Mike Tyson vs Alex Stewart 1990, ENTIRE HBO PROGRAM

[@IndepenDRUM1]

These complete programs are great!! Please keep them coming.

[@charleslowe522]

no network did it better than HBO. The complete program from Chavez vs Taylor was the best.

[@IndepenDRUM1]

@@charleslowe522 So great

[@almaperro]

Tyson and Chavez on the same card!!! It was good to have HBO back then.

[@joedowd1210]

+almaperro It sure was. Now, we'd have to pay $60.00 on PPV.

[@solidcake3401]

Box in fixed fights though lol says alot about that era

[@almaperro]

solid cake same as bad decisions and boxers avoiding other champs that we have now. A million different belts and ldbc with pbc shit and all the other crap.

[@uncletony6210]

@@joedowd1210 Tyson Spinks was $50 in 1988.

[@rahmellodynasty]

Fuckin facts

[@Vintagetube310]

Crazy to see Tyson and Chavez on the same card. Legendary

[@himoragenma6416]

EXACTLY!!!👏👏👏👏

[@samicherif8796]

Like wtf!!!!

[@johnny6610]

P4P best and the biggest draw in boxing? Don King was the man!

[@KingNez89]

I absolutely love that spike lee mike tyson small flick... thank you uploader so much for uploading this whole thing...imma search for that small movie alone damn that was so dope...spike lee is a absolute genius

[@joedowd1210]

ALEX STEWART WAS ONE OF THE NICEST GUYS IN BOXING.I FELT BAD FOR HIM AFTER THIS FIGHT.HE LOOKED SCARED AND WAS JUST OVERWELMED.MIKE WAS TRYING TO END IT WITH EVERY PUNCH.

[@leblanccnabell2223]

I always thought going into the fight that Stewart would give Tyson a good fight.. I was shocked when he just folded in the ring..

[@joedowd1210]

I was surprised too. One year earlier, Stewart gave Holyfield a war. So i figured he'd give Tyson a decent fight. So many good fighters were overcome with fear once they got into the ring with Mike.

[@joedowd1210]

clip11 Good point. Tyson just instilled fear in fighters, like I've never seen before.

[@stanmoney8470]

@@joedowd1210 really I'm gonna have to watch that one Holyfield vs steward

[@joedowd1210]

It's a good action fight. You'll enjoy it.

[@alvalankerofficial]

Why did Larry have a problem with Tyson fighting Alex Stewart? He was #4 ranked in the world at the time of this fight, 26 wins with 26 KO's...that sounds like a pretty dangerous opponent to me. Better than Douglas.

[@vicrattlehead6386]

and he went to full 12 round against Holyfield and Foreman. Douglas was beaten by Ferguson and Tuckker , later by Savarese. Only good for that one night in Tokyo. He was stopped silly in just 3 round by Holyfield.

[@1981lashlarue]

Larry Merchant has a problem with everything. He's a pompous, idiotic, smart aleck. That's why.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Because Alex Stewart had only fought one legitimate fighter...Holyfield, who stopped him, albeit in an entertaining fight. Alex Stewart's record padded with tomato cans.

[@1981lashlarue]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 True to an extent, but still... it's pretty difficult to amass a record like that even if you are fighting tomato cans. Stewart hung in there with Holyfield and never went down and went the distance with Foreman hurting him badly and by most accounts won the fight. Stewart wasn't in the category of Tyson or Holyfield by no means, but he wasn't in the category of those rum dums Tyson was fighting on his way up or the stiffs Foreman was obliterating early in his comeback either.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

@@1981lashlarue After this fight though...the point you're making, valid as it is, is in hindsight. Merchant was speaking on Tyson, who could've fought Foreman, Bowe, Mercer, Ruddock, or even Lewis at THIS POINT, fought Stewart, who was unranked. Merchant was rightfully (IMHO) challenging the notion of Tyson the monolith...if he was so invulnerable, there was no need to follow up the Tillman fight with ostensibly another tune up.

[@petierican6079]

Thanks for the great boxing fights from being to end the whole program loving this site

[@DouglasJFresh]

This was the golden era of the sport. Pay-per-view helped destroy HBO World championship boxing

[@DanielSong39]

Before pay-per-view they had closed circuit TV, not much changed

[@nilelumpkins771]

Tyson should have kept kevin rooney in his corner

[@bilvis48]

Nile Lumpkins you aint kiddin'...Biggest Mistake He ever made!... Rooney knew what made Tyson Tick and how to bring out the Best in him

[@sylotiboy4166]

Nile Lumpkins Tyson was in deep waters by late 1988 his life was falling apart he just broke up with his then wife Givens and Don King was starting to dictate his career he convinced him that Rooney was taking too much from his purse and managed to get him fired and that was the biggest mistake Tyson made in his career

[@Ramble79]

Tyson said that Rooney pretty much fired himself. He didn’t want to be part of don king or team Tyson. They offered Rooney the same pay to join. But i do agree Rooney was the right trainer. Later Rooney sued mike for millions.

