Yes, yes, yes, yes. I agree with you 1000000%. Mike should have went back to Rooney and stay with Don King as his promoter. Leaving Rooney was the death of Tyson's career. Rooney wasn't a yes man and he knew how to correctly train Mike for his fighting style. Even after coming out of prison Mike could have saved his career by going back to Rooney.
@@Jo-by8to Either Rooney or Atlas would have worked for Tyson's development as a fighter. Atlas pulling a gun on Tyson though was a deal breaker. Rooney's relationship with Tyson would have been easier to salvage.
cus, jimmy, kevin and teddy raised mike together. cus died, jimmy died, teddy left, and kevin was the last one left. kevin warned him about don and robin, mike thought it was betrayal and fired him. kevin got mad and sued mike for 4 million. and won. its bullshit that mike forgave don and teddy but barely talks about rooney.
Dong King brought the $$$ and took the Blood. Rooney was the Gym Rat, but Don Convinced Mike to train 60% capacity and still make a 20 million payout. Douglas would have lasted 3 rounds against a crisp focused Mike; clearly.
@@coomodus2592 We can only speculate the entire truth of what went down, but the one who does know isn't5 saying a word, and there are reasons for that. As fans we all know what would likely happened 'eventually'. Mike would have closed out the '90s with 60+ wins and probaby 52 KOs. 3 Losses. I think he would have smashed 'The Duke', split wth Holyfield, Lewis and Bowe. Mike stopped moving his head in certain fights and just kept charging in instead of boxing. But I can only speculate as well. Its obvious. Mike peak athletic prime was from 1985 through about '99. After that he gained weight and got slowed way down to look foolish. I'm a Tyson fan, but even Ali said Mike could have knocked him out, but of course Mike's humble reaction was like: "No, no, no..." But I agree with Ali. You can't beat a prime Mike by circle dancing around him.
@@gen-x-zeke8446 the moment he left Kev all head movement stopped. He became a headhunter , it worked on guy like Bruno who shit themselves b4 they set foot in the ring
@@daveyboy_ Bruno had so much support in their fights, but the last one Mike destroyed him. I tell people, "He just didn't get that punch or momentum against Evander. For Bester, he was not in that ring, but was an avatar while he soaked up the sorrows of (The dark side of Reality). And he's alive-Thus a living legend. Cus said he wouldn't leave until Mike succeeded, but he wasn't talking about the Ring. But now that Mike seemingly has freed his mind I think in that regard he is "prime Mike" and now Cus may rest (to Mike that is). In the early days, Mike Loved to overcome the fear, and win by about 90% KO of All fights combined. Look them up. It's amazing that he didn't OD on anything. I know the Hell of wanting to Die but not being able to find yourself to end it. So, we fight, fight, fight just to survive. Mike is a hero to me because although I'm not from his world; I am from The World. Mike Tyson...holy shit. He's alive to share his story because now he's the greatest in that certain regard. We all see the blood, but rarely do we see the true hurt people carry. All my heroes have lived in Hell at some point, thus, me as well, and here I am. It's probably a fucken illusion anyway. Thanks for reading if you did. I appreciate it very much. My name is Chris (Gen-X-Zeke-8), I am 44; Tyson fan since 1988. 34 years. Just wild...but I wonder in some way, how did he know, or how Does he know that I exist in a great philosophical manner. It's awesome. He knows you exist if you've ever pondered some of the deeper subjects in life- bigger than jobs, $$$, even sex...well, maybe not so much, but pretty close.
@@BoxingOutsidetheRopes For sure this vid tells everything about this dramatic event in Tyson's life and world boxing. Truly a very sad waste of talent. I guess that Tyson's story will be unanimously acknowledged that way in few decades.
This video hurts to see because people know that Kevin Rooney was the right trainer for Tyson. If Tyson would have stayed with Rooney, then Mike would be an all time great fighter with the likes of Ali, Louis and others. Instead he is a top 20 fighter mainly because of his career from 1985-1989. Rooney was practically begging to train Tyson again because he wanted to see him fight at his maximum potential.
Top-10. He had ALL the tools/skills: Speed, footwork, head, power, and more stamina than people thought. Shift, timing instincts. But $$$ came is like Noah's flood of power!! "God Bless The Almighty Dollar". It gets to all of us eventually. I actually think he was a 1950's fighter due to him being trained like one. Imagine footage of him versus those guys back then? People would be freaking out like, "Who the hell is this Tyson?!" Left hook, uppercut, to the body, both hands, ring presence. Even Ali said Mike would beat him, and that's Ali talking. "I would be fast and jabbing, but when he hit me..." (gesturing going down). But, let's talk about how he made it out alive...never mind inside the ring. That too puts him up in the top-10, top-7 of All Time.
