Mike Tyson On Losing To Buster Douglas

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[@Raja_The_King_Rajan]

Mike is giving credit to Buster Douglas by saying he performed well that night ❤

[@craighoward6243]

A grand champion is supposed to do this

[@Raja_The_King_Rajan]

@@craighoward6243 I saw a video of him blaming the referee for the slow ten count when douglas got knocked down.. The comments by Tyson in this video appreciating douglas shows his maturity, humility and his transformation from a vicious boxer to philosopher.. Long journey indeed ❤️👏🙌💪👍

[@craighoward6243]

You are singing to the Choir. If you understand how many family members I lost in 6 years. Losing your health with a broken back @ age 43. I just found out about a 3rd spinal cord surgery. In 16 years. I had all my teeth pulled out. Why I'm physically handicapped. Hardcore ULTRA DISTANCE ATHLETE" the year 2003, my most demanding test. Can I get off the Opioids after 12 years? And can I lose the 160 lbs gained? Spending All day flat on my back. For 17 years, still worked for another 14 years & 2 spinal cord surgeries. Why I promised my son that he would Graduate college one day. It came in 2011. Had I tapped out & stopped paying Child support? Legally, I didn't have to pay. B cause I" made a promise" long-suffering & chronic pain" = Wisdom" always I ❤️ Mike, believe it or not. There was a time when Mike Tyson could walk down the street. W/O 50 people. I saw this happen when Mike was 21 years old. Just him & Don King. Two others. I think I understand. It's called accountability. For our actions. Don't look because you want the loss so bad. Look for the REF; he makes the count. At Ten, he was down! & now how is his health. Like me, 6 years ago, 365 lbs. With a workload ahead. Yes I did all of that. Back to HS weight of 215 lbs I'm 65 years young!

[@SJ-ty5rw]

I am glad Mike is giving credit to Douglas , and just admitting he fought great that night . Douglas always had a ton of talent .. he lost to fighters Tyson had beat due to lack of dedication . But when he actually had motivation he was a great fighter . Oliver Mccall has even said he warned Mike before the fight , not to take Douglas lightly . As he had fought him , and Douglas had skill .

[@lesleyrussell8200]

@@Raja_The_King_Rajan i agree with that its true they give a slow count to buster when he was ko on the floor tyson won

[@Nhilzer]

I loved when Mike said ”Life is about coming back”. I relate to that as I’m going through that right now.

[@divinecrow6823]

That’s real talk

[@FrankRios2b]

same here

[@CometdownCat]

Then just rewatch this and his return to greatness if you need the reminder along the journey because we both know it damn sure isn’t easy to keep going and it’s way too easy just sit back and let life pass you by….. I know I’m gonna need plenty of reminders on the way….

[@canadiancontent352]

Keep fighting bro we've all been there

[@BoxingGOATEdits]

im there too man, lets come back baby!

[@johnnyguitarwatson5288]

Not only is mike TYSON wiser, humble & gracious now, his REDEMPTION story has to be one of the best we've seen. To me what's even more impressive is if you look at Mike TYSON now at almost 60 years of age, he still looks like a world class athlete!

[@qdontae6]

Which isn’t fair because he got the very rare 2nd chance ppl don’t get and it’s not fair because ppl grow up it’s life but when u mess up these days it’s a wrap

[@Don-rl1sm]

he was never an athlete, r e t a r d. just a steroids cheater and rapist

[@TC8787-yq7og]

World class is a stretch, he’s sat there smoking a joint 😂

[@johnnyguitarwatson5288]

@@TC8787-yq7og so what

[@johnnyguitarwatson5288]

@@TC8787-yq7og do you even know how to STRETCH

[@provost5752]

I love the older, wiser and humble Mike Tyson today.

[@DEATHHEADYT]

He's a national treasure, a real one.

[@Ramzblood]

F. O. R. G. E. D. N. Iron!

[@ericd.6368]

You said it better than I would have.

[@craighoward6243]

Can anyone imagine how blessed Mike Tyson is & was as a child? Everything he did. God kept him above Ground for a Reason. The Man is a Beacon of Hope, " pain & long-suffering brings wisdom." Those Inc myself. Are blessed to walk the earth with you. In true time is just Mind-blowing..

[@WontHarmYou]

Therapy, going back to school and smoking weed has transformed him into a thinking man lol.

[@restoreamerica1558]

Much respect for Mike, I was surprised he didn’t make some excuses or say negative things about Buster Douglas, he basically just said he was better that night! I was not expecting that, but love his attitude about it!

[@richbrake9910]

I knew he would say that. Tyson said everyone who beat Buster Douglas, Tyson knocked out. Well, this is not true for Holyfield.

[@dontrah1838]

Is that why Tyson lied in the interview! He said he beat everyone who beat buster holy field beat busted and he tkod Tyson and beat him

[@Taylor.Dude.]

