Francois Botha Bizarre Gameplan Against Tyson
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- čas přidán 24. 09. 2023
- Welcome back to boxing after dark. In today's episode, we have a heavyweight showdown with 'iron' Mike Tyson coming off a lengthy spell of the sport due to his antics against Evander Holyfield. He's facing South Africa's Best, Francois Botha
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People always like to discredit Tyson's heart, "he never fought through adversity". This fight has always been my counter to that argument, the guy has a mental breakdown during a fight in front of the entire world (Holyfield 2), loses his 2nd consecutive loss for the first time in his career, and then gets banned from boxing all together for 2 years. He has zero fights for 2 years straight and has several legal battles and loses millions of dollars in the process, all the while his skills are declining due to age and inactivity. He fights a guy that is tough but "should lose", and all of a sudden he finds himself behind 4 straight rounds, missing punches, being pushed around and getting frustrated with the gameness of his opponent, and with his back against the wall he uncorks a text book right hand to topple his opponent to the floor, and once the count is up, and he knows he's won the battle he immediately runs over to try and help his defeated foe from falling to the ground again. Heart, humility and facing adversity is something this man has had to do since he was a boy, his greatness is not overrated whatsoever as a boxer or as a man, despite what the critics will always say. Legend Forever.
Fantastic post mate not everyone knows these details to a forgotten fight
@@onetouch698 Thanks buddy, cheers.
Well said, man.. I've never thought Tyson's heart was as weak as people always said. His chin, too. The two kind of go in tandem. I've been watching his career since the late 80's when I was just a little kid. His losses later in his career, starting with the Douglas upset, were never a single punch knockout.. he took his beatings like a boxer should. Held up by his ability to take a punch (chin) .. and able to stand while enduring sustained beatings was due to his heart. Aside from Holyfield II, he took all his losses strongly. (If that makes sense)
"The White Buffalo" Francois Botha was a good fighter who in his best contender years gave good runs against his opponents.
4-time world heavyweight title challanger, who fought for 4/5 of the major title belts with only the WBA one left-out.
Botha had some fine career fights like; Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko, Evander Holyfield, Michael Moorer, Shannon Briggs etc. and his fight with Tyson was a career make-or-break one for Iron Mike as a loss there would have derailed his career. Being behind on all the scorecards and in the process proved much tougher then anyone had ever expected until that right-hand crushed him.
To Bothas credit, he won some minor title belts, including;
the WBF heavyweight title, the WBA-NABA heavyweight title and the Transvaal heavyweight title.
Botha was actually a pretty underrated HW and would have been champion if it wasn't for his win against Axel Schultz being overturned, good fighter but came up short against Tyson.
Who knows could have been a fix BOTHA was winning the entire fight until one punch who knows really . I do know Tyson got to the top by shady shit through management . Just look at the smile Bruce Sheldon had on his face before the fight he through even started
Valid point the Seldon fight was definitely fixed and the Lou Savarese fight looked weird too @@easterbuny2226
Fixed fight. Mike showed him the right hand then Botha knew when to go down. Watch just before the knockout
@@Nonegiven14582 Can I buy some pot from you?
@@easterbuny2226what shady shit? how can you even assess that. Mike knocked everybody out at the start of his run and it was apperant on all their faces. That's like saying foreman vs Moorer was fixed.
You could clearly see Botha had no fear for Tyson and was fighting really well till he got knocked hard😂😂......A single blow can change everything😢😅😅😂
He had a plan basically....till he got punched in the mouth
@@chicchitammuottocifahahahaha
Fixed fight anyway. So why worry? And were either of them natural? I doubt it
So why did the bout even happen?
@@Nonegiven14582ok Karen
Tyson wasn't a one punch knockout artist. Landed the kitchen sink on Frank Bruno in 2 fights? Even in his early days Tyson used to land combinations to keep people down. Looked fixed here
BRILLIANT VIDEO. Narration, music, clips - this is a masterpiece. You've earned a new subscriber.
Botha would not have lasted a round with the Iron Mike of the 80's.
Mike wasn't this unstopped God his casual fangirls say he was. He was getting his ass whooped and resorted to plenty of cheating he honestly got lucky. Francis would've given him trouble at any point in his career
@@Dempsey1873😂😂😂
@@Dempsey1873you must be slow lol
@@Dempsey187337-0 with 34 kos while fighting aggressive that’s not unstoppable than idk what is yes he lost to Douglas but he but he didn’t trained at all for that fight and ever since he just stop carrying he abandoned half of his moves that cus taught him when he started boxing so he started getting hit more and that’s why he was losing most of his fights
Of all the fights Mike had, he got lucky in this one. Botha was cruising to a UD. Mike didn't look too good in this one
Yeah. This wasn't the absolute worst version of mike but he was no longer good at out-pointing his opponents and conersving his stamina. His victory against Botha were definitely out of luck
Great video! Father time catches us all, but how we pivot when it does, it part of what can define us.
