Mike Tyson - On What He Learned Studying the Great Conquerors of History

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  • Here, Mike demonstrates the extent of his seriousness in study, his depth of knowledge studying the psychology and mindset of great conquerors throughout history, and his reflections on the morality of conquering, of ego-centric grandiosity, and the consequences of that. Most striking is his dedication of study - "first I studied the great soldiers, then the generals, then their Gods..."

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  • @evelocz
    @evelocz 2 роки тому +8592

    “No. I am a conqueror now because I’ve conquered myself and my demons”
    Wow. Mike Tyson is wise

  • @wittenberg5
    @wittenberg5 2 роки тому +7370

    This man is a lot smarter then he's given credit for.

    • @sudstahgaming
      @sudstahgaming 2 роки тому +89

      I wouldn't call someone smart for knowing brash details, I mean you can learn a lot of this through the movie

    • @wittenberg5
      @wittenberg5 2 роки тому +442

      @@sudstahgaming It's not just basic details, he shows an impressive depth of knowledge about obscure topics in history he hasn't studied in 30 - 40 years.

    • @siddarth3955
      @siddarth3955 2 роки тому +467

      @@sudstahgaming It's not brash details, it's how he interprets them. Like all great conquerors were mama's boys (high respect for their mothers), all great conquerors declared themselves as god's but in the end started begging for forgiveness to god because they couldn't forgive themselves. It is deep. Your lack of intelligence is making you blind to Mike's genius

    • @evanq9743
      @evanq9743 2 роки тому +158

      @@sudstahgaming your comment shows ignorance, it's not only about him reading and knowing details, it's how he applied it to his life and conquered himself, something most people don't truly do their whole lives.

    • @sudstahgaming
      @sudstahgaming 2 роки тому +1

      @@evanq9743 These comments are damn annoying, he conquered the ring for a time, he didn't conquer himself for decades he struggled, he overcame the main problems he had but even now he hasnt conquered himself no one truly does, all you with these stupid comments you just look like disciples blind to reality...define what you mean by conquered? If your just pointing to his boxing success and celebrity you are an idiot, and applied what to his life being driven and mummy's boy I mean come on!!!

  • @marceljones538
    @marceljones538 Рік тому +482

    "When I studied history, I learned about human nature. I learned the hearts of men"
    Mike Tyson

  • @TheeDrGroyper
    @TheeDrGroyper Рік тому +2263

    A true historian doesn’t remember names and dates. A true historian grasps the concepts, the reasonings, the questions and perspectives of said time periods. This man fits that picture. I would pay money to take a class with this man at the podium.

    • @oglambert7705
      @oglambert7705 Рік тому +45

      ur goofy

    • @theguillenreports7315
      @theguillenreports7315 Рік тому +180

      @@oglambert7705 the only goofy guy here is you

    • @oglambert7705
      @oglambert7705 Рік тому +42

      @@theguillenreports7315 mike Tyson is no historian he did his best to grasp basic concepts and recount them back but he would be a pain to listen to and he’d struggle through answering any reasonable questions. Tyson is no historian he’s a fighter and to pretend his brains not mush with how much he’s been hit in the head is one thing but to then say he’d be a great teacher of something other than fighting is interesting. And in my opinion goofy and feels like an exaggeration just for likes

    • @theguillenreports7315
      @theguillenreports7315 Рік тому +57

      @@oglambert7705 ok bro its your opinion I will respect it we all think different things. No one is perfect.

    • @2kdemiks816
      @2kdemiks816 Рік тому +1

      facts

  • @tinosmo1
    @tinosmo1 3 роки тому +3115

    I could listen to Tyson talk about conquers and the history of boxing forever

    • @jameskaval8137
      @jameskaval8137 3 роки тому +69

      Was just about to say that. If he was my teacher I would’ve conquered high school lol

    • @nekronbeast3981
      @nekronbeast3981 2 роки тому +6

      So true

    • @melowithreasonhiphop
      @melowithreasonhiphop 2 роки тому +2

      ua-cam.com/video/oJADTjrhPjU/v-deo.html

    • @bryantwoodard4302
      @bryantwoodard4302 2 роки тому +13

      He has access to Cus's boxing film library.

    • @mickeymouse1697
      @mickeymouse1697 2 роки тому +4

      Tyson is a dummy , he has no idea what he is Talking about

  • @mrcochino281
    @mrcochino281 2 роки тому +3512

    Tyson conquered the Boxing arena but most importantly he conquered himself.

  • @renokauweloa9607
    @renokauweloa9607 Рік тому +973

    "Greatness is the willingness to die" - Mike Tyson 8:16 mark. That touched my soul right there

    • @TheBony45
      @TheBony45 Рік тому +7

      the first time I heard it was, Greatness is the woman has to die

    • @immortaljanus
      @immortaljanus Рік тому +24

      "Conquer your fear and I promise you will conquer death."
      Alexander (2004)

    • @SoundsByFace5
      @SoundsByFace5 Рік тому +9

      He respected muhammad ali so much because he would die for what he believed in

    • @sidebite2533
      @sidebite2533 Рік тому

      @@immortaljanus
      Stupidest thing ever said. Think about it, "Conquer Death"? Hahahahagahahaha

    • @Chewy427
      @Chewy427 Рік тому

      so all efillists, antinatalists and suicidals are great haha

  • @KC-bg1th
    @KC-bg1th Рік тому +726

    My favourite trait of Tyson is that EVERY question he gets asked, he thinks long and hard to answer you with every fiber of his being.
    No empty or generic answers from him. It's just pure, raw insight.

    • @Chris-rb6wk
      @Chris-rb6wk Рік тому

      Pause

    • @sidebite2533
      @sidebite2533 Рік тому

      Lol

    • @caralho5237
      @caralho5237 Рік тому +11

      he may not be the smartest tool in the shed but he refuses to be an idiot

    • @paulanthony5274
      @paulanthony5274 Рік тому +5

      @@caralho5237 Sharpest tool in the box the saying is.

    • @caralho5237
      @caralho5237 Рік тому +1

      @@paulanthony5274 yea i forgot english isnt my main language

  • @aguy2162
    @aguy2162 2 роки тому +2325

    As a historian, he actually has a pretty good grasp of history, it was cool to see him talk so knowledgeably about Alexander and his family. As well as hearing him describe a simple version of Alexander's plans for the intermingling of Greek and Eastern culture

    • @user-uc7qb1su4e
      @user-uc7qb1su4e 2 роки тому +58

      Do you know where I can read about his plans for intermingling Greek and Eastern culture as well as what he thought about the Afghanis like what Mike claimed? This is the first time I’ve heard about it and I couldn’t find much on the internet. I already knew about the Indo-Greek kingdoms but that was more than 100 years after he died

    • @Ali-sv5sg
      @Ali-sv5sg 2 роки тому +14

      Greek is eastern culture.

    • @its_hokori
      @its_hokori 2 роки тому +99

      @@user-uc7qb1su4e Alexander's wife (roxanne, aka Rashana) was an afghan woman. That's what he's referring to. And this is strongly documented in the region of afghanistan too. Western texts generally ignore the documentation from that region, even regarding Alexander's death. according to western literature he died of sickness, according to central asian/afghan history he died of an infection (or poisoning) from an arrow to his leg. The arrow to his leg was done by an afghan tribe who fought back against him. There's a whole lot in the history behind it, and what exactly happened is hard to say. 1 thing we know for certain though, Alexander's ties to the afghan people were very strong (to the point that kandahar province is named after him, there was a city of alexandria built in the region that still has buildings to this day, and many afghans are named Sikandar after him) and the afghan people were difficult to deal with.
      I'll finish off this rant with the following quote which some people attribute to alexander, “I am involved in the land of a leonine and brave people, where every foot of the ground is like a well of steel, confronting my soldier. You have brought only one son into the world, but everyone in this land can be called an Alexander.” - Alexander the great on afghanistan

    • @Avicena-tf5uj
      @Avicena-tf5uj 2 роки тому +36

      @@user-uc7qb1su4e look up Bactria, the greco-bactrian kingdom, Hellenistic arachosia, the pakol. Afghanistan has heavy Greek influence to this day.

    • @incelterrorist2826
      @incelterrorist2826 2 роки тому +29

      To be fair, the Middle East was very Caucasian back then - and Babylon was the centre of knowledge - so it's not suprising.

  • @sebastianbolt7886
    @sebastianbolt7886 2 роки тому +1030

    Gosh, even Mike's pauses are filled with energy and awe. A philosopher indeed.

    • @alanoranday4448
      @alanoranday4448 2 роки тому +17

      I gather that immediately!

