Michael Jai White: Mike Tyson Would've Ran Over Holyfield if Evander was Scared of Him (Part 20)

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Michael Jai White highlighted the psychological component of Mike Tyson's famous bouts with Evander Holyfield. Past interviewees, including Teddy Atlas, detailed their understanding of how Tyson's knowledge and respect for Holyfield potentially impacted the matches' outcomes. Atlas predicted Tyson's disqualification due to his belief that Tyson knew he could not defeat Holyfield, eventually culminating in the infamous "ear-biting" incident. Holyfield later mentioned that he was never scared of Tyson and viewed Tyson's approach as an opportunity to counterattack. White supported these views by arguing that Tyson might have won had he not known Holyfield personally.

[@senorromantico7723]

Fun fact: Mike got fined $3 million for biting Holyfields ear but what's absolutely wild is that he has made like $30 million on his ear shaped cannabis gummies. That incident made him A lot richer.

[@KD400_]

Why are people so obessed with his income lol. He made tons and lost alot quite simple. Plus the last thing i think about him is his income

[@jdw4life]

Holyfield probably gets a percentage 😂😂

[@senorromantico7723]

@@KD400_ It's funny outcome from the events of the boxing match. You are the one babbling about his income.

[@KD400_]

@@senorromantico7723 stop projecting u clearly bought it up first.

[@jasonnelson6624]

​@@KD400_people look at his income partly because no one made money like Tyson did for such little time. He also blew through all of it and to have regained a lot of it back is extremely rare and impressive.

[@tyburkes8082]

How does the interviewer talk more than the interviewee? Only on Vlad TV. Lmao.

[@matlaselomakosholo3166]

Evander thoroughly prepared for Tyson, he even picked a sparring partner on the same tactical style of Tyson, build and stature. He was more than ready

[@malakai5523]

That sparring partner was none other than David Tua, a samoan wrecking ball

[@billdouglas8701]

@@malakai5523Also, a fighter named Gary Bell, built much like Tyson. They started camp doing just thirty second rounds; Bell would explode out of the corner, and Evander would practice neutralizing the assault immediately.

[@ImranAli-tm3rq]

Holyfield knew Mike from the amateurs..he was the senior to Mike back then and that gave him the psychological advantage, same with Lennox.

[@Rafael-xx1id]

Lennox was junior to Tyson , when Tyson beat spinks Lennox was still an amateur

[@ImranAli-tm3rq]

@Rafael-xx1id Lewis is a year older. They were neck and neck. Lewis was the more disciplined. When they went pro is not an indication of being senior. Sometimes people like to build up in amateur eg lomachenko.

[@TheJpep2424]

Spot on. I was in high school in 1989 arguing with Tyson fans and told them Holyfield would beat Tyson. Because he wasnt afraid of him. Tyson won most fights at the press conference. Holyfield was an elite boxer and fearless. In the stare downs before both fights he looked right thru Tyson. In the rematch Tyson flinched in the staredown. He knew he couldnt intimidate Holyfield and early on in the second fight he realized he couldnt beat him after being dominated in the first fight. He wanted out of the fight so got himself disqualified just like Teddy said because he knew he couldnt win. Everything I said in 1989 happened.

[@abrahamramirez3980]

The same could be said of most fights. Luckily Holyfield was one of those guys that genuinely loved fighting. He was just relentless and aggressive.

[@charkyicenhour587]

No one other than Evander.... Prepared for Mike. Crazy.

[@Rafael-xx1id]

lol

[@BodyPuncher20s]

Mike doesn't like when you stand your ground against him. Basically he's a front runner

[@HOSTILEMGTOW]

Nearly 99%of the opponents he faced in the ring were terrified of him, that's basically how he won. But when you pay attention to his matches against fighters who weren't afraid of him, you'll quickly notice that Tyson would do very poorly. This is interesting because, it creates a justified argument about whether or not Tyson is truly as great as he's considered. Let's talk about it 😊🥊.

[@yankees29]

He had a lot of trouble with Bone Crusher Smith and Tony Tucker. Tucker a good fighter.

[@HOSTILEMGTOW]

@@yankees29 Exactly

[@BodyPuncher20s]

@@HOSTILEMGTOW those are FACTS

[@HOSTILEMGTOW]

@@BodyPuncher20s Yup.

[@johnmcdonald5998]

Very impressed with this man's interview presence. Watching his nonverbals, suggests a man who actually listens, reflects, and then responds carefully. Very impressive.

