Mike Tyson interviewed by John Madden

Mike Tyson interviewed by John Madden, shown at the Tyson vs. Buster Mathis Jr., fight on Fox tv, 12/16/1995

[@Riles3152]

What a fascinating paring for an interview between one of the biggest NFL legends ever and one of the biggest boxing legends ever. You can tell John respected Mike as a man whereas certain people in the media fear Mike more than they genuinely respect him.

[@michaellopez2070]

Mike genuinely respected John too. That's what took away some of the friction the often existed between superficial media figures and the anxious and violent combatant.

[@spelllegacylikedeath9957]

Madden was a coach of strong men whereas most in the media…..that’s right, weren’t.

[@joe6744]

@@spelllegacylikedeath9957 Madden was a big guy..a respected person…idk him personally but through accounts on the internet, he had the ability to relate to people..respect definitely went both ways in this interview..i also thought mikes analogy to compare qb’s to boxers was great. i would like to know how this interview was set up?and by whom? maybe alot of people were afraid to interview him at this particular time in his life…Madden had no reason to fear….

[@mafiosol_buenavida]

Fascinating pairing. You said it.

[@doubletake1238]

Two guys who we all love for their emotional real side

[@JoseOrtiz-ye2jb]

RIP John Madden a true legend

[@emaricarter4885]

amen

[@Evil_Longoria]

Fake news

[@jondadon7993]

Raider Legend R.I.P. Coach

[@mikeevans6589]

What? I thought he’d live forever!

[@bryansarracino8623]

RIP Madden. This is great. Never seen John interview anyone before!

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Same. This is great tape. I hope it blows up.

[@swmita]

Wow did not know this gem was out there. Loved the comparison of the two talking about their respective sports when the athlete gets older they become calmer more disciplined. The synergy between the two was amazing to hear.

[@mr.doctorcaptain1124]

Madden was a true legend. It's always better when a legend gets interviewed by another legend

[@bobbygrey5859]

Never saw this before, great interview! John Madden and Mike Tyson you can not only see how relaxed Tyson was but also the respect there between them. RIP John Madden 🙏🏽❤️

[@stevieb9399]

I love the simplicity & calm delivery of Madden's questions. He really set the tone & gave much respect to the Champ. RIP Mr Madden.

[@ser7ser7i]

Mike Tyson aka "The most honest man on the planet".

[@ketchup5344]

Yes my man, you are spot on 👍

[@robertlangdon494]

Moth honeth

[@marvinstanford4970]

Facts

[@lskiller1903]

@Andy H Tupac didn't live long enough to go through that kinda change.

[@gubingekakaduplum7756]

Just watched the hotboxin podcast with Mike Tyson and Jim Gray very powerful

[@SuperSatana69]

Respect in the questions and the answers. Mike Tyson verbally tears apart many interviewers, but with Madden he's calm , cool, and collected, as if there's no need to dominate. Two greats.

[@jamescirell7646]

Tyson often looks back and talks about how "stupid he was" some of the things he said and did in the past interviews, but you can show him this clip right here to prove thats not necessarily the case...we see in todays culture how some of these interviewers are trash, trying for clicks...same trashy interviewers back in the 80's and 90's...tyson could see right through them and didnt respect the slime that was trying to get a story by egging him on...Madden is not and interviewer interviewing Tyson, Madden is a man, talking to another man. Tyson could alway be humble even back in the day, but only to real people. BE REAL

[@SuperSatana69]

@@jamescirell7646 Great point. It's irritating to watch those interviewers who don't respect and care about their craft, to do it properly but are using it as a way to get themselves in the presence and space of a legend, to verbally take shots at him, when they would never have the guts to do that off camera. It's shameful. The truth is, when Tyson dies he will be honored, celebrated, and remembered as one of the greatest of all time, and when those nobody interviewers die, nobody will care or remember who the hell they were. And that's a fact.

[@dicksuekkerre4326]

Madden had such a mature and wise presance

[@travisjohnn5105]

###@

[@j.m.5744]

Look how a genuine man like John Madden can keep this Mike Tyson calm. God bless him, RIP to this legend.

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

“Can keep this Mike Tyson calm”!!! Lol! He wasn’t some out of control beast ready to unleash on anyone interviewing him!! He had his troubles…but you make him sound like an African lion that needs to be tamed!

[@scottthomas4779]

There was a point where you could see that coach Madden disarmed Mike and suddenly there was this great energy between the 2 and mutual respect. RIP to a true coach in every sense of the word

[@richardsullivan5364]

This is a classic interview. Two Legends talking about sports. A must watch. Thanks for posting this. R.I.P. Coach Madden. 👍🏾

[@Evil_Longoria]

One legend and one raye pist.