Don’t worry. His fans have an entire library of excuses for his losses. That and a encyclopedia of imaginary wins that never happened. Saying Mike Tyson was the best heavyweight in the second half of the 80’s isn’t good enough for them. They want to think of him as a Superman who could beat 20 angry gorillas at once with his bare hands, blindfolded!

[@PaMuShin]

well tyson already had his periods where he tried suicide by driving against trees etc. Since he is still alive, he had to make his peace at some point

[@mongoslade277]

​@dontrah1838 I'm sure Tyson meant Before the Holyfield fight. At the time of the fight Tyson stopped 2 of the 3 people that beat Douglas. The other he didn't fight. Holyfield did butt Tyson, I mean beat Tyson 6 years later. If they fought in 1990 & 91 like they were signed to Tyson beats Holyfield

[@SoulitaireRecordsOfficiel]

"life is about coming back" Mike always has the best life quotes man 😂😂😂 he's a real genius 💯

[@BetrayerSlayerMusic]

Total brain surgeon👍

[@Michael-mh4vr]

​@@BetrayerSlayerMusicnuclear physicist

[@UltraRambo]

Hey rambo

[@heldinahtmlhell]

Yeah, if only I could understand a word he was saying.

[@Jefe-qh8kd]

Almost nothing he says is original ffs. These quotes weren't first said in the 2020's.

[@orobleh77]

The greatness of champions is admitting their loses and not making excuses. Tyson has that characteristic. What a true champion

[@natepoodle9132]

Well, Buster Douglas was good. His record does not seem as good as Mike's, but he was a serious contender with a lot of wins, and not too many losses. When I checked his record, it does not seem to me like an upset, it was just a really good fight for Buster.

[@johnlloyd3224]

​@@natepoodle9132He was a big strong guy who could box well. Indeed, no great surprise. One of Douglas's difficulties was possibly motivation to train. Not for that fight, though. Good on the extraordinary Mike Tyson for not making excuses.

[@natepoodle9132]

@@johnlloyd3224 Interesting point. Even Mike has claimed to not do too much training before a lot of fights (I think he mentions it in this video too).

[@natepoodle9132]

​@@johnlloyd3224 Bear in mind as well, Mike has often claimed a long count for Buster, and then buster says the same thing for Mike! I personally saw no significant problems with the counts.

[@t-34-36]

@@natepoodle9132 Yeah, I agree with the 10-count. A lot of people chalk up Mike's loss to Buster with either the long count or the "he was fucking Japanese hookers while high on coke." The "long" count was 13 seconds, sure, but rules say it's the referee's count that's followed, and even then, Douglas was ready to get up even before the ref got to 5, he just waited until 9 to get some rest. The Tyson not being serious part, that's on him, they love making excuses for their demigod Tyson.

[@greedystevie89]

I appreciate Mikes honesty

[@Jeff-66]

That's what I thought. He doesn't whine and say "I should have won", or make excuses, he says "he beat my ass", and admits he didn't train for it, and that he was hard to coach then.

[@tbjb009]

​@Jeff-66 isn't that what men are supposed to do? Tyson is damn near 60, why would he cry and complain at this juncture in his life? 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@l.barbarajones9381]

I love how honest Mike is He just speaks his mind.

[@SAMEntalhealth]

He made multiple excuses about his loss for that fight😅

[@javi994]

@@SAMEntalhealthHe said Buster fought a great fight

[@jespertin691]

excuses hell he just said if you listened to him, he does,nt care about a loss its the fighting spirit he had, wheres buster now, wheres buster after that fight mike wouldve fought him 100 times, but buster is exactely what his name is a buster. you never heard his name again after that did you.@@SAMEntalhealth

[@ukqwerty999]

@@SAMEntalhealth He can be honest because he doesn't fear the truth, anymore than he fears any person.

[@ahmadhamza5013]

Imagine if Mike would've kept that discipline and dedication his whole career. He may have retired undefeated

[@EyeTunz]

Really?? Well, why don't we just erase all those losses from his record then? After all they're not his fault.

[@seansimms8503]

I felt Holyfield would of beat him sooner or later.

[@kenanmccaleb8327]

@ahmadhamza5013 not too many fighters in the history of boxing have gone undefeated. Not even the great Mahamad Ali..

[@mrjw6701]

@@seansimms8503Holyfield always had his number

[@Thforklift126]

​@@seansimms8503Exactly. People get caught up in the optics far too much when it comes to Tyson. A devastating puncher, super quick, hard to hit clean, and brutally efficient --- but styles make fights. And Evander was strong, intelligent, taller, and had acquitted himself well against Dwight Muhammad Quawi, among others. Evander had been legit for years before ever beating Tyson and that match-up nearly got made prior to Tyson going to prison.

[@LinkTheFusky]

23 days before the fight Buster Douglas's mother passed away, he wanted to win for her and there's nothing more powerful then love even Mike Tyson in his prime, he knocked him out with determination and a complete focus on him and nothing else even with the crowd going crazy with the countless punches, Legendary boxer the both of them

[@skepchica]

And that's the truth. Buster never fought like that before or again in his life. His determination was real. And that's the man that beat Iron Mike. He deserves his credit. I can say this now almost 30 years later. Lol At the time that sh broke my heart. It was like watching Aquaman drown in a bathtub.