[@rodneywilliams1300]

Tyson would never beat Holyfield. Have no idea what's so hard for people to understand about that. He was not scared in the Olympics, or either of the two times they fought. Holyfield was simply a more skilled boxer. Tyson had only one way to beat you, and if he could not do that early he ran out of gas.

[@thatwilightzone4760]

EXACTLY! Once Mike got gassed (like In Lennox Lewis fight) he was done

[@weirdo1083]

Mike tyson had of stayed with steve lott bill cayton and kevin rooney he would have destroyed evander hollyfield.

[@UnknownRaiderGuy]

Holyfield advantage was to outlast Tyson. Tyson had issues testing the distance. 80-90s Tyson could not be defeated early in rounds. Holyfield wasn’t afraid of Tyson and lasted the early rounds to get that advantage

[@swaggkoolaid]

1st comment look at you

[@codeck4442]

87-88 Tyson had Frazier-like stamina as well. After firing his original trainers and also coming out of his three year sentence prison, he lost not only his stamina and over all speed and agility or his overall athleticism, he lost his overall strength and punching power. Post-prison Tyson gets out wrestled often which is evident against Bruno (whom Tyson beaten and showed superior strength and punching power in the first fight.)

[@firsttime6102]

Man please Evander was steroid up like dope

[@Rafael-xx1id]

Tyson went 12 rounds couple times he had great cardio and on scorecards he was beating Evander in the first fight before getting TKOed

[@Hogue7]

Evander 'headbutt' Holyfield

[@InvestBetter.]

The Buster Douglas fight was a one-off. Buster came in ready, and took it seriously. Mike has said he didn't take Buster seriously. He was with Bobby Brown, in Tokyo, running through a fleet of Japanese women the night before the fight. Didn't even get a good night's sleep. Tyson came in ready to fight Holyfield, and was beaten by a better fighter, with a chin of granite, and no fear in his heart.

[@1010-v7l]

Holyfield would still have beat him if they “didn’t know eachother”😂

[@carlosmitts654]

Exactly, what type of excuse is that, mike rely too much on the fear factor and when its not there he struggles

[@showbizgwoponese8855]

Cap

[@kaliduncanel3356]

100 percent

[@FS-cp9eb]

Mike is literally the most overrated boxer of all time. His fangirls make excuses for every loss. He fought holyfield and holyfield won fair and square.

[@hamzaahmed3066]

@@FS-cp9ebyes and no. He was the youngest heavyweight champion ever but I agree he only knew how to fight one way . I think Foreman would’ve beat him too

[@bobsguitarstudio715]

Michael Jai White puts out some great movies.

[@boyce5994]

Must be why no studio will work with him, especially after this last "Outlaw Johnny Black" fiasco in which they paid for advertising and then sat on the movie for 3 years effectively wasting the ad money.

[@boyce5994]

Outlaw johnny black on rotten tomatoes has a terrible rating.

[@questions9856]

He’s cocky and even his stunt double said he’s hard to work with

[@busterheine3806]

@@questions9856 Whose stunt-double said they’re hard to work with? Tyson, or Vlad?

[@questions9856]

@@busterheine3806 MJW. Also said he argues a lot on set.

[@TheTruth-mv7hm]

Always excuses. Evander was a better fighter than tyson. People just can't except that

[@firsttime6102]

Evander used steroids everybody know it

[@andrenaetrammell2711]

On Evander- he like Buster used reach but most important was Holy’s defense was never bobbing or upper body movement. He used lateral movement to evade, then counter. Add on a titanium chin ad Mike rocked him HARD both fights & still stood. Without the chin? Tyson might stopped him (within 3)

[@greatscott9465]

Tyson had problems with tactical fighters- he would never beat Holyfield or Lennox Lewis.

[@TheTruth-mv7hm]

Lewis was a freaking beast

[@codeck4442]

87-88 Tyson had Frazier-like stamina as well. After firing his original trainers and also coming out of his three year sentence prison, he lost not only his stamina and over all speed and agility, he lost his overall strength and punching power. Post-prison Tyson gets out wrestled often which is evident against Bruno (whom Tyson beaten and showed superior strength and punching power in the first fight.)

[@codeck4442]

@@TheTruth-mv7hmHe is

[@kerry-j4m]

@@codeck4442 Forgot Tyson did 3 yrs in prison ( i remember him going to prison,not the amount of time ) 3 yrs is a-LONG-time for a pro fighter to be out side the ring.

