Henry Tillman: Beating MIKE TYSON, Surviving WATTS RIOTS & The Olympic Gold Journey + FIGHT FOR 84
WILD MOGULS TV: PERSPECTIVE - HENRY TILLMAN
In this powerful exclusive clip from Wild Moguls TV, Olympic Gold Medalist and boxing legend Henry Tillman sits down to discuss a life journey that defines resilience. From witnessing the 1965 Watts Riots and the military occupation of South Central LA to the historical moment he beat a young, ferocious Mike Tyson—not once, but twice.
Tillman breaks down the "Ghetto Matrix" of the 60s and 70s, sharing raw stories about early LA street legends like Raymond Washington and Tookie Williams, and the transition from the "low rider" era to the rise of the Crips and Bloods.
Boxing fans, this is a masterclass in ring IQ. Henry reveals the exact strategy he used to out-box Tyson’s legendary power and explains the critical differences between amateur and professional fighting styles. He also reflects on his deep bond with Mike Tyson, the aura of Sugar Ray Robinson, and how boxing truly saved his life after a cycle of juvenile halls and prison.
Key Highlights in this Clip:
South Central History: Growing up during the Watts Riots and seeing National Guard tanks on the East Side.
The Tyson Files: How he beat Mike Tyson twice in the 1984 Olympic Trials and what it was like having "Iron Mike" as his alternate.
Olympic Glory: Winning Gold in the 1984 LA Olympics in his own backyard.
Street Legends: First-hand accounts of the early LA gang scene, Jim Kelly’s gym, and the real "aura" of 80s icons.
The Holyfield/Tyson Comparison: Who hit harder? Tillman compares the speed of Tyson vs. the accuracy of Evander Holyfield.
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ALI STAMP: Postal Service unveils new Muhammad Ali stamp in champ's hometown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Postal officials unveiled a commemorative stamp of boxing legend Muhammad Ali in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday, featuring a photo of the champ in his fighting prime.
The Postal Service printed 22 million of the Ali stamps, which feature an Associated Press photo from 1974 showing the fighter holding up his gloves in a fighting stance. His last name, in bold black and red all-cap lettering, accents the stamp.
“We honor Muhammad Ali here in his hometown, a city that shaped him and that he reshaped forever,” said longtime broadcaster Bob Costas, who hosted the unveiling event.
The champ's friends and family gathered to celebrate the issuance of the stamp, which went on sale Thursday.
“This stamp will travel millions of miles, it will pass through countless hands, but it will quietly remind the world of a man who dared to believe that kindness could be powerful and that being in service to others could be heroic,” said his widow, Lonnie Ali.
The outspoken three-time heavyweight champ mesmerized the world with his brash poetry and personality. He stayed in the spotlight in his post-fighting days by continuing his philanthropy and support of human rights issues. In his boxing days, Ali once quipped that he should be on a postage stamp because “that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked.”
The Forever Stamps come with a stamp sheet that also features a photo of Ali posing in a pinstripe suit, a recognition of his work as an activist and humanitarian.
Born Cassius Clay Jr., Ali, who changed his name after converting to Islam, died in 2016 at the age of 74 after living with Parkinson’s disease for more than three decades. He is buried in Louisville.
During his lifetime and posthumously, the man known as The Greatest has received numerous awards, including an Olympic gold medal in 1960, the United Nations Messenger of Peace award in 1998, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005.
Usyk’s Unique and Versatile Training Methods | Full Breakdown
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Oleksandr Usyk's training routine is a rigorous and diverse regimen
that includes explosive strength training, cardio, and technical boxing drills, designed to enhance his performance as a heavyweight
champion.
Overview of Usyk's Training Regimen
Training Schedule: Usyk typically engages in three training sessions per day, starting with early morning workouts around 4:30 AM. These sessions focus on building strength, endurance, and technical skills.
Strength and Conditioning: His strength training is dynamic and explosive, utilizing kettlebells, gymnastic rings, and resistance bands. This approach helps develop not just muscle strength but also coordination and body control, essential for boxing. Usyk incorporates plyometric exercises to enhance explosive power, which is crucial for delivering strong punches in the ring.
Cardio and Endurance: Usyk's cardio routine includes running, swimming, and high-intensity interval training (HIIT). He emphasizes varied exercises to improve his overall conditioning and stamina, ensuring he can maintain high performance throughout long fights.
