7830 Жыл бұрын
@@anhviet5412 He already has!
@bosshogg659
@bosshogg659 2 жыл бұрын
Rooneys a cool dude. It’s a shame, I thought that was as perfect a pair as any in boxing history. Rooney completed the masterpiece & then King pissed all over it
@dontworryaboutme6410
@dontworryaboutme6410 Жыл бұрын
I wish other popular boxers at that time had rooney as their coach. It would've been great to see him a lot more often. I would kill to have rooney as a boxing coach.
@more6326
@more6326 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! He said that Holyfield could have probably beat him years before he fought him.😱
@Rafael-xx1id
@Rafael-xx1id 2 жыл бұрын
* In the condition he went to fight buster
@crabb9966
@crabb9966 Жыл бұрын
Come on bruh
@trueempire8948
@trueempire8948 Жыл бұрын
He’s correct. Tyson had zero interest in fighting that night mentally was not in that fight. It was obvious.
@bradleyclutton4564
@bradleyclutton4564 8 ай бұрын
Would love to hear Tyson break down this video
@stevewhitaker1705
@stevewhitaker1705 8 ай бұрын
Kevin Rooney made Mike the best ever
@sagesarabia5053
@sagesarabia5053 2 жыл бұрын
Listen to mike talk now and they sound exactly the same. They say the same exact things.
@ddinfant679
@ddinfant679 Жыл бұрын
I saw the alternate future... Tyson kept Rooney and so he beat Douglas and then KO a daring Holyfield in 3... Then Holyfield stuck around but when he saw that Tyson was going nowhere he went back to cruiserweight because no one was going to b legend or even hall of famer while Tyson has all the belts. Tyson stayed out of prison, ducked Bowe, beat Lewis and lost the second match... Beat Morrison and sent Foreman into retirement in, a very emotional fight. Fought and beat the Klitshco brothers back to back and then retired. He was 52-0 by the time he lost his first fight and retired like 63 - 2 With his titles in hand... Let the lineal champ line b broken once again... Go down as THE GOAT.
@ddinfant679
@ddinfant679 Жыл бұрын
That was a lot of stretch to have the man be the GOAT
@VCthaGOATdunker
@VCthaGOATdunker 8 ай бұрын
Lol ducked Bowe? Random mention.
@paulnicholls1074
@paulnicholls1074 3 ай бұрын
Mike's biggest mistake was letting rooney go we could all see mike was making mistakes in the Bruno fight don king ruined the greatest heavyweight to ever breath there wasn't a man on the planet who could deal with tyson with the right people around him
@Rsam86
@Rsam86 2 жыл бұрын
The truth comes out! If Mike stayed with Rooney everyone else would have been irrelevant for the next 20 years. If there is a way to beat Rooney/Cus Tyson explain how you would do it..
@shaunbat5097
@shaunbat5097 8 ай бұрын
Skill and Resistance
@adamdesanti6713
@adamdesanti6713 Ай бұрын
This is fascinating. I was a little kid during all of this. Now as an adult to see the inner workings knowing what I know now about this cast of characters... man, early hungry is my absolute favourite for my era. What I do judge now is that Catskill team was honest and was the perfect fit for Mike and could maximize his potential going forward, but by his own admission by 1990 he didn't even like fighting anymore, as it had all become about money.
@BoxingOutsidetheRopes
@BoxingOutsidetheRopes Ай бұрын
@@adamdesanti6713 You’re right. Who knows what could have been had he stayed with Rooney? The best of Mike inside the ring was gone as soon as he let Kevin go.
@croplaya
@croplaya 7 ай бұрын
Love this never see this before.
@choc0077
@choc0077 2 жыл бұрын
Kevin was so spot on that it isn't funny.
