Teddy Atlas Shares Mike Tyson Cus D'Amato Story on Larry Holmes Knockout
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2020
- Teddy Atlas shares story on Mike Tyson and Cus D'Amato, with Cus telling a young Tyson how he could knockout the current Heavyweight Champ Larry Holmes. Clip pulled from Episode 66, full episode here: • Q&A with Teddy Atlas "...
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First time I've seen Teddy talk about Tyson without attacking him. Good job Teddy
me too
Teddy didn't think Fury had Wilder in the second fight ...
I think too many Americans just want the belt held by an American but I do think Fury has an awesome combo w His size and skill ... not as fast or vicious as Mike but He has 7 inches of reach on Him and almost 10 inches in Height , how does Mike even hit Furys Chin ?
... I don't see it and I love Mike Man , He's the most vicious that I've seen in His prime but that's boxing btw ... People have been debating about Champions for ever ... Mike's podcasts are the best out there imo .
Just Happy to see Him Healthy and positive , Great Man .
He actually sings his praises quite often but their was a genuine grudge true
@@raylars752 Well when Mike was at his best from 86-88 and not head hunting he would deliver that combination of a right hand to the body followed by a right uppercut or left hook. Watch his fights from 86-88 and you will see it and it was quite effective against taller fighters. After Rooney we really didn't see it again except the first fight against Holyfield in the 5th round when he hurt Holyfield with it then never saw it again or any fight after. But yes he would be able to hit Fury and like most fighters that fought Mike from 86-8 when you are getting drilled by a good body attack and combinations to body and head they either held on for dear life or got KOed. So the only thing I see Fury's size helping him is tying Mike up to stop the damage.
@@briancamilli8873 ... I know , I know He's a badass and He was insanely brutal ... How could He Possibly Punch So Hard with Both Feet off the Ground ? ...but he was strong enough thru his core and his timing was that good ... But again , factor in Tyson's height and reach and I think Fury would have to be leaning in with an exposed chin for Tyson to touch it ... but just reach and height puts Iron Mike at a huge disadvantage... But Tyson has the best gigs going for Him now , growing weed and his Podcasts are awesome ... He's as good as Rogan with his Podcasts but on different spiritual areas imo
The magic that Cus and Mike created together was the best ever in the history of the fight game.
...still hard to understand how a Guy could hit so hard with both feet off the Ground !!!
... Mike's My Champ , Ali was awesome and Foreman was too as with Holyfield , Frazier but all of these dudes ( imagine in their prime ) don't match with Fury , Height and Reach and a combination of All these skills , God Given or not ...
Tyson Fury is The Man !!!
@@raylars752 Hahahahahahaha, funny
Ray Lars lay of the magic mushrooms pal.
@@raylars752 Fury would not be a champion in their era.
@@oldschoolhiphop2275 ... Why's that , Not enough reach ?
Hopefully 1 day u will have Kevin Rooney on ur podcast.
D'amato Shift is he? How bad is it?
@D'amato Shift sorry to hear that .I watch your channel are u involved with the gym in anyway. I'm from Philadelphia.
@D'amato Shift has Teddy reached out to him in the past years were they in touch
Tyson mentioned in the end of his new book that Rooney is half hospitalised with dementia, alcohol boxing and junk food are a bad mix.
@@MrAwrsomeness I read that book didnt remember him saying that. Ty
Imagine how great Tyson would have been if he had Cus D’mato.. Teddy Atlas and Kevin Rooney in his corner training him and keeping him focused...smh #UNBEATABLE
Not with Don King as his promoter .
mm. Yeah until he met Holyfield ! Lol
FINEST 1063 yea everybody ducked Tyson while he was with Rooney and Atlas, including Holyfield
mm. Lol he beat Tyson twice you are doing a disservice to Holyfield an Olympic champ and great heavyweight multi. Belt champ..., how do explain Buster Douglas ?? Tyson was a great fighter but a bully he relied heavily on intimidation until he ran into fighters who weren’t afraid of him.
Taurus83 Holyfield was light heavy weight when Tyson was being handled by those trainers . He didn’t duck Tyson because if I’m not mistaken got locked up for rape before the fight was finalized . He crushed Tyson 2 times he wasn’t afraid of Mike I like of most of Mike past opponents .
That was a thunderous right hand if there ever was one!
I personally reckon it had more impact than a lot of Deontay Wilder's right cross knockouts. Not all, but a lot of them.