    • @MartinJohnsonIII
      @MartinJohnsonIII 2 роки тому +13

      Philosher

    • @jarule275
      @jarule275 2 роки тому +2

      @@MartinJohnsonIII LMAOOO 😂😂😂

    • @satoshinakamoto7253
      @satoshinakamoto7253 2 роки тому

      read more

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому +1

      1:20 Mike Tyson is cultured ... (he is right)
      Historical facts = Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great.
      But who was this woman who is said to have astonished the Macedonian king with her beauty ?
      I will write based only on facts, that is, on the quotes of famous ancient authors, mainly Greek.
      ( For me there is one thing in history, which with the facts are not said ... )
      According to Plutarch, Alexander was a descendant of Ajax through his father Neoptolemos and this is accepted without discussion.
      According to Justin, Philip married Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemos, king of the Molosses.
      All the authors thus agree on the fact that Alexander the Great was the grandson of a Molossian.
      For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ?
      Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which the mother of Alexander the Great came.
      To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chamerie on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part.
      In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus.
      Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian (🇦🇱) culture or to a part of it.
      As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes.
      Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues.
      ( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR )
      All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek!
      ( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 )
      The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus.
      Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of the family of the mother of Alexander the Great !
      And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks.
      There are many others!
      According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy!
      More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history 🎓 is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians 🇦🇱 of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " .
      Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle".
      The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ...
      "Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " .
      (Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror, Pyrrhus is one of the most formidable adversaries of the early days of ancient Rome).
      Lorenzo Braccesi (Professor of Greek History at the University of Venice, Italy, in 1986) tells us:
      - "Olympias was originally from Epirus, on the part of the father who was king of Epirus, on the part of the mother also and that Illyrian blood 🇦🇱 circulated in the family, there is no doubt. "
      ( 9,01- 9,15 . The true story of Alexander the great ... - Gjurmë Shqiptare )
      That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved.
      The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion.
      Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing.
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and the sister .
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and sister of another well known Illyrian prince "Alexander the Molossus".
      I believe that all or part of the strong character of Alexander comes exactly from his mother, from the house that also gave birth to Pyrrhus.
      The powerful role of women in Illyrian society has been documented by many authors, including those who today identify themselves as Greeks, such as Athenaeus and Theompope.
      Olympias' influence on her son Alexander was so great.
      She believed that her son had divine blood and that he was born to rule the greatest kingdom of all time.
      But the mother's family was not the only Illyrian family to which Alexander was affiliated, his link with the Illyrians was stronger than that!

  • @nick-ux7rj
    @nick-ux7rj 7 місяців тому +7

    Alexander also said to the man Diogenes, basically “if I weren’t me, I’d want to be you.” D replied, “if I were you, I’d want to be Diogenes also.”

  • @jaguarholly7156
    @jaguarholly7156 Рік тому +91

    Mike really needs to do a series of history lectures. Would be epic

    • @Criminaljustice79
      @Criminaljustice79 Рік тому +6

      For real. Imagine if this guy was your college history or philosophy teacher

    • @jamesharmon3827
      @jamesharmon3827 5 місяців тому +1

      He gives speeches often.

    • @campfirestories6681
      @campfirestories6681 Місяць тому

      I read he and Jordan peterson are doing a 21st century intellectuals tour. They are so smart.

    • @wessley4606
      @wessley4606 Місяць тому

      Ohhh wow! What a great idea ❤

  • @matthewbrist2382
    @matthewbrist2382 2 роки тому +549

    As an historian and teacher of 20 years I would LOVE to take a class with Professor Tyson...he knows his history!

    • @frank-ko6de
      @frank-ko6de Рік тому +9

      Dude has an extreme breadth and understanding of history with a very unique insight.

    • @JKTProductionzIncNCo
      @JKTProductionzIncNCo Рік тому +5

      Not really

    • @Desideratus21
      @Desideratus21 Рік тому +6

      Respect to you for acknowledging Tyson like that and putting your own ego aside even though you no doubt would have a much larger understanding of history!
      Tyson truely is a unique man!

    • @Desideratus21
      @Desideratus21 Рік тому

      @@JKTProductionzIncNCo shut up clown he’s more of a man then you could ever dream of becoming
      Show some respect mate

    • @frank-ko6de
      @frank-ko6de Рік тому +7

      @@Desideratus21 but your ego can't handle Tyson's diverse knowledge hence your intent fragile intent to minimize what he knows when the reality is you have no means of measuring what he does know. Stay delusional.👍👍👍👍

  • @CuervoBoxingTalk
    @CuervoBoxingTalk 3 роки тому +910

    Everytime Mike says the word " conqueror" I have flashbacks of that infamous interview about Lennox Lewis.

  • @emmekay6905
    @emmekay6905 10 місяців тому +21

    He is wise, WISE, autodidact, deep and very high eloquent pretty much way more wise than a lot of peoole out there having degrees after studying to Harvard.
    He is such a precious person!
    Thank you Mike Tyson!

  • @kendy123456789
    @kendy123456789 Рік тому +47

    I love the fact that he studies history and all self-taught. I like listening to Mike Tyson he is actually very deep and reflects a lot on what he has learned. I wish i could sit in a room and discuss life and history with him. Total respect for this man.

    • @melonmelon3997
      @melonmelon3997 7 місяців тому

      Best message out here. Respect bro❤ respect tyson.

  • @quadmsolutions4723
    @quadmsolutions4723 2 роки тому +584

    The fact Mike Tyson has consciously taken the time to acknowledge his weaknesses in all the power he possessed and done the research to refine himself is a testament to self-awareness. ✊🏽🖤

    • @ScreamingEagleFTW
      @ScreamingEagleFTW 2 роки тому +3

      self centeredness you mean.

    • @quadmsolutions4723
      @quadmsolutions4723 2 роки тому +8

      @@ScreamingEagleFTW Coping? 🤣

    • @ScreamingEagleFTW
      @ScreamingEagleFTW 2 роки тому

      @@quadmsolutions4723 just being factual. probably the most self absorbed person Ive ever seen. All he talks about is himself.

    • @sidebite2533
      @sidebite2533 Рік тому

      And yet He can't grasp the simple act of Don't speak when someone else is speaking! Might as well take a nap when He talks because as soon as you're 2 words in He will cut you off like you're not even there. He does it All the time.

    • @brianthomson6512
      @brianthomson6512 Рік тому

      @@ScreamingEagleFTW for the most part all questions are about "himself" in one way or another amazingly enough. all the while self absorbed critics don't have some self centred all important emotional spiel to go with for effect.. maybe, i don't know.

  • @rebelmnk2382
    @rebelmnk2382 3 роки тому +409

    Forget street smarts. Mike Tyson is a street genius!

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому +1

      1:20 Mike Tyson is cultured ... (he is right)
      Historical facts = Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great.
      But who was this woman who is said to have astonished the Macedonian king with her beauty ?
      I will write based only on facts, that is, on the quotes of famous ancient authors, mainly Greek.
      ( For me there is one thing in history, which with the facts are not said ... )
      According to Plutarch, Alexander was a descendant of Ajax through his father Neoptolemos and this is accepted without discussion.
      According to Justin, Philip married Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemos, king of the Molosses.
      All the authors thus agree on the fact that Alexander the Great was the grandson of a Molossian.
      For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ?
      Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which the mother of Alexander the Great came.
      To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chamerie on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part.
      In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus.
      Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian (🇦🇱) culture or to a part of it.
      As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes.
      Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues.
      ( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR )
      All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek!
      ( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 )
      The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus.
      Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of the family of the mother of Alexander the Great !
      And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks.
      There are many others!
      According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy!
      More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history 🎓 is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians 🇦🇱 of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " .
      Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle".
      The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ...
      "Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " .
      (Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror, Pyrrhus is one of the most formidable adversaries of the early days of ancient Rome).
      Lorenzo Braccesi (Professor of Greek History at the University of Venice, Italy, in 1986) tells us:
      - "Olympias was originally from Epirus, on the part of the father who was king of Epirus, on the part of the mother also and that Illyrian blood 🇦🇱 circulated in the family, there is no doubt. "
      ( 9,01- 9,15 . The true story of Alexander the great ... - Gjurmë Shqiptare )
      That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved.
      The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion.
      Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing.
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and the sister .
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and sister of another well known Illyrian prince "Alexander the Molossus".
      I believe that all or part of the strong character of Alexander comes exactly from his mother, from the house that also gave birth to Pyrrhus.
      The powerful role of women in Illyrian society has been documented by many authors, including those who today identify themselves as Greeks, such as Athenaeus and Theompope.
      Olympias' influence on her son Alexander was so great.
      She believed that her son had divine blood and that he was born to rule the greatest kingdom of all time.
      But the mother's family was not the only Illyrian family to which Alexander was affiliated, his link with the Illyrians was stronger than that!

    • @frank-ko6de
      @frank-ko6de Рік тому

      Just a unique genius.

  • @user-up3ji1el8m
    @user-up3ji1el8m Місяць тому +3

    The intelligence of this man is astounding to me. I was a kid in his prime. I was one of the millions of 8th graders boxing in the backfield after school because they wanted to be like the other Mike. Now as a grown man. With different goal and different ideas than my youth, he is yet again someone I wanna be like. Love u champ

  • @Iwannispanop
    @Iwannispanop Рік тому +84

    Can’t help but to LOVE this guy . What a journey he’s been through , always coming on top even stronger .

  • @Icecodes
    @Icecodes 2 роки тому +231

    Mike is captivating with telling history, in a way he lived among them.

    • @jasonberesford1255
      @jasonberesford1255 2 роки тому +3

      dunnno about that but he is captivating

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому +1

      1:20 Mike Tyson is cultured ... (he is right)
      Historical facts = Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great.
      But who was this woman who is said to have astonished the Macedonian king with her beauty ?
      I will write based only on facts, that is, on the quotes of famous ancient authors, mainly Greek.
      ( For me there is one thing in history, which with the facts are not said ... )
      According to Plutarch, Alexander was a descendant of Ajax through his father Neoptolemos and this is accepted without discussion.
      According to Justin, Philip married Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemos, king of the Molosses.
      All the authors thus agree on the fact that Alexander the Great was the grandson of a Molossian.
      For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ?
      Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which the mother of Alexander the Great came.
      To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chamerie on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part.
      In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus.
      Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian (🇦🇱) culture or to a part of it.
      As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes.
      Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues.
      ( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR )
      All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek!
      ( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 )
      The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus.
      Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of the family of the mother of Alexander the Great !
      And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks.
      There are many others!
      According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy!
      More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history 🎓 is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians 🇦🇱 of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " .
      Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle".
      The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ...
      "Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " .
      (Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror, Pyrrhus is one of the most formidable adversaries of the early days of ancient Rome).
      Lorenzo Braccesi (Professor of Greek History at the University of Venice, Italy, in 1986) tells us:
      - "Olympias was originally from Epirus, on the part of the father who was king of Epirus, on the part of the mother also and that Illyrian blood 🇦🇱 circulated in the family, there is no doubt. "
      ( 9,01- 9,15 . The true story of Alexander the great ... - Gjurmë Shqiptare )
      That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved.
      The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion.
      Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing.
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and the sister .
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and sister of another well known Illyrian prince "Alexander the Molossus".
      I believe that all or part of the strong character of Alexander comes exactly from his mother, from the house that also gave birth to Pyrrhus.
      The powerful role of women in Illyrian society has been documented by many authors, including those who today identify themselves as Greeks, such as Athenaeus and Theompope.
      Olympias' influence on her son Alexander was so great.
      She believed that her son had divine blood and that he was born to rule the greatest kingdom of all time.
      But the mother's family was not the only Illyrian family to which Alexander was affiliated, his link with the Illyrians was stronger than that!