Boxing Drills: Technical training is a significant part of Usyk's regimen. He practices shadowboxing, heavy bag work, and sparring with various partners to refine his skills and adapt to different fighting styles. This includes over 250 sparring rounds during training camps.
Unique Training Methods: Usyk also employs unconventional training techniques, such as underwater exercises to enhance lung capacity and mental focus. His workouts often include CrossFit-style challenges and even sledgehammer workouts to build functional strength.
5 Sources Key Elements of Usyk's Training Explosive Movements: Usyk's workouts are designed to train his body for quick reactions and maximum output, essential for the fast-paced nature of boxing.
Variety and Adaptability: The diversity in his training prevents injuries and keeps his body adaptable to the demands of high-caliber opponents.
Mental Toughness: Early morning sessions not only build physical strength but also instill discipline and mental resilience, crucial traits for a champion.
Usyk's comprehensive training routine reflects his commitment to excellence in boxing, combining traditional methods with innovative techniques to maintain his status as an elite heavyweight champion.
Skipping is a fixture in all boxing gyms. It turns out that hockey players use this form of exercise, as well.
SKIPPING FOR EXERCISE:
Key Benefits for Hockey Players
Cardiovascular Conditioning and Endurance — Skipping elevates heart rate quickly and mimics the stop-start intensity of hockey shifts, improving stamina without needing a rink or bike.
Foot Speed, Agility, and Quickness - The rapid, repetitive jumps enhance quick footwork, essential for explosive skating starts, stops, and directional changes on the ice.
Coordination, Balance, and Rhythm - I: develops timing, proprioception (body awareness), and postural control, which translate to better edge work and stability on skates (hockey blades are rounded, and unpredictable landings in skipping build similar adaptability).
Lower Body Strength and Power — It strengthens ankles, shins, calves, and feet, reducing injury risk and improving powr transfer into the ice for faster strides. It
MEET JOESPH AWINONGA, jr...AMERICA'S NEXT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION and GOLD MEDALIST
Dec 9, 2025
18 year old Joesph Awinonga Jr is an incredible talent set to fight at 198 pounds this week in Texas at the USA National Tournament. Get to know what could very well be the best heavyweight prospect in decades as he prepares to make a run at the 2028 Olympic Games to secure the USA's first gold medal in men's boxing since Andre Ward in 2004.
https://youtu.be/t6wRKWAu5g0
Joseph Awinongya (USA) vs. Khaled Bassal (AUS) Brandenburg Youth Cup 2025 Final (80kg)
A resurfaced Dave Chappelle bit about legendary Black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson perfectly captures why MAGA’s crusade to rewrite and erase history is so dangerous. Johnson’s story exposed the fragility of white supremacy in the boxing ring and beyond — and the violent backlash that followed. As Rick Strom explains, Chappelle’s comedy reveals deeper truths about America’s refusal to confront racism, and why protecting Black history is essential.
Transcript
Elliot Spitzer was going to get prosecuted under the man act. And that says it all. You know the man act? The man act. The man act. The man act is the law that says it's illegal to take it's illegal to take a girl across state lines for purposes of debauchery. The man act was written to get one man. And that man was Jack Mother Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion of the world. He used to beat the *** out of white men and leave the arena with white women in the 20s.
It was amazing. He the whole matrix up. When Jack Johnson won the world championship, he chased the white champion. Back then, white champions would be like, "I don't fight black people. It's beneath me. But really, they was scared to death. Jack Johnson was huge. Hey, you seen them old tapes and them boxers? Them mother like this, Jack Johnson moved like a modern person. You know, if I had a time machine, I could be the heavyweight champion in the world. And then he would leave the arena and he would openly have sex with white women all the time. Now, you think he would get persecuted for that, but they never touched him. Because the heavyweight champion of the world is the most prestigious title in sports. Period.
The headline of paper say Jack Johnson is it. They chase this. They made the man act. He had to flee the country. He was living in exile. Couldn't fight anymore. When Muhammad Ali saw Jack Johnson's story on Broadway, he said that is my story. If you change white women to Islam, he said, "That is my story, right?" Yeah.
Jack Johnson just got pardoned in 2005. Do you know who sponsored that bill? John McCain.
Comedian Dave Chappelle spoke on this in 2009, and it's a story many should know. When black Americans were expected to defer to whites, Jack Johnson battered them to the ground.
