It's no coincidence that Tyson fell off when he fell out with Rooney. And I think it goes the same the other way aswell. I don't know what type of bond Rooney had with Tyson but when they split, he changed. Not for the better either. His punches became longer, his feet no longer moved side to side, he clinched a lot more and really got away from that peekaboo style. It's unbelievable how the best short puncher since Frazier totally got away from short punching.

Mental issues of course screwed Mike over but so did the overhaul of his style after the Rooney fight. That, along with the mental things, screwed Mike and broke him. And nobody has been able to fix him since. So maybe Rooney was the only guy to train Mike.

But now I don't think we'll be seeing Rooney as a successful trainer for a while. Like Lyle said he has to many of his own issues, he's an overly pompous guy who has really been clinging onto Mike for much to long. Not to mention his legal matters.