[@theraven3481]

that might be the understatement of the new century..... literally

[@jketcham9004]

You see that film Bleed for this, You could see that Rooney stopped Pazienza over training, something Tyson did trying to walk 50 miles a day like King Arthur down motorways at one stage, Mike Tyson 2015 documentary, shows it's not just Tyson that was exploited and they survived from where they came from. And the interview he gives, where he says they give you money but you become part of system, and thats so true, people come from poveerty do not want to be defined as attached to system, which if your in poverty your not blind, blinkered, Don King got alot of people, Tim Witherspoon spoke out, but he ended up carrying a gun. Talking mafia and crime in Boxing, really. Lot of these athletes are addicts, Maradona, Tyson, Tiger Woods. can be used positively, what not also.

[@discodesanti2459]

'91 Tyson vs Holyfield a much purer match then late '96. Would've loved to have seen it.

[@tejastrojan]

The size of Holyfield in 91' compared to 96',97' looked Barry Bonds like, in weight gain. I wonder what his hat size was in 91' and then in 96' ? The head muscles seem to get noticeably larger too.

[@theinformationbomber7102]

@@tejastrojan PEDs like HGH EPOs and many others made holyfield make that transformation He wasn't legit he was a PEDs abusing cheater

[@tejastrojan]

@@theinformationbomber7102 Yeah I was being sarcastic....

[@theinformationbomber7102]

@@tejastrojan ok all right lmao holyfield should get much more criticism for the all the banned substances that he abused He wouldn't have ever beaten Tyson without all that

[@theinformationbomber7102]

Tyson also looks in much better shape in here rather then when he was in 96 post prison he was never the same

[@The_ZeroLine]

Things the video brought back 1. RE: The WBA/C belts: the boxing world WAS ALWAYS making horrible decisions (still is too). 2. lol, Larry Merchant’s response about Don King after the Spike Lee clip was amazing. 3. Alex Stewart wasn’t the the brightest bulb on the shelf.

[@armandop9082]

We've never seen a fighter like Tyson even today nobody puts the fear in other fighters like young Tyson did ,only Liston and Foreman did that but Tyson was knocking bigger men out when he was 19 20 21 years old, he was a phenom.

[@rondoughhowell6442]

Well Mike is the only' Tyson ' that matters in boxing

[@jtaco4101]

#1 hype job of all time. Not saying he didn't have huge ability but it's true.

[@grantphelps4223]

mr Sterling these uploads are fantastic thank you

[@o0Diomedes0o]

I second that

[@BlackjackCZ]

HBO was by far the best network for boxing! I miss those days.

[@andregreen4358]

If Mike Tyson still had Kevin Rooney in his corner, he would’ve still been undefeated & the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world. His boxing skills started to diminish and he got lazy. Don King corrupted & took advantage of him. He was young & had too many people in his ear giving him bad advice.

[@JohnnyCage333]

@Andre Green Yeah man!👍🏻🥊

[@pnpdynamic9720]

Thanks captain obvious

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Mike Tyson wasn't a trained pet. It's bad enough when white dudes make this argument...but a brotha doing this racist shit...Mike Tyson had autonomy over himself. Kevin Rooney wasn't going to prevent Tyson's decision making. Stop it.

[@andregreen4358]

@Leo Cormeum I believe that’s exactly what happen. Rooney knew Don King was a snake & didn’t like him at all. As Don King got closer to Mike, he starting telling Mike all the wrong things & Mile believed him & started rolling with Don King.

[@orionsimerl6539]

It would have been nice if we'd have had Hollyfield Tyson in 90 or 91 instead of in 96. Tyson was still not the same fighter after firing Kevin Rooney. It was interesting that the first time Tyson got staggered in a fight was his first fight against Frank Bruno which I believe was the first fight he had after firing Rooney. This fight was a good example of the Rooney-less Tyson. Very little head movement, little body work, no combinations, just wild punches trying trying to knock his opponent out. Still would have been enough to beat Holyfield in 90 or 91. There 4 Mike Tysons. The first was the invincible, calculated, and supremely technical Tyson when Rooney was his trainer. No one could beat that Mike Tyson. The 2nd was the fercious, wild, and less technical Tyson from 88 after Rooney to 92 before his incarceration. This Tyson was still the best in the world. The 3rd Tyson was the same as the second but his abilities were very diminished. He looked great against 2nd tier fighters but could not beat the top tier fighter like Holyfield and Lewis, who I believe he would have beat before 92, and if he would have kept Kevin Rooney, he would have avoided the incarceration and beat them at any point. Mike Tyson is the greatest dissapointment in boxing history, but is still one of my favorite fighters. If you want to know how good Tyson was, there are a few fights like this fight against Alex Stewart where you can compare Tyson's performance against Holyfield's performance. Another is Tyson's peformance against a 4 years younger Larry Holmes against Holyfield's performance against Larry Holmes. No one dominated their competition the way Tyson dominated. The distance between him and his competition is greater than the distance between any other fighter and their competion. I would have been great if Tyson wasn't swallowed by the hype and remained the same hungry focused fighter he was in 86 throughout his career.

