Mike Tyson vs Pinklon Thomas May 30, 1987 1080p 60FPS HD HBO Broadcast

Quotes “It was my pleasure to give you a shot at the title, because you deserve it.“ Tyson to Thomas in the ring following the bout. “I knew he wasn’t getting up, but I was hoping he would.“ Tyson after the fight “My strategy, which I thought was working, was to touch him in the body, keep touching him inside. I would have picked up the pace in the later rounds. What really blew my mind was the glove split. I thought I had a roll going.“ Thomas after the fight [6] “Mike was a real good fighter, but I also think at that time, he was vulnerable to get beat with the style that Buster Douglas ultimately used in beating him, which I thought I had as well. Before our fight, I was working with ’Scrap Iron’ Johnson and during sparring I exchanged right hands with my sparring partner and my right shoulder popped. I went to a chiropractor and they didn’t do much there for me. A few weeks before the fight, Angelo Dundee my trainer, told me not to take the fight, but I figured I could beat him with my jab which was prett