@@Bundy6Hunnaeveryone looks unbeatable in their prime, his career overall is a top 10 heavyweight champion when he could have been the guy to surpass Ali
Did he train Morrison? I know he was with pazienza. I have nothing against him he just teaches that one peekaboo style for all fighters. An awesome style but it’s not suited for alot of guys.
@@ScreamingEagleFTW Mike said he took no more than 25 million mike had a net worth of 400 million after prison . Source - 2009 documentary Tyson and recent vlad interview with mike Tyson
Mike had too much pride to go back with Kev. It is what it is . Great upload , i didn't know Kev asked Mike to come back , great upload. Shit man , Kev's practically begging .
@@daveyboy_ Rooney, Lott,jacobs and cayton were the perfect team for keeping Tyson FOCUSED to the Cus Damato techniques. He would have remained undefeated had he stayed with them and not rape Desiree Washington and go to prison for it. Every black person, trainers, friends, promoters all did an absolute disastrous job in tysons life after 1988, .Now I make sense. The 4 white guys absolutely made him a monster of history and he was a good person OUTSIDE the ring. Only to fu*k it up once he abandoned the WHITE TEAM.
Mike shouldve went back to Kevin after the Douglas fight, but Don King already had too much control and Mike was never the same fighter after Kevin got fired.
Well there you go kids. Don’t forget Mike Tyson was 35-0 with 31 KO ‘s then he left Rooney and stopped slipping punches, started gaining weight, and it was the end of Mike Tyson. I don’t care how many fights Tyson won or lost after Rooney, he was never the same fighter. Not even close. In my opinion had he stayed with Kevin he never would have been beaten. Long live those two legends, Mike Tyson and Kevin Rooney.
Kevin offered Mike a lifeline here. At this moment in time it is very clear Rooney is eager to get Tyson back and reshape his outlook on boxing and his life generally. A Rooney trained Mike against Holyfield would of been a terrific fight.
omg! I'm such a fan of mike but I have never seen this video. Why mike why not got back!!!! wow such a powerful speech he loved his fighters, Kevin Rooney was just that guy yo....
People never understood this about Michael Tyson,Mike was made,developed,cultivated, and built.Cus, Jim Jacobs, Teddy Atlas, Kevin Rooney. The Catskills
Kevin and Mike proved their mastery together. Kevin got the best out of Mike, and Kevin's greatness was proven in all of Mike's subsequent fights without him. Kevin is a true legend.
Mind you, Tyson also fired Bill Cayton as manager, who basically looked out for him along with JM Jacobs (who died not long after Tyson became the WBC champ). Tyson was an emotional mess after losing him and Cus, his fiasco with Robin Givens, etc.; that’s how Don King got him.
This man tells it how it is. The passion for the art of boxing is the number one thing and that’s when Mike was at his best. Should have never left this man’s side.
Robin Givens had a lot to do with Mike leaving his team. She poured salt on every relationship Mike had before her arrival. The book "Fire and Fear" by Jose Torres documents Mike's road to becoming champion and the split with his team. Jose had Mike's participation as he was also a former champion trained by Cus.
Tyson was NOT the smartest fighter around. He choose Don King and the B.S. , over Kevin. This was the beginning of the end. He was never the same fighter again. It was a personal choice. We all know how that turned out.
I wish other popular boxers at that time had rooney as their coach. It would've been great to see him a lot more often. I would kill to have rooney as a boxing coach.
Rooney cared about Mike. Mike took a few wrong turns int he road, but they made the difference between Mike only being one of the top ten heavyweight greats, and being the greatest heavyweight there was was period. In our lifetime, Mike Tyson is the closest thing to the greatest that ever was.
Agreed. Don King’s negative influence, Tyson’s desire to not have to answer to anyone, and Mike’s personal demons (in no particular order) all did him in…
Rooneys a cool dude. It’s a shame, I thought that was as perfect a pair as any in boxing history. Rooney completed the masterpiece & then King pissed all over it
I saw the alternate future... Tyson kept Rooney and so he beat Douglas and then KO a daring Holyfield in 3... Then Holyfield stuck around but when he saw that Tyson was going nowhere he went back to cruiserweight because no one was going to b legend or even hall of famer while Tyson has all the belts. Tyson stayed out of prison, ducked Bowe, beat Lewis and lost the second match... Beat Morrison and sent Foreman into retirement in, a very emotional fight. Fought and beat the Klitshco brothers back to back and then retired. He was 52-0 by the time he lost his first fight and retired like 63 - 2 With his titles in hand... Let the lineal champ line b broken once again... Go down as THE GOAT.