[@kevbarre6188]

i didn't know Tyson and Holyfield knew each other before they fought

[@rameshhansaravendra]

They knew each other as teenagers

[@theblockcat-ain1572]

Yeah Scooby-Doo doo and shaggy too

[@anthonyanderson9303]

Yea Lennox Lewis knew him top they sparred as teenagers too

[@ArturoLopez-e1f]

Like Mike himself said " He was a first class counter puncher "... Hollyfield , out 🥊 boxed him. To me Mike was not the same after he paroled from prison.. Hell of a fight tho.

[@ozonespec]

1980s Mike Tyson would've destroyed Evander. Mike wasn't the same fighter when He went up against Holyfield.

[@JoeGain-pk3vz]

They should of handed out refunds for that fight

[@derrickleflore5618]

Michael jai White should do a Action Jackson reboot.

[@AnthonyBrown-xd2lw]

No fear and steroids is a dangerous combination

[@sinethembangundana8071]

Lol

[@martyc909]

Same has been said about Mike.

[@mikeruck2888]

​@@martyc909 Interesting. I've never heard it. But I can see why someone would say that the way he knocking guys bigger than him out.

[@martyc909]

@@mikeruck2888 yeah I think even if Tyson didn’t know, someone in his team was doing something. That’s the way it worked in the 80’s. Are we all live Cuz, but dude was known to be dirty.

[@enybrooklyn5482]

Facts heart problems and drastic hair lost and you could tell by his body all steroid symptoms he was juiced up remember Holyfield is not a natural heavyweight

[@quabittyashwits9402]

Tyson had the earliest prime ever. His wild life caused his downfall and his coach and mentor dying before he was ready to make decisions for himself

[@beastcombatanalysing635]

-Mike Tyson is younger than Holyfield but still lost twice to him, and a lot of Tyson fans say he wasnt in his prime. -Jai White saying it's a psychological factor amazes me when Tyson is a grown man who signed on both those fights and had time to train. -it's not like he knew after signing who he was fighting, if the psychological issue was a factor he would've done better the 2nd fight but it was a total repeat of Holyfield just drowning him. Tyson lost to a great boxer who's style was best for Tyson

[@TimeWarrior14]

Do you know why people make such a big deal of Muhammad Ali being the Greatest? it is becaue he cleaned out a division 3 years away from it. 3 years off is an eternity with no actual boxing training. Mike was inactive for 4 years. Mike was WAAAAY out of his prime compared to Evander who was active

[@Shouko-sama]

@TimeWarrior14 I appreciate your efforts to explain. Muhammad Ali faced conditions beyond his control that's why he given so much credit. Mike did it to himself that he wasn't active for 4 years living a crazy life, so he deserves to take his Ls fully no excuses especially like Jai White is doing yet the same Tyson had 2 chances to prove he can beat Evander but still came up short. Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson path we just can't compare

[@mistagunn]

Vlad having a convo about boxing with Michael is like having a convo with your friends sister's roomate at the superbowl about football and she keeps asking "what's a first down?".

[@larrybailey517]

Holyfield used his head in that fight. He practically used his head, and the ref allowed it to happen. If the fight had been properly officiated Holyfield would have been stopped from his consistent head-butting.

[@monstermashed6266]

What is it they say about everybody having an opinion..

[@KenyattaC]

I agree with Mike JW

[@dogley1]

Psychology always plays a part in any fight. But Holyfield was beating Mike to punches all night especially in the first fight. Mike just wasn't there mentally or physically at that point. I see Mike at his best in '86 when he won the title for the first time

[@joojoobaw]

Can we please squeeze a few more flashbacks into this

[@ivanduvok]

Hahahahaha DJ 'Filler' Vlad

[@HOSTILEMGTOW]

They don't call holyfield "real deal" for nothing 🥊🤕😵🏥🚑.

[@donkarlo7401]

Why can't people accept the fact tyson was a good fighter not a great fighter. He just was not as great as everybody makes him out to be

[@robertestrada5987]

He was great! 15 fights in his first year, unified the heavyweight crown, youngest champion at heavyweight ever! What were you doing at 18-19 years old? Nothing great I’m sure of it. Me neither. Tyson would have stayed undefeated if Cus Damato hadn’t passed away

[@J-nd9ub]

I think Tyson was a great fighter ... a good boxer. He was still winning under Kevin Roony

[@FS-cp9eb]

He fought bums look at his first 20 fights and show me one formidable opponent? He is THE most overrated boxer of all time and theres always a terrible excuse for every loss. Just accept that he was not a great fighter. Btw if i was 6 foot 5 and 250lbs and cus damato trained me i would be champ see how silly that sounds

[@robertestrada5987]

@@FS-cp9eb you need to go back to your boyfriend! I can feel your hurt!

