Mike Tyson smashed Lennox Lewis to Bits! - Big Joe Egan

[@TonyDMX]

Joe is such a real guy, there is nothing fake about him. 👏 👏👏

[@truthsayer9847]

I have met Joe three times and every time, he was an absolute gem of a guy. He gave me a VIP pass that enabled me to go to a nightclub with Holyfield. He also recognized me when he was a minder at the NEC in Birmingham, and called me over to meet Witherspoon, Morrison, and others.

[@donjazzy5510]

No sugar coating with this dude. Very humble, i wish him well!

[@Elvis68spec]

If what Joe said is true, we have no way of really knowing. I can tell you this, with absolute certainty. Mike Tyson in his prime, the Bill Kayton, Kevin Rooney team, Tyson would have flattened Lewis and Holyfield! Anyone that knows Boxing would find it very difficult to disagree with me.

[@andrewbryce2707]

Don Blake nah Lennox too big and strong. Even in Tyson prime, prime Lewis beats Tyson

[@Elvis68spec]

It is true to say that Tyson, even in his prime had trouble with bigger Men with a good Jab. Lennox Lewis was a very good technical Boxer with a good Jab and a strong right Hand.However, he had no chin and a Fighting style that made him unappealing in the US! Lewis had success against Fighters who were typically, smaller than him. Anytime, Lennox fought anyone with real Heavyweight power and reasonable skill, He would get KOd! Mike Tyson would have absolutely, finished Him. The biggest knock I can pin on Lennox Lewis is, He had no Heart!

[@soulveiw]

No chin? He went down twice in over 40 fights, most at the top of the game. This chinny nonsense from a guy who claims to know boxing is hilarious lol. Even a prime Vitali an even bigger man couldn't put a fat past it Lewis down. Mean while how many time did Tyson face plant? Not that I'm calling him chinny I just find this if you get KO'd you're chinny casual bullshit.

[@Elvis68spec]

Lennox Lewis was a bit more polished than VK, Lewis had more Ring experience. If their fight would have been able to continue, Lewis probably, would have stopped VK but I guarantee, that if VK would have landed one flush shot, lights out Lennox! I think Lewis may have been slightly ahead before the stoppage.The Fight was very close!

[@mjsully86]

Don Blake 👍

[@davidkelly7559]

Joe Egan is a very humble man, what great stories he tells 🇮🇪

[@lembergsohn]

thanks for the word of truth. there are way too many lies around that go down in history so it's nice to know how things really are. tyson is hands down the best boxer ever.

[@easygrin1127]

Hahaha

[@ox3965]

I am so glad some one finally said it how it was. I said that for years. tyson was the man in his prime.

[@TTg-zw9ds]

Adrian Tyson was 14 years past his best Lewis was in a much much better position in his career than Tyson, as u heard joe Egan say Tyson knocked out Lewis in his prime!

[@TTg-zw9ds]

Adrian doesn’t matter that Lewis was older Lewis got better with age Tyson got worse was at his best at a 20 even Lewis says so on how rogans podcast that Tyson was fighting for money, Lewis got better as he aged Tyson was a shell of himself, joe Egan said it himself he was there Tyson SPARKED LEWIS OUT when they was both young

[@andymac3820]

@@TTg-zw9ds its a bogus barefaced lie, why the f would Joe Egan and absolute nobody be at the catskill gym! do you believe everything you hear, multiple sources say there was 3 days of sparring between Lewis and Tyson and Lewis got the better of Tyson 2 out of the 3 days.

[@TTg-zw9ds]

@@andymac3820 because he was mikes sparring partner in the 80s even mike has said it look him and mike up on KZbin do your research

[@andymac3820]

@@TTg-zw9ds he was his sparring partner but he wasnt at the catskill gym when lewis was there....

[@alkinyle]

That Joe Egan seems like a Nice humble guy, its refreshing to see such humility.

[@ddandrews6472]

When Tyson was in his prime knocking out everybody, Lewis and Holyfield wasn't even in the picture to be considered, let alone fighting Tyson. Tyson is a truly athletic fighter that didn't need a good technically advanced jab. Tyson is an ambidextrous power/speed puncher which is a very rare combination. Combine that with highly trained ability to dodge power punches and jabs, and combine that with the ability to take punches and you have a super fighter, and that is what he was. Didn't last very long, but that's the way it is. Not possible for Tyson to stay that way for consistent ten years. Life gets to you, regardless of how super talented you are athletically.

[@eshay8546]

Yeah 100%

[@finchsferrets2390]

He wouldnt fight lewis,or hollyfield or bow,,hed fought old men,when ever he stood against a man not frighten of him he lost end of

[@berlingobob]

Finchferrit guy, shut it! Your disrespecting the Champ. Young Mike Tyson 85-89 beats everyone even the greatest Ali on points. Just a perfect unstoppable machine 💪

[@neobootsonious]

Tyson's skills started declining when he faced Frank Bruno the first time. The loss to Douglas wasn't a surprise to his trainer Kevin Rooney. Tyson was drinking, doing coke and Japanese hookers before that fight.

[@Abdur_Rahman_S.]

neobootsonious tyson and Rooney has already split. Tyson has left everything cus d’amato surrounded him with.

[@CajunRulez]

Yep. I remember watching that Bruno 1 fight, February 1989, and realizing that Tyson was already on the way out. Once his original team was gone and Don King had his hooks in him it was all over. Tyson needed people around him to coach his life more than boxing.

[@jvhobart]

Tyson split with Clayton and Rooney after the Spinx fight. His next match was the first Bruno fight and yes he *did* look like shit with Jay Bright and Aaron Snowell, compared to the finely tuned fighting machine he was with Rooney.

[@Pulsonar]

Totally agree, I’m glad I’m not the only one who saw Tyson making a dogs dinner of the ‘89 Bruno fight. Tyson won in 5 but it was a shambolic victory over a strong but average boxer. He KOd Carl ‘The Truth’ Williams next in a 1 round fiasco that should never have ended so abruptly. The business as usual look in the Don King camp was an illusion. The Don King, ‘coach’ Jay Bright (Rooneys replacement 😂) , and Robin Givens axis of destruction was already in full swing... by the end of 1988.