[@coreyoldknow272]

Awesome interview . Tyson and Madden two Champions and Legends. Love the mad respect for each other in the Interview

[@jjb2564]

I like Madden's interview style. He asks honest questions and then actually listens. He's not trying to take the interview in a certain direction. He let's the man speak for himself.

[@billbeliakoff5589]

I think that what made Madden so at ease here was that when he was a coach he had to control a locker room full of players that were just a violent as Tyson, and he knew how to keep things relaxed.

[@robertjames1087]

Just as violent as Tyson my a$$!

[@billbeliakoff5589]

@@robertjames1087 When Madden was coaching steroids were quite popular and there weren't as many rules protecting players. The game was much more violent than it is today.

[@Tre3x777]

@@billbeliakoff5589 mike tyson literally used to bully nba and nfl players. Not to mention he legit was the most lethal man in the world back then especially after his release from prison. Your right those guys were violent but Tyson was damn near psychotic.

[@Monty_McFly]

Thank you KZbin suggestions. Had no idea this interview existed. Amazing!

[@livingace]

Madden was a strategist a coach a therapist a comedian all at once

[@sachindeshpande8923]

Wow, Madden is a great interviewer too. And Tyson is so thoughtful.

[@travisconover4762]

What a cool interview with John Madden. Freaken awesome.

[@yetaca]

"Have you ever met Brett Favre? Would you like to, Mike?"

[@kingtutt880]

LMAO! How does this comment not have 100 likes?

[@larrybigtimestokes]

😂😂🤣

[@rustcoal]

Do ri mi fa so la

[@dsc5085]

"is boxing fun?" - meanwhile Madden probably had a thought in his head of how satisfying it would be to cave someone's nose in with a punch

[@rileemunoz00]

A legend asking questions from a legend. What a great video!! RIP "Coach"

[@riggingpots3453]

still to this day Mike Tyson was the most exciting boxer I have ever seen

[@haijihunt5057]

Respect from two legends from two legendary sports

[@pharaohTD]

Hell of an interview. RIP John Madden. I grew up in Daly City just like he did.

[@s.tavares3257]

Two of the greatest sound bites of the late 80’s and 90’s.. this is great!

[@hotspur5621]

Sad John is gone, happy Mike seems to be doing well. I never knew this interview existed and it's interesting to see Mike (we all know what he went through and what he's about to go through in the next few years after this) remain so calm, collected. 4:54 John gives him a compliment and you can see his head tilt like he's thinking, damn this man really does care. Rest easy John Madden and stay healthy Iron Mike!

[@blackbeardpirate]

You can tell Tyson has much respect for Madden because no one else could ask the questions so casually to Mike as John did - this Madden is a genuine legend

[@user-pq6mr6op3p]

Not really..This is just Mike like in any other interview.

[@God-du2ir]

@@user-pq6mr6op3p thats cap

[@b2therizzle917]

I have never seen Mike this calm during an interview...RIP John Madden ..Raider Nation

[@Benjamin-ze]

God bless mike

[@ipeefreely2364]

Probably the best interviewer for Mike. I miss Madden, I used to be so excited back in 99 n 2000 playing NFL Blitz n loved hearing his voice. So nostalgic

[@snc237]

Ummm madden didn’t voice nfl blitz lol

[@soupp187]

??? Huh ???

[@ipeefreely2364]

@@snc237 what ever the game was. Maybe it was Madden for the N64. All these years later I thought it was NFL Blitz

[@snc237]

@@ipeefreely2364 ya, the safe bet would be the video game with the guys actual name on the cover.

[@paulboegel8009]

Tyson went from heavy weight fighter to philosopher. The ultimate human transition.

[@Snookbone]

to

[@themcadamsminute8494]

This is amazing! Thanks for this great upload!

[@OKG2000]

two of my favorite people in sports ever

[@sinister8285]

Tyson and Jesus were my role models in grade school

[@mattclement4073]

John had to get at least one classic “boom” in there, gotta love it! RIP the legend

[@hello_its_me.]

You can can tell Tyson has the utmost respect for Madden during the interview.

[@darrenjohnson7857]

When was the Marvis Frazier fight?/ early peak

[@hello_its_me.]

@@darrenjohnson7857 Tyson's 25th fight, a KO, at age 20.. around that time, within 90 days, Tyson had 5 fights and won them all.

[@darrenjohnson7857]

@@hello_its_me. Madden talked about New york (1985 ) was when mike was knocking out grown men ,10 fights in one year , it was amazing ,first nickname was MY -T (Mr T was on tv )

[@OwnTwoFeetRecords]

Wow! This is a hidden 💎 gem. Great interview by two icons! Love and respect John Madden!

[@lucashack5318]

Tyson seemed to really enjoy that interview. John M. was special.

[@SpeedyNoriega]

This was awesome. Two great inspirations.