@crabb9966
@crabb9966 Жыл бұрын
Mike can do whatever he likes but he really screwed his boxing career up and took the sport with him in a way
@Ricksonkimura
@Ricksonkimura 21 күн бұрын
This was the time I started to hate Holyfield. Mike should have gotten the immediate rematch with Buster but Evander wound up getting the much easier opponent. Mike would have demolished Buster in the rematch but that fight never took place
@adamzitsch9027
@adamzitsch9027 Жыл бұрын
Kevin gave a shit about mikes health and boxing abilities idk why they seperated if mike stayed with kevin buster would of never won niether would of mcbride
@TheResistance85
@TheResistance85 Ай бұрын
He was never the same fighter once he got rid of Kevin Rooney.
@dalemmmm
@dalemmmm 2 жыл бұрын
wow kevin even knew about george forman
@TheGreatest1974
@TheGreatest1974 8 ай бұрын
Mike was young and impressionable and listened to shysters like Don King who robbed him. He realised he could surround himself with ‘yes’ men, but that wasn’t what he needed.
@shaunbat5097
@shaunbat5097 8 ай бұрын
Was his choice, he wanted that lifestyle himself to blame.
@benadams1661
@benadams1661 Жыл бұрын
I'd like to hear what Mike has to say about Rooney and the split
@asianal
@asianal 5 ай бұрын
I didnt know Tony Soprano trained Mike Tyson
@asianal
@asianal 5 ай бұрын
All joking aside, kevin rooney was the best.
@barrycorrin8086
@barrycorrin8086 8 ай бұрын
Kevin genuinely cares about Mike. I hope they patch it up before the final bell rings.
@kennethwilson1695
@kennethwilson1695 10 ай бұрын
Tyson at that point chose the path of least resistance. His boxing career suffered greatly because of that choice. Most fighters never have the heart to fire their trainers management does it for them. The fighters know full well they are full of crap and that's why they sacrifice the trainer.
@rodsimpson518
@rodsimpson518 7 ай бұрын
Mike fired Kevin because Kevin wouldn't put up with his BS. He forced Mike Tyson to be at his absolute best and peak condition for every fight. Not partying all night with escorts and not training properly like he did the night before the Douglas fight. Tyson lost his edge and from fight 1 after Rooney left, he was a way worse fighter.
@brian2100
@brian2100 6 ай бұрын
Look hear Rooney calling it out on Forman saying he can’t be taken lightly. Called another future 2 time champion
@paulgregory2601
@paulgregory2601 8 ай бұрын
Brilliant footage,Rooney and tyson were aatch made in heaven,but as some say , THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON 👍, Brilliant video
@irishman9617
@irishman9617 Жыл бұрын
Kevin was right and care about tyson
@jeffb5785
@jeffb5785 8 ай бұрын
Mike screwed himself and Kevin Rooney, all the racist BS about Rooney and Caton was just that, pure BS. Nobody had better intentions than they did. After ditching them it was all Black people who took advantage of Mike and they took everything he had.
@LouisJr
@LouisJr 9 ай бұрын
Tysons defense and discipline left with Rooney
@wingchundragon
@wingchundragon 8 ай бұрын
Wow u could tell Kevin really cared for Mike. Unfortunately, he was too young and ignorant not to realize it. Tricked by Don King. Not every brotha is a brotyer
@MaddSweetGT500
@MaddSweetGT500 7 ай бұрын
Mike believed that he would have gone undefeated with Kevin as his trainer. I do as well.
@darrenphillips3489
@darrenphillips3489 2 жыл бұрын
The situation with Tyson and Rooney always reminds me of the situation in Rocky 5 when Tommy ditches Rocky for the glitz and glamor of that Don King knock off. Tyson should have stayed with this guy.
@reasonabledoubt6908
@reasonabledoubt6908 2 жыл бұрын
Clearly that was the inspiration..see the promoter 😄
@ScreamingEagleFTW
@ScreamingEagleFTW Жыл бұрын
stallone ripped off so much stuff from Mike Tysons life. its crazy.
