Mike Tyson and weight training?

[Deserter]

these days "personal trainers and mma gurus" confuse weights for jujitsu/wrestling/grappling where they are a must with them being needed for boxing! kicking sure strong legs help. but boxing its a no no......

Why? On what basis do you make that statement?

[richtera]

What are good weight lifting leg workout? For my weight lifting class we need to make up our own leg workout. There needs to be 8 lifts. Please help! :) Thanks! I also have had a really bad knee injury that im recovering from.

[palooka]

Just to clear up a few things gents-

Mike Tyson did indeed lift weights from 1995 onwards, the post-prison career. It became a big part of his training regime. Weight lifting seems to be a very 90's and now present day innovation for boxers. Whether that has been beneficial to fighters or fights is another matter.

As for homosexuality, it was Jose Torres who initially implied it in his 1980's biog 'Fire & Fear'. Considering how close Torres was to Tyson, and some of the lines that came out of Tyson's own mouth, you can hardly blame Heller for investigating this.

His book on Tyson, 'Bad Intentions', is a great read and I think he treats Tyson fairly. Heller also gave boxing fans 'In This Corner - 42 World Champions Tell Their Story' which is pure gold. Some legendary boxers tell their own story, most of whom are now dead. Men who fought Dempsey, Joe Louis, et al. Brilliant.

I agre,,,,,In this Corner is an excellent book, one of the best boxing books I've read. You can get it for a couple of quid off Amazon.

[Khaosai-Galaxy]

LOL Don't know about Tyson being "an iron" lol. Never heard that rumor mate. Think he'd be the last person you'd expect to be that way inclined.

I have thought for years that Tyson is gay, or bisexual, or whatever. He behaves like someone who has issues with his sexuality anywsy, maybe something happened to him when he was young, who knows.

[Khaosai-Galaxy]

LOL Don't know about Tyson being "an iron" lol. Never heard that rumor mate. Think he'd be the last person you'd expect to be that way inclined.

I have thought for years that Tyson is gay, or bisexual, or whatever. He behaves like someone who has issues with his sexuality anyway, maybe something happened to him when he was young, who knows.

[palooka]

LOL Don't know about Tyson being "an iron" lol. Never heard that rumor mate. Think he'd be the last person you'd expect to be that way inclined.

I have thought for years that Tyson is gay, or bisexual, or whatever. He behaves like someone who has issues with his sexuality anywsy, maybe something happened to him when he was young, who knows.

Yes, I agree. He does seem conflicted and struggled with anger and impulse control. Some of the stuff he came out with when he was active was bizarre and had a semi sexual and maybe sadistic element to it.

[Syntax Error]

He didn't do weights until he was in prison

Well it didnt work.
Remember how small he was on release

That's true.

He did shrink quite a bit.

I remember hearing that he'd dropped to 182lb, although I don't know how true that was.

[Khaosai-Galaxy]

LOL Don't know about Tyson being "an iron" lol. Never heard that rumor mate. Think he'd be the last person you'd expect to be that way inclined.

I have thought for years that Tyson is gay, or bisexual, or whatever. He behaves like someone who has issues with his sexuality anywsy, maybe something happened to him when he was young, who knows.

Yes, I agree. He does seem conflicted and struggled with anger and impulse control. Some of the stuff he came out with when he was active was bizarre and had a semi sexual and maybe sadistic element to it.

Yeah, his outbursts usually involves some sadistic or gay comments, thats true.

He is a really odd character isnt he, Tyson? Quite capable of anything at any time.

Psychopaths, they call people like that, dont they?

[chinny]

Yeah Tyson is so over the top with the sexual stuff it's like he's trying too hard.

Like Mayweather and his latest girlfriend "Miss Jackson"

[Tomasino]

Camp as tits IMO.

[bripez]

There is so much ignorance about weight training in boxing.

Then please share your thoughts (serious comment - not having a go).