[@SAMEntalhealth]

Thank you for telling the truth seriously a lot of people keep making excuses for Tyson but at the same time Tyson made excuses for himself like the 13 count he even had a 13 count against himself and didn't acknowledge it he also said he was locked in his room and couldn't leave unless it was for training purposes which sounds professional and honorable but he also said in another video that he was too busy using cocaine and hookers😅

[@Adam-lt4fx]

It's true but Mike also did not fight his fight at all that night either..

[@theshawdows]

Buster beat him fair and square

[@FBugle]

Tyson lost because he didn't prepare properly. Many fighters lose loved ones, but it doesn't help really.

[@Rollingkneebah]

So much humility in this interview

[@chase3832]

Mike. There'll never be another Mike. Love you cuz

[@lukasg1571]

well, there is Michael Jordan

[@courtneywalcott2514]

😂😂

[@twolegs6045]

I saw Buster Douglas in the store a few years ago. That is one very tall, large man! 🤯💯

[@ifixeditmyself1926]

I could listen to Mike all day because he has so much wisdom to offer because he lived it and survived to tell us. His inner tenacity is a tool for life. The obstacles we encounter in life can feel defeating. Yet, listening to Mike explain his battles and the way in which he views those challenges is something to personally practice, because too many people are stripped of that kind of spirit, and we all need a fighter in the heart.

[@megatronDelaMusa]

Truly, Douglas was his greatest battle. It revealed him to himself. A man gets to know himself in the pits.

[@ponysart6078]

@megafronDelaMusa....Your comment is so PROFOUNDLY, DEEP & SPIRITUAL. You are TOTALLY on point. Thank you for expressing in words the lessons we are to glean from OUR experiences & the experiences of OTHERS that help us to navigate this world, called LIFE. " SAY WORD". SIMPLY BEAUTIFULLY STATED. 👍🙏🤎

[@enriquegilmour]

The Great Mike Tyson. Mike is s national treasure. What s great guy. And at one time he was absolutely the baddest man on the planet.

[@canzone4518]

Mike Tyson has definitely changed a whole lot and it's really wonderful to see his new perspective on life

[@the13thone73]

I remember where I was for that Tyson Douglas fight. I was in the USMC on Okinawa, Camp Foster, and we were all watching that fight in our squad bay. He was my favorite heavy weight back then. Today, he's my favorite of all time.. A 5' 10" Destroyer.

[@rick16323]

I was also in the Corps stationed at Marine Security Forces, Mare Island, CA. I read about it in the paper in the chow hall the morning after the fight. I was shocked. I was also stationed at Camp Foster. '84-'85. Semper Fi!!!

[@NeverSober8008]

The official scorecards through 9 rounds were 87-86 Tyson, 86-86, 88-83 for Douglas. If Tyson gets up from the knockdown those judges were definitely trying to figure out a way to get Tyson a win so he fights Holyfield next. Douglas won every second of the fight besides the knockdown but people want to complain about a long count where Buster made eye contact with the ref and took extra time knowing what the count was.

[@jaydebeer7251]

😂😂😂😂 he was outboxed.

[@mmcneil777]

Didn’t realize it was so close! Looked like a blow out..

[@ehrenthompson7891]

@@mmcneil777me neither! It was a blow out from the start

[@mmcneil777]

Yeah, other then Tyson's knock down of Douglas, Douglas was dominating the fight. Its actually good Buster got the knock out otherwise the judges might have given Tyson the fight.@@ehrenthompson7891

[@user-jz3bg5du5w]

Tyson actually knocked Buster out in the 9th round. The Ref started the count at one, when the count from the ringside Ref was already at four. Buster was given at least 13 seconds.

[@keithevans2517]

Look at mike Tyson defense though boy that dude wasn’t no joke 🤦🏾‍♂️🔥

[@hammer44head]

Tysons defense? Buster popped him silly and frequent every dang round, can you imagine what ALi would have done with his speed to Mikes head!!!!

[@DialloMoore503]

@@hammer44head “Use the jab! Use the fuckin’ jab!” - Douglas’s corner man LOL.

[@jamescook4116]

Douglas was incredible that night. People gloss over the fact that he was fundamentally a very talented boxer and a big man. His jab was fast and had real snap. His punches flowed and he moved very well. Conditioning was always his biggest weakness.

