The vicious left hook was Mike Tyson’s signature inside the ring. He dropped a significant group of fighters with that one powerful left hand. Colay, Long, Tillis, Williams, and so on. Fans still get goosebumps thinking about the Mike Tyson vs. Michael Johnson fight. A tall opponent, Johnson, stood near the corner and made heavy swings targeting Tyson’s moving head. ‘Iron’ bobbed and weaved; of course, he had well-telegraphed Johnson’s approaching arms.
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Just two weeks ago, renowned rapper The Game appeared on Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson. Tyson and The Game shared a bunch of zestful moments together on the show.
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‘Kid Dynamite’ recently took to Instagram and shared a few pictures of him with ‘The Game.’ In one picture, Tyson is seen with his left hand locked and loaded on The Game’s vulnerable chin. Needless to say, “vulnerable” only in front of Mike Tyson.
Baptism under Mike Tyson’s presence: The Game held hostage by a fearsome left hand
Captioned “Let The Game begin”, fans see a lively Mike Tyson in a single frame with The Game. In the picture, The Game is wearing shades while some hefty chains rest on his oversized blue shirt. While the How We Do hitmaker stands facing the camera, Mike Tyson graces his chin with a hammer of a left hand.
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Mind it, it is the same left hand that once hammered so many great opponents in just one blink of an eye. For the simple purpose of entertainment, let us now briefly study the mystery of Mike Tyson’s left hand.
Force = Mass *Acceleration: A critical analysis of the left hand of ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson
Mentioned in the beginning were some fights Tyson ended with his left. It was mesmerizing how he floored them with that one vicious hit. Considering his style of fighting and movement, let us try to understand how he generated such magisterial power.
On average, Mike Tyson weighed in at 218 lbs throughout his active career in boxing. In addition, he stood 5′ 10″ tall. Considering Tyson was a heavyweight, he was comparatively a shorter fighter in most of his fights. However, he was well built, and being short to the ground; he maintained a good balance of his weight and body.
Tyson used a peekaboo guard, and he kept his body weight always in the center. He would squat down on his waist and lean his head towards the other fighter. While he did so, he maintained a well-calculated gap between his two feet.
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This resulted in him moving fast. By the law of physics, we understand force is proportional to acceleration and mass. As mentioned, Tyson initially weighed 218 lbs. Therefore, now when he combined his fast and angular movement with his mass, it generated one monstrous force, hence, one powerful left hand.
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