Botha is an old school fighter, spanning for years beyond his hay day. They don't make fighter like these anymore.
Great selection of music at the end 👌
Dope video.
I remember watching all of mikes comeback fights. There was always fear that he would do something to get himself disqualified.
Aging Mike Tyson has been a gift to the world. He has turned into one of the most interesting personas from any sport and his willingness to just sort of do whatever he wants all the time and make it work is very inspiring
This narrator is amazing!
Them Tyson fight nights…just imagine ALL ACCESS AND FACE OFF in them days!!! One of the best straight rights like the over straight looping one against Golota when the Pole ‘slipped’!!!
GREAT VIDEO
Boxing after Dark....
Tyson would be pleased with the ending
P.S.
Do a video on Boxers from The Bahamas
I remember HBO denying BothA as a challenger for Foreman claiming he was not in his league .
Describing Botha as an amalgam of Guy Fieri and Santa Claus ....lolz
Holyfield was an olympic medalist but wasnt gold. He took the bronze in '84.
Respect for making this video ❤
Love these docs!
Tyson was trying to break Botha’s arm and referee did nothing about it, why? We always take celebrity’s side even if he was wrong
This was a dirty fight. Great KO from Tyson
Great vid! Tyson and Botha are great guys.
great video thank you
these guys can turn me brain into french fries
Right! You don't do heavyweight with the greats without first signing the dotted line with the devil 😈
OKEY IRISHMAN... YOU MEAN PATATO'S RIGHT..?!?!😅😅
@@bola5671you mean Tyson sold his soul????
I dont know how the crew missed that Tyson was trying to break Bothas arm at the end of the 1st. He did the same to Holyfield in the 2nd round of the rematch
Tyson was one of the dirtiest fighters in the heavyweight division, he said himself that he would do whatever he could get away with.
@@eddieprieto6511 Bowe was just as dirty, but somehow he always got away with it, not sure how
He used to elbow his opponents, watch him against tyrell Biggs and then Tyson fans cry about him getting head butted by Holyfield Smh 🤦♂️ lol 😂 it’s laughable
@@94462 yes, he was well known for using to elbows and forearms on the inside. Also in the 1st fight against Holyfield, most of the head clashes were from Tyson lunging in
Holyfield deserved that and more for all the low blows and gashing head butts delivered to Mike that the ref ignored ! Go check out interviews with Bowe, Lewis, and Rahman and get their take on headbuttin holyfield lol. At this stage, Tyson was a sideshow puttin butts in the seats for don king !!
Botha was very skillful, just had no power.
Meat was officially on the menu 😂
I hate to be that guy but Evander Holyfield was not an Olympic gold medallist, he was a bronze medallist because of a disqualification in the Olympics
#AnotherOne 🏆✨🥊 …. Great content and commentary. I am missing the background music 🎵 during the fights like from the previous videos 😭 … it is legendary 🥊
A classic Iron Mike knockout. Botha was no bum, either. The guy had skill. He took that shot flush.
Reach and height is a huge advantage in boxing
TYSON long ass LAY OFF was RUSTY as hell in this fight, yet still managed 5th RD Knock Out with the ONE HITTER QUITTER
With the help of a shit ton of cheating
He pissed Tyson off, right before the ko he tells him “watch” immediately goes into on mode- see the shot and swings. He knew immediately he was done
Ferdie Pacheco??? The BEST ever pundit and post fight interviewer with Mills ‘let’s get it on’ Lane, the BEST ref.!!! Don’t forget Botha was the drink ‘tough guy’ mouthing off at press conference for Hughie Fury v Parker when Peter Fury got pissed off!!! No one even recognised Botha that time!!!
Kudos to Mike for settling himself down after the crazy shit! Then waiting patiently for the opportunity. You can totally see it. Mike definitely trained hard for that particular fight. No doubt!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You forgot to mention Tyson bit Evander bc he kept getting head butted. It’s not the proper response but that shit was annoying to watch and I’m sure it was very frustrating to deal with for Tyson.
He not only headbutted first but also mostly got hit in the head cuz of his constant hugging
All that barking like a Dog when he throws punches is actually helped shorten Botha's wind and strength.
He self- destructed and became Cocky after being tortured by Mike's dirty tactics. The decisions we make as humans can't all be perfect I guess.
