Mike Was Terrifying On Pro Debut!

welcome back to big fight recaps here on the ltv classic i you can't i just can't help who you are you have to go down because it's the law of mike tyson hit you on this channel we take a trip back through time to revisit the rich and beautiful history of the sport of boxing bltv has one of the most extensive fight libraries globally yet as we all know fan recorded collections from vhs just don't cut up by today's standards which is why we are attempting to use advanced coding and ai technology to enhance and upscale our entire collection and then present it to you in short bite-sized pieces of content that we hope will modernize the average boxing fan experience here on youtube so this will you know display to the kids that you know if you work hard train hard and work at anything you can be successful on today's video we look back at the professional debut of the legendary heavyweight champion iron mike tyson a man who from the word go looked set in stone to leave a huge mark in heavyweight history a terrifying teenager obsessed with executing perfect technique to honor his coach and mentor custom auto let's get right to it [Music] despite being on the undercard of the world ranked contender kevin rooney it was the professional debut of the 18 year old mike tyson that grabbed the attention of boxing fans in the albany area tyson was known as a devastating puncher even with the headguards on in the amateurs so once he transitioned to the pros in 1985 fans were eager to see how his skills would transition [Music] [Applause] the 0-3 hector mercedes was chosen as tyson's first opponent not much outside of possibly extending the duration of the fight was expected from [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] tyson landed a big right hand after roughly 60 seconds had passed where after mercedes shelled up and became a punching bag for the aggressive prodigy [Music] [Music] [Applause] five [Applause] the entire tyson t was ringside and seemingly happy with what they witnessed mike's vicious body assault got the job done in under two minutes and despite the caliber of opponent being so low word quickly started to spread at the prospect from new york well-trained managed and determined to make his mark but everybody don't get up every morning and run everybody don't go to the gym every morning and everybody don't have enough discipline to wait in the locker room for two hours or three hours then go in the ring and do what they've been taught all those years in the gym and so that's what separates the champion i'm a mediocre fighter what about talent talent i don't believe in town well some people they have talent that's it's good it helps when you have talent as long as you have a lot of determination and willpower that's all you need and you have to have the will to win [Music] you

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Length: 4min 5sec (245 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 02 2022