MIKE SPLEAN
Superstar
Jesus
This just boxing now, just a man wanting to hone skills he still got left in the tank.what happened to all the peaceful shyt and "not being that person anymore"
Heavyweight division low key trash right now , and George Foreman fought til 48
stamina/endurance and actual movement speed (not hand speed which we see he still has) would be the only question here
the power is still there
he has better technique than any current heavyweight boxer
but can he go past a few rounds at that age, or have the mobility in his legs for long time I think would be the question
Interesting interpretation, I didn't see it like that.
For me when you're coming up and in your first prime you've got lots of good with lots of bad, its all mixed in as one package deal which is fine as a youth but doesn't really cut it when you get your knowledge of self and wisdom up. This is when the second prime kicks in because you've now separated the milk from the water and know the value of what you have retained.
The rub is that the self centered grandiose aggression and DGAFness that was there in spades as a jit has to, by its very nature, be refined also and that turns it into something different. You can say its based on wisdom, declining hormone levels, experience, whatever you want but the battlefield shifts from the outer to the inner and with it the realization that your greatest foe doesn't have a face beyond the one you see in the mirror because he lives in your dome.
Only thing with this battle is there are no screaming crowds, no accolades, no bragging rights per se because you are literally alone in the ring. Upside is that not many people have the fortitude to even embark upon this battle because they simply never pushed themselves anyway and coasted through their first prime, hit the middle aged spread and then zoned out with no reflection or desire to improve, filling in days till they are dead and missing the point entirely.
Like I said, I see what he said differently because it resonates with me. Sometimes I miss what I used to be because being on the edge feels so alive in a way that walking the narrow path in the middle can't by its very nature but then I realize that everything has a time and place and its the excess of before that paved the way for the insight of now by knowing what not to do.You put the beast on a leash and he serves your purpose instead of you chasing behind him, being accountable for his actions whilst he was at the wheel of your vessel. Yin/Yang. Polarities. The presence of one infers the potential of the other if you care to discover.
The first prime is egocentric, literally me against the world. Its a gift to everyone who sports the flesh. The second prime is far more spiritual, akin to perceiving the universe in a grain of sand and comprehending the interconnectedness of it all and your role therein. It makes the first pale in significance in many respects but its also the antithesis of this modern age so your shift flies right over many peoples heads and can leave you feeling alone in a room full of friends as your frequency is so far above and beyond their range.
The foundation of a building never changes. No matter how many stories you lay on top of it as time progresses.
If he did come back, Fury, Wilder and Joshua would probably wash him
Looks way more focused and aggressive now than he did when he exited the ring.
He recently said that he felt like a bytch now compared to what he used to be and missed the old Mike Tyson:
When old lions roar its time for the clowns to get nervous...
You should tell Mike how you feelThose booty shorts.....
So I guess we’re just going to forget about Ali, right?Mike is possibly the most technically savvy HW ever. He is the embodiment of the art of boxing. Power, angles, technique, defense, footwork, head movement ...etc