[@mongoslade277]

His jab was lazy. Tyson didn't train and was unprepared. Give Buster credit though. He lost his Mom 3 weeks earlier and fought the fight of his life. The Buster Douglas that fought Holyfield is who he really was

[@jamescook4116]

@@mongoslade277 He was lazy in general. It was his biggest shortcoming. The Buster Douglas that fought Holyfield was one of the worst versions of himself. I think the fight with Tony Tucker is probably a more accurate summation of Buster Douglas. His jab was hard enough to drop heavyweights. I don't doubt that Tyson was undertrained, but he did train. He wouldn't have taken a beating for 10 rounds if he hadn't. Anyway, regarding Douglas, his performance against Tyson was nothing less than skilled, tough, smart, and ruthless. He put it all together that night and no one will ever be able to take that away from him.

[@mongoslade277]

@jamescook4116 Your right. Absolutely right. Not as great as he looked in the Tyson fight. Not as bad as he looked against Holyfield. I remember that Tony Tucker fight. Buster Douglas was looking real sharp. He had him then stopped fighting. Was winning that fight late then he got stopped out of nowhere. You called it right

[@jamescook4116]

@@mongoslade277 Thanks. Your recollections are dead on. He looked so good early on against Tucker. Then his lack of conditioning showed up. He basically just ran out of gas and stopped. His dad was a fighter and pushed Douglas into the sport. My guess is that he never would have been a boxer had he not been forced into it. I think his general lack of commitment reflects that. His overall talent was considerable.

[@chewasa6458]

this is fantastic quality/production - someone really cares behind the scenes...great editing

[@soulbrothajam]

Fye. Joe definitely is giving a great interview. I enjoyed this, finna watch the full version now

[@ponysart6078]

" SAY WORD"👍

[@CertifiedWorldWide1]

Joe is a true journalist. Such poise and intelligence. He’s evolved. Proud to be a fan

[@pettykingtj]

He’s still a cornball with a trash pad and corny yes men cohosts

[@dafilmmaker89]

Man chill on that’s he’s a decent interviewer. Joe is FAR from a journalist.

[@007JNR]

Lol true journalist 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

​@@dafilmmaker89 budden fans are like lebron fans

[@tonystacks6510]

@@IknowMoreThanYou Probably worse bc at least LeBron is a top 2-3 at what he does

[@michaelgpartridge2384]

Another example of why Iron Mike is my champion. Finding out how awesome Buster was is super cool as he really deserved this win. But that uppercut made me physically ill, Mike is my champion and I hated seeing him take that shot. I will never forget it, it’s burned into my memory forever like some kind of nightmare snapshot. Thanks for posting this!!!!

[@SamuelHoskins]

Me too bro, I remember just starring at the tv in complete shock! 😳😳 I even shed a tear not gone front, that was a devastating lost to me at that time.

[@Stevesautopartsify]

Mike honesty and reflection are amazing! Could listen to him for days!

[@GrislyAtoms12]

I was born in the same month and year as Michael Gerard Tyson, and we share the same first name. He is my favorite boxer of all time, and always will be. Not just because of what a phenom he was in the ring, but because he ALWAYS had more wisdom than anyone expected from a kid who grew up on the streets. From day one he was both humble and cocky, learned yet ever learning. Never met the man, but I always loved him.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Great interview. Glad Mike gives Douglas credit. May have been a crazy upset, but it was a great fight, tough fight.

[@skepchica]

​@@user-hx5qv4kd6Stop that nonsense. They call it a 10 count, not 10 seconds for a reason.

[@handsomeblackman255]

Mike is very humble. He's very good for the sport of boxing. An ambassador.

[@emmanuelaidookani1455]

Well said Much love from Ghana Africa

[@andocobo]

I like how Mike gives Buster full credit, but also mentions he literally didn’t train for the fight at all 😂

[@hamilgregorio1451]

Yes he made sure he threw that fact in later on at the end of this clip that he thought not training would work as well as his prior fights

[@rekdinhopoetico]

"he fought a great fight that night"- Iron Mike, the best of the 80's. I think that's all, simple, honest and wise. He could have found many excuses, the referee etc. Long live Mr. Mike Tyson, a legend.

[@tonefaulcon9729]

Love Mike! The honesty and the personal accountability! “But you don’t know me that well. It’s kinda hard to get me on the right path if I don’t want to be on it.” That’s a man speaking man words and putting the challenges he had on himself and not blaming others. RESPECT. 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾💯

[@ginotarabotto]

I admire performers that pay respects to their opponent, win or lose. Respect. GOAT.

[@TimothyWilliams-zg1vd]

I respect Tyson for being humble enough to admit Buster Had one great night which doesn't diminish the other 37 wins & 31 knockouts before Buster & the knockout's that followed after & we all know this makes in unarguably one of the GOATs In heavyweight boxing among the Champions title holders!!!! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿😎😎😎😎

[@skepchica]

Everybody takes a L sometimes. It's how you comeback that makes you great.

[@AnthonyRobinson-dc3pq]

Yes indeed Tyson is a living legend

[@AnthonyRobinson-dc3pq]

@@skepchica yes indeed some of the greatest took losses Ali Duran sugar ray Robinson and Leonard Marvin hagler Thomas hearns

[@entertainingsportshighligh7525]

Mike being humble, 😆 He know damn well he didn't train his hardest for BUSTER Douglas because he underestimated him. If he was 100% focused and trained his hardest , DOUGLAS wouldn't of stood a chance .