Mike was young and impressionable and listened to shysters like Don King who robbed him. He realised he could surround himself with ‘yes’ men, but that wasn’t what he needed.
Tyson at that point chose the path of least resistance. His boxing career suffered greatly because of that choice. Most fighters never have the heart to fire their trainers management does it for them. The fighters know full well they are full of crap and that's why they sacrifice the trainer.
The truth comes out! If Mike stayed with Rooney everyone else would have been irrelevant for the next 20 years. If there is a way to beat Rooney/Cus Tyson explain how you would do it..
Rooney has trained many world champions as he’s still training fighters in his gym today. He didn’t luck out with tyson. He’s proven his worth of a trainer over the past 35 years. One of the greats He made mike. It wasn’t mike being a genetic freak. Ammiright?
He did train more world champions. but then he became an alcoholic. many times people cant show their true potential because of external issues. BTW the same happened with Mike, he switched trainers etc then from 90 onwards he flopped in every big tests of his.
Kevin gave a shit about mikes health and boxing abilities idk why they seperated if mike stayed with kevin buster would of never won niether would of mcbride
Mike needs to speak more on this. He owes kevin and the world more to speak on this. And one thing i noticed is that interviewers dont ask. It must be off limits from his manager. Its really sad this whole situation. And he makes up with the guy who pulled a gun on him before Rooney. Not cool.
The situation with Tyson and Rooney always reminds me of the situation in Rocky 5 when Tommy ditches Rocky for the glitz and glamor of that Don King knock off. Tyson should have stayed with this guy.
Well said Rooney! All true! He lost desire for boxing here. 100% true! Don King make him to fight for money! He was not prepared mentaly and phisicaly for fight.
Kevin's right, Mike did not want to be in the ring on that particular day. Along with Mike's body language as he walked to the ring (nearly tripped when he stepped between the ropes), the most telling sign of him not wanting to be there, was when the Japanese press were trying to present him with a Joe Louis belt just minutes before the fight began. He could be seen saying something to his trainers, as if he didn't want to receive anything and ended up ignoring the ceremony altogether, which came across as extremely rude on his part.
Its sad that there are so many part boxing fans fan boi watching this. If you can not name at least another 3 trainers of the 90s and love tyson, you dont know enough about boxing to make an opinion how great he was.
Mike’s worst mistake was letting Don King get his slimy hooks into Tyson. Had he stayed with Kevin Rooney it would have been tough for anyone to beat Mike. That includes Lennox (one of my favourites) and even the Klitschkos. Despite their reach and boxing skills, Mike’s perfection under Cus/Kevin was always a huge advantage. Tyson was hungry, didn’t have yes men leeching off him and distracting him, and focused on his place in boxing history as the champ.
First round. That’s when I noticed something was wrong too. He didn’t work to get inside, he didn’t take more than half a step forward to reach Douglas so he was basically fighting on the back foot the whole night. EVERYTHING that happened that fight happened via buster going to mike. Even mikes awesome uppercut knockdown was a result of buster coming to mike. Iron mike was iron he took a hell of a beating that would have killed a normal person but he didn’t go after buster. It was always oh busters in range I’ll throw 1 maybe 2 punches if he comes near again but if he’s not coming I’m just gonna chill right here. That saying how if u want the belt u gotta be the champ u gotta beat the champ, the champ doesn’t have to beat you. Buster took that to heart, ironically so did Mike.
I was 12 years old (my second Tyson fight). The first fight was Spunks in '88. As soon as Mike stepped in there, that he was in troubled, Clearly. As we know, a disciplined Mike Tyson is unbeatable...Holyfield would be the only one that could hang with Mike. Big George wouldn't keep up with Mike. It's kind of Sad, but yet it saved Mike's life in a very ironic way.
@@gen-x-zeke8446 I was 10 in 90 but I still remember hearing about it even tho my family weren’t big boxing fans it was still big news. I agree that 1990 prime mike vs evander at that time would have been a great fight if mike took it more serious than he did against buster
Holyfield had 3 wars with bowe was knocked out. Lost to Michael Moorer and retired of a congenital heart defect and retired. Holyfield was considered washed up and almost retired after bowe 1. Holyfield was cleared by Dr.a ro comeback and fight tyson. Holyfield was as much as a 15 to 1 underdog to mike. That was by far the best Holyfield and mike just hit 30 and Holyfield had many many wars and was 5 years older. Holy would beat mike on his best day
I think there was alot that happened that people dont know about. The relationship with Mike and the team was overrated. Apparently Jacobs had never told Mike about his terminal illness, unknowingly made him sign a contract that would enable his wife to take a large percentage of Tyson's earnings, after Jim's death. I think Mike was hurt when he found out and said the hell with them.