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому

      By the way the Ancient Macedonians are Barbaros (= Not Greeks) BASICALLY. The Macedonian aristocracy just Hellenized (Adopted the Greek culture) their people (Macedonian), because the Hellenic culture was the most popular like the English of today.
      Historical facts = Strabo (63 BC) tells us that Illyrians, Thracians, Bottians and Thesprotes shared the Macedonian territory (Tribes of Pelasgian origin 🇦🇱 ).
      Source: (Strabo, VII, Frg .n°.11)
      The Macedonians have just propagated the Hellenic culture and have adopted it little by little ...
      The ancient authors called the Macedonians Barbaros/non-Greeks...
      For example the great Thucydides...
      Example : Thucydides 📜 (II, 80- IV, 126) who qualified of Barbaros (not Greek) the MACEDONIANS, Thesprotes, Molosses, Châones Atintanes, Paravaiens, Orestiens etc!
      Moreover it is not the only one, far from there ....

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому

      Historical facts = The family of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.
      This last, according to the data, had a Macedonian father, but not his mother.
      She was called Eurydice and came from the tribe of "Lyncestides".
      Who was the grandmother on the side of the father of Alexander the Great?
      The mother of Philip is the daughter of the daughter
      Of Arrhabaeus, daughter of king Sirras, says Strabo.
      Plutarch is very detailed on this subject.
      He insists that although Eurydice is Illyrian (🇦🇱) and barbarian in every sense of the word, she was educated to help children.
      He says very clearly that she is Illyrian, and barbaric in every way.
      (Plutarch, De liberis educandis. p.69)
      Lyncestides from where came the mother of Philip II, were a tribe which extended not far from the lake of Ohrid, somewhere in the area of Manastir where the ruins of one of their most important cities are today.
      (Illyrian, no doubt. It is the last province that has a border with Macedonia)
      As for whether it was an Illyrian tribe, this is clearly proven by ancient historians and geographers, including Titus Livy, Strabo, as well as Pliny who lists many in detail in the fourth book of the collection of 37 works entitled "Natural History", not to mention the great ancient geographer "Claudius Ptolemy" who also classifies the Lyncestrae among the Illyrian (🇦🇱) tribes .
      And the later authors have the same attitude since on several occasions, they mention Eurydice, the mother of Philip II and the grandmother of Alexander, as being illyrian etc...
      Here is what Demosthene says to us about Philip II of Macedonia (father of Alexander the Great):
      - "And yet, as regards Philip and his conduct, they
      do not feel that, although he is not Greek and that he is not related at all to the Greeks..."
      Source : (The Third Philippic)
      By Demosthenes (384-322 BC)

  • @michaelwiles5533
    @michaelwiles5533 Рік тому +351

    Mike Tyson will forever be an inspiration to me. Long live Tyson's legacy.

    • @zoober8158
      @zoober8158 Рік тому +1

      noone has been able to gight like him to this day, the man was so fast and powerful

    • @zoober8158
      @zoober8158 Рік тому

      fight

    • @nickpapadopoulos4080
      @nickpapadopoulos4080 Рік тому +1

      Long live Alexander’s legacy

    • @sidebite2533
      @sidebite2533 Рік тому +1

      Hahahahahaha😆😂

    • @eliascommentonly4652
      @eliascommentonly4652 Рік тому

      🇪🇺1982
      Athens
      🇬🇷🇬🇷🙏✝️
      I like diogenes cynical
      He rejected alexander
      Most people cant be conquerors
      Most people are cowards..employees
      As i am
      Unfortunately
      🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

  • @angryherbalgerbil
    @angryherbalgerbil Рік тому +168

    "Greatness is the willingness to die... I am a conquerer now because I have conquered myself and my demons"
    Had I not heard this from Mike Tyson, I would have said that this could have been the words of Marcus Aurelius, or Julius Ceasar.
    Namaste Mike! 🙏🙏🙏

    • @Sophia-bq2sp
      @Sophia-bq2sp 8 місяців тому

      That's also an extremist saying 😂😂

    • @nimmha6708
      @nimmha6708 6 місяців тому

      No. In what way does that have ANYTHING to do with extremists? Especially the "conquered MYSELF and my demons" isn't ... @@Sophia-bq2sp

  • @DogBrotherhood
    @DogBrotherhood 2 місяці тому +3

    When i was little, Mike Tyson was my hero. I am 57 now and I still look up to him for inspiration. I started boxing at 40ish. Get the body going, feed the mind, the rest will follow.

  • @zabvza7457
    @zabvza7457 2 роки тому +799

    The difference between a conqueror and a normal person is a normal person is willing to concede at some point that they are wrong and they doubt their conviction. A conqueror KNOWS the world is a different place without them in it. A conqueror KNOWS they have the ability to carve the world into their image. Sometimes I wonder how many conquerors there are still in the world who have become subdued by society, but in a different time, they would own a part, or perhaps all of the world.

    • @sdmfp333
      @sdmfp333 2 роки тому +29

      Donald trump

    • @JetBlackThreat
      @JetBlackThreat 2 роки тому +10

      I feels that man we definitely live in very very very different times then back then.

    • @samdiesel2000
      @samdiesel2000 2 роки тому +1

      👍

    • @scooby7511
      @scooby7511 2 роки тому +13

      @@sdmfp333
      Nothing to do with Trump. STFU with the stupid obsession.

    • @zabvza7457
      @zabvza7457 2 роки тому +8

      @@sdmfp333 Donald trump is more like the Russian royalty that Khan captured and order his men to Dance on top of and trample to death. The man couldn’t even win the popular vote let alone conquer the world.

  • @aounal-hiari3668
    @aounal-hiari3668 3 роки тому +874

    Btw, the “homeless bum” that disrespected Alexander the Great is a man named Diogenes the Cynic. He was one of the greatest philosophers, because everything we know about him is from his observed actions and because he humiliated many other philosophers of his time.

    • @madelynlilypaw5859
      @madelynlilypaw5859 2 роки тому +143

      One could argue, that Diogenes was the father of Cringe.

    • @johnnysalter7072
      @johnnysalter7072 2 роки тому +11

      Oh yea, thanks for pointing that out I had forgotten.

    • @johnnysalter7072
      @johnnysalter7072 2 роки тому +17

      @@madelynlilypaw5859 At first glance I thought what stupid thing to but on thinking about it; it is an excellent argument.

    • @notkingali1798
      @notkingali1798 2 роки тому +27

      @@madelynlilypaw5859 father of cringe? Can you please further elaborated because I wanna see it the way you do?

    • @TavaraTheLaughingLion
      @TavaraTheLaughingLion 2 роки тому +17

      @@notkingali1798 Don't worry about that, it's one man's opinion, not even accurate.

  • @stephen3511
    @stephen3511 Рік тому +22

    Tysons journey has been monumental. The guy has lived many lives.

  • @Desideratus21
    @Desideratus21 Рік тому +29

    Huge amount of respect for Mike!
    His outlook and way of translating what he reads is truely amazing and it makes 100% sense what he’s saying!
    He really is a modern day conqueror!

    • @AlexanderTtl
      @AlexanderTtl Рік тому

      Right 🤔 everything connected and made sense, he’s a great communicator

  • @sameershahzad2151
    @sameershahzad2151 2 роки тому +143

    The greatest of all time mike Tyson, Love and respect from Afg 🇦🇫

    • @zach-iq9xy
      @zach-iq9xy 2 роки тому +2

      6losses not greatest not even in top 10

    • @JohnSmith-zn4uf
      @JohnSmith-zn4uf 2 роки тому +4

      They've got internet in Afghanistan ?

    • @sameershahzad2151
      @sameershahzad2151 2 роки тому +1

      For me as a fan of boxing he is the greatest nd it’s true u better Search in google, best of luck

    • @sameershahzad2151
      @sameershahzad2151 2 роки тому +17

      Yes dude, afg was one of the most powerful country in the world befor USA nd another country Interfere in our country, Because of Natural resources that our country had USA brought civil war in our country in order to get all of those. Although we Suffering in a bad condition nowadays but we (Afghan) are still will never give up🇦🇫👊🏿

    • @sameershahzad2151
      @sameershahzad2151 2 роки тому +1

      Even Tyson Mentioned in this video that Afghanistan Was great 👑👊🏿

  • @Krowsnose
    @Krowsnose 3 роки тому +479

    Tyson is a fascinating individual! The man's inner light shines through his words and behavior

    • @leetheflea4096
      @leetheflea4096 2 роки тому +5

      My instinct is to say he's a good guy but that's not entirely true. He's a real guy. It's the same reason I like the Diaz brothers in MMA, and Ali in boxing as well. Ali of course had his character but beneath it was he real and as much with his fights as with his actions and words, he transcended the sport and became a civil rights icon, an anti war icon, an American icon.