[@BustedKnuckles69]

He was knocked down while sparring toney Tubbs before that fight as well ...he was talking about how great it would be if he did lose a fight and how everyone would leave him alone ...his mind wasnt even in the vicinity of alright at that time

[@Chief2Moon]

Enjoyed this very much. As much as I'd followed boxing over the last 50+yrs, somehow I'd forgotten about Joe. He's an engaging guy with some good stories. Thanks for posting

[@mickey259]

He speaks the truth 👍🏻

[@easygrin1127]

Yes in the ear of every fanboy... pity Tyson himself has denied it

[@SgtKnievel]

@@easygrin1127 the hate is strong with you. Tyson never denied it. Just you.. a fanyboy

[@easygrin1127]

@@SgtKnievel ye im a fanboy for not grasping something which was never confirmed by any credible scource... You know what you are Kidd just embrace it.

[@awashbarbecue9109]

@@easygrin1127 Lol, the amount of salt in you is unreal. Lennox is an insane human being who spews pure BS. The man said he fought a prime Tyson in 02; that’s fucking ridiculous. He doesn’t even believe in wearing masks during this horrible COVID 19 pandemic. He’s a damn moron and a ludicrous clown.

[@eshay8546]

@@easygrin1127 shutup loser

[@tonypolicastro7030]

A great gentleman god bless him and family

[@neobootsonious]

Emmanuel Steward said that Tyson gave Lennox a beating when they sparred as teenagers.

[@soulveiw]

LOL You just made that up mate, he never said anything like it

[@andrewharris7123]

Load of rubbish, anyway tyson at 21 was far more developed physically that lewis at that time, tyson was at is peak, lewis didnt peak physically for prob another 10years. Loads get knocked down/out in sparring it means feck all.

[@neobootsonious]

Andrew Harris Tyson was also totally washed up when he faced Lewis for real. He only fought Lewis because he needed the money.

[@neobootsonious]

phil hems Steward did say it. You can find the interview yourself.

[@Sikander72]

+neobootsonious he said that he was the only man to step into the ring with " Lewis and Tyson and not get knocked out apart from Holyfield. So it's fighting both of them and not getting kod

[@kisswriters]

What a wonderful compliment, I'm sure Tyson truly appreciates it ...

[@tanak2232]

If Lennox and Tyson met mid twenties Tyson would’ve destroyed Lennox, have you seen Lennox early fights he wasn’t that great, but Lennox gradually as he got older and more experienced he used his height and long reach advantage well, and yes Tyson and Lennox fight was mentioned around the the time before he went prison and after but Lennox trainers and promoters were like not now , but when they could see Tyson was declining not the old Tyson then they were like yep now the time for a Tyson Lennox fight , you be surprised how much thought goes in to boxing how planned it is , because at the end of the day they have to think of there careers, you could lose a fight and if you don’t have a name like mike Tyson your career basically over , why didn’t that happened to Tyson it’s because everyone love to watch Tyson he was a exciting fighter that’s what people wanted so if he lost , people would still pay top dollar to watch him again, but Lennox don’t pull crowds like Tyson.

[@MartinT5600]

I met Joe once and he couldn't have been a more humble and lovely fella.

[@MartinT5600]

Don Rider well your watching a video and commenting on him...you sound like the bitter bum, little fella.

[@mywonderjam]

No matter how many boxers claim themselves as better than Tyson. they speak of Mike even when the show, event or segment is not about Tyson. That goes to show the irony of their constant defense of being better than Tyson. I've always maintained, if any boxer claims to be better than Tyson, they need to go 3 years in prison in their prime on bogus charges. They will never be the same.

[@lennoxmate4064]

mywonderjam or they need to be banned from boxing for three and a half years like Ali or spend ten years out of the ring like Foreman.

[@bubufubu]

He wasn't in his prime when he went to prison. It's astounding how many users on KZbin are still unaware of this.

[@annoyingboringuseless]

@@bubufubu okay smarty pants, you think every other boxer at the same age as tyson going to prison (on false charges) will come out the same as they were before they went to prison? why don't you spend 3 yrs in prison and see what your mental state to be let alone fight heavyweights?

[@bubufubu]

@@annoyingboringuseless Reread my comment and try again. (Hint: Tyson's prime ended in 1988)

[@annoyingboringuseless]

@@bubufubu oh man, i am not simply alluding to tysons prime alone, you have to factor in other boxers spending 3 yrs in prison on false charges to see how they cope up with the division there after whether in their prime or not.

[@mattarrington4746]

This video just gives me more confirmation that if mike would've kept his head on straight and kept rooney, nobody during the 80s or 90s would've beaten him regardless of what the haters say. I always knew he was a better fighter than Lennox lewis. No one beat mike tyson, mike tyson beat mike tyson!!!!

[@jigzonyt517]

Rooney was the start of Tyson's downfall. Tyson and cus was the dynamic team.

[@raysierra4194]

Yeah living Rooney said tyson got the upper hand when they spared when they were younger.Lewis said "he fattened my lip.i busted up his mouth"but Kevin Rooney said that was all BS.he said when they spared Tyson got the upper hand

[@lyrickoner]

How was he better ? because he won in a sparring session lol. All this talk about tyson being past his prime is over exaggerated tbf. Remember tyson lost to Lennox Lewis after coming off of a 5 match unbeaten streak. And Lennox beat Holyfield while Tyson got easily beaten by him. We can't always say Tyson was past his prime EVERY time he lost otherwise it's just making dumb excuses.

[@paulmidgley8040]

Im a massive lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield fan but I think I can soundly day if Mike could have stayed on the right path with good management and out of the way of the dreaded Don King he probably would have stayed undefeated. The guy was on another level. There were legends then there was iron Mike Tyson.

[@bubufubu]

@@raysierra4194 I'm not saying Rooney's memory is perfect, but it would be foolish to take Lewis at his word. He's proven himself to be a bullshitter, multiple times.

[@deangreenly9251]

I went back and watched Tyson/Ruddock fight. Damn that was some viscous body work Tyson put on him. Great fight!!!