[@spida817express]

I love how even Mike Tyson who most of the time was smart ass and cocky during interviews was so respectful and mature when speaking with Madden.

[@retroguy1976]

never seen this madden interviewing mike tyson this is a rare gem to post

[@thomaslewis2079]

mike tyson was the only real man. a legit real man

[@Steve-nv5uc]

chuck Norris,Steve McQueen?????

[@gopherstate777]

A convicted rapist, maniac (according to the Sports Illustrated cover), ear biter, destroyed his legacy. You have a very low measure of what a "Man" is Thomas Lewis?

[@TheBatugan77]

@@gopherstate777 Gopher a long walk off a short pier.

[@jameslilly884]

Gopher the that shit to Mike's face

[@soupp187]

??? Huh ???

[@micjakes1]

Never knew this existed. Thanks for the upload.

[@petercalicchio4973]

I never knew this interview happened. Awesome!

[@flipflop4396]

amazing upload

[@melarri]

this was fascinating...thank you for the video...

[@marcuscooper8809]

True definition of asking questions then answering it.

[@jamespolucha6911]

Great interview with 2 great sport guys, always loved to watch both of these guys

[@luvjoyg8260]

Maybe the second interview ever I see Mike Tyson engaged and respectful

[@damienholland9244]

Some of Madden's questions are vague and lazy. In some respects he's asking the same question 2 or 3 times just in a different way.

[@markhargrove9589]

I agree, Madden should not had been conducting that interview. He was not qualified, better off having Terry Bradshaw do it, lol

[@s.tavares3257]

If you heard Madden before, you’d know that he does that a lot.

[@jaysonmokhwanatsi7365]

That's what journalists do they always set traps for people for sales... He knew what he was doing. That's why celebrities have PR teams to teach them how to see this traps and counter them with their own traps

[@chuckwood8452]

Two legends having a chat. Awesome

[@BingalingDaDream]

RIP Madden. This is my favorite Tyson interview.

[@user-pq6mr6op3p]

Really....This is your favorite.

[@BingalingDaDream]

@@user-pq6mr6op3p Always has been

[@anthonysutherland8601]

Thats how you get young Mikes respect. Be real and dont ask stupid questions. Great Piece

[@enigmathegrayman2953]

I never knew this interview existed. Wow, good find! 😀

[@MrKamino]

Great interview, this video will blow up quick

[@NCnutmeg]

Tyson was so fortunate to be interviewed by John Madden.

[@trevorpromes7159]

Great interview!

[@konstantinkoverchenko9587]

Two legends of sport.

[@liamkeogh5135]

Mike knew here that he was not the same entity. You can tell by the way he answers the question, he doesn’t say now, he references fights from years previous and also references that the 4 year lay of must have taken its toll. He knows!

[@soleknight3212]

Yeh and he says it BEFORE any losses (so not making excuses). Ali used to holler when he returned from the ban in the 70s that he was "better" but that was just mind games. He was never the same either

[@garyb2392]

Wow! This was amazing !

[@steelbltz]

Never knew this existed....Mike is a special human being. Truly 1 in a million

[@bobzombie2710]

more like 1 in 20 billion

[@hidedahenny4253]

Mike was so clear and coherent in this interview.

[@luckywize5270]

This comment is not from 5 years ago ..

[@AM-dl7ot]

Damn, but after 4 years it will be *hits blunt*

[@PhantomOSX]

Let the countdown begin

[@peterbowen7571]

What a great interview. Mike is the best!!

[@megachungus2635]

Great interview

[@BrooklynBigAl]

Love it. Mike is 100% honest and relaxed; he doesn't have his guard up (pardon the pun) as he would with regular media folks that so often tried to bait him with questions that would generate a good soundbite or would ask questions about the dark times in his life. And Madden is just chatting-no prepared questions and no "gotcha" questions. As scary as Tyson was, Madden forged his legacy in locker rooms keeping 53 guys in check who were bigger, stronger and only slightly less salty than Tyson. There's no fear there--Tyson is just another elite athlete to him and the mutual respect is evident.

[@hodgeknobbler9848]

Love this interview.

[@dabrupro]

This is fantastic!

[@MountainMan.]

I thought this was a joke, a parody video at first when I read the title. I can't believe Madden actually interviewed Tyson lol

[@ManuelRodriguez-mg8km]

Damn man It was so easy to talk with coach Rip sir 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@toasted7135]

oh my never thought i would see this collaboration

[@easygoing2479]

Of all public figures in sports media, perhaps even ALL media, I cannot think of a better man to interview Mike Tyson than John Madden. Legendary coach of a championship NFL team who coached that team to be tougher than any other franchise in the sport. If anyone could draw a measure of true respect out of Mike Tyson, its Madden.