    • @mccartneystuart
      @mccartneystuart 2 роки тому +1

      A fascinating individual indeed, probably the best description of the man. Big Tyson fan, watching in amazement early on in his career and listening to him speak the man was a monster. For most with his attitude and financial status, they don't end well. It is humbling in my own life to see such a man, knowing where he came from, understanding why he was a monster on top of the world, evolved into such a humble intelligent man that got his true priorities in order. Great individual.

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому

      1:20 Mike Tyson is cultured ... (he is right)
      Historical facts = Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great.
      But who was this woman who is said to have astonished the Macedonian king with her beauty ?
      I will write based only on facts, that is, on the quotes of famous ancient authors, mainly Greek.
      ( For me there is one thing in history, which with the facts are not said ... )
      According to Plutarch, Alexander was a descendant of Ajax through his father Neoptolemos and this is accepted without discussion.
      According to Justin, Philip married Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemos, king of the Molosses.
      All the authors thus agree on the fact that Alexander the Great was the grandson of a Molossian.
      For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ?
      Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which the mother of Alexander the Great came.
      To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chamerie on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part.
      In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus.
      Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian (🇦🇱) culture or to a part of it.
      As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes.
      Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues.
      ( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR )
      All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek!
      ( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 )
      The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus.
      Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of the family of the mother of Alexander the Great !
      And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks.
      There are many others!
      According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy!
      More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history 🎓 is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians 🇦🇱 of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " .
      Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle".
      The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ...
      "Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " .
      (Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror, Pyrrhus is one of the most formidable adversaries of the early days of ancient Rome).
      Lorenzo Braccesi (Professor of Greek History at the University of Venice, Italy, in 1986) tells us:
      - "Olympias was originally from Epirus, on the part of the father who was king of Epirus, on the part of the mother also and that Illyrian blood 🇦🇱 circulated in the family, there is no doubt. "
      ( 9,01- 9,15 . The true story of Alexander the great ... - Gjurmë Shqiptare )
      That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved.
      The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion.
      Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing.
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and the sister .
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and sister of another well known Illyrian prince "Alexander the Molossus".
      I believe that all or part of the strong character of Alexander comes exactly from his mother, from the house that also gave birth to Pyrrhus.
      The powerful role of women in Illyrian society has been documented by many authors, including those who today identify themselves as Greeks, such as Athenaeus and Theompope.
      Olympias' influence on her son Alexander was so great.
      She believed that her son had divine blood and that he was born to rule the greatest kingdom of all time.
      But the mother's family was not the only Illyrian family to which Alexander was affiliated, his link with the Illyrians was stronger than that!

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому

      By the way the Ancient Macedonians are Barbaros (= Not Greeks) BASICALLY. The Macedonian aristocracy just Hellenized (Adopted the Greek culture) their people (Macedonian), because the Hellenic culture was the most popular like the English of today.
      Historical facts = Strabo (63 BC) tells us that Illyrians, Thracians, Bottians and Thesprotes shared the Macedonian territory (Tribes of Pelasgian origin 🇦🇱 ).
      Source: (Strabo, VII, Frg .n°.11)
      The Macedonians have just propagated the Hellenic culture and have adopted it little by little ...
      The ancient authors called the Macedonians Barbaros/non-Greeks...
      For example the great Thucydides...
      Example : Thucydides 📜 (II, 80- IV, 126) who qualified of Barbaros (not Greek) the MACEDONIANS, Thesprotes, Molosses, Châones Atintanes, Paravaiens, Orestiens etc!
      Moreover it is not the only one, far from there ....

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому

      Historical facts = The family of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.
      This last, according to the data, had a Macedonian father, but not his mother.
      She was called Eurydice and came from the tribe of "Lyncestides".
      Who was the grandmother on the side of the father of Alexander the Great?
      The mother of Philip is the daughter of the daughter
      Of Arrhabaeus, daughter of king Sirras, says Strabo.
      Plutarch is very detailed on this subject.
      He insists that although Eurydice is Illyrian (🇦🇱) and barbarian in every sense of the word, she was educated to help children.
      He says very clearly that she is Illyrian, and barbaric in every way.
      (Plutarch, De liberis educandis. p.69)
      Lyncestides from where came the mother of Philip II, were a tribe which extended not far from the lake of Ohrid, somewhere in the area of Manastir where the ruins of one of their most important cities are today.
      (Illyrian, no doubt. It is the last province that has a border with Macedonia)
      As for whether it was an Illyrian tribe, this is clearly proven by ancient historians and geographers, including Titus Livy, Strabo, as well as Pliny who lists many in detail in the fourth book of the collection of 37 works entitled "Natural History", not to mention the great ancient geographer "Claudius Ptolemy" who also classifies the Lyncestrae among the Illyrian (🇦🇱) tribes .
      And the later authors have the same attitude since on several occasions, they mention Eurydice, the mother of Philip II and the grandmother of Alexander, as being illyrian etc...
      Here is what Demosthene says to us about Philip II of Macedonia (father of Alexander the Great):
      - "And yet, as regards Philip and his conduct, they
      do not feel that, although he is not Greek and that he is not related at all to the Greeks..."
      Source : (The Third Philippic)
      By Demosthenes (384-322 BC)

  • @musamusashi
    @musamusashi Рік тому +60

    Been following this brother throughout his career and after, we are age mates, all his ups and downs.
    I am so happy of the way he grew spiritually, humanly and intellectually. May Allah guide and protect him always.

    • @zellerized
      @zellerized Місяць тому

      Mike learned to ask God for forgiveness. YOU WONT GET THAT IN ISLAM!!!
      islam teaches that christians and jews will be killed in the place of the muslim... Look it up!! And these same muslims say Jesus cant die for the sins of the world as God's Son. Get real man and investigate it

  • @olgamolina1491
    @olgamolina1491 Рік тому +67

    Mike Tyson has to be the most unpretensious JRE interview-he thinks all answers through before giving them and sounds grounded as hell....dude is a total icon.

  • @scottduke9713
    @scottduke9713 2 роки тому +84

    Wow. The GOAT never ceases to amaze me

  • @AkWar9
    @AkWar9 2 роки тому +259

    It’s not the details he knows about these conquerors, it’s how he analysis, interprets and translates these little details.
    There are cultures around the world that know very well that great conquerors were mama’s boys, it was amazing to hear mike say that.

    • @vivek27789
      @vivek27789 2 роки тому

      True.. Very True

    • @zaroonyakhyakhan4514
      @zaroonyakhyakhan4514 2 роки тому +31

      when they say that behind every Great Man there is a woman. so the woman is the mother not wife or lover

    • @RifleEyez
      @RifleEyez 2 роки тому +8

      I mean he ultimately failed but also add Hitler to that list. When his mother died the doctor said that he had “never seen so much grief from one person” or words to that effect (He was Jewish as it happened and Hitler protected him). Hitler was very close to his mother.

    • @frank-ko6de
      @frank-ko6de Рік тому +2

      That's why the man is so unique. He has such an insight that most people will never acquire.

    • @frank-ko6de
      @frank-ko6de Рік тому +1

      And this concept and parallel is very similar to a lot of boxing champions: Louis, Joe Louis, Ali,Mayweather, Tyson, Holyfield,etc. All Mama's boys.

  • @abrahemsamander3967
    @abrahemsamander3967 Рік тому +45

    He’s a very inspiring man, much like the conquerors he studies. Strong and wise.

  • @alexwelts2553
    @alexwelts2553 6 місяців тому +4

    I love hearing this man's perspective on anything he's willing to talk about.

  • @trevorb6000
    @trevorb6000 2 роки тому +151

    Mike is a lot smarter than people realize... it really comes out a lot when he talks about other people and philosophy... my favorite boxer of all time

  • @pab702
    @pab702 2 роки тому +413

    Not too many people have been through the highs and lows that Mike has been through.

    • @seansullivan7928
      @seansullivan7928 2 роки тому +3

      @Mike Rotch ya but the thing is this man can walk into any bank and get a loan for 10 mil just cause his name is Mike Tyson. Just his name is worth that.

    • @islayyourhoyo
      @islayyourhoyo 2 роки тому +18

      I dont think anyone had the highs and lows like mike

    • @cloverxivxx99
      @cloverxivxx99 2 роки тому +7

      Everyone got their own problems, his happened to happen at a time where planetary communication started booming 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @elMore1107
      @elMore1107 2 роки тому +2

      And yet survive and keep being an amazing person

    • @thatdude3977
      @thatdude3977 2 роки тому +5

      And he’s black in America.
      Dam.

  • @Rob-ze1wi
    @Rob-ze1wi Рік тому +2

    curiosity, introspection, and humility are enough for me to respect his quest.

  • @owenwilberforce6138
    @owenwilberforce6138 8 місяців тому +8

    Mike never ceases to surprise me. I watch his fights, think about Cuss using hypnosis to prep him for conquering his opponents, but at the end of the day he cites conquering his own demons as his main accomplishment. His full circle wisdom is a thing to consider.