[@centristmiguel8581]

Holyfield could actually box that's why he wasn't afraid of Tyson. Tyson couldn't box, he was a brawler. NOBODY ever accused Tyson of being able to actually box.

[@vladtv]

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[@EddieisKrueger]

Tyson would've lost to Riddick Bowe too

[@KelvinBanks-z8n]

I went to college with Holyfields nephew and he used to say they same thing he couldn't beat my uncle because my uncle wasn't scared of him

[@thatwilightzone4760]

I watched Tysons fight against Lenox Lewis and Mike used to gas out really fast !

[@codeck4442]

87-88 Tyson had Frazier-like stamina as well. In fact, after firing his original trainers and also coming out of his three year sentence prison, he lost not only his stamina and over all speed and agility, he lost his overall strength and punching power. Post-prison Tyson gets out wrestled often which is evident against Bruno (whom Tyson beaten and showed superior strength and punching power in the first fight.) Mike Tyson could’ve been the best but wasted his potential.

[@Ueqi]

He was older during those fights…NO BODY-WANTED TO FIGHT A YOUNG MIKE TYSON

[@FS-cp9eb]

Except holyfield and buster douglas lol.

[@codeck4442]

@@FS-cp9eb Yeah both had Tyson’s number during those nights

[@abrahamramirez3980]

Tyson’s stamina was never amazing, but decent. The Peekaboo style he used was mostly to be as explosive as possible and hopefully knockout his opponent. If he couldn’t get it done in the first couple of rounds, he’d usually be in trouble.

[@the_shadow_realm5110]

2:13 cold as ice

[@solid-one1556]

Let's be honest if Mike would've fought Holyfield b4 he went to prison, might have been a different outcome

[@waynemanoffaith34]

Let's be honest and say you are wrong my friend. 😂😂

[@solid-one1556]

@waynemanoffaith34 Let's be honest, you and I are entitled to our own opinions 😆 🤣 now you can STFU and get back under your rock 😆 🤣

[@magadexaba6108]

The outcome might as well have been the same.

[@kelvinhooks9399]

Funny how you start with "let's be honest here " and then proceed to chit out a hypothetical 😂😂😂😂

[@dannyporter7186]

He lost Buster before prison! What are you talking about. He barely beat overrated Razor

[@TkKirklandReal]

Hollyfield and MJW has the same voice

[@KS-rx7vu]

I swear I been saying this shit. Literally sound like each other

[@TkKirklandReal]

@@KS-rx7vu yup kinda makes me think MJW has a slight brain damage as well. Even the way they pause and search for the words wen they speak.

[@alexisjohnson9608]

A lot of FIGHTERS DIDN'T fight Mike when he was with Cus and training seriously. They ONLY wanted to fight him AFTER prison and he had King and crew around him. Buster got him, however he got him when he had no real motivation to train hard and stay sharp.

[@arrowheadkennels]

Knowing each other had nothing to do with the results. Lol

[@ooops8200]

I’ve never ever seen Holyfield run from anyone. He’s a toe to toe fighter. He’ll stand there n slug it out! He’s my favorite fighter. I like Mike too, but Holyfield is my favorite!

[@thegamingchef3304]

I remember my Pop went to watch that fight with some friends. My brothers and I stayed up late so we could find out who won. I still remember my Pop taking off his shoes next to our room and we asked and he just laughed and said Tyson got disqualified lol.

[@ronaldandrews283]

Mike is very delusional.Holyfield was ALWAYS the better fighter.Amateur and pro.Holyfields sparring partner was Tua for the fight.

[@goblinzl1]

evander was afraid of no one. when was he ever scared?

[@robertestrada5987]

He’s scared of that child support

[@goblinzl1]

​@@robertestrada5987 lol. CS isnt an opponent. its a terrible decision that brings way more pain than an ear bite.

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

​@@robertestrada5987🤣🤣🤣

[@FS-cp9eb]

Mike tysonis literally a rapist

[@jenniferlong1915]

I would love to know where MJW got that shirt

[@erickennedy8534]

Tony Atals is a Tyson hater. He made his whole life hating on Tyson. Holyfield on the roids. Not making excuse, he was on the juice.