@VCthaGOATdunker
@VCthaGOATdunker 8 ай бұрын
@@reasonabledoubt6908 Touch me an I'll sue!
@robertsessoms
@robertsessoms 8 ай бұрын
When you see film of Tyson training throwing powerful punchs, I would wonder " who is this crazy guy in the ring with tyson?"
@Mama-lb7nl
@Mama-lb7nl 2 жыл бұрын
Best trainer ever
@sergioss7
@sergioss7 Жыл бұрын
For Mike Tyson yes 100%
@milanbelovukovic8252
@milanbelovukovic8252 2 жыл бұрын
Well said Rooney! All true! He lost desire for boxing here. 100% true! Don King make him to fight for money! He was not prepared mentaly and phisicaly for fight.
@dontworryaboutme6410
@dontworryaboutme6410 9 ай бұрын
Kevin was right. Don king manipulated Mike to fire rooney. Cus should've told Mike to stay away from Don King.
@bulterriersanromangomez2152
@bulterriersanromangomez2152 3 күн бұрын
Kevin Roony ha sido el mejor Ingeniero que ha tenido Mike Tyson !! Sabia que parametros de Tyson modificar para que la electronica funcionara como un tiro ...
@Kewambi
@Kewambi 5 ай бұрын
🔥 Kevin Rooney was his downfall 😮facts...
@Norcal1990
@Norcal1990 2 жыл бұрын
greatest trainer
@daveyboy_
@daveyboy_ 2 жыл бұрын
Whoa whoa whoa.
@abhishekmazumdar2072
@abhishekmazumdar2072 Жыл бұрын
You will never see another Ali or Tyson, cause you will never find another Cus.
@oldironsides4107
@oldironsides4107 2 жыл бұрын
Rooney has trained many world champions as he’s still training fighters in his gym today. He didn’t luck out with tyson. He’s proven his worth of a trainer over the past 35 years. One of the greats He made mike. It wasn’t mike being a genetic freak. Ammiright?
@venicec3310
@venicec3310 2 жыл бұрын
Not really mike had the body of a grown man at the age of 15 genetics had alot to do with him being so dominant especially in the heavyweight division
@Ufhhh12
@Ufhhh12 Жыл бұрын
He did train more world champions. but then he became an alcoholic. many times people cant show their true potential because of external issues. BTW the same happened with Mike, he switched trainers etc then from 90 onwards he flopped in every big tests of his.
@seanforeal2286
@seanforeal2286 8 ай бұрын
Yeah i hate that this guy got fired also, tyson lost the last link to cus once this guy was ousted...
@DTysonator
@DTysonator 2 жыл бұрын
Kevin's right, Mike did not want to be in the ring on that particular day. Along with Mike's body language as he walked to the ring (nearly tripped when he stepped between the ropes), the most telling sign of him not wanting to be there, was when the Japanese press were trying to present him with a Joe Louis belt just minutes before the fight began. He could be seen saying something to his trainers, as if he didn't want to receive anything and ended up ignoring the ceremony altogether, which came across as extremely rude on his part.
@SportVideosSvOfficial
@SportVideosSvOfficial 2 жыл бұрын
(nearly tripped when he stepped between the ropes) Yes I remember that
@m17-04
@m17-04 2 жыл бұрын
@@SportVideosSvOfficial mike tyson under cus and kevin is the goat
@Hingle_McCringleberry87
@Hingle_McCringleberry87 7 ай бұрын
Mike needs to speak more on this. He owes kevin and the world more to speak on this. And one thing i noticed is that interviewers dont ask. It must be off limits from his manager. Its really sad this whole situation. And he makes up with the guy who pulled a gun on him before Rooney. Not cool.
@Lyon.Gaultier
@Lyon.Gaultier 7 ай бұрын
There will never be another Kevin Ronney. Just a master trainer.
@enigma533
@enigma533 Жыл бұрын
See as I said.. Mike was no more the same post Rooney
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