[@Kaiserbill99]

There were two Mike Tysons. The 1980s version made a career of knocking over bums and Larry Holmes bridesmaids from the 1970s at an all time low ebb for the HW division. The second version made a career of avoiding pretty much all the top contenders and losing to the two he did fight in a period in which really talented younger fighters emerged.

[@orionsimerl6539]

@@Kaiserbill99 Had Tyson kept Kevin Rooney as his trainer he would have never been beaten. That is the difference between Tyson in the 80s and Tyson in the 90s. Then he dropped off another level after his incarceration.

[@Kaiserbill99]

@@orionsimerl6539 Sorry but it is all coulda woulda shoulda with Tyson fans. His best wins are against a dragged out of retirement Larry Holmes, a blown up LH in Spinks, and probably Razor Ruddock. The status of a fighter can only be determined by their win record and not on what might have been. It is fortunate for Tyson that he "made hay while the sun shines" by turning pro early after failing to make the US Olympic team. The post Holmes era was probably the lowest ebb for HW boxing; a period still dominated by relics of the 1970s who had played second fiddle to Holmes. A scene ripe for the taking by a young bull like Tyson. Lewis and Bowe took the more conventional amateur route both making the Olympic final in 1988. Both Lewis and Bowe were always going to be too big for Tyson once they adapted to the pro ranks. Had Tyson made the 1988 Olympics we may never have seen him even become a world champion. The list of fighters Tyson avoided is a substantial one: Bowe, Lewis (until he needed the cash), Mercer, Tua, Witherspoon, Moorer, Rahman, Morrison, McCall, and Vitali. A career spanning twenty years and enough time to fight Bruno twice and the likes of Bruce Seldon but none of these fighters.

[@orionsimerl6539]

@@Kaiserbill99 No fighter can take a 3 year layoff being incarcerated and come back and fight the best fighters in the world who have been training and fighting uninterrupted. Tyson didn't dodge anyone before he went to prison on BS charges. Secondly it isn't coulda woulda shoulda when speculating what Tyson would have been had he continued to stay focused on boxing and kept training with Kevin Rooney. I have 2 questions for you. 1st do you believe Tyson was the same fighter after Rooney that he was with Rooney? 2nd do you believe Tyson was the same fighter after prison that he was before prison? Have tou ever seen any heavyweight execute technically as well as Tyson? Has any heavyweight done what Tyson did in evading punches the way Tyson evaded the flurry from Reggie Gross before dropping him? I contend that Tyson would have been the greatest fighter who ever lived had he not got mixed up with Don King and fired Rooney, because he would have continued to develop, he would have executed game plans, had good corner advice for in fight adjustments, and had superior athleticism, technique, and punching power. You talk about his best fights against washed up fighters but some of these fighters as I mentioned also fought Holyfield even later in their careers and Holyfield could not put away these old fighters as Tyson had. Tyson with Rooney was invincible, the evidence being his record with Rooney as his trainer, and the observable decline in fights immediately proceeding Rooneys departure. There was no strategy in those fights, it was Tyson trying to knock peoples heads off. He didn't fight the best competition in the 90s because Tyson was no longer on thst level because of his time in prison.

[@jasonlinton9902]

I remember an interview where kevin said tyson was only operating at 50 percent most of the time because mikes fights were over so quickly mike dominated the division at half his power also everybody says a prime ali would beat a prime tyson i just dont see it a hungry prime tyson would have destroyed ali inside 6 rounds i love boxing and ive been watching for 30 years and i have to say tyson was the best heavyweight ive ever seen

[@Thomas-xe3ce]

Any man who steps into the ring to fight Mike Tyson gets my respect

[@eduardoaguileraarrua3941]

He deserves everyone's respect, you mean, 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@FootballRob2010]

So Holyfield headbutted Alex Stewart and opened up a cut. Shocking

[@connshawnery6489]

Yeah, I thought the same. Holyfield’s trunks might have said ‘head’ as well.

[@bigalsnow8199]

No big deal. Hollyfield won the fight which he was losing before the Headbutt. But he also destroyed Rockman with a horrible Headbutt and even Lennox Lewis complained loudly about his Headbutting. Tyson never had a fair fight with Hollyfield because BOTH FIGHTS were ruined by Evanders Head. Strange how all this was swept under the rug.

[@anglesmcdangles3788]

@@bigalsnow8199he was trying to butt toney too, then claimed toney only won because of peds😂

[@leblanccnabell2223]

Well at least now Tyson knows the truth about Don King, it sucks he wouldn't listen to the people who were trying to help him back then..