I want more of Rooney talk on Mike. The biggest Mistake mike did was get rid of THIS MAN PERIOD!
Understatement
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Yes, yes, yes, yes. I agree with you 1000000%. Mike should have went back to Rooney and stay with Don King as his promoter. Leaving Rooney was the death of Tyson's career. Rooney wasn't a yes man and he knew how to correctly train Mike for his fighting style. Even after coming out of prison Mike could have saved his career by going back to Rooney.
Not really the mistake was living Taedy Atlas
@@Jo-by8to Either Rooney or Atlas would have worked for Tyson's development as a fighter. Atlas pulling a gun on Tyson though was a deal breaker. Rooney's relationship with Tyson would have been easier to salvage.
This is what loyalty sounds like
spoken from the heart and really just wanted Mike to succeed, loved the guy
Phil risser. What a genuine guy. He really cared for Mike.
mike before cus damato died vs after cus damato died
That's right
cus, jimmy, kevin and teddy raised mike together.
cus died, jimmy died, teddy left, and kevin was the last one left.
kevin warned him about don and robin, mike thought it was betrayal and fired him.
kevin got mad and sued mike for 4 million. and won.
its bullshit that mike forgave don and teddy but barely talks about rooney.
This video is gold. I've never heard Kevin's side after he separated with Tyson. It's sad that this video has only 2K views.
it isnt sdad,only people who search get the diamonds.
Tyson fired Rooney and lost 2 fights later. He can only blame himself
Dong King brought the $$$ and took the Blood. Rooney was the Gym Rat, but Don Convinced Mike to train 60% capacity and still make a 20 million payout. Douglas would have lasted 3 rounds against a crisp focused Mike; clearly.
Tyson was going to lose eventually anyway. Steve Lott mentioned this and he was in Tyson's camp from the beginning.
@@coomodus2592 We can only speculate the entire truth of what went down, but the one who does know isn't5 saying a word, and there are reasons for that. As fans we all know what would likely happened 'eventually'. Mike would have closed out the '90s with 60+ wins and probaby 52 KOs. 3 Losses. I think he would have smashed 'The Duke', split wth Holyfield, Lewis and Bowe. Mike stopped moving his head in certain fights and just kept charging in instead of boxing. But I can only speculate as well. Its obvious. Mike peak athletic prime was from 1985 through about '99. After that he gained weight and got slowed way down to look foolish.
I'm a Tyson fan, but even Ali said Mike could have knocked him out, but of course Mike's humble reaction was like: "No, no, no..." But I agree with Ali. You can't beat a prime Mike by circle dancing around him.
@@gen-x-zeke8446 the moment he left Kev all head movement stopped. He became a headhunter , it worked on guy like Bruno who shit themselves b4 they set foot in the ring
@@daveyboy_ Bruno had so much support in their fights, but the last one Mike destroyed him. I tell people, "He just didn't get that punch or momentum against Evander. For Bester, he was not in that ring, but was an avatar while he soaked up the sorrows of (The dark side of Reality). And he's alive-Thus a living legend. Cus said he wouldn't leave until Mike succeeded, but he wasn't talking about the Ring. But now that Mike seemingly has freed his mind I think in that regard he is "prime Mike" and now Cus may rest (to Mike that is). In the early days, Mike Loved to overcome the fear, and win by about 90% KO of All fights combined. Look them up. It's amazing that he didn't OD on anything. I know the Hell of wanting to Die but not being able to find yourself to end it. So, we fight, fight, fight just to survive. Mike is a hero to me because although I'm not from his world; I am from The World. Mike Tyson...holy shit. He's alive to share his story because now he's the greatest in that certain regard. We all see the blood, but rarely do we see the true hurt people carry. All my heroes have lived in Hell at some point, thus, me as well, and here I am. It's probably a fucken illusion anyway. Thanks for reading if you did. I appreciate it very much. My name is Chris (Gen-X-Zeke-8), I am 44; Tyson fan since 1988. 34 years. Just wild...but I wonder in some way, how did he know, or how Does he know that I exist in a great philosophical manner. It's awesome. He knows you exist if you've ever pondered some of the deeper subjects in life- bigger than jobs, $$$, even sex...well, maybe not so much, but pretty close.