[@yamammahouse96]

Tyson tried a have $ex and with 11 year old niece tho

[@KD400_]

Because of his niece. That incident destroyed everything

[@ZomegJ]

Lmao he wasn't on roids

[@FS-cp9eb]

Mike was on juice also look at his pics at 15 he was built like a 35 year old man. Tyson tried making advances towards his underage niece would you not feel the same way?

[@anthonyanderson9303]

Holyfield had already been in wars with Bowe, Foreman, Holmes, of course he wasnt afraid of Mike.

[@keithcarsillo1748]

“What I had that a lot of people didnt have”…. Was a great pharmacist. Dude was juiced to the gills.

[@kaliduncanel3356]

I understand what MJW said but, Evander was so physically strong, violent, and unafraid that when he fought George Foreman, who Tyson ducked, I thought one of them was going to die after the 6th round.

[@codeck4442]

87-88 Tyson had Frazier-like stamina as well. After firing his original trainers and also coming out of his three year sentence prison, he lost not only his stamina and over all speed and agility, he lost his overall strength and punching power. Post-prison Tyson gets out wrestled often which is evident against Bruno (whom Tyson beaten and showed superior strength and punching power in the first fight.)

[@codeck4442]

Mike Tyson could’ve been the best but wasted his potential

[@Rafael-ch6ke]

@@codeck4442power is the last thing to go in boxing just face it Mike Tyson was a overrated fighter

[@codeck4442]

@@Rafael-ch6ke He’s not overrated though. It’s just the casuals saying he is greater than Muhammad Ali.

[@DGF2]

At the end of round 1 in the first fight, Mike hit Holyfield twice after the bell....Holyfield fired back with a hook...and Mike looked back and saw that he was in the ring with a bully. That was the end of it. Holyfield could do it fair or outside the rules. That's intimidating against a skilled boxer like Holyfield.

[@VR-Emcee]

There was a time early when both Mike and Evander were both professional boxers and Mike would've won. That time passed after Don King came in the picture, Mike was not as disciplined any more in training, and Evander had improved as a pro.

[@anuj_s_world]

Bro he was just not the same Mike Tyson. He was past his prime after he lost his head movements and same power. Tyson with Kevin Roney as trainer was when he was in his prime.

[@djprincecharles84]

Evander knew not to fight Tyson 85 to 92. Everyone wanted him after 95...

[@kelvinhooks9399]

Lame tired excuse. 85 Holyfield was still a cruiser weight he didn't become a heavy until 88, he went to the heavy weight division so that he could fight Tyson. You and anyone giving you a thumbs up are foolishly delusional!

[@djprincecharles84]

@kelvinhooks9399 he could have requested a fight. If you bout it you gotta step to the king. Why would Tyson go out his way to find him. Also the same thing for Lennox Lewis. Nigga waited 3 years before Tyson retired and sparred with him in the 80s.

[@billdouglas8701]

Evander signed to fight Tyson twice during that period. Each time Mike derailed the fight. The first time the fight was set for June 18,1990, after Holyfield had already been the number one contender for almost a year. Tyson then lost to a journeyman fighter in Buster Douglas before it could happen. The second time it was set for November 8, 1991. Mike pulled out three weeks before the fight with a supposed rib injury. So, far from not wanting to fight Tyson at his best, Evander was champing at the bit to get Mike in the ring with him, but each time Mike either lost, delayed, or cancelled.

[@billdouglas8701]

@@djprincecharles84He did “request a fight.” For over a year, in fact. When Mike finally signed, it got derailed because Mike got knocked out by a journeyman fighter. Evander gave Mike a fight a year later, after he had beaten Douglas, but Mike pulled out of that fight.

[@SDSen]

Is there something wrong with Teddy every few seconds looks down and gulps his throat

[@mahasohona966]

Tyson was super overrated. Apart from Evander and Lenox who did he fight> A bunch of nobodies. A typical bully who gets destroyed by a real alpha in a matter of time.

[@Everythingunderdasun_]

Even if he didn’t know Tyson personally the outcome would of been the same Holyfield was not afraid of any fighter 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@brandoni241]

Holyfied still would've beat him. Tyson was a one dimensional fighter. He was great at that one dimension, but Holyfied was mobile and made Tyson move his feet, which wasn't a strength of his. So Holyfied still wouldve won...