[@paystyles5429]

That Ruddock series mike showed hella chin Rudduck was a hard puncher

[@jvhobart]

Mike was already past his prime at that point, still a monster

[@SwissCheese112]

@@jvhobart not past his prime at all. but he wasnt with kevin rooney, thats the difference. 97 wasnt past his prime either, it was physcially his prime. but not skill wise, because he didnt have kevin rooney

[@bubufubu]

@@SwissCheese112 You are deluded with your definition of "prime". Tyson's ended in 1988 and that is indisputable. That doesn't mean he fell off a cliff. It just means that his _best_ days in boxing were behind him.

[@SwissCheese112]

@@bubufubu yes, but not because he was PHYSICALLY out of his PRIME.

[@Dracbrewer]

Loved & Love this thank you!

[@simonroberts960]

Well if ive ever listened to a bloke chat... and connect to an audience Joe Egan you got my ut most attetion and admiration well spoken and a attention to detail absolute 💯

[@jasonbrown6201]

Mike tyson in his prime was a monster, no one could have stop him the truth starting to come out, he will always be my champion, he was a victim of circumstances

[@lennoxmate4064]

Jason Brown he was a victim of self inflicted damage.

[@bahmed6721]

Man joe is such a great man he speaks from the heart

[@Ghost-rv8ho]

Thank you for speaking the truth

[@derekathomson]

Lennox Lewis was building up to a fight with Tyson. He was fighting short guys to prepare. He fought Ray Mercer and was damned lucky to get the decision win. Because his coaches/management saw him struggle and didn't believe he was ready for Tyson, he took a payment to step back and try again at a later date. I believe it was a $3m payment. By the time they got around to meeting in the ring, Tyson had faded a lot and his life was crazy outside of the ring. Lennox was a great fighter also, but in their primes, Tyson would have won.

[@Norwegian733]

Lewis wanted to meet Tyson right after he came out of jail. It was like; "I have a window now and this is my chanse". But because Tyson was prohibited to meet him due to contract with HBO, he waited until Tyson had become a "one punch boxer".

[@philsooty5421]

You cannot compare sparring with a boxing match, if Egan was that good he'd have been world champion

[@kellystewart9973]

Sparring gets you familiar with your opponents movements and habits and reactions, so it is a great benefit when everything goes how it's supposed to go. The reason things had changed for Tyson is because he himself had changed unfortunately for the worse. Had he never fired Rooney or Bill Cayton he'd probably still be undefeated and quite possibly been known as the best heavyweight fighter ever!

[@VMEcycle6]

If sparring counts. Then Charlie Zelenoff would be a great fighter. 😅

[@RickyRic995]

tyson lewis fight there was no peek a boo,all all from mike. as it was for money totally mike would have burst him back in the day

[@jayabhaumik5695]

@Paul Torrevieja Property Management wow ..

[@jayabhaumik5695]

@Paul Torrevieja Property Management what a waste of a person you are...

[@boxingmonkey8393]

Egan been dining out on these Tyson stories for over 25 years now

[@michaelbyrne9362]

Go back to sleep son. Would you get in the ring with Tyson. Joe Egan is a top man. And fair play to him. And that's why he's still friends with these guys because he's a good guy. And a hard guy aswell. You wouldn't say it to his face id bet my life on that one. People like you can't keep their fingers off the keyboard.

[@stevenwatson3963]

I like this man Joe Egan.What a nice honest bloke.Cheers Liam.

[@LiamGalvinFilm]

If you get a chance to meet him - he's a great bloke - humble & genuine

[@alcottdevalte7440]

joe egan is a great guy, I have watched a tyson interview when he visited uk and he said the same that he once ko`d lennox lewis

[@chunkyfxdls1878]

alcott devalte He’s fucking full of shit ✊🏻

[@alcottdevalte7440]

tyson says he knocked lewis out of the ring at 14:37; kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGTWlqeFfa6siqc

[@chunkyfxdls1878]

End of the day it means Fuck all does it when it's sparring.Tyson as good as he was in the late 80's was nothing more than a myth.... He really didn't beat any great boxers!!!

[@alcottdevalte7440]

tyson beat trevor berbick, tony tucker, james smith, michael spinks, he ko`d an 38 year old holmes who holyfield couldn`t ko when he was 42 and nobody else could ko him... I agree that competition got better in the 90`s but he had fired trainer kevin rooney after spinks fight in 88 and declined as a fighter really fast...

[@chunkyfxdls1878]

alcott devalte You highlighted only one great heavyweight and was old and hadn't fought for years so doesn't really count... Tyson also got KO'd by 'buster' Douglas and Danny Williams. Tyson was great for maybe 2years but didn't beat any hall of fame boxers so to me and a lot of others he will always be a 'myth'

[@K9-Z3RO]

Love this guy very humble I've actually met him in person became a friend of mine me and joe trained in the same gym

[@K9-Z3RO]

GeeFunk MasterFlex stfu u little keyboard warrior get off my post

[@alexnajarianmusic]

If this is true, why hasn't Mike Tyson or Lennox Lewis mentioned it??

[@dirtyandnasty9011]

Yes it's weird, you could say friendship secret or shit like that but Arnie Boem doesn't say that either, he only says Mike got Lennox bloody. going to his corner after the 1st round. Maybe he knocked him down, that would be understandable as they say he surprised him as he fought like it was a real fight and Lennox didn't expect it. But anyway Arnie says he eventualy got his number so case closed. It's like you say Rahman is better because he knocked him out. Yes he surprised him, but Lennox proved it was an accident and he was way better. I think it's the same thing, if Mike Koed him by surprise in the 1st sparring round, so what ? If Lennox then wins the sparrings he shows he's the best fighter.

