Ali spoke to 14-year old Tyson after the Holmes fight and Mike said "I'm gonna get him for you"

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

...and Ali was in attendance when it happened? I never knew that or if I did hear that story I forgot. fukk.

I was just watching Tyson on the Conan show. I could always listen to Tyson talk for hours but yea I didn't know that.

Always knew Ali was Mike's hero basically but not the whole story.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

yeah this has always been addressed in tyson docs etc.
always nice to hear the story..

 

[mr x]

If Ali fights Holmes in 76' or 77', how does it play out?

 

[TheNig]

If Ali fights Holmes in 76' or 77', how does it play out?

Only guarantee is that it would have been a better fight. I'm not going to say who would win.

 

[RedBull]

The story keeps changing, I thought it happened during the introductions for the Tyson-Holmes fight. Ali was there and whispered into Mike's ear. It's on video.

 

[patscorpio]

so much fukkery that went down during the ali-holmes fight

the GOAT 30 for 30 ep - Muhammad and Larry showed all of it...footage of Ali in the early and mid 80s is not as readily available as in other eras of his life

 

[SuikodenII]

If Ali fights Holmes in 76' or 77', how does it play out?

Larry was young in his career, Ali on his way out... I'd wager a young, hungry Holmes upsets Ali.

 

[patscorpio]

Larry was young in his career, Ali on his way out... I'd wager a young, hungry Holmes upsets Ali.

id say if holmes fought ali before ali fought shavers then holmes would have a 50-50 or 60-40 chance to pull off the win..after shavers in 77; holmes would have won with no issues..like he eventually did

 

[SuikodenII]

id say if holmes fought ali before ali fought shavers then holmes would have a 50-50 or 60-40 chance to pull off the win..after shavers in 77; holmes would have won with no issues..like he eventually did

I underestimate the fact that Holmes wasn't seasoned in 15 round fighting at the time and very well could've been drowned in deep waters so early in his career. I agree with those odds

 

[General Mills]

Young was a BEAST! He had nimble foot work for a big dude.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

this small part of crossing paths easily is a film of its own..brilliant!!

Ali, the retired legend who meets and greet a young boxing prodigy..both share the same thought..=





soundtrack by

 

[SCORCH]

The story keeps changing, I thought it happened during the introductions for the Tyson-Holmes fight. Ali was there and whispered into Mike's ear. It's on video.

Nah they're both legit, Tyson tells both stories.

 

[MJ Truth]

The story keeps changing, I thought it happened during the introductions for the Tyson-Holmes fight. Ali was there and whispered into Mike's ear. It's on video.

Most of Tyson's stories have changed over the years... not changed in the sense that you think he's lying, just changed in the sense that so much crazy shyt has occurred in his life he probably has a hard time remembering when exactly such-and-such happened, just that it DID happen. Hell, it's like that for me in my life and I haven't lived anywhere near that type of lifestyle nor had any traumatic blows to the head.

 

[yo moms]

yup tyson got him alright. by bringing a retired off the couch and giving him 3 months to train.

prime for prime schools tyson completely. holmes was the complete fighter. most underrated heavyweight of all time.

 

[RedBull]

yup tyson got him alright. by bringing a retired off the couch and giving him 3 months to train.

prime for prime schools tyson completely. holmes was the complete fighter. most underrated heavyweight of all time.

Funny thing is, 4 years later Larry took a prime Holyfield 12 rounds and lost a decision.