[@alexhaggerty39]

sad way to find out loosing your dough with your humility along with it

[@carlawilliams5-26-27]

You live and learn, so glad Tyson has humbled himself and is a all around cool dude, funny too....

[@joemachol.3968]

I Met Kevin Rooney in 1989. He signed my boxing scrapbook for me & sat on his porch with me & my brother for 30 minutes talking boxing. Really Nice guy.

[@CampsitePyro]

I remember taping this broadcast as well. Hard to believe it was over 32 years ago! This is the last fight I believe Tyson was “Good”.

[@KetchLambier]

I miss HBO Boxing. The pinnacle never to be reached again. Kellerman, Lampley, Merchant, and all the various others from Foreman to Leonard to Manny Stewart. Just like George Foreman from the 80s & 90s, HBO Boxing needs to make a comeback.

[@Cornerbendin]

Maaaan I remember watching/loving this fight when I was a kid.....RIH Alex Stewart,rest easy champ

[@thaddeusfarman3124]

JB3 Stewart was a hell of a puncher. Do you recall what Alex did to Big George's face in their fight? Poli madonna!

[@Cornerbendin]

Thaddeus Farman no I have 2 watch it,but u right he wasa helluva puncher!

[@joedowd1210]

It was the worst beating Foreman's face ever took in any fight. More than Holyfield, Moorer or Morrison.

[@solidcake3401]

That was the problem with American boxing Stewart absolutely battered foreman and won every round but "lost" cause of money, people got bored of the fixed shit an that's why ufc is dominating the American Market. Britsh boxing saved the sport

[@nach0vidal]

RIP Champ.

[@threerings1345]

I'm sure HBO was very relieved they didn't resign Tyson when a little over a year later he was being walked out of a courtroom in shackles.

[@Mario_N64]

Yeah, in the end, things turned out better for HBO in that deal. Chavez would also start his decline.

[@Lava1964]

At 1:08:09 Stewart's expression says it all. He had all the confidence of a man walking toward the gallows.

[@vermin1970]

I mean, it probably didn't help that his wife was also acting like he was being led to the gallows lol.

[@Ehrle6969]

Mike Tyson is the best Boxer ever ask steven seagal.

[@SuperBenny74]

Poor Mike, if only he had Jim Jaccobs to guide him, after he died after Cus it all started to fall apart

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

If only he had the white guy...stop that racist shit. Mike Tyson made his decisions. Jacobs, Rooney, Cayton...even Cus D'Amato...no one was going to prevent him from doing what he wanted. Ali had a wild entourage but still had the DISCIPLINE to get up and go train and give his best. Sick of this bullshit argument

[@DanielSong39]

He'd probably ranked a Top 10 Heavyweight of all time no doubt He'd have a lot of critics though because part of that guidance would have been to duck Holyfield/Lewis/Bowe LOL I think he probably would have retired around 1990 after beating everyone except the big 3 then go full time into promotions Maybe he would be an even bigger household name today as one of the biggest boxing promoters around

[@jamesadcock5235]

Tyson was so fit didn't even get out of breath. Can u imagine heavyweights today throwing punches like that and not getting tired

[@624radicalham]

It was the first round dude ... ridiculous comment

[@kevinduane4348]

HBO boxing was the best, the presentation, announcers, sad what there is now

[@theklaus7436]

You have to give it to Don king. He had an excellent way of knowing what to say when he was around Tyson. You have to know how young Tyson were at this time . Naive and very fragile as we later learned. How old was he then around 24 years old. Amazing what he achieved and lost and now he’s back. In the year 2021 .

[@reeeter1]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[@veeseee128]

Tyson's decline was when he came over to the Darkside. He sold his soul to Don King and got rid of his trainer Kevin Rooney. He lost his discipline and became a two bit brawler with no heart or boxing skills. He could have became one of the greatest to put on a pair of boxing gloves. Perhaps greater than Ali but he made a terrible mistake later in his career and chose the fast money, wild parties and became a shell of his former self. Later his career became a circus. Just wild antics and controversy everywhere he and his entourage went.

[@gabez8]

It's like anakin Skywalker in real life

[@JMRuggiero]

As to the Mike Tyson and Buster Douglas fight, Mike Tyson knocked out Buster Douglas in the eighth round. It was a repeat of the “longest count“ which of course happened to Jack Dempsey. Once you knock someone out for 13 or 14 seconds, and the lack of a referee to count for the knockdown seconds One could get rather discouraged

[@JMRuggiero]

It was more or less over for Mike Tyson when he separated from Kevin Rooney. Everyone else could have been fired or fled, but not Kevin Rooney. Tyson could have developed into the greatest heavyweight of all time, but fell short because he had no one around to guide him who he respected

[@Paul-os1fr]

I remember this. I thought this match happened before the Douglas loss when Mike looked invincible, so I'd been starting to wonder if I'd hallucinated the whole thing because I couldn't find it. The thing I remember most about this match was Mrs. Stewart. Out of all Tysons matches, those images of her had one of the strongest effects on me. That's the thing I bring up to people when I try to explain how intimidating Tyson was. How demoralizing must it be to get to the ring and your wife has left in tears because she thinks you're going to get killed?