  • @jackreacher4297
    @jackreacher4297 2 роки тому +224

    “Greatest was the willing to die; it’s what they did for greatness. Achilles as an example”

    • @jamiemcfarland8448
      @jamiemcfarland8448 2 роки тому +2

      Amen*

    • @mrjerry1499
      @mrjerry1499 2 роки тому +3

      *Khalid bin walid

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому +4

      1:20 Mike Tyson is cultured ... (he is right)
      Historical facts = Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great.
      But who was this woman who is said to have astonished the Macedonian king with her beauty ?
      I will write based only on facts, that is, on the quotes of famous ancient authors, mainly Greek.
      ( For me there is one thing in history, which with the facts are not said ... )
      According to Plutarch, Alexander was a descendant of Ajax through his father Neoptolemos and this is accepted without discussion.
      According to Justin, Philip married Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemos, king of the Molosses.
      All the authors thus agree on the fact that Alexander the Great was the grandson of a Molossian.
      For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ?
      Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which the mother of Alexander the Great came.
      To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chamerie on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part.
      In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus.
      Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian (🇦🇱) culture or to a part of it.
      As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes.
      Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues.
      ( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR )
      All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek!
      ( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 )
      The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus.
      Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of the family of the mother of Alexander the Great !
      And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks.
      There are many others!
      According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy!
      More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history 🎓 is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians 🇦🇱 of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " .
      Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle".
      The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ...
      "Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " .
      (Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror, Pyrrhus is one of the most formidable adversaries of the early days of ancient Rome).
      Lorenzo Braccesi (Professor of Greek History at the University of Venice, Italy, in 1986) tells us:
      - "Olympias was originally from Epirus, on the part of the father who was king of Epirus, on the part of the mother also and that Illyrian blood 🇦🇱 circulated in the family, there is no doubt. "
      ( 9,01- 9,15 . The true story of Alexander the great ... - Gjurmë Shqiptare )
      That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved.
      The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion.
      Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing.
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and the sister .
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and sister of another well known Illyrian prince "Alexander the Molossus".
      I believe that all or part of the strong character of Alexander comes exactly from his mother, from the house that also gave birth to Pyrrhus.
      The powerful role of women in Illyrian society has been documented by many authors, including those who today identify themselves as Greeks, such as Athenaeus and Theompope.
      Olympias' influence on her son Alexander was so great.
      She believed that her son had divine blood and that he was born to rule the greatest kingdom of all time.
      But the mother's family was not the only Illyrian family to which Alexander was affiliated, his link with the Illyrians was stronger than that!

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому

      By the way the Ancient Macedonians are Barbaros (= Not Greeks) BASICALLY. The Macedonian aristocracy just Hellenized (Adopted the Greek culture) their people (Macedonian), because the Hellenic culture was the most popular like the English of today.
      Historical facts = Strabo (63 BC) tells us that Illyrians, Thracians, Bottians and Thesprotes shared the Macedonian territory (Tribes of Pelasgian origin 🇦🇱 ).
      Source: (Strabo, VII, Frg .n°.11)
      The Macedonians have just propagated the Hellenic culture and have adopted it little by little ...
      The ancient authors called the Macedonians Barbaros/non-Greeks...
      For example the great Thucydides...
      Example : Thucydides 📜 (II, 80- IV, 126) who qualified of Barbaros (not Greek) the MACEDONIANS, Thesprotes, Molosses, Châones Atintanes, Paravaiens, Orestiens etc!
      Moreover it is not the only one, far from there ....

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому

      Historical facts = The family of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.
      This last, according to the data, had a Macedonian father, but not his mother.
      She was called Eurydice and came from the tribe of "Lyncestides".
      Who was the grandmother on the side of the father of Alexander the Great?
      The mother of Philip is the daughter of the daughter
      Of Arrhabaeus, daughter of king Sirras, says Strabo.
      Plutarch is very detailed on this subject.
      He insists that although Eurydice is Illyrian (🇦🇱) and barbarian in every sense of the word, she was educated to help children.
      He says very clearly that she is Illyrian, and barbaric in every way.
      (Plutarch, De liberis educandis. p.69)
      Lyncestides from where came the mother of Philip II, were a tribe which extended not far from the lake of Ohrid, somewhere in the area of Manastir where the ruins of one of their most important cities are today.
      (Illyrian, no doubt. It is the last province that has a border with Macedonia)
      As for whether it was an Illyrian tribe, this is clearly proven by ancient historians and geographers, including Titus Livy, Strabo, as well as Pliny who lists many in detail in the fourth book of the collection of 37 works entitled "Natural History", not to mention the great ancient geographer "Claudius Ptolemy" who also classifies the Lyncestrae among the Illyrian (🇦🇱) tribes .
      And the later authors have the same attitude since on several occasions, they mention Eurydice, the mother of Philip II and the grandmother of Alexander, as being illyrian etc...
      Here is what Demosthene says to us about Philip II of Macedonia (father of Alexander the Great):
      - "And yet, as regards Philip and his conduct, they
      do not feel that, although he is not Greek and that he is not related at all to the Greeks..."
      Source : (The Third Philippic)
      By Demosthenes (384-322 BC)

  • @socratesmunro8257
    @socratesmunro8257 2 роки тому +188

    Diogenes’The Dog’ was the person that Alexander the Great offered riches. Mike is really underrated as a Philosopher of Modern day. Good talk Mike👍🏻✌🏻

    • @jiraiyaapprentice5733
      @jiraiyaapprentice5733 2 роки тому +1

      We gotta start calling him "Iron Monk" now lol

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому +2

      1:20 Mike Tyson is cultured ... (he is right)
      Historical facts = Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great.
      But who was this woman who is said to have astonished the Macedonian king with her beauty ?
      I will write based only on facts, that is, on the quotes of famous ancient authors, mainly Greek.
      ( For me there is one thing in history, which with the facts are not said ... )
      According to Plutarch, Alexander was a descendant of Ajax through his father Neoptolemos and this is accepted without discussion.
      According to Justin, Philip married Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemos, king of the Molosses.
      All the authors thus agree on the fact that Alexander the Great was the grandson of a Molossian.
      For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ?
      Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which the mother of Alexander the Great came.
      To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chamerie on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part.
      In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus.
      Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian (🇦🇱) culture or to a part of it.
      As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes.
      Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues.
      ( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR )
      All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek!
      ( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 )
      The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus.
      Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of the family of the mother of Alexander the Great !
      And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks.
      There are many others!
      According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy!
      More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history 🎓 is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians 🇦🇱 of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " .
      Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle".
      The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ...
      "Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " .
      (Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror, Pyrrhus is one of the most formidable adversaries of the early days of ancient Rome).
      Lorenzo Braccesi (Professor of Greek History at the University of Venice, Italy, in 1986) tells us:
      - "Olympias was originally from Epirus, on the part of the father who was king of Epirus, on the part of the mother also and that Illyrian blood 🇦🇱 circulated in the family, there is no doubt. "
      ( 9,01- 9,15 . The true story of Alexander the great ... - Gjurmë Shqiptare )
      That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved.
      The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion.
      Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing.
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and the sister .
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and sister of another well known Illyrian prince "Alexander the Molossus".
      I believe that all or part of the strong character of Alexander comes exactly from his mother, from the house that also gave birth to Pyrrhus.
      The powerful role of women in Illyrian society has been documented by many authors, including those who today identify themselves as Greeks, such as Athenaeus and Theompope.
      Olympias' influence on her son Alexander was so great.
      She believed that her son had divine blood and that he was born to rule the greatest kingdom of all time.
      But the mother's family was not the only Illyrian family to which Alexander was affiliated, his link with the Illyrians was stronger than that!

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому

      By the way the Ancient Macedonians are Barbaros (= Not Greeks) BASICALLY. The Macedonian aristocracy just Hellenized (Adopted the Greek culture) their people (Macedonian), because the Hellenic culture was the most popular like the English of today.
      Historical facts = Strabo (63 BC) tells us that Illyrians, Thracians, Bottians and Thesprotes shared the Macedonian territory (Tribes of Pelasgian origin 🇦🇱 ).
      Source: (Strabo, VII, Frg .n°.11)
      The Macedonians have just propagated the Hellenic culture and have adopted it little by little ...
      The ancient authors called the Macedonians Barbaros/non-Greeks...
      For example the great Thucydides...
      Example : Thucydides 📜 (II, 80- IV, 126) who qualified of Barbaros (not Greek) the MACEDONIANS, Thesprotes, Molosses, Châones Atintanes, Paravaiens, Orestiens etc!
      Moreover it is not the only one, far from there ....

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому

      Historical facts = The family of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.
      This last, according to the data, had a Macedonian father, but not his mother.
      She was called Eurydice and came from the tribe of "Lyncestides".
      Who was the grandmother on the side of the father of Alexander the Great?
      The mother of Philip is the daughter of the daughter
      Of Arrhabaeus, daughter of king Sirras, says Strabo.
      Plutarch is very detailed on this subject.
      He insists that although Eurydice is Illyrian (🇦🇱) and barbarian in every sense of the word, she was educated to help children.
      He says very clearly that she is Illyrian, and barbaric in every way.
      (Plutarch, De liberis educandis. p.69)
      Lyncestides from where came the mother of Philip II, were a tribe which extended not far from the lake of Ohrid, somewhere in the area of Manastir where the ruins of one of their most important cities are today.
      (Illyrian, no doubt. It is the last province that has a border with Macedonia)
      As for whether it was an Illyrian tribe, this is clearly proven by ancient historians and geographers, including Titus Livy, Strabo, as well as Pliny who lists many in detail in the fourth book of the collection of 37 works entitled "Natural History", not to mention the great ancient geographer "Claudius Ptolemy" who also classifies the Lyncestrae among the Illyrian (🇦🇱) tribes .
      And the later authors have the same attitude since on several occasions, they mention Eurydice, the mother of Philip II and the grandmother of Alexander, as being illyrian etc...
      Here is what Demosthene says to us about Philip II of Macedonia (father of Alexander the Great):
      - "And yet, as regards Philip and his conduct, they
      do not feel that, although he is not Greek and that he is not related at all to the Greeks..."
      Source : (The Third Philippic)
      By Demosthenes (384-322 BC)

    • @pelopidasalexis6943
      @pelopidasalexis6943 2 роки тому

      Diogenes the cynical you meant to say. Not The dog bro.