This vid ages so well. Thank you for sharing it.
Really spells out Rooney’s side so well, doesn’t it? The biggest professional mistake Mike ever made in my opinion. He was never the same fighter.
@@BoxingOutsidetheRopes For sure this vid tells everything about this dramatic event in Tyson's life and world boxing. Truly a very sad waste of talent. I guess that Tyson's story will be unanimously acknowledged that way in few decades.
This video hurts to see because people know that Kevin Rooney was the right trainer for Tyson. If Tyson would have stayed with Rooney, then Mike would be an all time great fighter with the likes of Ali, Louis and others. Instead he is a top 20 fighter mainly because of his career from 1985-1989. Rooney was practically begging to train Tyson again because he wanted to see him fight at his maximum potential.
True story. Couldn't agree more.
Top-10. He had ALL the tools/skills: Speed, footwork, head, power, and more stamina than people thought. Shift, timing instincts. But $$$ came is like Noah's flood of power!! "God Bless The Almighty Dollar". It gets to all of us eventually. I actually think he was a 1950's fighter due to him being trained like one. Imagine footage of him versus those guys back then? People would be freaking out like, "Who the hell is this Tyson?!" Left hook, uppercut, to the body, both hands, ring presence. Even Ali said Mike would beat him, and that's Ali talking. "I would be fast and jabbing, but when he hit me..." (gesturing going down). But, let's talk about how he made it out alive...never mind inside the ring. That too puts him up in the top-10, top-7 of All Time.
Mike is still an all time great fighter, come on mate 🤦♂️🇦🇺🍻
he’s the goat, if you compare their primes he’s all time. past prime isn’t fair to compare because he wasn’t in it anymore
@@Bundy6Hunnaeveryone looks unbeatable in their prime, his career overall is a top 10 heavyweight champion when he could have been the guy to surpass Ali
Mike would have retired undefeated had he stayed with Rooney, no doubt in my mind.
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Don't know if he would have been undefeated but definitely would have a better career had he stay with the right people
Facts
@@deshizleHe Would’ve Retired Undefeated Like Jordan Said. He Would’ve Ran Through Evander & He Would’ve Stopped Lennox.
OK Uncle Rico
This was such a great trainer, what loss for Mike he never returned to Kevin.
Mike was very wrong to leave Rooney as history shows but he has only himself to blame.
What other fighter did Rooney train. I’m not even asking for a champion. But just anybody in 40 years.
He lucked out with mike
@@oldironsides4107 he also trained Tommy Morrison I think
Did he train Morrison? I know he was with pazienza.
I have nothing against him he just teaches that one peekaboo style for all fighters. An awesome style but it’s not suited for alot of guys.
Rooney had proved his worth training Tyson. He knows what he's talking about.
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The lack of loyalty was Mike's downfall!
They were taking 30 percent cut
@@Rafael-xx1id they should get 50. Mike would be nobody without Rooney and Cus. What percent did Don King take? oh wait.. it was like 100% wasnt it?
@@ScreamingEagleFTW don took 10- 15 percent
@@Rafael-xx1id according to Mike DK is a POS and took all Mikes money.
@@ScreamingEagleFTW Mike said he took no more than 25 million mike had a net worth of 400 million after prison .
Source - 2009 documentary Tyson and recent vlad interview with mike Tyson
Rooney is a national treasure. He preserved the tyson we all got to witness after cus died. I wish he would’ve gotten back with mike. Super sad
Mike had too much pride to go back with Kev. It is what it is . Great upload , i didn't know Kev asked Mike to come back , great upload. Shit man , Kev's practically begging .
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Mike became pro black/anti white with Don King. Ritchie giachetti was King's guy anyway, Otherwise tyson would have a black trainer all the time.
@BobBenson-qz8lp you make no.sense. why would he have a black trainer as opposed ro a white guy ?
@@daveyboy_ Rooney, Lott,jacobs and cayton were the perfect team for keeping Tyson FOCUSED to the Cus Damato techniques. He would have remained undefeated had he stayed with them and not rape Desiree Washington and go to prison for it. Every black person, trainers, friends, promoters all did an absolute disastrous job in tysons life after 1988, .Now I make sense. The 4 white guys absolutely made him a monster of history and he was a good person OUTSIDE the ring. Only to fu*k it up once he abandoned the WHITE TEAM.
