Kevin Rooney: "Mormeck has mastered the style of Tyson's prime"

[ross]

Well ross, what do you think of this?

You cant teach an old dog new tricks.

Iv seen Mormeck fight and Tyson he isnt. Tyson wouldnt lose to Oneil Bell and David Haye

Mormeck doesnt have the quickness to move and throw combinations, he doesnt take a good shot and hes not really a puncher either.

Rooney is getting paid, dont forget that. Hes not going to say "I was offered good money to train this old small has been but I dont think he has a chance"

I think Mormeck gets stopped before the half way mark but I will be interested to see if he can use the head movement if only for a round. If Mormeck has any success using Tysons style and I mean, looking competative before Wlads size tells, that more fighters will go to Rooney. You do need to be athletic and quick to have success with the style, a chin and power arent really the be all and end all because the style is focussed on the two main aspects of boxing, not getting hit and landing punches. Floyd Patterson didnt have the greatest chin or the biggest punch butbhe had good success because he was quick. Mormeck isnt.

[El Kabong]

You cant teach an old dog new tricks.

Iv seen Mormeck fight and Tyson he isnt. Tyson wouldnt lose to Oneil Bell and David Haye

Mormeck doesnt have the quickness to move and throw combinations, he doesnt take a good shot and hes not really a puncher either.

Rooney is getting paid, dont forget that. Hes not going to say "I was offered good money to train this old small has been but I dont think he has a chance"

I think Mormeck gets stopped before the half way mark but I will be interested to see if he can use the head movement if only for a round. If Mormeck has any success using Tysons style and I mean, looking competative before Wlads size tells, that more fighters will go to Rooney. You do need to be athletic and quick to have success with the style, a chin and power arent really the be all and end all because the style is focussed on the two main aspects of boxing, not getting hit and landing punches. Floyd Patterson didnt have the greatest chin or the biggest punch butbhe had good success because he was quick. Mormeck isnt.

I know Rooney is getting paid ross, and it's not uncommon for a trainer to have overwhelming confidence in his charge, but this is ridiculous.

Floyd Patterson didn't have the biggest punch He had great power for such a little guy...he damn near killed Johanssen in their rematch. Yes he had quick hands and good head movement too, but his chin failed him where Tyson's did not....still doesn't make the style all that great though tall guys that can box using their height and reach, especially ones like Wlad that can hook off the jab can keep the low crouch peekaboo style fighters at bay.

I'm hard pressed to think of good fighters over the past 5-10 years that would have actually benefitted from the peekaboo style....Ricky Hatton maybe? Sam Peter was just too slow to use it, same with Arreola, Tavoris Cloud maybe? I just do not think it's all that great of a style because you have to have a certain skill set to even think of using it....it's great for short little stocky power punchers, and pressure fighters, but that's about it.

[ross]

Your right, there have been shite fighters at heavy over the last 10 years. None would have beaten the old tired Lewis

There havent been any and there is none that are quick and coordinated rather than just big and strong.

A lot of the top heavies now are europeans who have done well after years of amateur comp. None have been rushed through the amateur scene because the trainer realises he has a massive talent that could make a lot of people a lot of money fighting in the pros. Not since Tyson has a fighter of only 18 had the expectations of becoming THE heavyweight champ with no worry of the current comp that included Holmes getting in their way.

[Andre]

Ya have to be a touch crazy to make that style work like Tyson did too. Block the odd shot with your forehead and growl and snarl more as you smash their fists out of the way to make room for whats coming for them. Was a fun time .

[Mar]

Mormeck couldn't even beat tyson right now. What did he master the biting ? I could see him practicing and getting good at that. But that's about it

[El Kabong]

Your right, there have been shite fighters at heavy over the last 10 years. None would have beaten the old tired Lewis

There havent been any and there is none that are quick and coordinated rather than just big and strong.

A lot of the top heavies now are europeans who have done well after years of amateur comp. None have been rushed through the amateur scene because the trainer realises he has a massive talent that could make a lot of people a lot of money fighting in the pros. Not since Tyson has a fighter of only 18 had the expectations of becoming THE heavyweight champ with no worry of the current comp that included Holmes getting in their way.