[@marcotee709]

King shafted Tyson regarding not taking the HBO deal. Unfortunately it took him a long time to realise it.

[@kriskalbfleisch5020]

Cus said mike would be known forever. Cus was right about everything.

[@Aristotelezz]

When Roberto Duran quit against Ray Leonard it became a subject where is even talked about today. When Kyung-Duk Ahn quit against Julio Cesar Chavez there were no questions asked. All that happened was that Chavez got congratulated. Why?

[@1981lashlarue]

Two entirely different scenarios. With Ahn, he was clearly getting outboxed, outclassed, and beaten by Chavez. It was just a matter of time before he was destroyed. Ahn continuing would have only delayed the inevitable and maybe gotten him hurt. With Duran, he was simply frustrated by Leonard's speed and antics because Duran is a brawler who likes to slug it out because that's his strong suit. The reason why Leonard lost to him the first time was because he fought Duran's game and not his own. Duran wants a sitting target on the ropes or in the corner to pound on and Leonard's speed, dancing, and flashy style prevented that. Instead of changing his approach and stopping Leonard from doing that, he just decided to quit. It's reminiscent of a kid who quits playing a pickup game because the kid he's playing against is better than him. It was amateurish and unprofessional. That's the difference. There is no disgrace in quitting when you're clearly beaten, especially to avoid needless injury. Ahn isn't the only fighter who has done that. The great Alexis Arguello basically did that in his rematch with Aaron Pryor. He got knocked down in the 10th and clearly could have gotten up but stayed down because he knew there was no point.

[@mandarkastronomonov2962]

Adding to what 1981lashlarue said, Duran came back after that loss and won world titles in two other divisions, showing that his loss to Leonard was an aberration, something out of character. Kyung-Duk Ahn never fought again after this fight with Chavez.

[@richardharrison859]

1:10:40 "They're forgetting that the 3 knockdown rule is in effect". I think the ref knew. He just wanted to give him the count so if he can't get up in time, it goes down as a KO and not a TKO.

[@fullshark09]

That poor korean guy suffered from bad promoters/trainers. His technique had a lot of gaps and bad habits (legs too separated, overcomitted shots...) and they didn't either had a plan for him (fighting jc chavez without an answer for his bodywork is rather stupid) or had worked his body condition and endurance properly, let alone how NOT generally prepared he was to face an international world champion. How bad cause he showed heart recovering and didn't seem to have bad punch throw technique. Boxing sure has change since then, now is rare to see a fighter with sloppy habits or technique gaps.

[@Mario_N64]

His corner probably remembered what Chavez did to Meldrick Taylor, and told him to quit. They didn't want him to get permanently hurt.

[@Tycrx89]

Don king making the basket had me crackin up

[@skinnykinny582]

I am on a long historical deep dive into the era 1988-1992 period of Tyson and Holyfield. Rewatching all of their fights in that period. Tyson becoming undisputed and a mega star while the Olympic star Holyfield becomes undisputed at cruiserweight and becoming the well hyped number one contender. I remember it as people saying Holyfield was too small and Tyson too awesome. The general opinion was Tyson would crush Holyfield on his way to beat the best ever. I was actually more of a riddick Bowe Lennox Lewis guy from the 88 Olympics but I was a rarity and I had no idea then if those 2 guys could beat Tyson and Holyfield. I was just hoping as a contrarian because I grew up a Holmes /Ali guy. As I watch the fights and read the articles now I had no idea what I was talking about. First of all Tyson was a more skilled and sounder boxer than I thought then . Holyfield was a way bigger star and was being pushed way harder than I realized then. When Holyfield became a heavyweight every fight was in Vegas or Atlantic City for big bucks on network tv or main event or PPV. He beat top guys in the era Alex Stewart pinklon Thomas James tills and Micheal dokes. All by knockout and all who had fought Tyson. Holyfield was bigger and stronger than I thought and as we would learn later more than big enough to beat Tyson. I had always thought pre prison Mike would have beaten that era Holyfield. But Lou Duva and the Holyfield people were really confident and were trying to chase mike down. I now believe that Holyfield would have won then too. But it would have been an even greater event then

[@Mario_N64]

However, Holyfield, shortly after this era would have his dehydration and heart problems. Who knows if he would have had the stamina to withstand a titanic fight going the distance with Tyson.

[@DanielSong39]

I think a better managed Tyson would have retired at age 25 without having to fight Holyfield He could make more outside the ring as a promoter

[@Mike-kv5pl]

Stewart looked absolutely scared to death. His wife wasn't very confident either.

