Joe Rogan Details How Legendary Boxing Trainer Cus D’Amato Invented a Style Specifically for Mike Tyson
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In his March 31st episode, Joe Rogan took a chance to discuss Mike Tyson’s way of fighting. With his guest, Yannis Pappas, Rogan had a detailed analysis of Mike Tyson’s body movement and where it came from. The very popular and so-called peekaboo style that for long boxing fans associated Mike Tyson with.
According to Joe Rogan, legendary boxing trainer Cus D’Amato invented and mastered this style. After that, he passed it on to Mike Tyson. And gradually, Tyson, with D’Amato’s style and help, became the unstoppable heavyweight he had to be. This specific style significantly helped Tyson overcome height and reach disadvantages in his division.
As Joe Rogan pointed out, “He (Mike Tyson) was relatively short for heavyweight.” “He (Mike Tyson) was 5’10 or 5’11.” “And then he (Mike Tyson) meets Cus D’Amato who invented a specific style called the peekaboo style. ” Which was the perfect style for his body type,” Rogan added.
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The legend of Cus D’Amato
When Cus D’Amato came up with it, many thought the peekaboo style to be outlandish. By the look of it, critics judged if the style was at all efficient. There were opinions that claimed that using the peekaboo style, a significant blow was next to impossible.
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The boxer had to hold her gloves next to her cheeks with her arms tightly pulled against the torso.
Not only Mike Tyson but, Cus D’Amato was home to hall of fame boxers such as Floyd Patterson and José Torres. In the year 1952, with D’Amato’s guidance, Floyd Patterson was able to win his Olympic middleweight gold medal.
Mike Tyson was barely in his early teens when he came across trainer Cus D’Amato. In Mike Tyson’s reign, Cus D’Amato’s contribution is absolutely undeniable. According to Bobby Stewart, D’Amato had taught Mike Tyson all he possibly could about boxing.
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Unfortunately, D’Amato died just about a year before Tyson became the world’s youngest heavyweight champion.
Tyson would later even go on to become the first heavyweight to hold all three – WBA, WBC, and IBF titles at the same time.
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What is your take on Mike Tyson’s head movement? And what do you specifically think about Cus D’Amato’s invention of the peekaboo style? Let us know in the comment below.
Edited by:
Ajinkya Aswale