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Mike Tyson: In a fight, in the streets, not like the ring, it has to be almost to the death because you never know. If you don't knock them out cold or you don't him half to death, he'll go home and come back with a gun or come back with a friend with a gun, or gang of people. Normally a fight on the street is deadly.
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Mike Tyson: There's nothing like fighting when you're young and you're happy. There's nothing more dealy or more proficient then a happy fighter. Everybody believes the mean, and the serly fighter, is the tough fighter but that's not true. The guy who's most relax and loves what he does, and is happy to be in there doing what he does.
Mike Tyson: I was never a big heavy weight, when I was in my prime I never weighed over 217, 219, but me and my trainer Customato we always put a great deal of emphasis on our speed and combinations. He always told me "speed kills, speed is what kills, the speed kills".
Mike Tyson: Most of my fighters that I emulated were light weight guys, guys like Tony Cambellari, Kid Choclate, Henry Armstrong, the little guys that were so exciting to watch. That's how come I knew I'd be an exciting fighter 'cause I have the speed and the power.
Larry Holmes
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