@@ivanjulian2532 Don't insult Mike including that bum in the same sentence.
Yep that first one was an absolute howitzer. Holmes had nuts to get up from that.
Amazing heart from Holmes one of the most successful heavyweight champions in history to not get the credit he deserves.
Max Payne when Tyson hit Holmes with that right the fight was over then
Tyson said of the knockout punch, “make two punches sound like one”. Look & listen close you can see & hear the lead left land almost simultaneously as the right.
Mike changed my whole life 😥
I really love the show, it gives me something very positive about something I'm very passionate about to listen to.
4:52 What an amazing 1-2 combo, but what's makes it amazing to me is how he set it up. Tyson throws the left hook....not to land the punch, but to knock Holmes' Left guard out of the way so Mike can follow it up w that thunderous right cross. Put it at .25 speed and you can see it a lot easier....pretty cool.
Yeah , good spotting. Old school tricks that no one practises anymore. Thanks, I'm gonna try that technique in the gym.
@@nedsta1999 Well GL 2u man...let me know how it works 4 ya👍
@@kardiackids1435 , yeah will do. Thanks. 👊
There was no jab but teddy atlas is a romantic and you cant let the truth get in the way of a good romantic story.
Thank you Simon. I love boxing but Ive never & surely don't know much but I watched it times & said what left jab of Holmes? Thank you for clarifying
I think with the fact Holmes is most known for his jab skills the point was like Cus said, Mike not being hesitant to risk catching a jab was what made it so that he could connect with a perfect chin shot due to Holmes' bad habit of not moving his head as a defensive precaution.
@@dawb86 oh now that makes sense thanks
I think it was more to do with what perceived as a weakness in LH's defense on his left side but yes I don't see a jab as much as a very quick combination and LH opening up his defense on his left thereby letting Tyson deliver the devastating right hand.
You can sure there was a jab. Holmes had one of the best in the division, but when he fought against Tyson, the jab and the man were old and tired. Same style all his career, different speed.
I have watched many documentaries on Mike Tyson and became a huge fan when he first started out. The sheer power and strength he generated with either punch was incredible! The great Cus D'Amato trained many fighters to become champion, unfortunately Tyson was his last. For him to see this type of skill in a little criminal kid from Brooklyn was amazing! The was he was trained by Teddy and then by Kevin Rooney was simply something that doesn't happen everyday. I feel that he had the potential to become the greatest heavyweight ever, by breaking Rocky Marciano's record and retiring undefeated. If he would have stayed with his original team and not gone over to the dark side with Don King I feel it would have happened. Overall, he had a great career but I think that all Tyson fans such as myself feel that he could have accomplished even more than what he did.
Couldn’t have said it any better 🙏🏽
I enjoy these stories a great deal. Thanks for sharing your memories with us Teddy.
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Love learning from Teddy Atlas. He has great stories and knowledge of the fight game.
Tyson was specifically designed to beat holmes by cus from day one
@harold mccoy put out sum hard facts their my man....i still pick tyson over prime holmes BUT I DEFINITELY C YO POINT.....also i appreciate your civilized manner of disagreement i been dealing with alot of assholes lol
@harold mccoy past his prime or not Holmes should have still had his chin. He wasn't that old. Thats just a testament how hard Mike was hitting in the 80's
@ThirdeyeStrike Holmes went on to fight another 14 yrs dude. Went 12 rounds wit Evander. I understand som ppl hate Mike & will never give him his props.
@@hardart- have you never heard of ring rust?
@@hardart- larry Holmes was so unprepped and rusty he got his hand caught in the ring ropes from an uppercut he was gonna deliver 😂. So yes tyson dont get much credit beating this larry holmes cause it was probably one of his worst performances.
Love hearing about these cus stories. You need to do more.
This is such a great story. Teddy tells it so good !
Keep these stories coming Teddy, gems...
I love hearing Cuz stories. I think I he was an extraordinary person and if he was alive there no doubt Tyson would have been the greatest heavy weight champ.
Teddy Atlas is my favourite person in boxing.
I can listen to Teddy Atlas break down fighters all day long. I always learn something from him.
Great hearing all these stories Teddy. Good to see people putting the past aside, esp these days.
Good show, Ted! 🥊
So wonderful to hear Teddy talk about Tyson without degrading, belittling or disrespecting him!! If Tyson and Teddy could've stayed together (Tyson's fault) I truly believe that Tyson could've been undefeated
Good video teddy! Love to see you in Tysons corner for the comeback he's planning for charity. Stay well
Thank you for showing my dear loving son in your video my dear uncle.We would come back home this or next year but surely.