[@edmondroberson4921]

That’s deep

[@Aceking916]

So what if he knew him ,greatness Is greatness u know how many sparring partners Mike. had an he fought in n the pros and n annihilated the fact that Holyfield beat Mike Tyson is powerful in dominating to beat the scariest man on the planet is tremendous he beat buster the man who beat Mike than beat Mike no excuses holy is older than Mike which make Holyfield a legend an above Mike just by a slot or 2 all time

[@thejmc4074]

I am legit talking to a friend of mine about this topic when this video dropped. I’ll tell you this, there is not a day in the history of the world where Tyson would beat Holyfield. Holyfield handled Tyson in sparring many times. I know it ain’t the same as a fight, but Evander is superior. If they fought in 90-91, Tyson would have been knocked unconscious.

[@dogley1]

I agree that Holyfield beats a 90-91 Tyson. But an '86(Trevor Berbick) Tyson would stand a strong chance against a Holyfield from any era

[@J-nd9ub]

I always thought with Buster Douglas style of fighting ... he would beat Tyson two fights out of three. If not all three

[@thatwilightzone4760]

I thought Mike would lose the rematch too.

[@EEE-pe4hp]

It’s hard to defend when a guy is leading with his head . Hard to defend the body when your getting head butted

[@jordanflores5687]

That didn't do it mike was done a shell of himself already that broad that locked him up ended his career that prison bid ended him

[@olschoolTonyCarter]

​@jordanflores5687 not really, Tyson was knocking cats out and finishing fights early before he fought Holyfield

[@jordanflores5687]

@@olschoolTonyCarter against nobodies still wasn't the same Tyson

[@olschoolTonyCarter]

@@jordanflores5687 that's true

[@jordanflores5687]

@@olschoolTonyCarter he had this viciousness to him that's often seen with guys who are fresh out but some of the fundamentals and ring i.q. looked gone or lacking

[@kingroyale7110]

I guess we gon act like Holyfield wasn’t juicing and throwing he bald head around like a damn wreaking ball ok …

[@yemi9196]

Yeah, we all know he was juicing. Didn't you also know the boxing federation gave him permission to juice. Everyone knows that too

[@andrenaetrammell2711]

Knowing Him didn’t matter. If Tyson can’t blast you out in three… remember Rudock 2? He fouled him 4 out 5 points worth

[@WazzyTV]

if mike Tyson was little taller with that quickness and strength Holyfield would not get chance..mike struggled with his height and even lewis height..they were bullying him that..thats why Holyfield was headbuttting mike

[@Rumble225-qe7fy]

Was a bad style for him from get go. Mike needs space to explode. Holyfield smothers u frustrates u and is “crafty” inside 😂

[@MRodrig1]

Evander would have still won, just was his time…he wasn’t scared of nobody then either…he just outlasted and boxed Mike at the time…

[@robertestrada5987]

He held, held, held….headbutt, held, held headbutt… that’s how he beat him

[@MRodrig1]

He had more natural strength then, that man was pure strength as well, Alabama boy vs Brownsville, I believe at that time Holyfield was hungrier 🔥

[@darnellwilliams8783]

​@@MRodrig180s Tyson would've Knocked Holyfield clean out

[@MRodrig1]

@@darnellwilliams8783 You cannot compare the 80’s era to 90’s era Holyfield and Mike knew each other then and guess what it didn’t happen, just timing and how things end up…

[@darnellwilliams8783]

@@MRodrig1 80s Tyson was dominant and Holyfield dodged him

[@GoncualoAlvez]

Whats going on with Atlas, is he having hiccups or what?

[@Meepreynolds-jf1cs]

He has infinite heartburn

[@haarisabbasi]

People miss the big picture: He would have won against Holyfield if he trained. Tyson even admitted he only trained like the last 2 weeks. He got 2 arrogant and let that get the best of him in his mologue documentary.

[@solomonk8621]

In other words if Holyfield wasn't Holyfield, Tyson would have beat him.

[@nodayoff1000]

They are best friends and he know Mike Secrets

[@onyx9857]

Tyson never beat a great fighter in their prime. He lost to Holyfield, lost to Lewis. He beat Larry Holmes who came out of retirement after two straight losses to take a payday for Tyson. The Tyson loss was 3rd straight loss for Holmes who never fought again.