  • @wagnerrr23
    @wagnerrr23 Рік тому +2

    This is far and away the most interesting piece of dialog I have heard on any podcast in my entire life. Holy shit! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @aksbeixhev
    @aksbeixhev Рік тому +5

    The man has a passion for history, respect!

  • @swampassgaming3526
    @swampassgaming3526 2 роки тому +480

    Diogenes the cynic. He was a homeless philosopher who lived in a tub on the street in Athens. Alexander heard the stories about him and decided to meet him one day while Diogenes was sunbathing. Alexander asked Diogenes if there was anything he could provide him with. This was the quote Tyson was talking about to which Diogenes replied, to step aside so that the rays of sun would not be blocked by Alexander. Point being, Diogenes was satisfied with the simple necessities of life and not the overindulgence of material items. Alexander was quoted as saying, "If I were not Alexander in this life, I would like to be Diogenes." And I think Tyson is correct it does seem that Alexander became an alcoholic. During a drunken rage, Alexander actually drove a spear through his own bodyguard, Cleitus the Black who literally saved his life in the first battle against the Persians at the Granicus river. There was a lot of tension amongst the old guard who served under Alexander's father, Cleitus being one of them. During this particular scene it appears Alexander was likely boasting about his greatness and accomplishments, locker room talk etc. and Cleitus called him out reminding Alexander that it was his Father who set Macedonia on its path to greatness. Everyone was obviously drunk and with free tongues, but this argument escalated and in a drunken rage Alexander ended up driving a spear through Cleitus who was equally angry. Alexander would instantly regret his action. Horrified at what he had done, he reportedly sobbed over his friend and ally for three days before bringing himself back together.

    • @burchelwinkler9778
      @burchelwinkler9778 2 роки тому +7

      Yes u r correct;

    • @stephenacrisius5831
      @stephenacrisius5831 2 роки тому +21

      Incredible story

    • @jordansagar3836
      @jordansagar3836 2 роки тому +3

      The story of the interaction between Diogenes and Alexander is, with near certainty, apocryphal. It was related by only Plutarch (if you know anything about plutarch... he lies) and repeated only by Diogenes Laërtius. It holds no more credibility than the story of the Gordian Knott.

    • @ChicagoMike85
      @ChicagoMike85 2 роки тому +16

      @@jordansagar3836 take a walk

    • @CHEESYHEAD684
      @CHEESYHEAD684 2 роки тому +99

      My favorite Diogenes story is when he saw a kid drinking from the river with his hands. Diogenes had like 2 belongings, his home (which was literally just big pot) and a bowl he used to drink water and he immediately threw away his bowl and exclaimed "A child has beaten me in plainness of living."

  • @jonathancortez7145
    @jonathancortez7145 2 роки тому +124

    Tyson has come along way in life. It's fascinating to see him at different time periods of his life.

  • @mikewest5529
    @mikewest5529 7 місяців тому +6

    Mr Tyson is so much smarter than anyone thinks!
    I feel he has found the meaning of life!
    Godspeed my friend!

  • @johnwayne3331
    @johnwayne3331 Рік тому +2

    Mike is such a wise man i could listen to mike forever

  • @mrt8393
    @mrt8393 2 роки тому +74

    Mike is much much deeper than most people. It's beautiful to hear his take on these historical events. I really value the man!

    • @skionen1781
      @skionen1781 Рік тому

      I feel like I’m listening to Jung depth psychology Mike is very insightful

  • @TheMarkberg
    @TheMarkberg 2 роки тому +66

    Mike Tyson interviews have been amongst my all time favourites, he has accumulated wisdom .

  • @nativeaborigineamericans282
    @nativeaborigineamericans282 Рік тому +3

    Michael Tyson is an overcomer and conquerer. He is truly gifted and was born with an ancient noble soul.

  • @iamlegend__11b68
    @iamlegend__11b68 Рік тому +1

    I’ve always loved Mike Tyson even more know I can listen to him talk forever

  • @chihotdog1554
    @chihotdog1554 2 роки тому +96

    Such a powerful interview really unleashed Tysons intellectual potential. I hope people can now see another side to Mike. Full respect to the interviewer and interviewee.

    • @frank-ko6de
      @frank-ko6de Рік тому

      He didn't unleash anything. Can't you read that the man said he's been all this research and reading on his own since he was 15?!!!

    • @tomatoesofdoom
      @tomatoesofdoom Рік тому

      @@frank-ko6de there's so many people who literally view Mike as If he's a gorilla. Like it's surprising to them that he's a man who can like sit down and read from time to time
      Lotta white people showing their colors

    • @frank-ko6de
      @frank-ko6de Рік тому

      @@tomatoesofdoom They're essentially talking about themselves. They're too mediocre to even chew gum and walk at the same time because they're so mediocre and physically weak. We've always been the ones who are are multidimensional and creative while those of a certain complexion have been just predictable and ponderous. So, when they act surprised, believe them because they could never pull off what Tyson does let alone be competent.👍👍👍👍

  • @MrShooga
    @MrShooga 2 роки тому +25

    You know it's important when Mike says "Listen!" :D

  • @chumaktv5386
    @chumaktv5386 Рік тому +2

    Wow, Mike Tyson is a thinker for sure, pleasure to listen to him talk

  • @rah6677
    @rah6677 Рік тому +1

    Mike has always been a conscious person. In my experience, when your young and developing you may be aware of your true self and sometimes you can become lost before you realize it and act outside of your character. But those experiences make you a stronger person.

  • @bluespartan5092
    @bluespartan5092 2 роки тому +127

    This man is fascinating, someone to be studied in depth for sure!

    • @christianpahlman1994
      @christianpahlman1994 Рік тому +1

      Study yourself and life will not only be fascinating, it will be amazing

    • @stonethemason12
      @stonethemason12 9 місяців тому

      You do not find God out there, something in the sky, you look in you.

  • @TheGhostOf2020
    @TheGhostOf2020 2 роки тому +194

    Tyson has contributed far more for humanity outside of the ring with his philosophy and his own inner journey than he ever could have achieved inside the ring.
    Quite literally the definition of you can’t judge a book by it’s cover.

  • @mattlawrence1932
    @mattlawrence1932 Рік тому

    Mike got all y'all finally realizing what made me luv him so much back in the day when he was in his prime 💯 It was written all over his ora since he first got into the pro boxing ring!!!!! He's been showed all of this to all of us back then in the late 80's!!!!!

  • @raymaharaj3555
    @raymaharaj3555 11 місяців тому +6

    This man is far more than a legendary boxer - he is also an inspiration to achieve success .

  • @egomaniac9147
    @egomaniac9147 2 роки тому +85

    Powerful speech and wisdom from old Tyson. He is a G and always will be.

  • @Operator153
    @Operator153 3 роки тому +67

    Who knew I’d find a video of Mike Tyson talking about my favorite historical figure (Alexander) at 2 AM and he’d actually be pretty knowledgeable 😂

    • @ramirogonzalez7635
      @ramirogonzalez7635 2 роки тому +2

      I’m listening to this at 7am and I just told my wife “Shit this guy retains knowledge well because I just read a book ‘Great Rivals in History’ and the first VS is about Alexander the Great and King Darius and he hit the nail on the head!” Lol

    • @josephsherman5288
      @josephsherman5288 2 роки тому +2

      Same, timing and all. However Alex isn't a "favourite" of mine.

    • @Operator153
      @Operator153 2 роки тому +1

      @@josephsherman5288 favorite maybe wasn’t right, incredibly fascinating probably does it better.

    • @ProDoc18
      @ProDoc18 2 роки тому +1

      I’m listening to this while taking a shit

    • @essamabdullahi5616
      @essamabdullahi5616 2 роки тому +1

      I’m listening to this at 2am😂

  • @gonkeo
    @gonkeo Рік тому +1

    Wow, I did not expect this level of insight from Tyson at all, but it seems obvious now that a legendary fighter would have such a fascinating mind

  • @LS-kg6my
    @LS-kg6my Рік тому +8

    Wow! Never liked Tyson because of his hubris as a fighter. But I’m so impressed with him now as a human being who has struggled and transformed himself and now offers real insight and wisdom to the world. Wish we had the full recording

    • @MosDefnIT88
      @MosDefnIT88 6 місяців тому

      Ok...Let me check you right there.1 For one thing, he grew up rough af. Despite growing up the way he did when he started boxing in his teens you'd notice when he knocked people out, there were a few times he tried to help them up after they were counted out. Humble af because despite all the violence he was accustomed to, he clearly wanted to give a shit more but giving a shit before boxing got you in bad situations. All he did was praise people and other boxers. Then something happened that happens to everyone in life but some have it happen at the worst possible moment. Someone who helped that him understand being humble died. D'Amato his trainer. He was a huge influence on Mike. Hes still winning but without that force for good mike needed. He was stil in his teens. Money comes in, which he never had, drugs, everyone did cocaine in the 80s, start hanging around with the wrong people who just want to use you, say only positive things about you and your still a 19 year old kid knocking grown men tf out, cocaine waiting on you in the dressing room with women in the limo. He hecame arrogant, prideful, angrier while listening to people who didnt give one f*** about him and most people start believing you cant be f***ed with if your constantly told that. Got knocked out by a basic no name in what should and would have been just another fight had he been kept on the right path. Then the 90s turned into what they did. Go watch interviews of him in the 80s, as a kid. Still immature as we all are but clearly didn't want to hurt anyone nor be arrogant because he was none of those things. Shit went sideways, and it was easy for him to fall back into the life he had before boxing. Can't imagine to the degree I would have f***ed up at some point being a millionaire watched by millions at 19 years old with people lying to me so they can use me on drugs everyday. The Mike Tyson in this interview is the Mike Tyson the teenager with 100 years of wisdom condensed becausehes experienced the highest peak and the lowest valley and everywhere in between...He's a good dude of that I have no question and I don't think that about most famous, rich, in the spotlight people the world over.