@BobBenson-qz8lp I sorta see what ur saying but to say he wouldn't have raped Desiree Washington if he was with an alcoholic trainer is a stretch.
Mike shouldve went back to Kevin after the Douglas fight, but Don King already had too much control and Mike was never the same fighter after Kevin got fired.
Perhaps one of the best trainers of all time...
Well there you go kids. Don’t forget Mike Tyson was 35-0 with 31 KO ‘s then he left Rooney and stopped slipping punches, started gaining weight, and it was the end of Mike Tyson. I don’t care how many fights Tyson won or lost after Rooney, he was never the same fighter. Not even close. In my opinion had he stayed with Kevin he never would have been beaten. Long live those two legends, Mike Tyson and Kevin Rooney.
It's so sad to hear this from Kevin and really shows how much he cared about mike and how much he knew Don King was doing mike over for.
Once Kevin was gone, that was officially the end of the Catskills family..
A very knowledgeable trainer and excellent vision of what was happening. Mike fell apart when he left Kevin.
Kevin offered Mike a lifeline here. At this moment in time it is very clear Rooney is eager to get Tyson back and reshape his outlook on boxing and his life generally. A Rooney trained Mike against Holyfield would of been a terrific fight.
Same result.
Made no difference who trained him, he was a kid the early days up to 1988.
@shaunbat5097 nope. No way. Absolutely not the same result had Tyson gone back to Rooney.
It would have gone the distance with Mike coming out on top
Evander was the first Name he said. He's an expert!
Kevin knew his fighter and time has proven him correct
omg! I'm such a fan of mike but I have never seen this video. Why mike why not got back!!!! wow such a powerful speech he loved his fighters, Kevin Rooney was just that guy yo....
The biggest mistake Tyson ever made in his professional career was getting rid of Kevin Rooney.
Rooney was a worthy contender himself he had experience was up amongst the champions of his day arguello being one of them
People never understood this about Michael Tyson,Mike was made,developed,cultivated,
and built.Cus, Jim Jacobs, Teddy Atlas, Kevin Rooney. The Catskills
Rooney spoke the truth
Kevin and Mike proved their mastery together. Kevin got the best out of Mike, and Kevin's greatness was proven in all of Mike's subsequent fights without him. Kevin is a true legend.
thank you for posting this
Mind you, Tyson also fired Bill Cayton as manager, who basically looked out for him along with JM Jacobs (who died not long after Tyson became the WBC champ). Tyson was an emotional mess after losing him and Cus, his fiasco with Robin Givens, etc.; that’s how Don King got him.
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kevin rooney was a top trainer.....ex fighter who understood and cared about tyson.....rooney was greatly underestimated as a man and trainer
Respect for mr Rooney. He know very much about boxing. I guess the best boxing school in the world. Catskill mr. Cuz D amato.
Kevin Rooney fue un gran maestro del boxeo 🥊🥊
This is heartbreaking. There are two sides to every story, but I think in the end, Rooney was on the right side of history.
It's really refreshing to hear the truth for a change,rather than the bullshit scripts that most people read from.
Really enjoying these clips of the 90s 🔥🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
80s better
This man tells it how it is. The passion for the art of boxing is the number one thing and that’s when Mike was at his best. Should have never left this man’s side.
wow he was so right...if they had listened things would be different
Kevin Rooney made Mike the best ever
Brilliant motivator.
RIP Gus.❤️
"Cus"
Robin Givens had a lot to do with Mike leaving his team. She poured salt on every relationship Mike had before her arrival. The book "Fire and Fear" by Jose Torres documents Mike's road to becoming champion and the split with his team. Jose had Mike's participation as he was also a former champion trained by Cus.
ya you called it Dave. lests not forget Robin Givens.. she really was the beginning of the end of mike.
Tyson was NOT the smartest fighter around. He choose Don King and the B.S. , over Kevin. This was the beginning of the end. He was never the same fighter again. It was a personal choice. We all know how that turned out.
Mike Tyson didn't even speak to him?! Wow
There will never be another Kevin Ronney. Just a master trainer.
Awesome video 😊
Love this never see this before.
The biggest tragedy of Mike's Career
Rooney seems very genuine
Buster was amazing in this fight. He was too good,
He was fantastic!
Had he have trained the same for each fight and fought that way 'he' would have been unbeatable.
I wish other popular boxers at that time had rooney as their coach. It would've been great to see him a lot more often. I would kill to have rooney as a boxing coach.