[@transportman3498]

Wow. Now that makes perfect sense. There is no way Tyson would normally lose to Lennox. Tyson fought drugged up. Tyson was the best ever in his prime. Its upsetting to think what Tyson would have done had he stayed straight. Prime Tyson was incredible. Tyson is very humble and never mentions knocking Lewis out. Lewis admits that Tyson got the best of him but leaves out the details that Tyson knocked him out

[@eshay8546]

Ive watched Lewis interviews over the years and studied his body language everything, he does hide things, you can just tell, Mike is the most straight up person you'd ever meet, Lewis has a big ego, he's very competitive but he lies alot

[@wrotedog]

Don queen 👑 corrupted a young Mike Tyson after he was taken from Kevin Rooney.

[@jamesallen8917]

He fought a load of bums, every time he fought a live one he lost bum tyson

[@lyrickoner]

Calm down. It was sparring. This kinda thing happens. In a real fight, things might've gone differently. Tyson got KO'd by Douglas in his prime.

[@bubufubu]

@@lyrickoner Tyson was past his prime when he fought Douglas. Please do some actual research and stop going, solely, by age. Thanks.

[@Talisman09]

Lewis sparred with tyson when he (tyson) was around 15/16 and he said he got the better of tyson in the last session. Tyson obviously came out trying to kill Lewis like he did everybody at that time but Lewis doesn't come across less sincere than Tyson in all honesty. Sure, Tyson would've won against Lewis a few times throughout the years if they'd fought, but Lewis gets shit on unfairly, he's the best Tyson ever fought

[@bubufubu]

Wrong. Lewis, and his fans, get shit on, deservedly so. They are deluded as all hell. Lewis ducked multiple guys during his time, fought some of Tyson's scraps, priced himself out of fights with Bowe, celebrated after "beating" a clearly a in no condition to fight McCall in their rematch, proclaimed he was going to beat _both_ Klitschko brothers, and then retired after escaping on a bullshit technicality versus Vitali. No rematch. No fight against Wladimir. Just punked out after running his mouth. Lewis also claimed that he fought a "prime" Tyson. He has a big mouth and so do his fans on the internet. The denial is incredibly strong with them.

[@Talisman09]

@@bubufubu OK, champ

[@johndeagle4389]

According to Lennox Lewis:" Mike Tyson never knocked me out in four days.He did give me a fat lip but I gave him a bloody nose, too.''

[@Wass_85]

How the hell does he know, he wasn't even there.

[@jamesallen8917]

Sparring aint fighting

[@bubufubu]

Beating a 2002 Tyson doesn't mean shit. Run along now.

[@viqasparverz4455]

Ive met joe in a gym in b'ham , he is genuine a really nyc man .

[@Geez01]

That's why Lennox Lewis strategically stayed away from Tyson during those early years, his handlers knew the right time to put him in with Mike. Mike was on his way out by the early 2000's

[@eshay8546]

Yeah 100% at the end of the Vitaly Klitschko fight Vitali Klitschko offered him a rematch and Lewis's team came running in yelling "no no no no!"

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

THIS IS CLASS.

[@bderek136]

Tyson is the most feared Boxer ever. This is down to his Animal aggression and killer instinct in the ring. He did not care who you were, that man was a killing machine. He was also a killing fearsome machine outside of the ring. You would mess with him at your own peril.It's good to see mike is doing well and has so much humility.

[@061577lynt]

No…that would be foreman

[@bubufubu]

@@061577lynt The story goes that Tyson was afraid to fight Foreman. Whether or not that's legit, I don't know. Given the media coverage (e.g. body language, results, and interviews) available to the public since the 80's, it's fair to argue that multiple guys were afraid of Tyson. While Foreman may have enjoyed an equal or greater advantage, in terms of instilling fear, Clay and Holyfield sure as hell were not afraid of him.

[@markneal7406]

Sonny Liston was a very intimidating man even Tyson says it.

[@Solarmass7-7]

Thanks. I’m saving this for. My records. Lewis will never go on record and admit this. I heard about it but of when Lewis speaks about it he leaves out the details. Mike, my humble guy doesn’t even speak on it.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Well ask Mike himself. _"There's no way I could beat Lennox Lewis, he's just too big, too strong, a consummate fighter."_ And tell everyone, without using the words "if", "but" or "prime", who won when Tyson and Lewis fought?

[@WolfsH0ok]

By 1989 Tyson was just fighting for the money. Hed had enough of the pressure and people leaching off him When he won the title in 86 Jake Lamotta warned him, that world champs attract the garbage. Beware of garbage

[@braddivac3561]

Actually, I do remember one time when Mike said in what seemed to be a very calm and honest manner that the first time he and Lewis spared he knocked Lewis out of the ring in Catskill. But he also said that later it became closer as they spared more days.

[@bubufubu]

@@TonyEnglandUK Please explain to the rest of the world why context is irrelevant, idiot.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@bubufubu I don't think you're intelligent enough to understand even if I did. And calm down, princess, ok? Thanks.

[@byrongammonbyrongammon9937]

Lennox Lewis was knocked the fuck out by Mike Tyson while they were amateurs. Joe Egan just gave a first-person account of the occurrence.

[@anthonyryan5122]

A really down to Earth good guy, had the pleasure of dining with him in Blackpool, Tiramisu Italian restaurant, along with Tim Witherspoon and big brother winner Craig Phillips, a most enjoyable evening after a nights boxing at the old Syndicate night club Sept 2008. i Have not seen Joe since so I hope he is in good form.

[@ketchup5344]

Great stories from a cool guy ✌🏽

[@WeskerXM96E1]

Ah but c'mon now, there is lots of sparring stories with people, top fighters even going down. But didn't Tyson team have to pay Lewis so as not to fight him?

[@kopklop9146]

Lewis didnt want to be pro till 88 guess why🤔

[@SuperDaish]

Tyson also speaks highly of Joe whenever the subject comes up on mikes podcast

[@AndyRaze]

Lewis was almost perfect. Mike was amazing but Lennox toyed with him. You all say he was past his prime but Lennox is older than Mike. It's not Lewis's fault Mike's career went the way it did, he took care of his own business and had one of the best heavyweight records - because he was the bollocks.