As per usual you sell the Klitschko's short, like they aren't quick and coordinated ...if the division was ruled by Bulk alone then Valuev would be king of the division.

Mike Tyson was a fighter of tremendous skill, but his style was flawed and no matter who teaches it to who it IS a flawed style. If Tyson stayed with Cus and Cus lived Tyson would have lost, had Tyson stayed with Rooney, Tyson would have lost. The guy only defended his titles a few times, and after he lost them he was never THE Heavyweight Champion again, he was just a paper champion. the biggest challenges he fought in his career he lost to, he never got off the canvas to win, and hell sometimes the guy just gave up.

The Cus D'Mato STYLE is a flawed system that has been hyped up because of Mike Tyson's early career successes...if it was so great everyone would use it

[ross]

Your right, there have been shite fighters at heavy over the last 10 years. None would have beaten the old tired Lewis

There havent been any and there is none that are quick and coordinated rather than just big and strong.

A lot of the top heavies now are europeans who have done well after years of amateur comp. None have been rushed through the amateur scene because the trainer realises he has a massive talent that could make a lot of people a lot of money fighting in the pros. Not since Tyson has a fighter of only 18 had the expectations of becoming THE heavyweight champ with no worry of the current comp that included Holmes getting in their way.

As per usual you sell the Klitschko's short, like they aren't quick and coordinated ...if the division was ruled by Bulk alone then Valuev would be king of the division.

Mike Tyson was a fighter of tremendous skill, but his style was flawed and no matter who teaches it to who it IS a flawed style. If Tyson stayed with Cus and Cus lived Tyson would have lost, had Tyson stayed with Rooney, Tyson would have lost. The guy only defended his titles a few times, and after he lost them he was never THE Heavyweight Champion again, he was just a paper champion. the biggest challenges he fought in his career he lost to, he never got off the canvas to win, and hell sometimes the guy just gave up.

The Cus D'Mato STYLE is a flawed system that has been hyped up because of Mike Tyson's early career successes...if it was so great everyone would use it

If selling the Klitschkos short is saying they couldnt beat an old Lewis, you need to reavaluate how good you think they are. Or Vitali at least!

No other heavy has tried the Tyson "style" because they dont have rhe confidence to stay in range and avoid getting hit, and having the skill to get the shots through themselves.

Mike only struggled when he stopped fighting how he was taught in the first place. There is a masive difference to the fighter that could bob and weave and rarely take a shot, like against Holmes to the fighter who stood and slugged with Rudduck.

[El Kabong]

If selling the Klitschkos short is saying they couldnt beat an old Lewis, you need to reavaluate how good you think they are. Or Vitali at least!

No other heavy has tried the Tyson "style" because they dont have rhe confidence to stay in range and avoid getting hit, and having the skill to get the shots through themselves.

Mike only struggled when he stopped fighting how he was taught in the first place. There is a masive difference to the fighter that could bob and weave and rarely take a shot, like against Holmes to the fighter who stood and slugged with Rudduck.

Vitali took the fight on short notice, he had been training to fight Cedric Boswell....did Vitali do poorly against Lennox? I mean sure the eye got cut, but aside from that did Vitali do poorly? He couldn't have done too poorly as he was winning rounds....so I fail to see why you bring up Lennox Lewis (a fighter who grew into his skill set) and a fight where Lennox got extremely lucky to cut Vitali like he did as an evidence that the Klitschko's are bad fighters.

Mike Tyson didn't struggle because he fought a whole bunch of bums, a half assed prepared Larry Holmes and Frank Bruno were probably the strongest competition he had before heading to prison. Donovan Ruddock was undisciplined which is why Tommy Morrison shelled him the way he did. But you just keep on believing that Tyson was some sort of unbeatable hulk, his record, and the records of the people using the Cus D'Mato style speak volumes.

[El Kabong]

80% chance...there you go man

[ross]

If selling the Klitschkos short is saying they couldnt beat an old Lewis, you need to reavaluate how good you think they are. Or Vitali at least!