[@OHWELL1968]

Also, He was partying, drinking, smoking, little bit of everything , he talked about it years back,

[@kirksmith2051]

And even then, he nearly knocked Douglas out.

[@Sandylaner63]

He would’ve stood a chance as we know Buster too had a reason to fight above himself that night , his mother’s death , but I agree you’re right Mike would have prevailed and it would have been an even more spectacular fight ..I remember thinking jeez Mike took some incredible punches and kept going forward . A prime Mike Tyson I’m my opinion was the best heavyweight of all time ..

[@biggalaxy9102]

There they go again, making excuses for another grown man. Pathetic! Douglas boxed the sh¡t out of Tyson. You actually blame Mike's choices for getting him 0:00 completely destroyed in a fight that he was willing to fight in. Mike was warned by his people that if Buster comes in shape that he's going to be a problem. And guess what, they were right! Thumbs down! Douglas was down for the 8-9 count & got back up when he was supposed to, before the 10th count. It's called a "10 count" & not a "10 second count," for good reason. Stop making excuses for another grown man that lost fair & square. And give props to a man that deserved & earned his win. Nobody broke Mike down like Buster did, not even Holyfield. You emotional fans don't even know who Buster's father was, let alone why Buster was such a good boxer when he came to fight. Buster's father schooled him well & it showed. Mike signed the contract, made the commitment to fight & got his a$$ handed to him. It happens for whatever reasons or excuses you can come up with. Mike still had an amazing career bc he kept going. Buster didn't bc he only wanted to please his father. So he quit. But stop trying to make it seem Mike won something that he NEVER deserved to win! Or worse, trying to say Mike lost bc he wasn't training correctly or something. Mike said it himself in this clip, he wasn't training correctly for better fighter's than Buster that he knocked out. So by your logic, Mike should have lost those fights too? Man stop it. Mike lost the fight bc Buster beat the brakes off of him. This is EXACTLY why Mike lost that fight. Mike won all of the fights he didn't train for bc he didn't train for them. He won them bc Mike beat the brakes off of his opponents, just like Buster did to him. Don't ever make excuses for another man. That's straight up nonsense. No one that has dignity respects that!

[@monkeyb1820]

@@biggalaxy9102 Lennox Lewis broke him down pretty well too.

[@michaeljordan-ws8bw]

The honesty here is amazing! Taking the blame for screwing up. That's a real man

[@kevinthomas519]

I was at a recreation center when my children were young. Buster came in and sat about 10 feet from me. Had to do a double take because I could not believe he was there. Had a pleasant conversation with him. I think he respected the fact that I talk to him just like a good friend. He was very humble.

[@shiningstar5408]

Best sportsmanship here, shown by mike tyson.. the great, the legend..

[@masonlerner9342]

35 years later. He refused to acknowledge the defeat and made Douglas wait to get back to US before relinquishing the belt.

[@SanDmaNTheFreakTrucker]

Tyson has come full circle as a man and finally we can call him a role model. Buster absolutely was the better fighter that night and Tyson made no excuses for his loss. Love to see that! Real champions know they can’t win them all. It’s about overcoming adversity and admitting flaws

[@richardwilliams6256]

I like how honest he was at the end when Joe said if someone could have reached him and said "Yo what we doing here" and get Mike back on track. "You dont know me that well and i would have got on a plane and been out of here if someone said that" . Thats some honesty for yo arse right there.

[@Sleazball_]

Joe did his thing I was looking for something to watch kuz I was bored n Joe came thru in the clutch with this one with Mike Tyson

[@masoncarteldope]

Joe is sitting there like; I ain’t saying anything sideways that’s going to piss this 🥷🏾 off 🤣🤣🤣

[@f3punchout]

Especially when Mike was like, "nah I ain't trying to hear that ish" 😂😂😂

[@sevenrats]

Joe Rogan said his desk is extra wide because of Mike Tyson!

[@masoncarteldope]

@@f3punchout 🤣🤣🤣

[@masoncarteldope]

@@sevenrats damn 🤣🤣🤣

[@bardoface]

Mike can’t admit he fought poorly, wasn’t prepared and that was definitely not one of his best fights. At least he admitted he got his ass handed to him.

[@chuckemeade]

Kevin Rooney would have kept him focused on the task at hand.

[@Toxic2T]

Even with preparation, Douglas had nothing to lose he already lost what he loved most. He went berserk.

[@ponysart6078]

​@@Toxic2TEXACTLY...WORD 👍

[@ashtonsodope3947]

Mike has evolved to a point where whenever he talks I listen…. He is so intune with himself and the wider world💯💯💯

[@KOTJ412]

Imagine if Cus D'Amato was younger & lived long enough to be there for Iron Mike’s whole career🥊🤙🏾.

[@Leonard_Wilson]

He would’ve kept him focused and away from Don King.