[@amun1999]

Andy Swain everyone dont age in there prime the same

[@jamesordwayultralightpilot]

Lewis was in the amateurs when Tyson was knocking out every pro Heavyweight they could put in front of him. You let a guy 2 years younger than you take his sweet time coming up to challenge you after you've been champ for almost 10 years and see what happens. If Mike had taken his time fighting once a year for 15 years Lewis would've had a lot shittier record because everytime he fought Mike he'd go home with an L. If Holyfield or Lewis fought Mike before he went to prison they'd have both gotten rocked and woke up on the canvas. Time catches up to all champions. It has nothing to do with age.

[@kopklop9146]

Lewis waited till 88 to be pro, guess why🤔

[@micahhall3731]

😆 Lewis fought Tyson 16 years after Tyson won his heavyweight belt. GTFOH... Youngest heavyweight champion ever! Ripped through the division faster than anyone in history. GOAT! Baddest Man On The Planet! Holyfield was a light weight and would of got destroyed coming up in weight.

[@chrismason4449]

Tyson paid Lewis 4 million to step aside so that he could fight Bruce Seldon, and after that he fought Holyfield instead of Lewis because he thought Holyfield was an easier opponent!

[@timbo4306]

Great guy is Joe

[@mallafets]

At that time of their lives Tyson would have hammered Lennox. This is why the Tyson and Lewis peaks were over a decade apart. Different bodies and maturity. Tyson peaked early 20s and Lewis early 30s.

[@Sorted906]

Mike Tyson was heavyweight champion of the world, while an older Lennox Lewis was preparing for the olympics. Let that sink in a bit

[@Lewis-zq5ws]

Only a years difference in age and look at Lewis’s resume one of the best ever

[@bubufubu]

@@Lewis-zq5ws In reality, no it isn't. It's actually one of the most overrated resumes for a heavyweight. Guys who were past their prime or overrated. Never will bes and Tyson's scraps. "Wins" against Mercer and Klitschko. Refused to give Vitali a rematch. Never fought his brother after proclaiming he'd beat both brothers. Fighting McCall (rematch) when the guy had recently been arrested, was fucked up on drugs, and mentally unfit to fight. Ducked, at least, four guys. The match with Bowe never happened because, in part, Lewis priced himself out on multiple occasions. Yeah, that's a super resume Lewis has got there. 👌

[@dirtyandnasty9011]

The reason Lennox was at the olympics while Tyson was turning pro is because Mike tried to qualify too, winning gold was one of his dreams, but he failed to qualify. He lost to Tillman. Due to the good abilities he showed he was given a second chance. He lost again. So no olympics for Mike. What a boxer does if he can't represent his country in olympics ? He can either search a job in a factory or turn pro boxer. He chose the second with the success we know. So no, Lennox is not inferior because he fought as an "amateur" while Tyson was already pro, it's the contrary.

[@dirtyandnasty9011]

@@bubufubu Lewis offered to make the fight with none earning anything and everything going for Africa. Bowe still didn't want to fight. So no it was not a problem with the price Lennox was asking.

[@bubufubu]

@@dirtyandnasty9011 None of this changes the indisputable fact that Lewis' resume, as a pro, is vastly overrated.

[@ddandrews6472]

The "prime time" of their career is important for any fighter, and that differs from fighter to fighter, all depending on their lifestyle, when they start, genetics, mindset, training regime, etc etc. Tyson matured very early as a top fighter, and couldn't last in that form consistently due to the effects of emotional toll being a professional athlete/fighter. Lenox matured at a much lower pace than Mike and continued a longer consistent pro career than Mike for that reason. One thing is certain though. Lennox in his prime wouldn't have had a chance with Mike in his prime. Tyson was a phenomenon, Lenox was not. Tyson was a unusual raw talent as a fighter, Lenox was not anywhere near that. We'll see many Lenox's coming and going, but we won't be seeing another Mike Tyson, same as we won't be seeing an Ali. These are symbols of history and they can't be recreated or appear in a frequent basis.

[@rentalife]

I knew Mike beat Lewis!

[@easygrin1127]

Joe is lying though

[@SgtKnievel]

Joe is being 100 percent honest. Rooney trained Mike Tyson was superior to any version of Lennox Lewis. Lennox needs to keep it real and admit to what really happened during their sparring sessions. Joe is not the only witness who saw Lennox fall on his butt. There are more youtube video of witnesses who can agree to this

[@easygrin1127]

@@SgtKnievel like who? How come Mike Tyson did not touch upon the subject when he was ranting before their fight? Seems odd that he forgot knocking out one off the top 3 fighters of the 90s?

[@SgtKnievel]

@@easygrin1127 Mike Tyson did talk about it. He said he knocked him out of the ring. Just as how Joe witnessed it.

[@SgtKnievel]

@@easygrin1127 there are also other witnesses with interviews on youtube explaining how Tyson gave Lewis a beating so bad he had to take days off to heal in-between their sparring sessions.

[@TheMaster47x]

Wouldn’t doubt it, Tyson didn’t hold back in sparring and Lewis was chinny

[@joejoyce9979]

Okay so Lewis was chinny, But Tyson has treble the amount of knockout losses that Lewis has so what does that say about Tysons chin?

[@TheMaster47x]

I don't claim Tyson had the best of chins either, but Tyson never got knocked out like Lewis did twice, Lewis literally didn't know where he was. The difference between Tyson's knockout losses and Lewis' is that Tyson you could see was getting worn down and tired and the stoppage was coming, not necessarily due to his chin but more due to his stamina, whereas when Lewis got sparked it was completely different, he got hit by one punch that changed the whole dynamic of those fights, he went from being well in those fights, looking good, to looking like a damn zombie. Lewis had perhaps the definition of a glass chin, he just covered it better than other guys with glass chins because he was actually a decent boxer and didn't get hit that clean too often. Also, your logic is flawed, Joe Frazier got knocked out twice by Foreman meaning he has the same number of knockout losses as Lennox, are you going to try to tell me Lennox's chin was as good as Frazier's because they have the same number of knockout losses lol?

