Great video of Greg Page knocking Tyson down 1990

[Dia bando]

It was a sweet shot, as they say the begin of the end!

[BIG H]

Never seen that before. Great find mate

[brocktonblockbust]

Never seen that before. Great find mate

Thanks mate. I had seen him on the deck AFTER the punch, but I also had never seen the footwork and the punches right up to the punch that put him down. It was a cracking right hand lead by Greg Page. wasnt it sweet, right on the button and Tyson kinda just slumped down without a sound. Odd kind of moment there, that silence and all.

[Master]

I have seen that knockdown just not the whole segment. Tyson was in poor condition , he team were in shambles and Douglas was inspired. Wished I put all my money on Douglas winning that fight.

[Spicoli]

Never realized he was cut as well as dropped off a right. Nice.

Have to love the slow mo dramatic theme music they put in as King sits there all alone

[ykdadamaja]

That's not Greg Page. That's Oliver McCall!

[ICB]

That's not Greg Page. That's Oliver McCall!

No its Greg Page you can tell by the footwork, Greg Page was a poor man's Muhammad Ali. There's footage of Oliver McCall sparring Mike Tyson and McCall walked out of the ring complaining.

Greg Page had the tools to be a very good fighter, but he was too lazy and his prime was very short. He went from being one of the best Heavyweight prospects, to a journeyman who got stopped twice by someone like Mark Willis, talk about a fall from grace.

[Vendettos]

Never seen that before. Great find mate

Really? This was all over the news and papers when it happened.

I remember where I was and what I was doing when I heard about it.

One of those moments you never forget, and I was only 5.

[brocktonblockbust]

Never seen that before. Great find mate

Really? This was all over the news and papers when it happened.

I remember where I was and what I was doing when I heard about it.

One of those moments you never forget, and I was only 5.

true i remember it was on the news. All I remember tho was the sequence where Tyson is falling but it seems they never showed the whole 10 second clip leading up to the punch and the knockdown.

[bradlee180]

The sparring knockdown against Greg Page was widely shown, but I don't remember seeing the cut, perhaps that part wasn't aired? But I have a little bit of brain-damage too though...

[TysonBomb]

Even Berbick gave Tyson trouble in sparring for the Douglas fight.

And people claim that Tyson was in his prime and in peak form.

[bradlee180]

If 23 year old Mike Tyson wasn't in shape, then he wouldn't have lasted 10 rds with a 6'4" 231 lb man landing devastating straight rights on him all night long.

Folks should just get over making excuses for Mike Tyson's 1st loss...

[Andre]

The sparring knockdown against Greg Page was widely shown, but I don't remember seeing the cut, perhaps that part wasn't aired? But I have a little bit of brain-damage too though...

we're members of the same club.

[Master]

Never seen that before. Great find mate

Really? This was all over the news and papers when it happened.

I remember where I was and what I was doing when I heard about it.

One of those moments you never forget, and I was only 5.

true i remember it was on the news. All I remember tho was the sequence where Tyson is falling but it seems they never showed the whole 10 second clip leading up to the punch and the knockdown.

Yes they only showed the clip not the full segment. Tyson and his team had their head in cuckoo land and they were all disorganised, not taking it seriously and thought they had the fight in the bag. Thieving gits nearly stole the victory from Buster.

[bradlee180]

Yeah, Buster did in fact get a long count when he was knocked down. The ref is supposed to look to the timekeeper to pick up the count, but Ref Octavio Meyran started his own count instead. Behind Mehran, you can see the timekeeper's white-gloved fingers at 3 when Mehran says "one."

Tyson a day or so after the fight:
"I knocked him out before he knocked me out." - Mike Tyson.

When Buster went down, he punches the canvas in frustration knowing he made a mistake and got caught. He watched the ref, taking full advantage of the count and got up at 9. Could Buster have gotten up when Mehran was at 6 or 7 as that was the real count?

Too bad they never rematched. It's a classic fight. One for the ages.