Great video of Greg Page knocking Tyson down 1990

[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...

[Master]

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...

That Tyson was not the same fighter that destroyed Berbick, Spinks, Biggs and others. There was very little head movement and his team were crap.

[Andre]

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...

That Tyson was not the same fighter that destroyed Berbick, Spinks, Biggs and others. There was very little head movement and his team were crap.

True, to add to it he had never tasted his own medicine either, no one was ever awake to try and serve it back till then.

[Spicoli]

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...

That Tyson was not the same fighter that destroyed Berbick, Spinks, Biggs and others. There was very little head movement and his team were crap.

I'm trying to decide if its more respectable and understandable that a Tyson like fighter fell off suddenly because they had one hard give and take war too many, he didn't, or that he just stopped trying and ran out of Tyrell biggs and Tony tubbs to smack around

[TysonBomb]

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...

He was way above fighting weight and took a crash diet to lose it

He came out lethargic and didn't seem to be focused ... he definitely wasn't in shape because he didn't lose the weight the proper way. But his heart and chin are what kept him up.

[brocktonblockbust]

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...

He was way above fighting weight and took a crash diet to lose it

He came out lethargic and didn't seem to be focused ... he definitely wasn't in shape because he didn't lose the weight the proper way. But his heart and chin are what kept him up.

he had gone to an All You Can Eat SUshi Joint in Tokyo and went home with 4 waitresses---Givens was pissed

[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.

[ICB]

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.

The ref counted no faster for Tyson, i remember someone done a comparison video comparing the counts for both Douglas and Tyson. And they were exactly the same speed, i don't think Douglas was that hurt as you said he punched the ground more in anger rather than being dazed or hurt. And considering in the next round Douglas battered Tyson i don't think he was that hurt.

Here's the video i just found it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHcbFUTIslI

[bradlee180]

Mitch Blood Green wasn't scared. He was trading.