No other heavy has tried the Tyson "style" because they dont have rhe confidence to stay in range and avoid getting hit, and having the skill to get the shots through themselves.

Mike only struggled when he stopped fighting how he was taught in the first place. There is a masive difference to the fighter that could bob and weave and rarely take a shot, like against Holmes to the fighter who stood and slugged with Rudduck.

Vitali took the fight on short notice, he had been training to fight Cedric Boswell....did Vitali do poorly against Lennox? I mean sure the eye got cut, but aside from that did Vitali do poorly? He couldn't have done too poorly as he was winning rounds....so I fail to see why you bring up Lennox Lewis (a fighter who grew into his skill set) and a fight where Lennox got extremely lucky to cut Vitali like he did as an evidence that the Klitschko's are bad fighters.

Mike Tyson didn't struggle because he fought a whole bunch of bums, a half assed prepared Larry Holmes and Frank Bruno were probably the strongest competition he had before heading to prison. Donovan Ruddock was undisciplined which is why Tommy Morrison shelled him the way he did. But you just keep on believing that Tyson was some sort of unbeatable hulk, his record, and the records of the people using the Cus D'Mato style speak volumes.

Hold on. Did Lennox have any more notice of fighting Vitali than Vitali did of fighting Lennox? This notice stuff is bullshit. You can see that had Lewis had the right amount of notice Vitali may have been stopped earlier. Lennox was absolutely knackered! Fell on to his stool at the end! Had a fitter Lewis been in there, I doubt the cuts would have been an issue! At the end of the day, Vitali couldnt beat an old underprepared Lewis. He blew whatever chance he had at being regarded as great right there.

[El Kabong]

If selling the Klitschkos short is saying they couldnt beat an old Lewis, you need to reavaluate how good you think they are. Or Vitali at least!

No other heavy has tried the Tyson "style" because they dont have rhe confidence to stay in range and avoid getting hit, and having the skill to get the shots through themselves.

Mike only struggled when he stopped fighting how he was taught in the first place. There is a masive difference to the fighter that could bob and weave and rarely take a shot, like against Holmes to the fighter who stood and slugged with Rudduck.

Vitali took the fight on short notice, he had been training to fight Cedric Boswell....did Vitali do poorly against Lennox? I mean sure the eye got cut, but aside from that did Vitali do poorly? He couldn't have done too poorly as he was winning rounds....so I fail to see why you bring up Lennox Lewis (a fighter who grew into his skill set) and a fight where Lennox got extremely lucky to cut Vitali like he did as an evidence that the Klitschko's are bad fighters.

Mike Tyson didn't struggle because he fought a whole bunch of bums, a half assed prepared Larry Holmes and Frank Bruno were probably the strongest competition he had before heading to prison. Donovan Ruddock was undisciplined which is why Tommy Morrison shelled him the way he did. But you just keep on believing that Tyson was some sort of unbeatable hulk, his record, and the records of the people using the Cus D'Mato style speak volumes.

Hold on. Did Lennox have any more notice of fighting Vitali than Vitali did of fighting Lennox? This notice stuff is bullshit. You can see that had Lewis had the right amount of notice Vitali may have been stopped earlier. Lennox was absolutely knackered! Fell on to his stool at the end! Had a fitter Lewis been in there, I doubt the cuts would have been an issue! At the end of the day, Vitali couldnt beat an old underprepared Lewis. He blew whatever chance he had at being regarded as great right there.

So Vitali is not great due to a freak cut he suffered despite being well ahead on the scorecards? A rematch was not granted but was well warranted!!!

[Mars_ax]

It's funny listening to Rooney trying to put a positive spin on Mormeck. I don't believe a word of what he's saying,
Rooney was a fucking clown even when he was training Tyson.

[Dark Lord Al]

All the peekaboo style means is Mormeck wont see the punch comming that KO'S him

[0james0]

It wasn't the style that won Tyson the fights, it was the man himself.

You can't replicate that and you'll just look silly trying!

[Hulk]

80% chance...there you go man

The years have not been kind to poor Rooney.

He actually looks a bit like Cus D'amato now.