Thank you so much for realizing boxing has to be in 60 FPS🤩🤩🤩
Francois Botha is pronounced ' Francois Bota' the h is silent. I love Iron Mike!
Where is the music at the beginning of the video from again
Great ending
It is hard to convey contempt when saying "greatest fighters of the later 20th century" --- considering how much better the fighters that Tyson never fought in the 1990s were than all the "greatest" ones the video lists -
Tyson wasnt top5 in the 90s and he avoided everyone he could
I knew Tyson Fury had that Iron Mike style
@ 8:54 ......... DAMN THAT SHORT POWERFUL RIGHT LOOK SCARY
Why did you not mention Kevin Rooney?
Tyson was past it but god damn is this knockout one of his finest, great video! Do another Chavez video! Or Tyson Fury in prep for his next ‘fight’
Agreed! I’m always interested in more
Chavez videos!
Please mate... No Tyson Fury videos. He doesn't deserve any publicity
Botha was a kickboxer too
Mike was out his prime so let the parasites come in come one come all lol
Tyson should have been DQ’ed in the Botha fight. Period.
Botha, the balls breaker
8:50…. damn Don, how much money did you pay this guy to put on such a Broadway performance like that, I think he was still teeter tottering when he left the arena to get in his car to go home.
I wish Botha was around fighting today, dude had elephant balls..
Wong!!
He had buffalo balls..
So facts about Tyson is that don king fucked him over and acted like he cared and he played games with mike and hurt him alot. Let alone drained him of everything. He went thru slot of shit. And the blame is on don king
Yeah... We all know the history but.. Its not like Tyson wasn't a grown ads man able to make decisions eh? It's not like he hadn't been under a good team who had him on a good path
Some blame can be attributed to King, Tyson shares responsibility and it's lazy to suggest otherwise
@@K_j_M that's true to but Mike also had some disabilities that is rare to talk about. And when ur a young impressionable kid with everything and success he had ppl were using the shit out of him. He clung to ppl that showed they cared cuz cus was the only one that did and he wanted that bad and he git used for it. Yeah being a grown man he can make his own choices. But those were also different times. I'm 42 I grew up on watching him even did a report in elementary school on how I wanted to be a fighter like Mike. Ofcourse where I'm from nothing ever happens lol. And most of my fights were bullies but. Even now seeing humble Mike and his emotions u know how his daughter passing affected him to.
So have no accountability and blame everyone else for your problems? Makes sense. Thanks, man! Also, Don King didn't magically appear after Cus died he was in the boxing game for decades. Everyone knew Don could get you the big money fights but it would come at a cost. Nobody put a gun to Mike's head and said sign with Don or else. Mike fired Rooney and Jacobs died. Mike then surround HIMSELF with the wrong people. Who's fault is that?
Come on, man! You're better than this.....
DAM I FEEL BAD WHEN TYSON PAST HIS PRIME SAID HES ONLY FIGHTING TO PAY HIS BILLS😪
So Tyson should've retired in '87 fighting tomato cans?
Why are Tyson fans so fixated on f#cking "prime prime prime prime"
@@travzimmerman1340 Holmes and the Klit bros fought tomato cans too lol...Tyson fought a lot of talented fighters. His destruction of Berbick and Spinks, especially Spinks was incredible !! Ruddock was no tomato can...two wars. Id put the Tyson that demolished Spinks up against any heavyweight in history !!
@@anz2441don't forget Tucker.
@@golem5908 The tucker that stopped douglas and rocked mike woulda gave fury hell !! This is a weak era compared to 70s and 80s !
@@anz2441 yeah, and an aging Tucker gave a young and powerful lennox lewis hell. Enough said
Botha was winning
This is the same Tyson that lost to Holyfield. He was a circus act post prison...had a punch and that's it !! Holyfield vs the Tyson that fought Ruddock is what I wanted to see !! Botha was a talented fighter no question !!
Yeah, the tyson that fought ruddock had an insane amount of endurance and durability. Was arguably just as tough as evander. Would've been a fight
True story here. My brother had an interview with Mike Tyson. About three weeks later the FBI raided his gym. Mike Tyson thought at first that he grabbed a woman wrong. Instead he was interviewed by Dale Hausner who was the Phx Serial Shooter. To this day I pray for the victims of that.
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botha was winning too lol but one short right deleted him.
Always looked a fixed fight to me. Mike jiggled his right hand. Waved it. Before knocking out Botha
He was checking where his chin was. Basically sighting where to land. If it was fixed he could have put him in a Coma with that punch.