[@kevinshell8392]

He still would have lost to Holyfield, Lewis and probably Douglas

[@Leonard_Wilson]

@@kevinshell8392 That's not true. Tyson only started losing fights when he was partying and using drugs. When he was focused, he was unbeatable. On the night before the Douglas fight, he was partying.

[@kevinshell8392]

@@Leonard_Wilson …… You guys will make any excuse you can for Tyson. Like I said before at no point in his career was he gonna beat Lewis or Holyfield who were both older than him and Douglas would beat him also. But at least you’re not using the “ref gave Douglas a slow count” excuse. What’s your excuse for Holyfield and Lewis loses?

[@Leonard_Wilson]

@@kevinshell8392 It's not an excuse. Tyson is responsible for his own bad decisions. With that said, no one on the planet was beating prime (1986-1989) Mike Tyson. He once beat Jose Ribalta, who's 6'6".

[@adammac4960]

Buster Douglas fought well in that fight. He fully deserved to win.

[@breal1183]

Actually, Dougles was down for about 12 seconds!!

[@biggalaxy9102]

​@@breal1183Thumbs down! "Actually," Douglas was down for the 8-9 count & got back up when he was supposed to, before the 10th count. It's called a "10 count" & not a "10 second count," for good reason. Stop making excuses for another grown man that lost fair & square. And give props to a man that deserved & earned his win. Nobody broke Mike down like Buster did. You casual fans don't even know who Buster's father was, let alone why Buster was such a good boxer when he came to fight. Buster's father schooled him well & it showed. Mike signed the contract, made the commitment to fight & got his a$$ handed to him. It happens for whatever reasons or excuses you can come up with. Mike still had an amazing career bc he kept going. Buster didn't bc he only wanted to please his father. So he quit. But stop trying to make it seem Mike won something that he NEVER deserved to win!

[@nigeljones482]

Mike Tyson a true Hero, Mike is the best heavy weight champion the world has ever known.

[@dl30wpb]

Lol

[@wmjohns881]

I admire Mike Tyson and the kind of human being he has evolved into. I like his humor and his life’s perspectives. 🙏🏽

[@robertleslie2467]

I’ve always loved Mike win or lose. Sometimes what he says isn’t what you want to hear. But I have never heard Mike Tyson tell a real lie or pretend to be anything other than himself. Mike Tyson makes me believe that even I, a nobody, can find redemption.

[@ponysart6078]

EXACTLY...SAY WORD...👍🤎

[@THEHEAVYSPITTERSDVD]

Mike so humble now

[@BetrayerSlayerMusic]

Never had the rematch, you blew it.

[@canadiancontent352]

Hes so right. I can remember coming out of sunday school as a kid and hearing about this and seeing this on the cover of the paper. I knew a bit about boxing but everyone knew about this

[@CuttingEdgetools]

I watched the Douglas Fight live!! Lotta years ago now. Never forget it. Buster’ fought with the Heart of a Lion. Tyson is a Class Act! Much Respect ❤️

[@demetriuscooksey7147]

It was probably the biggest upset in boxing history, but he doesn't take anything away from Buster Douglas. He just says he fought a great fight that night. No excuses. Respect.

[@shkotayd9749]

Yep, a damn good, wise perspective. And credit given too. I KNOW Mike could have said truthfully he didnt take Douglas too seriously, while Douglas took this as the fight of his life, and meant it truthfully. But, he didnt take that road, and thats good. He aint kidding too: Douglas never fought as good before, or ever again after as he did that night. Accuracy, defense, not giving up WHEN he was pasted with bombs, and on the fly, accurate switch hitting. Douglas that night might have beaten almost anyone. And he deserves credit for his efforts. Had he come in less prepared, Tyson would have stopped him too.

[@Greggieboy76]

Fair play for giving Douglas his props. As a boxing fanatic who has watched all of the greats, I truly believe that Douglas could've beaten almost any HW in history on that night. He never showed that level before or after, but on that night he was incredible.

[@normancook965]

He gives credit to his opponent without giving excuses - a true sportsman!

[@henrywhenryw812]

It takes a big man to admit that love you mike

[@ruzcelbeltran]

What a fight im glad tyson give buster a good credit and people who wasnt a fighter or even even steped inside the ring and fight who discredit iron mike they were the true bums Look whats mike achieve

[@johnholmesviking7036]

was in Albany when Mike was coming up..... he's got heart still.....you will always be the Champ Mike, Love your spirit

[@Daveymallon]

For all of Mikes shortcomings back in the silly years, he’s never really dwelled on the losses or the victories for that matter. He has hardly ever made excuses for losses and never discredited opponents that beat him. We all know why he lost and started to lose but unlike so many fighters, he just accepts it and moves on.

[@hammerblack1859]

Life is about coming back

[@Civil_War_Now]

Mike is honest and intelligent.