[@charlesdarks8850]

I love Holyfield because he was a lion, but less than a year before this fight he won against Stewart for UD. Mike won by a 1st round KO, that was the difference between Holyfield in his prime and Mike in his prime.

[@oldironsides4107]

You can do that with any matchup why not bring up Buster Douglas

[@Shovelhook]

​@@oldironsides4107Cause he was completely different to here.

[@gregquinn7817]

And Ali went life and death with Frazier and Norton. But Foreman destroyed Frazier and Norton. So logically speaking Foreman definitely crushed Ali right? Lol See how that works....

[@chincheck739]

In the first fight Stewart almost had Holyfield out on his feet rd 5!..how about someone built like tyson in bert cooper knocking holyfield on the ropes! Tyson destroys holy in 91

[@jiji1946]

sterling stuff Sterling. thank you!

[@adamlees8410]

Tyson and Chavez on the same card. Boxing today wouldn't dream of it!

[@EnerGys-REAL-TALK]

This is actually some of the worst fight from Tyson... He didn't box at all.. Didn't throw one jab, stood straight up.. wasn't moving his head or upper body and we just trying to knock Alex out with big hooks, the fact that Tyson Lost his balance and hell proves my point. This was a terrible Performance. He was so open to punches.. He was much better with Razor Ruddock.

[@theinformationbomber7102]

I noticed the same too but still man Tyson was built like a Tank here In 96 he wasn't the same like when he was here in 91 He would have beaten holyfield after this performance and the ruddock one as well

[@JohnnyCage333]

@@theinformationbomber7102 *1990

[@JohnnyCage333]

With no Kevin Rooney the scientific fighter that Tyson used to be sadly disappeared

[@DRose2Fast]

I really wish Tyson had smashed and beaten Holyfield and Lewis. It would complete the story of Tyson in a more fitting way and put the finishing touches on one of the greatest boxing careers of all time.

[@DougieFresh13]

Frank Capuccino does a fantastic job here as the referee similar to Ward Vs Gatti which was possibly his finest hour as a ref.

[@1981lashlarue]

I always thought he was one of the great, underappreciated, underrated referees. He does more accolades than he gets. May he rest in peace.

[@TaxmanTV]

He had the best 10 count in the business, right in line with a stopwatch in seconds tempo. But in this fight he did have a little slip in not knowing the 3 knockdown rule and kept counting after Stewart got floored the 3rd time. But he was one of the best.

[@angiefav1847]

Yep Rooney was the man for Tyson he never recovered when Rooney left but that’s life money money money people follow the biggest buck Tyson was taken in by popularity and the dollar

[@alexhaggerty39]

very very well said angie

[@pbennett13]

Love this theme music... very difficult to find the whole track

[@vladimirpoutine7522]

So Alex lost to Holyfield due to a cut from a headbutt? Yeah Holyfield butted the shit out of Tyson during their fights. Kind of hard to win when your opponent is cheating.

[@armandop9082]

Last time wed hear Jim Lampley call a Tyson fight till the fight against Lennox Lewis in 2002

[@mrlewis447]

Don king was Mike Tyson down fall

[@paulcollopy4043]

Wow Mr King is quite the agitator!!

[@lerebele1]

Stewart was built like a tank. Look at those trunks!

[@walterseverin1520]

58:31 Stewart scared of even the speed bag, looking like he’s about to burst into tears 😭😭

[@0ladele322]

When mike tyson was hungry he seemed unstoppable - do you agree

[@granddaddyofthemall6320]

Yes.

[@armandop9082]

Lewis would've been lucky to get out of first round against this Tyson, 1990, 1991 Tyson kos Lewis easy .

[@j.m.5744]

Listen, pro boxing is corrupt and what people don't realize is the real reason Rooney quit and Mike lost to Douglas. Don King was pressuring Mike to drag fights into the later rounds and working to convince Mike to throw a fight. King knew people in America didn't want to pay huge money for a 30 second KO by Tyson anymore, that's why he was fighting in Japan in the 1st place. King knew if Mike was beaten, everyone would tune in to see Mike's fights because now there was doubt. Before people would wait and just watch the highlight on the news the next day, why spend all that money. Mike lost and was now on his way back to win it all again and this plan was interrupted by Mike going to jail and those 4 or 5 years in jail cost Mike his youth in the ring. His build completely changed, he got bigger, slower and stiffer and simply wasn't the same fighter anymore. Had THIS Tyson fought Holyfield or Lewis, he would have beaten them both in my opinion. Think, why would a trainer quit because of a fighters wife or the promoter? If King really wanted Mike to keep going the way things were, he would have never disrupted Mike's camp, King didn't cause that to happen with any other fighter, ever. It's obvious to people who knew Tyson and watched him fight, the night of the Douglas fight he looked conflicted, like he knew he was doing something wrong. This is why Tyson calls King a slimy, scum bag piece of shit.