  • @richardc6781
    @richardc6781 2 роки тому +409

    "All of them ask God for forgiveness!"
    Rogan quiet.

    • @guillermovazquez1084
      @guillermovazquez1084 2 роки тому +65

      His aithest mind cant comprehend

    • @Cjizzle-zh2xy
      @Cjizzle-zh2xy 2 роки тому +29

      @@guillermovazquez1084 😂😂exactly which is weird that a atheist is basically %100 sure there’s no higher power which is dumb

    • @armaliteslungsentinal7352
      @armaliteslungsentinal7352 2 роки тому +8

      @@Cjizzle-zh2xy Bruh he does believe in a higher power 🤦‍♂️

    • @Cjizzle-zh2xy
      @Cjizzle-zh2xy 2 роки тому +21

      @@armaliteslungsentinal7352 wasn’t talking to you my fellow citizen💯talking to someone else that was thinking same way, as a follower of Jesus if your not following the lord your basically an atheist, but have a good day

    • @siddarth3955
      @siddarth3955 2 роки тому +26

      Mike clarified though, the conquerors once declared themselves as god but in the end asked God for forgiveness. They couldn't forgive themselves. They had remorse for their actions and couldn't conquer themselves, Mike is intelligent!!!

  • @williamsullivan3702
    @williamsullivan3702 2 роки тому +37

    This is a beautiful conversation.

  • @T1D_Fitness.Health
    @T1D_Fitness.Health Рік тому +6

    Mike Tyson's ability to continuously reinvent himself is fascinating.

  • @sanperchannel9560
    @sanperchannel9560 Рік тому +2

    The crazy thing is as a young man i was so taken with mike because of fighting and later in life im so fascinated by his brain and just his human experience

  • @rare.phukin.spotted.halibut
    @rare.phukin.spotted.halibut 2 роки тому +222

    Mike talked about Diogenes, he called him Eugenius in the podcast. Sans lisp, he is an extremely well read guy with an interesting insight into the mechanics of human interaction.

    • @maximusdecimusmeridius5500
      @maximusdecimusmeridius5500 2 роки тому +4

      I feel like diogenes looking for an honest man in America

    • @bluebird3281
      @bluebird3281 2 роки тому +6

      @@maximusdecimusmeridius5500 I don't think you would fare better in any other land. Whole planets like that.

    • @maximusdecimusmeridius5500
      @maximusdecimusmeridius5500 2 роки тому

      @@bluebird3281 wrong there are many you just don't know any.

    • @bluebird3281
      @bluebird3281 2 роки тому +1

      @@maximusdecimusmeridius5500 Just not in America, ok. Sounds fair and well reasoned

    • @evanq9743
      @evanq9743 2 роки тому +1

      @@bluebird3281 america is the most corrupt, degenerate, morally bankrupt country in the world, only a matter of time till the fall of Rome happens again

  • @SymhaKughlyYauddhayaManeJG5405
    @SymhaKughlyYauddhayaManeJG5405 2 роки тому +28

    @9:56 ''Most of them couldn't conquer their demons'' wow that gives things a new perspective.

  • @shadown5757
    @shadown5757 6 місяців тому +2

    Mike Tyson is on point regarding the mindset of the conquerors and the importance of conquering oneself instead of the exterior world which only result on pain and suffering to others while the conqueror just feeds his ego only to realize the error of his ways and ask for forgiveness at the end after realizing the error of his ways 🙏🏻

  • @johnjoemcgonagle3377
    @johnjoemcgonagle3377 Рік тому +1

    Great insights, lotta substance to the discussion. Makes me think, like a gym for my mind. I'm grateful 🙏🏻

  • @slr-d
    @slr-d Рік тому +5

    I haven't heard a Conversion from the internet this calm, real, genuine ,and intellectual in a *LONG* time. 👍🏾

  • @garrettgosse3887
    @garrettgosse3887 2 роки тому +45

    The man continues to enlighten me...unlike the foolish people who have tried to knock him down. They always paint him as a fool, but have no idea themselves.

  • @warrens.5933
    @warrens.5933 Рік тому +2

    Cool stuff! I love how Mike is such a student of history

  • @PaulAVelceaVSC
    @PaulAVelceaVSC Рік тому +5

    intellectuals and regular folk can be as arrogant as world-class boxers in their prime, but all of us, as Mike shows, can go beyond the confines of our Ego, and be humbled by the Real.. full respect for Tyson

  • @WhoTheHellIsHarvy
    @WhoTheHellIsHarvy 2 роки тому +26

    Mike Tyson is on another level. Look where he came from and where he is now. The most captivating man in modern history without a doubt.

  • @kkrollingskkrollings3173
    @kkrollingskkrollings3173 2 роки тому +64

    Wow cold shivers hearing Tyson say that greatness is the willingness to die.

  • @subramaniamsrivatsa2719
    @subramaniamsrivatsa2719 Рік тому +3

    Just like Mike wanted to know about the conquerors - I had the burning desire to know about Mike the man himself . Ever since 20 yrs. I ve read his books, his life, his approach to boxing, life ,cus,..Because i ALWAYS knew there is so much more depth to the man - than what meets the eye. It is only proved stronger every day. Mike is humanity itself.

    • @flexangelo
      @flexangelo 11 місяців тому +2

      "Mike is humanity itself"
      rage, hate and ferocious anger
      yet so sensitive, loving, understanding and soft.
      theres truth in your words brother

  • @jalc11
    @jalc11 7 місяців тому +1

    Best Tyson interview I’ve seen

  • @GhilenPeek
    @GhilenPeek 2 роки тому +106

    I'd pay for a mash up Hardcore History podcast with Mike Tyson and Dan Carlin

    • @dray174
      @dray174 2 роки тому +3

      A podcast with mike and some history person who knows alot about the old wars n such would be interesting. Id watch it

    • @ShawnFX
      @ShawnFX 2 роки тому

      @Im just a Troll whos intentions are good hahaha I'm wondering the same thing, i think he meant to say George Carlin and by the way love your username!😂😂

    • @combofriend4461
      @combofriend4461 2 роки тому +1

      Lmao no he meant Dan...

    • @gregoryillinivich5328
      @gregoryillinivich5328 2 роки тому

      Dan would have some insightful questions about the warrior mindset. Especially the way warrior societies viewed their champions.

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому +1

      1:20 Mike Tyson is cultured ... (he is right)
      Historical facts = Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great.
      But who was this woman who is said to have astonished the Macedonian king with her beauty ?
      I will write based only on facts, that is, on the quotes of famous ancient authors, mainly Greek.
      ( For me there is one thing in history, which with the facts are not said ... )
      According to Plutarch, Alexander was a descendant of Ajax through his father Neoptolemos and this is accepted without discussion.
      According to Justin, Philip married Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemos, king of the Molosses.
      All the authors thus agree on the fact that Alexander the Great was the grandson of a Molossian.
      For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ?
      Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which the mother of Alexander the Great came.
      To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chamerie on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part.
      In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus.
      Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian (🇦🇱) culture or to a part of it.
      As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes.
      Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues.
      ( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR )
      All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek!
      ( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 )
      The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus.
      Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of the family of the mother of Alexander the Great !
      And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks.
      There are many others!
      According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy!
      More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history 🎓 is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians 🇦🇱 of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " .
      Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle".
      The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ...
      "Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " .
      (Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror, Pyrrhus is one of the most formidable adversaries of the early days of ancient Rome).
      Lorenzo Braccesi (Professor of Greek History at the University of Venice, Italy, in 1986) tells us:
      - "Olympias was originally from Epirus, on the part of the father who was king of Epirus, on the part of the mother also and that Illyrian blood 🇦🇱 circulated in the family, there is no doubt. "
      ( 9,01- 9,15 . The true story of Alexander the great ... - Gjurmë Shqiptare )
      That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved.
      The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion.
      Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing.
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and the sister .
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and sister of another well known Illyrian prince "Alexander the Molossus".
      I believe that all or part of the strong character of Alexander comes exactly from his mother, from the house that also gave birth to Pyrrhus.
      The powerful role of women in Illyrian society has been documented by many authors, including those who today identify themselves as Greeks, such as Athenaeus and Theompope.
      Olympias' influence on her son Alexander was so great.
      She believed that her son had divine blood and that he was born to rule the greatest kingdom of all time.
      But the mother's family was not the only Illyrian family to which Alexander was affiliated, his link with the Illyrians was stronger than that!

  • @sirrvickx9663
    @sirrvickx9663 2 роки тому +58

    There was always a misconception that Mike wasn’t very bright. Amazing to me how knowledgeable he is.

    • @Tom-dd5lm
      @Tom-dd5lm 2 роки тому +9

      And there are still comments arguing that he is not bright, people can't accept that someone so aggressive is indeed intelligent, I wonder why

    • @tdarden447
      @tdarden447 2 роки тому +3

      A great fighter is absolutely a thinker.

  • @mrausaf9988
    @mrausaf9988 Рік тому +1

    I love listening to iron mike Tyson. man straight up spits words of wisdom.

  • @robertmartin8762
    @robertmartin8762 Рік тому +1

    Tis Irish Bob saying hello Mike
    Loads of respect to this man who had some rough life moments. Unique observations and perspectives on things.
    Wishing Mike well in life.
    Irish Bob is a fan.
    😇🤗😎🍀☘️🇮🇪🇨🇵🦾🩺🥂

  • @WarDisciple1
    @WarDisciple1 2 роки тому +8

    Two of my favorite people walking on this planet in the same room. This was an awesome interview.