Thanks Teddy, .. that’s a lovely story 😊👌🏻
Teddy, not sure if you read these comments, but as a Tyson fan and absorbing every amount of info on his entire fight career I could have, I am so glad you and Tyson finally got the chance to make amends. I may be wrong here, but it seems when you talk about Mike, there is maybe a touch of emotion behind it all because you know more then anyone the unlimited potential he had if he had just stuck with the right people in his life. Great podcast, I really enjoy listening to you.
He never took a dig at Tyson. This is a first
@Anthony Mcken agreed, he definantly will
Only thing i dont like about teddy he gets toooooo critical as if he was some great champion himself
LeDeskripshun right, looking at this dude’s history with fighters, I think he’s some kind of sociopath...all that stuff that went down between him and Tyson had nothing to do with his niece, he wanted to “steal” Mike from Cus!
@Anthony Mcken 😄
Manny B I still think Teddy has some harsh feelings for Tyson, not because of what he did but because when Teddy threatened Mike it ended his relationship with Cus. Cus was a mentor for both of them and it’s Mikes action plus Teddy’s reaction that caused Cus to disown Teddy, that must’ve been really hard for Teddy
Great story, more please!!!
Great to see Teddy talking about Mike Tyson without being salty or bitter. So great.
Love Teddy hope you and family are staying safe. Would love to see Teddy on Tysons PC. Make. It. Happen
This is gold right here
Teddy could tell so many stories from the past about Cus, Mike and himself. That's what people want Teddy, nice stories of Mike's earlier years, what was so special about him that he can become world champion etc ... etc .... Teddy tell us, tell us
Thank you, for giving me hope... that you’ll one day repair that relationship with Mike. He needs a good memory from that era!!!✊🏽
Say the same about Peter Fury.. id pay to watch boxing with Teddy Atlas! Passion, knowledge and understanding is unbelievable. Hope you all who read this are safe and well 🙏
From what I have seen on tv over years of teddy it really seems like he is a stand up honarble man.
Great story, humor us again!
Cus was such a boxing genius,it's hard to fully grasp how deep his understanding of boxing went,if Tyson was a physical vessel for the gods of boxing,than there is no doupt in my mind that cus had the mental prowess capable to decipher the secrets left unexplored by the boxing world,there are always levels to the game,and cus was the embodiment of boxing intelligence.his life altered the world of fights forever,and his death left a void that no one could ever fill,truly a great man.
what a great story teller
Teddy Atlas your one of a kind. Good people
People always saying he doesn't like Mike or he's a hater, the guy was with Mike since 1982 or 1983 so he know him better than all of us. I love Mike and my favorite boxer but i agree with Teddy every times
I swear there will never be another Mike Tyson.
My favorite era of boxing. Wild world of sports. All the amazing middle bouts!!! Leonard, Haggler, Hearns, Duran.... etc!!!
Awesome story!
That’s a brilliant story!
I remember hearing Atlas talk the first time and thought, “This guy’s got nothing for me to learn.”
Wow ~ Mr. Atlas, please accept my apologies.
Amazing insight.
Great wisdom.
Your guy. Exactly so honor that and treat him and your creation better
Take pride and credit Teddy. Shit, long gain, so far it turned out good. It had rough edges and bad parts but it turned out great. Don’t down play something you created to try and be politically correct. Truthfully the boy who started out as a spark still was a boy. Most these cats today no nothing big humbleness and humility.
The great n wise CUS D'AMATO
Fascinating
good story enjoyed it
Holmes actually didn’t throw a left jab. He just didn’t see that overhand right barreling towards his head.
Hey thats Teddy's story and he's sticking to it...lol. But I did notice that as well.
That first knockdown was one of the most frightening right hands I've ever seen in my life. I watched the fight on HBO that night, and to this day I don't know how Larry got up from that, even though it was a moot point by then. Mike's timing and speed were impeccable (lol)
He got up from Shavers. And he definitely hit harder than Tyson. But Holmes was past his prime by the time he fought Tyson.
You did a great job training him, Teddy. D'Amato was the one who took Mike under his wing and mentored him but it was you Teddy who did most of the heavy lifting when D'Amato was out or sick.
Cus imparted wisdom and knowledge to Mike, but as far as actual training went, most of that was Teddy Atlas
Wonderful.
