In part one of this series we analyzed Mike Tyson’s angles of attack and in part two his southpaw tactics. In part three, we stressed the importance of Cus D’Amato’s peekaboo style as a base of operations for Iron Mike’s game. Finally, an often neglected part of his game, his short jab was thoroughly examined in our last article. You can click on the highlighted links above to read all four articles and here are parts 1 and 2 in video format.
Now that we have all these important parts of Tyson’s game in our disposal, we have the essential “vocabulary” that can help us understand how Tyson’s peekaboo movement, angles and tactics were able to keep opponents constantly guessing, in order for him to land his greatest weapon: his leaping left hook.