[@joejoyce9979]

How many power punchers did Fraizer face? I can only name one - Foreman, and foreman blitzed him inside two rounds. Bounced him off the floor like a basketball. also Ali rocked fraizer several times, Lewis might of been kod twice, but in his other 42 fights he showed a solid chin, He took bombs from prime 6ft8 250lb Vitaly Klitscko that i don't think 205lb fraizer would've taken, he took hits from 245lb david tua, 230lb Shannon Briggs, 230lb Tommy Morrison, 240lb ray mercer, none of those guys could put Lewis down.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

Tyson should have been holding back if he was a honourable person. Sparring isn't about trying to KO your sparring partner !

[@BigMike_RTTV]

TheHumbuckerboy Nope train like you fight and fight like you train. When you fight your opponent isn’t gonna hold back so why do it in sparring?

[@lazur1]

Tyson'86 had a GREAT chance vs ANYONE. Just don't assume it's a sure thing vs Liston'59, Ali'65 , Foreman'73, Lewis'99.

[@RB-ey6fm]

Mike Tyson would have destroyed Lewis when they were in their 20s, when they did eventually get it on all the odds were in Lewis's favor. Tyson was the most ferocious heavyweight the world has ever seen in my opinion.🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊

[@elijahrobinson2362]

Lennox was sent home by Tyson’s team after sparring...because he was working Tyson. The team knew they would meet and didn’t want to give Lewis any more knowledge. Being knocked down during sparring early on isn’t the same thing when a partner is brought in...the sparring partner is brought in for the main guy, not to beat him up. Lennox did that as the camp wore on...and Cus knew what was going to happen.

[@alexfla123]

Were you there?

[@jasonwilson556]

Pre-prison Mike destroys Lennox Lewis, who was literally tailor made for him. It wouldn't have even been close.

[@lennoxmate4064]

errol gasparini he was too mentally fragile to ever have gone down as the best ever. His work rate slowed right down once he was in with a boxer that could and jab effectively that wasn’t intimidated by him. Tillis and Tucker proved that. He won but he looked very beatable in those fights. He didn’t have the imagination to overcome Smith’s clutch and hold tactics, in fact he stopped punching and start instigating clinched himself. He looked great against fat/unmotivated drug addicts like Biggs, Tubbs and Thomas but he struggled against a big man that had a good jab, good footwork and most of all wasn’t intimidated. Look at the Holyfield fight in round 6, he gets cut and the chant of Holyfield goes up and the man stops throwing punches until he gets knocked down. He then threw his face into Holyfield in Round 8 I think it was to try and get a cut and get the fight stopped. If things weren’t going his way he stopped punching and lost confidence. He never came through a fight when he was taking big punishment, he was a great on top fighter. So even Tyson at his very best, put him up against Ali, Foreman, prime Holmes, Liston, Louis, he would have a period where it wasn’t all going his way and these guys unlike Tillis, Tucker and Smith would ruthlessly take advantage. Great fighter yes but he had that mental fragility that would have always stopped him being the greatest of all time.

[@clintbeastwood3797]

Jason Wilson the same pre-prison that went the distance with Mitch Blood Green, Bone Crusher Smith, and Tony Tucker? Lewis hit harder and had better boxing skills then all three of them.

[@lukepeacham9663]

Jason Wilson well said I totally agree

[@mradamsmith9365]

Not true, Mike is my no1 favorite fighter ever and always will be, but he never beats lennox lewis, it took me years to admit that but it's true, lewis was too big and too strong (mikes own words) as-well as being very difficult to hit, he had one of the best jabs ever, as well as a brutal right hand and an absolutely lethal uppercut, Mike always got caught with uppercuts even in his prime and lewis had one killer uppercut. Tyson never faced anyone of Lewis's class before prison. He was even soundly beaten by james douglas, mike was not 100% in that fight but Lewis was comfortably a couple of levels above douglas in every aspect - Height, reach, Weight, Jab, boxing skills and power. Lewis was number one heavyweight of that era.

[@joejoyce9979]

a tailor made opponent for Tyson would be micheal spinks, a small heavyweight/Light-heavyweight, lacking in punching power and absolutely petrified of Tyson, beaten before he even entered the ring. Not the 6ft5 250lb lion lennox lewis who was strong, techically elite and completely UNintimidated by Tyson. Lewis was all wrong for Tyson.

[@conartist267]

Loved it!

[@daboxingscholar]

5:43 he clearly said lennox was a amature people on here googling stuff about the wbc and all this bs the fact of the matter is lennox had not got manny as his trainer yet and mike had whooped him in sparring in the cus day days does anybody in there right mind that thinks mike couldnt do what Oliver mccall tyson sparring partner did to lewis ??? Especially seeing as how he had not hooked up with Emanuel Steward and still was green and just went in fights based off of his right hand you Fanatics kill me

[@daboxingscholar]

Mike was 21 when he beat spinks come on now he would have beat even a manny coached lewis

[@sugs1191]

Although I rate Tyson as superior. I believe this story. I've also heard Tyson say he knocked him out cold BUT that Lewis was underdeveloped at the time. I don't know if they are referring to the same instance

[@BarrySlisk]

He sounds like a cool dude.

[@wyndhl9465]

C'est un grand discours.

[@champchamp2841]

Wen mike tyson turned pro at the age of 20 and become world champ at that time lewis was 22 and still fighting at ameture. Says it really

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

Lennox was probably doing what they were supposed to be doing IE ' sparring' whereas Tyson was most likely deliberately disregarding the rules of sparring by the sounds of things. No one should be KOing a sparring partner !

[@MajikATX]

I wonder when this video was originally filmed .... Some random Person on a Facebook group got mad for me saying Tyson KOed Lennox in a sparring session... Honestly I could of sworn I heard Emanuel steward talk about it but cant find any tape...

[@LiamGalvinFilm]

I would think around 2008 - cheers

[@neilfagan1011]

Joe is a top man

[@malakahmath4567]

In Tyson's prime before Don King and Robin Givens got in the picture, NOBODY was fucking with Mike! He was crumbling everybody!

