How did Tyson even survive...

[Shamrock]

I have a video - you remember those tape things before DVD was invented - and Tyson himself states that the jab is 100% about timing. His own words are that if you get the timing right you can be 5ft 8in and out jab a guy 6ft 2in...

Timing is the answer to why Tyson was rarely out jabbed in the early days.

To be honest though what Tyson opponent in the late 80s ever really tried to establish the jab ??

Thinking about it... I can't honestly remember one until Larry Holmes tried it for about a minute in their fight... I think he landed 3 in a row on Mike before getting dismantled brutally....

[ICB]

I have a video - you remember those tape things before DVD was invented - and Tyson himself states that the jab is 100% about timing. His own words are that if you get the timing right you can be 5ft 8in and out jab a guy 6ft 2in...

Timing is the answer to why Tyson was rarely out jabbed in the early days.

To be honest though what Tyson opponent in the late 80s ever really tried to establish the jab ??

Thinking about it... I can't honestly remember one until Larry Holmes tried it for about a minute in their fight... I think he landed 3 in a row on Mike before getting dismantled brutally....

Yea when Holmes danced at the start of the 4th round and landed few solid jabs but other than that. He just held the left hand out there to stop Tyson from coming in. Quite surprised none of the tall Heavyweight's like Biggs, Tucker, etc, never tried to establish the jab but thats what fear does to you makes you doubt yourself, of course the only Heavyweight at that time who did use the jab to good effect was Douglas, but Tyson was already faded force by then. I would of liked to have seen how prime Tyson would of dealt with a good jabber.