The thing that has always gnawed at me is the belief that if Tyson doesn't leave Atlas and Rooney he wins at least five years longer than he did. When he left them he immediately started to decline. I think this is one of the biggest reasons Teddy has that hostility. He knows what could've and should've been.
Holmes didn't even throw a jab. He was trying to clinch and block at the same time. WHAT THE HELL is Teddy talking about?
That's what I saw too.same with the fight in Ireland. There were no guns being used to bring the boxers inside the ring
No jab whats teddy smoking
He didn't through the jab at that moment but the habit was still there and Mike's confidence to throw the right was there AND Larry went down. You are just complaining about the sequence?? C'mon bruh.
Teddy was only being honest about what cus said. He said Tyson would win with a right hand. He never said it would be after a jab, the jab is what cus mentioned not Teddy.
@@Crazyoldman84 4:45
Atlas put a Gun to Tyson's head when he was 15 and threatened him. That is why he was fired. Very poor choice as some months earlier he talked about how Tyson did not have inner confidence and needed support. Tyson will be remembered for generations. No-one can take that away.
Cus changed my whole life i swear😥😥
Great story.
Much of Teddy's animosity for Tyson, in my mind other than the personal issues they had, is the wasted talent and missed opportunities that Tyson chose to allow. Sure, he was a champion, but he squandered much of his talent (and the rewards that came from them) as well.
Teddy your one of the last of the true greats in the sweet science
Wow teddy got stories.. I remember Tyson running absolutely wild in Cleveland Ohio early 90s
I worked with a lady who lived in Ohio, and saw Tyson’s sparring matches live in person , was at the Tyson/Berbick fight, and saw Leonard/Hearns LIVE in person.
Great story
I remember Tyson is coming back for charity it’s You! Freddie roach that’s it that’s that is the perfection of technique of coaching.
Teddy is one of the best trainers out there. Kiddos to him
Good story Teddy....
Teddy really makes a meal of this. It's a one minute story, at most.
I like the song played at the end..who sings it
Legend
A great story. The Holmes clip they used actually wasn't the KO, but the later KO punch was still a right from Tyson when Holmes was on the ropes..
Man I wish Cus(rip) and Teddy could of stayed together with Tyson through his whole career. I think Tyson would of went undefeated:)
Yes. And also with Kevin Rooney. Had Tyson stayed with Rooney he would've gone undefeated I believe. No doubt about that. 100-0 and made a billion dollars had he stayed with Rooney and Bill Cayton🥊🥊
@@JohnnyCage333 omg yes! If Rooney and Cayton was there also, wow, the things they all would of accomplished!
@@darkhorse5390 🥊🥊👍🏻👊🏻😎
Tyson was Such a legend it’s sad though so many insecure tall Dudes hate on him
Oh & Jimmy Jacobs also had the greatest comic book collection ever had multiple Superman #1
That half a round when Larry was bouncing on his toes he did really well. When he quit doing that it was over.
not bad for an old fat has-been who was ring rusty, took a last minute pay-day, only had a short training camp with no tune up at 38.. he was causing problems like you even said so yourself until father time beat him.. everybody knows including Mike himself that he never beat the real Larry Holmes and Holmes would have jabbed his head off in his heyday
He should’ve kept his extended guard so that Mike’s body couldn’t get close, he had less success when he was dancing on his toes (on account of the fact that he kept his hands down). When he was stiff arming Mike, Mike couldn’t get any meaningful punches in, and his hooks were not hitting Larry’s head at all.
@@MuhammadAliGOAT well, fighters can only fight their peers.....tyson was so dominant because of the opposition, holmes was dominant because their was no quality opposition & he was in a post ali era, ali didn't really stack up (losing to frazier, norton & the 8 fight novice, spinks) marciano fought nobodies, joe louis had his bum of the month......blah, blah, blah
@@aaronam0115 damn, if only larry had been around for your advice.
MuhammadAli_GOAT prime Holmes wins that fight easily
Come on Randy if you watched this.. get the man that dinner!! haha
Watch the fight they do that punch from quite a few angles when there doing the post fight stuff, it's a tremendous shot and lands with a sickening thud
Real talk
He cnt help but be honest he's inflicted with it
Nice to see
You shitting me teddy's a lying thief dont know what honesty is
I remember the pre-fight bios for this in the full telecast saying homes didn't train for this fight.
