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....