[@donkeyfatsack]

This version of Tyson would break AJ’s jaw and knock the holy ghost out of Deontay Wilder... but who am I kidding though?!? ANY version of Tyson would destroy the heavyweights of today 😂

[@BrendonMarkering]

I agree. Honestly I've ever seen a boxer like Mike. He just needs a round or two to win the fight

[@tru3dialect]

Tyson fury would whoop him, Mike couldn't even reach his face

[@salamisumo2]

@@tru3dialect Hilarious considering Fury was named after Mike. I got prime Tyson winning that one

[@tru3dialect]

@@salamisumo2 Tyson had his troubles against much taller guys, fury would be by far tallest guy he ever faced 6'9

[@Only1Kizz]

@@tru3dialect the height wouldn’t bother Mike, most of the guys mike fought are bigger than him. Mike would be too athletic and quick for fury, fury’s jab and footspeed is not good enough to keep prime mike off of him.

[@rustylegs2833]

Mikes mindset back then was second to none. 👌

[@CappenKrunch]

The 🐐 interviewing the 🐐

[@chappellhannon4451]

I FOR GOT ALL ABOUT THIS INTERVIEW RIP JOHN MADDEN 💯🏈🙏🥊🥊

[@raeshaunconti9329]

God Bless Ya John 🙏🏾🙌🏽

[@mackwhite1308]

Even Iron Mike showing big time respect for Madden...I don't think I've ever seen him so calm in an interview.....

[@DJToneRI]

He's going to obliviate him! I love this guy

[@poppagreene4187]

🤣🤣🤣

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Hey, Mike was already a Hogwarts wizard...he was just gonna wipe the guy's memory lmao.

[@monolithgeometry3221]

Madden and Tyson totally obliviate this interview, good stuff !

[@derrrick7759]

Two legends- Tyson and Madden. 👑

[@redmustangredmustang]

Damn that's rare to see Madden doing something like boxing or something outside of football.

[@TMoore-sy7ht]

Madden the John Candy of Sports

[@bernandoturner4840]

You could be blind & listen to Mr John Madden Talk & still enjoy prob one of the best shows you ever heard… rip mr madden..🙏🏾

[@trevortendaji5388]

I don’t think there is any man ever that influences me like Mike Tyson….

[@judgedredd3568]

I remember this Interview like yesterday

[@superemepwr]

Two winners. What a great conversation

[@RDEric]

I'm a lifelong Raider fan! Pete Banaszak was a neighbor Ken Stabler lived near my elementary school. Back in the day when most players had a job during the off-season! John Madden was my first coach. My first game memory was SB XI. I remember the players carrying him on their shoulders i was 6yrs old! I hate the 9ers and the Cowboys but I watched the games because coach was covering the game. RIP Coach!.....Rest in Pea....... BOOM!!

[@joshNFahey]

RIP 80’s/90’s Mike Tyson. You’ll truly be missed!

[@RobertBalto]

The fact that John Madden (an NFL commentator not known as a sit-down interviewer) was assigned to interview Mike Tyson is awfully telling of two things: 1) How nervous people were at that time to deal with Mike Tyson i.e. who can we get to interview him that he won't erupt on? 2) How universally respected John Madden was. Madden was going to conduct a fair and respectful interview and Mike Tyson was going to reciprocate.

[@PUREGRAPP]

Real recognize real. A sage and savant talking like men. Young ones, take note

[@mspionage1743]

Tyson has really grown quite a bit through his life. I hope he is living a happy life, I feel he has earned it.

[@RoscoMontana21]

He interviews cool people on his podcast and smokes a bunch of weed. I’m pretty sure he’s golden

[@basman9560]

John Madden & Mike Tyson respect ✊ RIP

[@davidplyler8173]

What a classy interview by both men.

[@josephbuehl9429]

I like the way he said as you get older you get more mature and Mike Tyson knows he's never been that just kind of funny to hear him say it .

[@jamesdixon2338]

This is one of the best sports interviews of all time. It must be popping up in feeds because of Madden RIP

[@lxsilvablack1292]

Wow 2 of my Favorite Fellas 👍🏽 big Fan of them

[@tkdmofo90]

Good video! RIP JM. Tyson has been through a lot....he came out of it a better man seemingly.

[@down4whuteva830]

Too bad this interview didn't happen again in the past 10 years where Mike is super relaxed and easy going. He seemed calmer with Madden than with other interviewers, but you can still tell he's guarded. Madden with Tyson in the past 10 years would have been so insightful and a barrel of laughs between the 2. RIP Madden and appreciate Iron Mike while he's still here..

[@yescommunitiesnorules9623]

Anyone who respected Mike's humanity got a good interview from him

[@johnnybravoBoyah]

I so like that Mike Tyson Could listen to him talk for 6 hrs straight lol RIP coach 🙏