@Anthony Mcken Holmes had 5 weeks to prepare. I wonder if the Holmes that fought Mercer and Holyfield would've been more successful.
Ive been waiting years for Teddy to say something nice about Tyson , I know Tyson did some wrong things as a kid but I bet there isn't a day that goes by that Tyson wishes he could take it back , hope Teddy knows that , and can move on from the past , he and Tyson had great memories , its not nice hearing him talk bad about his old prodigy
But the cold part is the right hand that knocked Holmes out wasn't over a jab. The phrase "You ain't gotta lie to kick it" was made for Teddy.
That was the first knockdown i think one of the other shots was over the top of an extended jab hand
@@johnnnyoh nope. None of the three were over a jab.
@@StarChildBerman there was definitely a big right over the top of his jab hand held out , maybe it didn't put him down but it hurt him I was just watching the fight on ESPN yesterday
Cool story. There wasn't.
@@StarChildBerman lmao
Please please go on tysons podcast!!!!!!!!
That would be amazing, imagine that. It must happen !!
Idk but I have a feeling if Tyson saw what Teddy said about Tyson on Rogan’s podcast a year ago, ion think he’d be in good terms with Atlas.
Do the mike Tyson podcast !!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Punch: Larry Holmes parried Mike Tyson’s jab with his right, but Mike’s jab was only the diversion. As Holme’s right hand pushed Tyson’s jab downward, Tyson dipped his left shoulder to allow his right hand to come in over the top of Larry’s left hand guard. Heavyweights typically throw an overhand right, but ANY other right hand would have been caught by the Larry’s left glove or his shoulder...but Mike’s punch came in from on high and caught Holmes flush on the temple. The force of Tyson’s punch continued all the way down Holmes’ face and into his chest, meaning none of the power was wasted - Larry Holmes absorbed every bit of that punch. This is a tricky right hand punch you seldom see outside of Mexican fighters. Cus was a master of the game, and adopted that punch for his fighters.
Love both fighters Tyson fought a old man who had the best jab n heavyweight history a prime Holmes is a different fight
He was in his 30’s, he wasn’t that old haha
Nah. Maybe another couple rounds but he still would've landed that right
@@s2knightryder Mike was similar age to Larry .. when he started to look bad and lost to Williams and Mcbride . It's unfair to say Holmes's age wasn't a factor . Because it sure was for Mike at the later part of his career .
That right hand sounded like lighting hitting a tree trunk.
Ring did a special on my uncle Teddy Olla.He fought sugar ray Robinson,Paul pender excetera.
Every time you hear Teddy Atlas repeat a story one of two things happen. Either Tyson (only in Teddys mind) becomes more of a punk, not a true fighter, etc... or Teddy becomes more awesome (again only in the mind of Teddy Atlas).
I’m clip of him finally not hating on Iron Mike
An actual video where Teddy isn’t hating on Tyson and calling him a coward? ... never thought I’d see the day.
Holmes was too proud, he should have laid a second or two then slowly gotten to his feet.
He got a head rush as quickly as he got up.
For me Cus is the best Boxing trainer ever
He still cares for Tyson to much history to throw away. I love the both of them and wish I’m to see him at mikes podcast.
This why Tyson would of always beat Holmes as well as Tyson with Cus and Rooney or just Rooney would of been tough to beat. Cus actually had Holmes on the radar for Tyson to win the championship but then Larry lost so focus then was on the other titlist. Cus and Rooney made sure that every opponent was taken seriously as a threat and had a gameplan knowing the opponents weaknesses. Tyson after the Spinks fight abandoned the style that he was taught and made him successful and just relied on pressure and throwing bombs with no game plan for a particular opponent. .
Tyson was teddy son in his soul.
That right hand was absolutely viscous! Geeeeeze!
Even though Cus remove Teddy back in the day he still has respect for Cus. Cus D'Amato I feel like he is my mentor as well sometimes, he must have been a real real special guy.
@D'amato Shift what slot of people don't realise is that Theodore was not his real name 😂 it was Cus D'Amato lol
D'amato Shift Knock it off, lady.
Who do you prefer: Mike Tyson, Teddy Atlas, or his Soundtrack?
First time I am seeing teddy talking about tyson without digging anything.
For people who are saying
_I can't believe he's giving Tyson credit_ , he's not giving Tyson credit he's complementing the great mind of Cus and how much of a Great Boxing tactician he was.
Cus was the greatest boxing mind...ever.