[@jerichobeach2967]

Tyson back home in America focused wanted to win the crowd roared when his name got announced Tyson was in this fight walking his man down like the Tyson of the Rooney era. After Douglas you wanted to see this as a Tyson fan and Tyson needed this.

[@robertrichard3879]

Tyson was so electric this night! He would have destroyed anyone this night! When he was at that 216 to 217 weight and in shape he was sensational! He completely destroyed a very good top contender this night with ease!

[@sdprazak]

Ever since that post interview after the Douglas fight, Tyson would only talk to Jim Lampley and Ray Leonard after it was over. Larry Merchant sure is a piece of work...

[@Mario_N64]

Larry was mostly playing devil's advocate for the network. It was his job.

[@NeoNero83]

Larry Merchant always thought he is the end all be all of boxing opinions, and that he was due 150% of your attention and that you were to answer questions the way he wanted you to answer.

[@theinformationbomber7102]

True larry was the biggest trash talker in boxing

[@willisapril]

This was Mike's last fight with HBO. His contract was up and he told them he would resign with them if they fired Larry Merchant. HBO refused and he signed with Showtime and remained with them till his final fight against Kevin McBride in 2005.

[@deshizle]

I can agree with the things Don King said except referring each other as the n-word

[@granddaddyofthemall6320]

Yes was making a point.

[@botswanna6738]

evander holyfield, causing a cut with a headbutt?!?! this is preposterous! an outrage! surely evander holyfield would not HEADBUTT when he goes inside

[@sinusbradycardia]

HBO and their inconsistency in a fighter's reach and height. Chavez is 5'6.5" and his reach is 67". They still screw it up today. A few fights ago they listed Manny's arm length at 25" and it's more like 22.5"

[@oldironsides4107]

I don’t recall what fight but they had Tyson’s reach at 79”

[@southsideman4891]

STEWART LOOKED SCARED TO DEATH!!!!!!!!

[@itowedin]

Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant say it all in and after the interview with Spike Lee at 49:00.

[@cedericocosantorini8013]

This race card got us all here. Genius!

[@billkingll1678]

There is no race card, but America will always be what it is until it's end.

[@vinceyoung5912]

Alex is very frustrating. He has the perfect build. He doesn’t have the killer instinct.

[@armandop9082]

Tysons peak was the spinks fight once he left rooney it was downhill only the intimidation factor against williams, bruno and stewart was still there, ruddock wasnt scared in both fights even thou he still won and holyfield and lewis werent either., tokyo ended the unbeatable tyson mystique

[@Rockroi75]

While I loved HBO back in the day and was VERY grateful when I was younger to watch these fights live, this was not a great card; Tyson was fighting a permanent second-tier contender in Stewart (who was very protected by his team for his while career), always losing to fighters with real ability; Chavez was fighting a total nobody who's record was heavily padded with 0-x opponents; this was that guy's last pro fight. It was a chance for HBO to try to attract viewers by having a card with the big names.

[@SomeGuyAndHisFiance]

This Is When Paying For Fights Was Worth It 🤘🥳🤘

[@smoothALOE]

Damn, Mike Jones did it all: promoted heavyweight fighters, made the game-winning tackle in a SB and even had a successful rap career! To top it all off, he died in the midst of this, yet was resurrected and nobody seemed to even notice 🤣

[@Mario_N64]

But that tackle was the best lol

[@smoothALOE]

@@Mario_N64I was happy with it. I was a Jags fan. I hated the Titans.

[@kenshiro7960]

If Mike had Rooney , custamado and Jimmy Jacobs the whole of his career then Mike would have been better than Muhammad Ali

[@theinformationbomber7102]

Absolutely true

[@varaangsingh]

At his peak he was better than any heavyweight but didn't have as great of a career like Ali because Mike ended up making bad decisions (firing Rooney, replacing King with Cayton, being overconfident and not taking opponents seriously like Buster Douglas). It was his fault but at the end of the day he learnt from his mistakes and is much wiser now.

[@loveconquersall2187]

Fight proves he would’ve beaten any heavyweight at that time Stewart went the distance wit Holyfield and foreman

[@douglaslowry8702]

Thanks

[@James-th7wb]

Ahn was a typical undeserving Korean title challenger of that time period

[@SponnyD]

Does anyone know if footage of the Biggs-Marin undercard from this fight exists? Trying to locate it!

[@ryanstevenson1364]

I love Frank cappuccino that guy let's fighters fight

[@impalalover8030]

Don King making Basketball shots like a pro.

[@adams4100]

Why tf didn’t they have barriers so the fighter can walk out without wading through people🤣

[@danielmaloney946]

"And Ahn looks for a place to fall down"

[@KetchLambier]

Stewart was overlooked. A solid talent with great power. No shame in losing to Holyfield , Tyson, and Foreman. Who could he have been under Manny Stewart?