Mike was never a bit one punch hitter. He hit Bruno with at least 5 clean power shots and didn't put him down. Mike Tyson was no Gerald McClellan. He was just a thudding/push puncher. Looks like a fixed knockout to me. Shows Botha the punch then Botha jumps on the floor and wobbles. Botha took the power of big roided up Jerome LeBanner. Even well past his best@@owencampbell8799
@@owencampbell8799 Exactly. Anyone whose ever been in the ring, knows that punch was legit. Tyson still had good enough timing, even in his second career. His overhand right that dropped Golota, or the counter hook that took Etienne out with. The only possible fixed fight was Bruce Seldon, though I would argue he hit the canvas out of fear and accepted the biggest paycheck of his life in return.
@@brocklanders3616 Tyson was never a one punch knockout man and Botha has been in with Lennox and even done kickboxing. Mike wasn't going to knock him out in the real world
Time to give up commentating! hilarious!
To be fair Holyfield DID headbutt mike like CRAZY!!!
That was a clash of their styles, Tyson would dip his head and Holyfield always kept his chin tucked when entering the pocket.
@@eddieprieto6511Holyfield was known for headbutting people regardless, it only became apparent because Tyson said something about it
Holyfeild was like 220lbs, ripped to bits, with a big bald head, if he headbutted mike like crazy for 11 rounds, mikes face was of been cut to pieces.. it wasn't.. he was barely marked. He beat mike up and kod, fair and sqaure.
@@Danny-qy9bzMike claimed to have been knocked out by one of the head butts and then revived by the follow up punches... In any event when Evander fought Toney, he couldn't butt the much shorter man and got smashed.
@@relevantbrother8964I think one of the reasons he couldn't butt toney was because toney's side-to-side slipping made it impossible for his straight head to deal much damage, if not at all
THESE GUYZ CAM TURN MI BRANZ IN2 PATATIOZ..!! 😅😅😅😅
Dirty ass should of been DQ trying to break an opponents arm because he lost the round round and why is this fight edited nuthuggers
Larry Holmes, and Michael Spinks were great, but Trevor Berbick?.............eh.
Evander Holyfield was a great fighter, but he had never won a Gold Medal. He won Bronze.
With how tough Botha was. Unless he took a dive. There was no way Mike Tyson was going to knock him out. And certainly not with one punch.
No dive here mate
@@MoralesCorner It was a clear dive. Tyson didn't have one punch knockout power.
Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins are the most dirtiest feelgood story boxers I've evenly seen both were very dirty fighters
Francois could have win this fight. But like many of his previous fights , he lets his left hand drop to low . Too relaxed.
Just fantastic 👏🏾 👌 😀 👍🏽
Tyson went into his fight with buster like he was detached.. not himself not a killer and it was obvious and he's never been the same
Mark off a shot fighter? That was the mark of a piss poor commentator.
Honestly, Tyson did look a bit shopworn in this fight. He looked tired by the 3rd, was throwing one punch at a time, and was losing to Botha
@@BrownBomber92181 No one said he was at his peak. If you don't see the irony of a commentator stating a fighter is shot zero point two seconds before he delivers a devastating one punch knockout, there is no point in explaining it.
@@dbceltics11 it was funny indeed. But there was nothing to suggest Tyson was gonna land anything to turn the fight around. He seriously looked done
People say if cus was around longer he would have been the goat but u still had rooney and atlas he shoulda stayed with rooney or even better apologise to atlas and team up with him
The only people that say that are novice clueless casual Tyson fangirls that dont watch any other boxing
Trump/Tyson 2024
I hate the name Botha coming from south africa.. At least Tyson kicked his ass in revenge for Nelson Mandela and black people
Tyson might seem redeemed today, however he will always remain this horrible person.
The one we love to hate…but still watch him!!!
So your saying just because he's bad today, he cant change. Only horrible person is you.
Hilarious to watch people living in glass houses casting stones. Mike had mental issues that are now under control. He’s MORE than redeemed himself.
Most famous people are horrible human beings, and had to sell their soul in some way to get there. Tyson grew up in extremely poor and in a violent area, he did what he had to survive. I'm just happy he finally found peace in such a troubled life.
I dont think mike is a horrible person, his violence probably is because mike is not the smartest person. ( IQ is very low in the test )
Which could explain why he was so bad at controlling emotions and seeing the truth in bad people. He basically walked in to every bad situation with 2 open eyes. Like how he trusted don king and how he got himself to jail for trusting that terrible "girlfriend".
This is what his trainers really meant for him: mike tyson had the instincts, the ferocity, the power and the body.
Kevin rooney and cus d amato took care of his mental state and emotions. They made the fight plans, did all the thinking and decision making.
A dream team as long as it lasted.
Tyson should not been disqualified