[@kennylopezjeetkunedo5555]

According to Big Joe Egan, Mike Tyson knocked Lennox Lewis out! Lol He said he witnessed this behind the scenes sparring session they had behind closed doors and this was when Tyson matured. He also said that Tyson was drugged up when he fought Lewis in 2002 and was a shell of his self, but this is common knowledge for anyone who's examined both of their careers, because everyone knows Tyson was washed up by the time Lewis got him. And it is true that Tyson was on medication during that time period,(Don't take my word for it...all you gotta do is look it up) but never any confirmation on it that he was on it for the fight, although he did look docile. As for the sparring session he witnessed, (unless he's lying about it, which I doubt, because it sounds pretty convincing to me) if he was there to see it, we'd have to take his word on it unless someone else comes out and gives a different take of what he witnessed. My closing thoughts is what I've always said that Lennox Lewis could of never beat the prime 1988 Mike Tyson, I've always said this. Tyson was too fast, and he would never let Lewis established his distance or jab because of his side to side head movement and his ability to cut the ring off taking away the jab and uppercuts that Lewis would try and throw and Tyson also was a good body puncher, so he would go downstairs and set him up with right hand and left hook counters to the body when he tried to shoot his uppercuts using aggressive counter punching that Tyson was great at and never gets credit for. Jose Ribalta can tell you, he fought the prime Mike Tyson and he also sparred with Lennox Lewis and has went on record giving his take on a fight between the 80s Tyson and Lewis fighting. I'm sure Jose never heard anything about this, but he's already been on record saying the prime Tyson he fought would KO Lennox Lewis. Lennox Lewis is a good fighter, can't take that away from him, but he's made more out to be than what he was. I would take Lewis over any heavyweight now, but when people say Lewis would be a bad style matchup for all the atg's and beat any of them, that I can't agree with. He would win some but he would lose a lot too. A very good heavyweight though. But he has no chance against the prime Tyson.

[@johnyboy19685]

Kenny Lopez while i agree lennox was a good boxer he was also managed very well quite a few of his opponents were fought when they were on slide down and past their best. He also lost to hasim rachman who wasnt a great fighter at all and on his own admission stated that he wouldnt have fancied taking on a young tyson. Most fighters have lost to someone at some time even the best fighters and it can be surprising who they lose to. In my opinion a 1988 tyson would have beaten lennox he was to quick too difficult to hit and punched in hard combinations lewis would be made for him. A later tyson with lottle head movement relying on one punch knockouts was made for lennox jab and use his superior reach let him yire and knock him out.

[@unbornbum3700]

yeah he was old and washed up when he fought lewis but he wasn't old and washed up when he fought james douglas, in fact he was barely 23 y/o and he got utterly destroyed by JD and JD isn't on the same level as LL... not even close.

[@unbornbum3700]

geefunk no he wasn't. read his book, he said nothing about partying or taking drugs before fighting douglas, he said he had an affair with the hotel maids but big deal, Ali was smashing women in africa before he kod big george. Tyson got his overrated ass exposed.

[@alcottdevalte7440]

I found a good interview, tyson says he knocked lewis out of the ring at 14:37; kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGTWlqeFfa6siqc

[@emmettoliver1135]

That's amazing

[@n.w.owhoknowstheshadowknow58]

Emmett Oliver he would smash beta male Lewis

[@benopoly0000]

Big joe told lenny from the Simpsons everything to say at the beginning

[@pfliz1]

@ 5:19 Prime Mike Tyson Knocked Lennox Lewis Spark out !!!

[@Takeitinnblood]

Proof that Mike in his prime would’ve destroyed Lewis; he was already too far gone, with his personal problems & drug abuse, when they fought in ‘02. Iron Mike, the greatest heavyweight of all time!

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@Takeitinnblood Mike Tyson was the most overrated, overhyped boxer of all time. He was never in the same class as Holyfield or Lewis, or any good heavyweight. His entire career was built on beating has-beens, some of which were old enough to be Mike's Father. Greatest heavyweight of all time? HAHAHAHA, not even top twenty, shhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@Takeitinnblood LOL and there we have the "ifs", the "buts" and the ever-present and ever-predictable word "prime". Answer me these questions, Tho Paine. No "ifs", no "buts" and please - I'm asking nicely - don't use that painful Tyson-fan word "prime", please? Because god knows, every video where Mike gets beat by a better boxer, you fangirls use that exhausting word "prime" as if it's a get-out-of-jail-free card. So please, don't, ok? Ok let's go. *Who won when Mike Tyson fought Lennox Lewis?* *Who won when Mike Tyson fought Evander Holyfield?* No ifs, no buts, no prime. Just answer the questions.

[@Takeitinnblood]

Never in the same class as Lewis, yet he knocked him unconscious when they sparred in their prime, younger years? Your reasoning is obviously flawed & lacking. Lol, Lewis beat a drugged-out Mike Tyson, & still only after 11 rounds (if he was really that out of Mike’s league, it wouldn’t have taken him that long to be a drug-affected Tyson, who was like 10 years past his prime). Not to mention that Oliver Mccall, a sparring partner of Mike in his prime, knocked Lewis out cold in only 2 rounds. Lol, if Mccall could’ve done that to him in 2, back then, just imagine what Mike would’ve done to him back then (as Mike already did knock Lewis out him when they sparred back then). Moreover, a prime Mike Tyson beat a 38 year-old Holmes in 4, while it took Holyfield to beat a 38 year-old Holmes on points after 12, why? Obviously Mike was at a different level, & would’ve beat Holyfield, then. Not to mention that Holyfield in his prime, which was midway in his career (when he faced Mike), was a steroid user; just look & compare his physique as a light heavyweight to when he was a heavyweight in the mid-‘90s - qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-c5c17e9c14f3b6218dc02291e9e81cdd - clearly he’s on ‘roids. “In June 2004 a patient named Evan Fields picked up three vials of testosterone and related injection supplies from a Columbus, Ga., doctor, traced through Applied. Later that month Fields also obtained five vials of Saizen and three months later returned for treatment of hypogonadism, a condition whereby sex glands produce little or no hormones. Investigators noted that Fields shares both the birthdate and home address of former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. What’s more, when SI called a phone number on a Post-It note attached to the Fieldspatient file, HOLYFIELD ANSWERED.” vault.si.com/vault/2007/03/12/rx-for-trouble-inside-the-steroid-ring Not even top 20? You’re obviously either just not knowledgeable about boxing or just downright delusional.....