[@markmoretzfishing]

Mike telling it like it really is,doesn’t get any better 💪

[@montrezhadley251]

I will "ALWAYS " love Mike as a child in the 80's& 90's he made me fall in love with boxing I'll never forget when i was watching 1 fight i literally went to the kitchen to make a sandwich & the fight was over that fast...& The fact his birthday is 2 days after my mother same yr hers June 28th his is June 30th,1966..🐐🥊🐐🥊🐐🥊🐐

[@ThreszheR]

Mike is just humble, noway he had lost this fight if it happened in 1988. He did not care about boxing like he used to.

[@joejoyce9979]

Ali was 6 years passed his prime and ten pounds overweight when he kod a prime 25 year old foreman, Foreman was 20 years passed his prime and 20lbs overweight when knocking out the heavyweight champion of the world, regaining his titles. No excuses at all for Mike losing to Douglas, Mike was 23 years old and wasn't a pound overweight. Douglas just had his number.

[@bobbyjohnson9409]

@@joejoyce9979really u don’t think his lack of preparation had nothing to do with it? He was getting ripped off by king and going through a divorce

[@joejoyce9979]

@@bobbyjohnson9409 Douglas mother and best friend had just died two weeks before the fight, stop with these embarassing excuses. douglas was going thru more shit then tyson was.

[@dijonnoel4569]

Buster won because his mom passed 3 week before the fight…. It was personal to him!

[@neveroutofbalance365]

@@joejoyce9979douglas had a 14 second count shoulda been ended

[@peterruff5810]

The only man who can smoke a dobey and do an interview at the same time.

[@karlsylvain]

JOE is the king! what an interview!this is stuff i never heard from mike! goliath syndrome!!

[@GiovanniGiiioTorralba]

Mike Tyson start to looks like Balboa in the last movie, just a humble and wiser old man ✨

[@dominiquejones3805]

That Buster Douglas fight was Tyson baptism under fire

[@ponysart6078]

"SAY WORD" 👍

[@justinv6410]

Nah, that was the Razor Ruddock fight and Tyson learned he didn’t like digging that deep. Nothing wrong with that though.

[@SaholG]

"Mike Tyson has been knocked out" - JIm Lampley, succinctly saying the words nobody at that time ever thought they would hear. Credit to Mike here for being magnanimous and for showing so much heart to try and get to his feet, punch drunk, all on fours, fumbling his mouthpiece and nearly getting up. LEGEND.

[@urbanflavorz]

how this only has 37K views???

[@CustomMad3]

Cause people know about his story already. The viewers are mostly the gen-z’s in here instead of the older generation that experienced it in person so why take time to sit down and rehear what’s already been said from Tyson’s experience in numerous other platforms he even has a book.

[@HRTharboy]

That scared nervous laughter at the end.....

[@jrrtokens5407]

I remember watching the Tyson/Douglas fight... and felt to my core that as soon as the bell rang, something was off. That Mike didn't train as well as he should have. His confidence got the better of him even though he was CLEARLY the more superior fighter. ALWAYS prepare for battle in everything you do in life. Tyson... the greatest fighter to ever step inside the ring. Had Cus trained him throughout his entire career he probably would have gone undefeated.

[@kennywilkinson913]

Lol buster jabbed, moved, popped and pivoted like a dream that night and if tyson never trained he wouldn't have lasted so long, shame everyone, including tyson can see apart from his fan boys

[@BANDIT2DAY]

I remember watching the Tyson fight live on HBO in 1990. Definitely the biggest upset in boxing history. I was shocked watching that fight go down.

[@lcasanova2546]

MIKE LOSING TO BUSTER HAD MY WHOLE HOUSE HOLD NEIGHBORHOOD AND SKOOL SAD😢

[@thesbleeder1110]

Completely different at my school. Who doesn't love an underdog?

[@skepchica]

Maan, I saw grown men holding tears. Watching Tyson PPV was always packed and rowdy. That whole place was dead silent. It was like we just watched Aquaman drown in a bathtub.

[@dsales2011]

Enjoyed this interview. 👌

[@LifeOfHope91]

chill day has come

[@gavdaddy2874]

Watching Mike Tyson light up is one of the most exhilarating things to watch. Who would’ve thought, homey love the weed game! But don’t we all? Hey yo Mike, what’s your favorite strain?

[@jasonhoward770]

He has his own strain

[@justadude1477]

I assumed the least mike did was smoke weed lmao

[@dominiquejones3805]

He almost has a childlike genuine laugh when it comes out

[@undertakerfanz628]

The biggest upset in sports history

[@jasonlocklear1323]

Mike Tyson will always be known as one of the very best. Tyson never looked back, always moved forward and is a winner.

[@Danny-hj2qg]

Buster's jab is 'perfection'.

[@dustynn.9030]

Interesting how Mike never makes a big deal out of the fact Douglas was down for a full 10 seconds when Mike knocked him down and won the fight. Mike won that fight yet all Mike has to say about it is "bad day at the office."