[@jonathanturbide2232]

He clearly wasn't overlooked if he was handpicked to fight all these huge names, my god your comment makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@KetchLambier]

@@jonathanturbide2232 You

[@adamlees4496]

Mike lived hard as soon as fame and fortune arrived and was never going to last at the top for long.holyfield was obsessed with training and discipline and outlasted Tyson in terms of dedication to the sport.At twenty mike would have beat holyfield because he was dedicating HIS life to boxing like no other and was a genuine force of nature unlike anything seen before.

[@Randy-mw1es]

Tyson was always dangerous at that weight.He was 234 went he fought Lewis.

[@winycityfightfan]

Don King will say anything to make a buck and it`s a shame that he got away with using a young and impressionable Mike Tyson for a buck! Memo to any black person that has money: If another black man comes to you talking about "Black Power" run away as fast as you can because he`s running game on you.

[@EnerGys-REAL-TALK]

Nothings wrong with black power or being Pro black

[@matthewcb1970]

Don King cares about only one colour: green.

[@tobiesoftstudio823]

Actually, in the end, he didn't get away with it. Mike got the last laugh. In the late 90's, Mike found out Don had been stealing money from him and when Mike confronted him about it, Don did what he did best; denied. Mike knew he was lying and proceeded to beat the shot out of him in front of a hotel. Snakes get what they deserve.

@@tobiesoftstudio823 He still got Mike’s money though, so he still won.

[@crls1]

@@EnerGys-REAL-TALK would you say the same for white power and pro white? I don't fcking think so, right?

[@SonicBoomC98]

He was more prepared for Mike than Holyfield but look what happened

[@jamescaleb9676]

he was scared of mike. holyfield wasn't

[@sharvilkala192]

@@jamescaleb9676 He wasn't scared of Mike in the pre fight interviews. He took Foreman the distance. Why would he be afraid of Mike Tyson and not Foreman who was by far the harder puncher.

[@Mike-kv5pl]

@@sharvilkala192 He was petrified of Tyson. Just look at him before the fight started. Even his wife was scared for him. As far as Foreman, he was much older and slower than Tyson. Stewart was able to execute a good game plan in his fight against the slow and plodding George. A young Foreman would have destroyed Stewart.

[@sharvilkala192]

@@Mike-kv5pl I really don't buy into the whole "he was so scared, so he lost" rhetoric. Tyson was a great fighter plain and simple. He was the better man that night. Just like Holyfield was the better man in 1996, buster douglas in 1990, Lennox Lewis in 2002. Credit where it's due, mate. Tyson ruled the late 80s not because people were scared of him but because of the fear his boxing skills inspired.

[@Mike-kv5pl]

@@sharvilkala192 The fact that he was scared doesn't take away anything from Tyson. It's perfectly normal to have some level of fear going into the ring. But in Stewart's case he was basically petrified with fear to the point where he hardly threw any punches. That last knockdown was pathetic. And fear clearly played a role in some of Tyson's fights. There were some fighters who were beaten before they stepped into the ring with Tyson. It doesn't mean they would have won if they were not scared. Tyson was still better and would have beaten them any way.

[@lampini]

Something that I think is lost in this fight is this was mikes first fight after losing to buster Douglass. This was the exact kind of win he needed to bounce back

[@carlesq.]

second fight,he beat henry tillman in round 1 before this 👍

[@uncletony6210]

RIP Mr. Stewart.

[@kevinprestige]

surprised how young and handsome Jim Lampley looked back then...

[@1217ismael]

Why does Don king have a better shot than Mike Tyson and Spike lee

[@thekansasjayhawk3504]

I pretty sure Steward was terrified. Beaten before the first bell even rang.

[@lampini]

This is the exact kinda fight mike needed after his loss to buster Douglass

[@anthonyvespia6662]

Tyson would've destroyed Holyfield, had he fought him after he unified all three belts. Tyson was just too powerful for anyone. 2x 🏆🏆🥊🙏

[@NicholasOG]

Don King is messed up

[@granddaddyofthemall6320]

Don King was telling the truth.

[@14spokenwords]

larry merchant was Wild with that Brick comment lol.... no surprise that this was Tyson's last fight on HBO

[@FFMM7]

And ? Merchant is a nobody.

[@14spokenwords]

​@FFMM7 that's another brick

[@peacefulbliss1]

Looking back on this is funny. Tyson was a bum and a mugger who went on to become champ and make millions, King was an ex-con who killed two guys who got out of prison to make millions, yet they feel they've been getting a "raw deal". We all know Spike Lee is a bigot and was the perfect guy to do a story on those two. Tyson's life completely fell apart after this. Should have never parted ways with Rooney but it was only a matter of time.

[@IceColdWater]

What makes Spike a bigot? (BTW....I agree on Tyson parting with Rooney)

[@claypearson8380]

I can’t tell who’s the worst in this broadcast. Don King or Larry Merchant 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@josecantu3716]

56:21 is that Ron Jeremy???

[@canibusnj]

+Jose Cantu LOL