Rooney cared about Mike. Mike took a few wrong turns int he road, but they made the difference between Mike only being one of the top ten heavyweight greats, and being the greatest heavyweight there was was period. In our lifetime, Mike Tyson is the closest thing to the greatest that ever was.
If only Rooney and Teddy atlas coached Tyson in the 90s.
He and Mike sound alike
Hey Kevin Rooney! Good to see you even on video....Elaine Fortune from the projects is wondering how you are these days. Looking great as always!
lol sure he gonna get this message
@@anhviet5412 He already has!
🙋Rooney
Epic Video. Just Epic!
Wow! He said that Holyfield could have probably beat him years before he fought him.😱
* In the condition he went to fight buster
Come on bruh
That’s too bad Tyson didn’t go back to Rooney.
Agreed. Don King’s negative influence, Tyson’s desire to not have to answer to anyone, and Mike’s personal demons (in no particular order) all did him in…
It was too bad he fired Rooney to begin with. Something he shouldn't have done in the first place.
Wow I never knew it was this deep😢 Rooney truly cared about Mike and knew Don king was a snake that was wasting Tyson’s potential
This is almost the real life Rocky V story right there.
He’s correct. Tyson had zero interest in fighting that night mentally was not in that fight. It was obvious.
Tysons own stubbornness was his downfall in this situation
He didn't care about the team who made him.
Listen to mike talk now and they sound exactly the same. They say the same exact things.
Would love to hear Tyson break down this video
Rooneys a cool dude. It’s a shame, I thought that was as perfect a pair as any in boxing history. Rooney completed the masterpiece & then King pissed all over it
I saw the alternate future... Tyson kept Rooney and so he beat Douglas and then KO a daring Holyfield in 3... Then Holyfield stuck around but when he saw that Tyson was going nowhere he went back to cruiserweight because no one was going to b legend or even hall of famer while Tyson has all the belts.
Tyson stayed out of prison, ducked Bowe, beat Lewis and lost the second match... Beat Morrison and sent Foreman into retirement in, a very emotional fight.
Fought and beat the Klitshco brothers back to back and then retired. He was 52-0 by the time he lost his first fight and retired like 63 - 2
With his titles in hand... Let the lineal champ line b broken once again...
Go down as THE GOAT.
That was a lot of stretch to have the man be the GOAT
Lol ducked Bowe? Random mention.
Best trainer ever
For Mike Tyson yes 100%
Kevin was right and care about tyson
Mike was young and impressionable and listened to shysters like Don King who robbed him. He realised he could surround himself with ‘yes’ men, but that wasn’t what he needed.
Was his choice, he wanted that lifestyle himself to blame.
greatest trainer
Whoa whoa whoa.
Tysons defense and discipline left with Rooney
Kevin was so spot on that it isn't funny.
Mike can do whatever he likes but he really screwed his boxing career up and took the sport with him in a way
Tyson at that point chose the path of least resistance. His boxing career suffered greatly because of that choice. Most fighters never have the heart to fire their trainers management does it for them. The fighters know full well they are full of crap and that's why they sacrifice the trainer.
The truth comes out! If Mike stayed with Rooney everyone else would have been irrelevant for the next 20 years. If there is a way to beat Rooney/Cus Tyson explain how you would do it..
Skill and Resistance
I'd like to hear what Mike has to say about Rooney and the split
Rooney has trained many world champions as he’s still training fighters in his gym today.
He didn’t luck out with tyson. He’s proven his worth of a trainer over the past 35 years. One of the greats
He made mike. It wasn’t mike being a genetic freak.
Ammiright?
Not really mike had the body of a grown man at the age of 15 genetics had alot to do with him being so dominant especially in the heavyweight division
He did train more world champions. but then he became an alcoholic. many times people cant show their true potential because of external issues.
BTW the same happened with Mike, he switched trainers etc then from 90 onwards he flopped in every big tests of his.
Brilliant footage,Rooney and tyson were aatch made in heaven,but as some say , THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON 👍, Brilliant video
Mike believed that he would have gone undefeated with Kevin as his trainer. I do as well.
Kevin gave a shit about mikes health and boxing abilities idk why they seperated if mike stayed with kevin buster would of never won niether would of mcbride
wow kevin even knew about george forman
Mike needs to speak more on this. He owes kevin and the world more to speak on this. And one thing i noticed is that interviewers dont ask. It must be off limits from his manager. Its really sad this whole situation. And he makes up with the guy who pulled a gun on him before Rooney. Not cool.
The situation with Tyson and Rooney always reminds me of the situation in Rocky 5 when Tommy ditches Rocky for the glitz and glamor of that Don King knock off. Tyson should have stayed with this guy.