[@andyking5431]

😂

[@michaelsasso13]

There was a full analysis of this fight. The count started when the count was supposed to start as has always been done through the history of boxing.

[@michaelsasso13]

And Buster could have gotten up early anyway…..and Mike got his asked kicked throughout the fight.

[@markyncole]

Mike did not win that, the only count that mattered to Douglas was the ref's and he beat it.He even pounded the canvas with his fist at 3 because he was pissed at himself for getting dropped.Except for that knockdown,he won every minute of that fight up until that moment and then won every minute afterwards.The long count bs is just an excuse Tyson fans use to discredit Douglas. Tyson got his ass kicked,plain and simple,get over it

[@andyking5431]

@@markyncole couldn't agree more. 👍

[@kingarthur6173]

Ref saved Buster.

[@thesbleeder1110]

LOL. Referee Meyran saved Tyson's life.

[@SPtheGREAT]

Take nothing away from Buster, but Mike did it to himself... I cried that night...

[@Poet_LaureateInfinity]

Mike is a humble dude man, no mention of the ref with the suspect count when buster went down.

[@jp12696]

He knocked Buster out. The ref messed up the count. Never should have been a loss

[@Civil_War_Now]

No. Wrong. It's not ten seconds. It never was 10 seconds. Its a ten count. Period. Don King tried to steal that fight. Douglas was waiting for the 7 to get up. He could have gotten up earlier but he waited on the count.

[@bluntforcetrauma8192]

Nope.

[@hendrikheemels8615]

To be fair: Mike knocked Douglas down for 13 seconds, but the referee counted much too slow.

[@cuban252]

Yes! That is pure facts!

[@hendrikheemels8615]

​@@cuban252 And he indeed didn't train for this match, as he says at the end of this video. Which was of course too cocky. He thought he could win pure on his talent. That also made sense a bit because he knocked out many opponents so easily.

[@seanminkins7701]

Props to Mike. Big Respect!

[@chrisbennett6260]

fantastic insight

[@grinchoi1]

Mike was on a downward trajectory when he fought Buster though.

[@ThreszheR]

He really was, after Rooney was gone it was a steep downhill. He was like, fuck this shit.

[@dominiquejones3805]

​@@ThreszheR facts

[@joejoyce9979]

*Excuses...

[@SolvedNC]

And the other dude's mom passed away few days before the fight. Whats your point ?

[@MrRonaldinho80m]

@@SolvedNC Well, she also said that he gonna beat Mike so... It's exactly the same as Mike once said "It's hard to beat a man who doesn't want to quit.". He wanted to kept promise and made it for his mother. His point is that it wasn't the prime Mike even that he was still young. AND it's not a excuse, just a fact. Everyone knows that Mike was scared to fight, imagine what happened in his head when he got knockouted for the first time and there was not Cus, no Rooney to help him. Only that moneysucker Don King and whole lotta people who see him as income.

[@trevinioturner6377]

Mike knocked Buster out ref gave a slow count

[@walterleamy4623]

Mike is a changed man. Much respect for his humility.

[@jadentrez]

Mike makes a valid point at the end when he says that when he doesn't want to be led a certain way, he won't listen. Reminds me of what DeAngelo said he learned from a guy who trained Marciano. With the champ, you don't tell him what to do. You just try to use positive words to encourage their good habits. DeAngelo applied this to Ali. He would say something like, "That hook was beautiful Ali! Especially the way you set it up with the jab and then stepped into it." Rather than saying, "Use the hook more!"

[@dr.dionpeoples]

Mike won. Buster was down for 13.

[@mhewlett4547]

Crying for 33 years huh?

[@ghost-ish2.060]

Yea man but it was obvious they gave buster the win cause his mom died

[@clevelandtx2fontaine224]

I just got done watching that whole fight 10 min ago. Tyson knocked down douglas douglas knocked down tyson but rest of fight what fight u watch? Buster was hitting the sh out of tyson for 6 rounds 6 rounds buster was tagging tyson not even a convo

[@1refi]

A 10 count is rarely actually 10 seconds. Zzzzz

[@chrismunoz777]

@@ghost-ish2.060obvious? 🤣 buster whooped his ass the whole fight

[@ZaydDepaor]

I remember I was in my parents house watching it alone live in early hours, Colin Hart ("Well that's what a punch can do" he said when Tyson dropped Douglas with the uppercut, totally against the flow of the fight, as Douglas was dominating Tyson) and Ian Darke were among the Sky commentators... And I was jumping with excitement when Douglas won, I then woke my father up and said "Tyson's been knocked out..." and he said something like "You're joking?" Tyson was so dominant at that point in history, so feared and intimidating that most people just expected him to win, especially against someone like Douglas. But from the very beginning of the fight, you could tell Douglas was not intimidated and came to fight.

[@confucius2616]

Douglas had a game plan. Jab, jab, jab… keep him away. Tyson’s deadly inside and Douglas knew it

[@HQLBvideo]

Mike Tyson was the greatest ever... I love how he kept it 💯.