[@tonyoliver5537]

Tyson beat Buster Douglas the ref waited 5 seconds before he started the "10 count" on him.

[@magadexaba6108]

It's much harder to fight someone that you know may very well know of all your strengths and weaknesses - especially when you know more of their strength than weaknesses. That too much info sort of weakens you a bit. If you were to have a fight against someone - you'd give yourself 10/10 chance of beating them: FAIR. But if somebody show you footage of that person beating up Scott Adkins or Michael J White in a real fight (not movies) - you'd most probably reduce that to a 50/50 probability of win. Too much information is sometimes at your disadvantage.

[@mikedavirgo]

But he wasn't...

[@JimSib1]

Bottom line when they fought Holyfield was still a top fighter and Tyson was not. The Mike Tyson who beat Marvis Frazier would have easily beat Holyfield just like the Ali who beat Liston would have destroyed Joe Frazier. Those two examples are why fans want to see fights when both fighters are in their prime which includes Terrence Crawford vs Errol Spence.

[@choosekid]

Mike fans make up ever excuse for y he lose they cant let it go to this day

[@MillzKank]

Teddy Atlas always saying something negative about Tyson

[@yamammahouse96]

If you go back and look at the fight, Holyfield was whooping Tyson‘s ass no 🧢

[@robertestrada5987]

Holding and headbutts over and over

[@robertestrada5987]

Steroids helped Holyfield as well

[@FS-cp9eb]

Mike was on steroids himself, pretty much all pro boxers are and he got beaten fair and square by evander.

[@TimeWarrior14]

He was holding him 10 times in the first round. His entire gameplan was I am gonna punch ,and I will constantly punch him,and when he lands as much as 1 punch, I will hold onto him. if you watch the second round Mike takes his ass kicking like a man, but Evander literally grabs him when he lands a single punch, and hte referee just lets him

[@robertestrada5987]

@@TimeWarrior14 I’m glad someone else saw it 👍🏽

[@Jumpman90]

Holyfield always outfought opponents and made them quit, he showed it in the Michael dokes fight and the quawi fight. For some reason anytime Tyson experienced adversity he would try hard one time and stop trying too win, he showed in the douglas fight and the first Holyfield bout, for some reason Mike had some kind of doubt inside himself.

[@teronnierichardson4374]

Holyfield held him in both fight.

[@johnpaulduffy7264]

Why doe's he hate tyson? Just curious.

[@NizzyHussle]

Evander wasnt scared because he knew he was going to use his dirty ass tactics he was head butting tyson that whole fight thats why he got his ear bit off

[@billdouglas8701]

Yawn.

[@Hogue7]

Evander 'headbutt' Holyfield

[@jp-uno]

People that know each other fight all the time. I know Michael Jai White is Tyson's boy but come on man 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

[@albaalex3040]

liars. i know he is your cousin but show us the clip of him predicting that Tyson will get disqualified. do not show us a clip of him claiming that he predicted it

[@charkyicenhour587]

Mr. Jai White!!!! Evander as a teen or young adult... Question His Family why so excited for Mike's TV Fight? Fam say, fine you go beat Mike.!!

[@justjuangoodcitizen4297]

All this "Holyfield wasn't scared of Tyson" and "Holyfield was prepared" is bullshit to me. Holyfield was scared of Tyson this is why I feel he kept head butting him in the first and second fights. He used psychological warfare on Mike because he knew it would throw Mike off of his game or aggravate him to the point of disqualification which is exactly what happened in the second fight. Mike seen the same shit happening in the first fight and said "fuck it I'm going to get disqualified but this want to go street then let's go" and took Holyfield ass to Brownsville, Brooklyn! Only thing I fault Mike on is having that weak ass corner who wasn't seasoned in Cus D'Amato style. Had Kevin Rooney been in Mike's corner and he had people around him at Mike's best interest, he would have destroyed Holyfield both fights.

[@billdouglas8701]

More dumb excuses and fan-fiction from Tyson fangirls… Bottom line: the record will always have two big “Ls” next to Tyson’s name in those fights.

[@johnpaulduffy7264]

Atlas.

[@marcuscarr123]

Yeah Tyson probably would have won the second fight as he started to figure out Holyfield and started landing punches almost dropped him. Also Holyfield used so much energy headbutt and wrestling he was tired. It's just Tyson got frustrated.