Clearly that was the inspiration..see the promoter 😄
stallone ripped off so much stuff from Mike Tysons life. its crazy.
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Well said Rooney! All true! He lost desire for boxing here. 100% true! Don King make him to fight for money! He was not prepared mentaly and phisicaly for fight.
Imagine if Mike stayed with him 😳
You will never see another Ali or Tyson, cause you will never find another Cus.
Kevin genuinely cares about Mike. I hope they patch it up before the final bell rings.
Kevin's right, Mike did not want to be in the ring on that particular day.
Along with Mike's body language as he walked to the ring (nearly tripped when he stepped between the ropes), the most telling sign of him not wanting to be there, was when the Japanese press were trying to present him with a Joe Louis belt just minutes before the fight began.
He could be seen saying something to his trainers, as if he didn't want to receive anything and ended up ignoring the ceremony altogether, which came across as extremely rude on his part.
(nearly tripped when he stepped between the ropes) Yes I remember that
@@SportVideosSvOfficial mike tyson under cus and kevin is the goat
Its sad that there are so many part boxing fans fan boi watching this. If you can not name at least another 3 trainers of the 90s and love tyson, you dont know enough about boxing to make an opinion how great he was.
See as I said.. Mike was no more the same post Rooney
Look hear Rooney calling it out on Forman saying he can’t be taken lightly. Called another future 2 time champion
Mike could have made it work with Rooney, even if Don King was his manager. I think he would have kept him winning.
Kevin was right. Don king manipulated Mike to fire rooney. Cus should've told Mike to stay away from Don King.
Mike’s worst mistake was letting Don King get his slimy hooks into Tyson.
Had he stayed with Kevin Rooney it would have been tough for anyone to beat Mike.
That includes Lennox (one of my favourites) and even the Klitschkos.
Despite their reach and boxing skills, Mike’s perfection under Cus/Kevin was always a huge advantage.
Tyson was hungry, didn’t have yes men leeching off him and distracting him, and focused on his place in boxing history as the champ.
Mike really should of swallowed his pride and gone back to Ronney after the Douglas fight
After prison as well.
When you see film of Tyson training throwing powerful punchs, I would wonder " who is this crazy guy in the ring with tyson?"
First round. That’s when I noticed something was wrong too.
He didn’t work to get inside, he didn’t take more than half a step forward to reach Douglas so he was basically fighting on the back foot the whole night. EVERYTHING that happened that fight happened via buster going to mike. Even mikes awesome uppercut knockdown was a result of buster coming to mike. Iron mike was iron he took a hell of a beating that would have killed a normal person but he didn’t go after buster.
It was always oh busters in range I’ll throw 1 maybe 2 punches if he comes near again but if he’s not coming I’m just gonna chill right here.
That saying how if u want the belt u gotta be the champ u gotta beat the champ, the champ doesn’t have to beat you.
Buster took that to heart, ironically so did Mike.
I was 12 years old (my second Tyson fight). The first fight was Spunks in '88. As soon as Mike stepped in there, that he was in troubled, Clearly. As we know, a disciplined Mike Tyson is unbeatable...Holyfield would be the only one that could hang with Mike. Big George wouldn't keep up with Mike. It's kind of Sad, but yet it saved Mike's life in a very ironic way.
@@gen-x-zeke8446 I was 10 in 90 but I still remember hearing about it even tho my family weren’t big boxing fans it was still big news. I agree that 1990 prime mike vs evander at that time would have been a great fight if mike took it more serious than he did against buster
Holyfield had 3 wars with bowe was knocked out. Lost to Michael Moorer and retired of a congenital heart defect and retired.
Holyfield was considered washed up and almost retired after bowe 1.
Holyfield was cleared by Dr.a ro comeback and fight tyson.
Holyfield was as much as a 15 to 1 underdog to mike.
That was by far the best Holyfield and mike just hit 30 and Holyfield had many many wars and was 5 years older.
Holy would beat mike on his best day
~個好的教練才能訓練好的拳擊手。
Biggest career blunder Iron Mike ever committed was firing Kevin Rooney.
if only he'd listened... Mike flushed his talent down the toilet.
Damn mike you messed up with him 😞
I think there was alot that happened that people dont know about. The relationship with Mike and the team was overrated. Apparently Jacobs had never told Mike about his terminal illness, unknowingly made him sign a contract that would enable his wife to take a large percentage of Tyson's earnings, after Jim's death.
I think Mike was hurt when he found out and said the hell with them.