  • @catdaddydonbrewer007
    @catdaddydonbrewer007 2 роки тому +11

    Mike Tyson is such a prolific thinker that some of the questions joe ask him, mike is answering joe before he can even finish and the answer is so deep and articulate and profound! You can tell mike Tyson truly takes these stories and pick them apart thread by thread and then dissects each individual thread to the point of a complete understanding! It’s really amazing

  • @donduckensen441
    @donduckensen441 Рік тому +2

    I’m glad mike found peace in his life after all these years. I think it comes when you can admit your own shortcomings.

  • @michaelstrong4823
    @michaelstrong4823 Рік тому

    Tyson has become such a deep person. It’s amazing.

  • @PR4U2NV
    @PR4U2NV 2 роки тому +4

    I understand how he's feeling having studied myself.. I love listening to Tyson when he's on these subjects.

  • @prestonross6942
    @prestonross6942 2 роки тому +11

    I love Mike Tyson. Such a honest man who acknowledges his faults. A great, but humble man!

  • @limaalphacharlie
    @limaalphacharlie 7 місяців тому +4

    They conquered the world, those around them, and they instilled fear in millions. But they never conquered themselves. I think about that quote, out of 100 men in a war, 10 don’t belong, 80 are targets. 9 are fighters, and they make the battle. But one is a warrior. Mike is that one warrior. And Cus saw it before anyone ever thought about it. Mike to this day is in awe at the fact that Cus say something Mike didn’t know he had. You’re the greatest Mike. I love you.

  • @robbydimmitt4462
    @robbydimmitt4462 Рік тому

    Great interview Joe! Mike,thanks.

  • @r.t.972
    @r.t.972 2 роки тому +159

    The mom thing is interesting. This was back in a time when a woman's value was mainly upon her marriage/kids. With the husbands dead, these women (especially ambition rich ones) would push their sons to do absolutely insane stuff. Can see this over and over.

    • @ignatiusmaziofa2393
      @ignatiusmaziofa2393 2 роки тому +29

      true in deed...he was dead right...even Shaka Zulu the great had a special bond with his mom he did insane things in the name of his mother...she was his driving force in a way.

    • @alexandremarques3265
      @alexandremarques3265 2 роки тому +16

      Iy s because men will always pay respect to their mom. Cause they were the one caring for them while their was never there. Some of big conquerors beat their wives and multiple women, but never their mom. They would prefer kill their dad instead of beating their mom

    • @dukes2874
      @dukes2874 2 роки тому +5

      Boys are never close to their dads cause you up on them, growing up you wanna get better than your father even without knowing that, every son has spoke to his mother way more than his father not because he loves her more or because your mother is ambitious. dads love daughters moms love sons. girls rival moms, boys rival dads without even knowing. its like a wolf pack. boys will always try to prove themselves to their dads by doing anything, but only actualy listen to their moms.

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому +4

      1:20 Mike Tyson is cultured ... (he is right)
      Historical facts = Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great.
      But who was this woman who is said to have astonished the Macedonian king with her beauty ?
      I will write based only on facts, that is, on the quotes of famous ancient authors, mainly Greek.
      ( For me there is one thing in history, which with the facts are not said ... )
      According to Plutarch, Alexander was a descendant of Ajax through his father Neoptolemos and this is accepted without discussion.
      According to Justin, Philip married Olympias, daughter of Neoptolemos, king of the Molosses.
      All the authors thus agree on the fact that Alexander the Great was the grandson of a Molossian.
      For those who do not know this tribe (the Molossians), who were they, what territory did they occupy and how were they considered by the ancient authors ?
      Let us stop for a moment to know more about the tribe of the Molossians from which the mother of Alexander the Great came.
      To make it simple, the tribe of Molossians is in Epirus somewhere in the region of Chamerie on the back of Thesprotians who dominated the coastal part.
      In addition to this, the Kaons who were in the south of present-day Albania and who constituted three of the great tribes of Epirus.
      Historically, tribes like the Molossians or others who composed Epirus like the Kaons, the Thesprotians, the Paraue, the Antintans and others, are historically linked to the Illyrian (🇦🇱) culture or to a part of it.
      As Thucydides tells us about the events of the Peloponnesian War that involved both actually in reality Illyrians and Illyria itself, these tribes were commonly considered barbarian (non-Greek) tribes.
      Thucydides: - "Among the barbarians there were about 1,000 Kaons who ruled without a king. Along with the Kaons, the Thesprotians also participated and were also ruled without a king. There were also the MOLOSSIANS, the Atintants and the Paraues.
      ( HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR )
      All these tribes, mentioned by the historian of Athenian origin Thucydides for their participation in the famous Peloponnesian war in the 5th century B.C., are considered as barbarians, therefore not Greek!
      ( Thucydides II, 80- IV, 126 )
      The Kaons, the Thesprotians of Chamerie, the Arintans and the Parauets constitute the backbone of what one called Epirus.
      Among them are of course the Molossians where are the roots of the family of the mother of Alexander the Great !
      And Thucydides is not the only source which defines the Epirotes as non-Greeks.
      There are many others!
      According to the encyclopedia Basic Antiquity, composed of 86 volumes... Pauly Wissowa the Real "Encyclopedia Alterumswissenschaft" says that the Epirotes are of Illyrian origin 🇦🇱 and have strong links with the population of southern Italy!
      More concise on the issue, the only Nobel Prize in history 🎓 is none other than Theodor Mommsen author of the cycle "Corpus of Antiquity inscriptions" which says that: - "the brave Epirotes, the Albanians 🇦🇱 of antiquity supported with traditional loyalty the young and brave Pyrrhus or "the Eagle" as they called him " .
      Let us point out on this subject that the Albanians name themselves "Shqiptar", that is to say "sons or children of the eagle".
      The soldiers of Pyrrhus (3rd century BC / Epirote King), called their King "the Eagle" and that the latter retroqued them one day that they were his "children", so the Albanians are the children of the Eagle ...
      "Shqiptar = child of the Eagle .... " .
      (Pyrrhus was the cousin of Alexander the Great, of the Molossian tribe and himself an ambitious conqueror, Pyrrhus is one of the most formidable adversaries of the early days of ancient Rome).
      Lorenzo Braccesi (Professor of Greek History at the University of Venice, Italy, in 1986) tells us:
      - "Olympias was originally from Epirus, on the part of the father who was king of Epirus, on the part of the mother also and that Illyrian blood 🇦🇱 circulated in the family, there is no doubt. "
      ( 9,01- 9,15 . The true story of Alexander the great ... - Gjurmë Shqiptare )
      That the Epirotes are or are not Illyrians is a discussion that, from an archaeological point of view, is resolved.
      The Epirotes and the Illyrians have the same culture, if we consider the Iron Age, the use of tombs, fortifications with several rows of walls, their material culture, the shape of the pots or the ornaments which are identical to those of Korça (current Albania) and religion.
      Not only ancient authors like Thucydides, Strabo and others have called the Epirotic tribes barbarians (non-Greek) but also later serious publications based on documents and archaeological findings point out the same thing.
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and the sister .
      The Molosses, were one of the Illyrian tribes of Epirus from where came the mother of Alexander the Great Olympias daughter of the king and sister of another well known Illyrian prince "Alexander the Molossus".
      I believe that all or part of the strong character of Alexander comes exactly from his mother, from the house that also gave birth to Pyrrhus.
      The powerful role of women in Illyrian society has been documented by many authors, including those who today identify themselves as Greeks, such as Athenaeus and Theompope.
      Olympias' influence on her son Alexander was so great.
      She believed that her son had divine blood and that he was born to rule the greatest kingdom of all time.
      But the mother's family was not the only Illyrian family to which Alexander was affiliated, his link with the Illyrians was stronger than that!

    • @Universal..
      @Universal.. 2 роки тому

      By the way the Ancient Macedonians are Barbaros (= Not Greeks) BASICALLY. The Macedonian aristocracy just Hellenized (Adopted the Greek culture) their people (Macedonian), because the Hellenic culture was the most popular like the English of today.
      Historical facts = Strabo (63 BC) tells us that Illyrians, Thracians, Bottians and Thesprotes shared the Macedonian territory (Tribes of Pelasgian origin 🇦🇱 ).
      Source: (Strabo, VII, Frg .n°.11)
      The Macedonians have just propagated the Hellenic culture and have adopted it little by little ...
      The ancient authors called the Macedonians Barbaros/non-Greeks...
      For example the great Thucydides...
      Example : Thucydides 📜 (II, 80- IV, 126) who qualified of Barbaros (not Greek) the MACEDONIANS, Thesprotes, Molosses, Châones Atintanes, Paravaiens, Orestiens etc!
      Moreover it is not the only one, far from there ....

  • @bbnCRLB
    @bbnCRLB 2 роки тому +4

    Wow. What an interesting interview. I could listen to Mike discuss conquerors of the past all day.

  • @mylesshao
    @mylesshao Рік тому +6

    Never realized Tyson was such a deep thinker

  • @vernontattersall1398
    @vernontattersall1398 Рік тому

    Thank you for this insight into the mind of iron Mike Tyson a true warrior and boxing legend

  • @roibrycker8897
    @roibrycker8897 2 роки тому +31

    There's a lot to be learned from Mr. Mike Tyson!!!

  • @ausgamecollector
    @ausgamecollector 2 роки тому +25

    You can hear Mike breathing heavy and being super-passionate about this subject. Nothing like looking back and learning from history. Respect. 💯

  • @alaskafisherman844
    @alaskafisherman844 5 місяців тому

    I greatly admire Mr.Tyson for appreciating the importance of history.

  • @bradcochran2494
    @bradcochran2494 Рік тому +7

    The world is to big for one man!!!!! RESPECT