[@Takeitinnblood]

You’re the only one making a case on “but”.... Who won when Mike Tyson fought Lennox Lewis? The better question is, who knocked who out, unconscious, when they sparred during their prime younger years? Mike. Who won when Mike Tyson fought Evander Holyfield? The better question is, who took steroids & couldn’t KO a 38 year old has been in Holmes? Holyfield. LOL, believe whatever you want, not my job to spoon feed you the facts..... whatever I say you’re just gonna accept your own B.S. biases.

[@mikem591]

5:17 - Knew it...LL was unconscious for 5 minutes...wow...

[@johndawhale3197]

90 seconds in and already the host is spreading misinformation.....

[@felixfedre518]

Joe and Evander Hollyfield are the only fighters not to get knocked out by Tyson? As far as I know there were a number. Most notably Buster Douglas, who knocked Tyson out at the height of Tyson's career.

[@andymcnab2.0]

Joe was an below average boxer

[@theclipperking]

I smell bullshit

[@wezzbeet2923]

I saw that black guy years ago does a good Mike Tysoe impression

[@bluewolfstephens2357]

Knocked him spark out... damn he wasn't playing

[@stevenfinch7086]

Tyson a great champ but he always struggled with tall boxers Lennox the mist underrated boxer ever and the most intelligent

[@mattkylie6723]

Tell me one fighter challenger or champion Lewis fought that wasn’t either beaten or washed up!!????

[@conairemclaughlin7960]

Not to sure why Joe is so famous. Crap career fact. Probably a really good guy. But the amount of fame he has I just don't understand.

[@craigfromscotland5272]

Bullshit ... Lennox lewis has the videos of there sparring and tells a very different story as does teddy atlas who was there

[@smoke3571985]

Tyson in his Prime no fighter in the history of boxing besides Ali would have a chance

[@deanwaller8283]

Oh just fuck off....young George foreman would have torn mike's head off his shoulders in under 3 rounds

[@peterjackson164]

this was my promotion i did Joes book launch i only just realised?

[@wrotedog]

I like lennox lewis but he let 2 belts go, 1 against john ruiz and 1 against chris byrd. Held on to the WBC one. They both would have given him trouble.. I like mike tyson also, but don king messed up his legacy and he was never the same.. Facts..

[@johnnybs7]

who.the.fuck.is.joe egan????????????????

[@DJmonAtomic]

sparring is different because when you are in fight camp you are weak, tired, dieting and all you wanna do is eat pizza and put yer fight up and all your sparring partners are generally not in fight camp and full of energy. sparring is different to fighting i know for a fact i fight

[@TMAdventuresT7]

Ho no, didn’t want hear this because there’s proof in the pudding 8th round Pyramid Arena 2002 IBF IBO WBC were on the line , not good to speak of Lenox like that 🤔

[@ryang790]

fucking hell be fair lennox lewis was just a teenager then... I know tyson was but he was a freak of nature or possibly given roids as a teenager..

[@rolandbarthelat3428]

Lennox always said that he sparred about 4 days with Tyson and never been knocked down... Tyson never said anything about that..so..Who's lying ?

[@dirtyandnasty9011]

I personaly go for Arnie Boehm's version, seems the guy we can trust the most to me. Joe's version seems so exagerated I wonder if he's not just trying to get some attention.

[@russelldingle4096]

made a living of sparring Tyson people say he built a living on. well I no Jo an he is a top fellar with a hell of s story to tell. had a right life. never even mentions all the models he has had. he a handsome guy Jo is

[@michaelkenny1326]

Russell Dingle ,

[@russelldingle4096]

chris Harris not for a while.

[@kin3249]

Russell Dingle Good on ya bud

[@russelldingle4096]

chris Harris ;-))

[@rapmenn]

People talk trash that lennox will beat tyson anytime, but forget that they had sparing at 15-16 yers old.

[@lennoxmate4064]

RaPMeN yeah when Tyson was built like a man and about to turn pro. Lewis was a skinny underdeveloped amateur that would remain amateur for five more years. It’s irrelevant. What about a light heavyweight Holyfield besting Tyson in sparring in 84?

[@SYKO666]

TYSON GOAT!! PEOPLE FORGET THAT TYSON WAS FIGHTING EVERY 2WEEK,LOOK AT HOW MANY FIGHTS HE GOT THROUGH IN DOUBLE QUICKTIME. Nobody else could've done it how Tyson did(just blasted the fuk through the heavyweight division fighting nearly every week.. GOAT FULL STOP!!!

[@upturnedblousecollar5811]

lol GOAT? He wouldn't even make the top ten.

[@franlong4689]

50 / 50 spar at the time I would say Read Lennox Lewis biography very good The spar happened late 1983 just after Lewis won the World jr championships Lewis beat Craig Payne who went on to beat Tyson Tyrell biggs & Tefelio. Stevenson The USA team mentioned to Lennox he should seek out Mike Tyson as Tyson was USA no 1 Super Heavyweight & junior level. Tyson didn't travel so that's why they sent Craig Payne. The USA team coach also mentioned that Tyson possibly would of won World championships if he had competed. LEWIS won the Gold medal in Porta rico. When Lewis got home from World Championships himself & his coach travelled by car from Canada to the caskills mountains to spar Tyson they sparred & the spars were even

[@stephenappleyard8441]

Lewis was to big to skilled and a better boxer than Tyson that's why he lost

[@jasonphillips5816]

I'm sure Joe is a nice guy and he had a fairly decent amateur career but his Pro record is a joke, he got beaten and cut by Denroy Bryan a guy whose record ended up as 26 losses and 7 wins. If Tyson couldn't KO him then Joe must have been wearing a bouncy castle around his head as a head-guard .

[@G-Man78]

4:17 THANK ME LATER

[@mikem591]

Lewis was made to order from a prime Tyson. He already had put him to sleep. The Tyson LL fought in 2002 was drugged out and probably took a dive.

[@upturnedblousecollar5811]

lmao now the Tyson fangirls are seriously claiming Mike _"took a dive"_ haha