[@billdouglas8701]

Tyson never came within a mile of “dropping” Evander . He was doing better in the third round than he had been, sure, but there’s no need to exaggerate it. Mike never landed anything as solid and clean in that round as his right to the body-right uppercut to the head in the 5th round of the first fight, and Evander never came close to going down even from that.

[@marcuscarr123]

@@billdouglas8701 you are full of shit! He was winning round 3 wobbled Holyfield and he almost went down but held on because of his steroid power. Did you see how big Holyfield was. Never been that big before or since. He was training with a known steroid user bodybuilder Lee Haney. That's why he was able to push Holyfield back and out wrestle him even more the second fight. The low blows, headbutting and excessive wrestling alone is terrible. Add steroids to the mix and Mike did not have much of a chance. However a lot of roundheads get tired fast which happened in the 3rd round.

[@billdouglas8701]

⁠​⁠@@marcuscarr123First, calm down a little. Just because you claim Evander “almost went down” doesn’t make it true. Nor was Holyfield remotely tired, certainly not tired enough to affect him. How old are you, and how long have you watched boxing?

[@TimeWarrior14]

@@billdouglas8701 The reason why is because Evander would clinch literally every time Mike landed 1 punch. the knockdown of Mike in the 6th was literally a result of Evander punching him in the nuts a few seconds before .

[@billdouglas8701]

@@TimeWarrior14A fighter has to acquiesce to a clinch, and that has always been one of Mike’s biggest weakness. Cus, Teddy Atlas, and Kevin Rooney all knew it. Excuses, excuses….

[@MrSanford65]

What I remember about the first fight is that you had people predicting Holyfield might actually die and when he actually won , people were shocked . I also think that spending three years in prison for a crime like rape, whether you did it or not had to screw with your mental state.

[@robertestrada5987]

Plus if you watch both fights again Holyfield held, held, held , headbutt after headbutt on Tyson. Ref did nothing about it and that’s how he won. Frustrated Tyson

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

"Might actually die" 🤣🤣

[@FS-cp9eb]

So whats your excuse for him being beaten by buster douglas and lennox lewis?

END THE SIMULATION…..I WANT OUT

[@mxsalm]

*If Mike never got locked up.... There i fixed it

[@FS-cp9eb]

Poor excuse, he was still young and younger than holyfield. You tyson fangirls are worse than tupac and eminem fangirls.

[@xandermarley8552]

Actually, if Holyfield didn’t start using 💊 after getting knocked out by Holyfield in ‘95. Vlad need to let it go….Tyson made him pee himself when it really wasn’t that serious and he’s been striking back with these interviews that take digs at Tyson….and going all the way to the bank with it

[@goofabag5562]

Head butting the man the whole fight would cause him to bite any man idk but mike didnt have much fight since jail they did that to kill his enegy with all the drugs in jail they didnt keep the drugs and girls away and tyson didnt train for buster Douglas at all and was high 😂😅

[@unclebabba]

Tyson was actually winning that second fight on the cards

[@J-nd9ub]

Yeah, but don't a win on points and not having the title ...

[@billdouglas8701]

No he wasn’t. He was behind by three points on all three cards. He lost the first two rounds 10-9 on all three cards, and lost the third 9-8 on all three cards.

[@malikshabazz7596]

Holyfield beat Tyson, for 3 reasons: 1 Holyfield was fearless, 2 Holyfield was skilled and lastly Holyfield was tough. Mike Tyson not so tough, that's why l don't think Tyson was a great Heavyweight. Muhammad ali, Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield, these were tough Heavyweights. They only got stopped at the tail of there career, unlike Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis.

[@masterj4777]

Teddy is a fool off his meds! Holyfield cheated by headbutt!

[@jaymanilla289]

mike tyson never reached his full potential because a woman lied to the police about him then he went to jail.

[@justineebourgeois3420]

Holyfield took steroids, used low blows & Head-butts to beat a past prime Tyson 🤷‍♀️. Tyson > Holyfield

[@FS-cp9eb]

Mike tyson lost and he was also on steroids like many pro boxers

[@justineebourgeois3420]

@@FS-cp9eb Tyson never got proven to take steroids, unlike Holyfield aka “Evan Fields” lol. Tyson has also been a Heavyweight since the beginning of his career, unlike the Holyfield the Steroid/Head-Butter 🤷‍♀️

[@J4sse]

When did he pop and what for?

[@justineebourgeois3420]

@@J4sse Google it. Holyfield was caught accepting steroid packages from BALCO (California based steroid company) under the fake name “Evan Fields”