And at a time when the mere suspicion that a black man had flirted with a white woman could cost him his life, Jack Johnson slept with whomever he pleased. To most whites and to some African-Ameans, Johnson was a perpetual threat, proflegate, arrogant, amoral, a dark menace, and a danger to the natural order of things. Let's also be clear from the greatest Muhammad Ali's own mouth when speaking of Jack Johnson. He said this. Jack Johnson was a black man back when white people lynched negroes on weekends. Every weekend back in 1909 he you wouldn't they would send him letters saying you fighting a white man and if you knock him out we'll kill you. He said just kill my black buckles. I'mma knock this white man cold. and he would knock the white men out and the crew clan would be burning them. They killed negroes all over the country. When Jack Johnson want to fight, they had rats all over South America. It was so serious. And Jack Johnson, his band, he had to be a bad bad black man. Was no black Muslims to defend him. Was no NACP in 1909. Was no rap brown. Was no move. All these black groups was no Andrew Davis, no here Newton, no Malcolm X. He was by himself. Jack Johnson. He was one black man in the midst of all them rednecks would kill rich negroes every day. He was a he dress up in pretty suits. Negroes are allowed dress up days. He put on pretty white neck ties and pretty white and had white women. You know that he married white women. You would get lynched for looking at a white woman in them days. That man married white women and walked around took pictures with white women. Married two of them and they running out of the country because a white woman he left the whole country and fought out of Cuba. He was bad. I know I'm bad, but he was crazy.Jack Johnson was that dude. Let's be clear. All right. First, as Chappelle alluded to, white boxers refused to fight black boxers for the heavyweight championship. It was practically an unwritten rule in the sport. And this practice was dubbed the color line. Thus, Johnson competed against black fighters and only black fighters being crowned what was called at the time world colored champion. He defended the title 17 times. That was until Tommy Burns accepted the challenge and he was dogwalked and about and went 14 rounds only to be stopped because of the beating he took. According to Terresa Runsteadler, a scholar of African-American history at American University. The Burns defeat would disrupt the narrative of white supremacy, and the white media despised seeing this. Writer Jack London called for a great white hope, naming former champion Jim Jeffries to reemerge from his alalfa farm and remove that golden smile from Jack Johnson's face. Jeff, it's up to you. The white man must be rescued. Jeff had been out of boxing for some time at that point, four years as a matter of fact, and many pleaded for his return. Okay, he trained a lot. He was offered a lot of money and thus he too it and he would compete against Jack Johnson.
Jim Jeff is quoted as saying he's fighting to prove that a white man is better than a negro. 20,000 people from all over America have the time and the money to flock to Reno, paying 10 bucks and up, around $240 today. In the 15th round, Jeff is knocked down for the first time in his career. And then put through the ropes before he finally quits. Jack Johnson is victorious. What followed were reports and it would be printed in almost every newspaper across the country of race riots when really that's not entirely accurate when you consider that the press was dominated by racist white folks. Not only at the, you know, writing positions, but also the editing positions and what have you.
Realistically, it was white mobs that went out and attacked black communities where 15 plus people were killed because of these attacks. And it's all becauseJack Johnson showed that, you know, white supremacy is not really a thing that should be believed in after he won and he kept winning over and over and over again. But the white mobs were pits and what they wanted to show once again was dominance over their black neighbors. The fallout would only continue via CNN. The bout was one of the first fights ever to be filmed, meaning that there was a celluloid record for all to watch. However, just days after the fight, many states and cities banned showings of the Johnson vs Jeff film. Thus, if they couldn't get him in the ring, they had to discover different avenues. His romantic involvements with white women. His defiance of societal norms and his unapologetic demeanor all challenged deeply rooted racial prejudices and ignited intense racial animosity, wrote the National Museum of African-American History and Culture. Johnson's relationships with white women, including one with Belle Shriber, a known prostitute who had accompanied him on a journey from Pittsburgh to Chicago, sparked considerable controversy. They conclude in 1912 he faced arrest for violating the man act also known as the white slave traffic act which was a law aimed at combating sex trafficking bcharge was dubious. Authorities disapproved of an African-American man holding the heavyweight title a symbol that represented masculinity at the time. Furthermore, his athletic prowess, dominance over white fights, refusal to abide by Jim Crow etiquette, and relationships with white women all caught up with him. Nevertheless, Johnson stood before an all-white jury who found him guilty and sentenced him to one year and one day in prison. However, rather than accepting his conviction, Johnson fled the country and sought refuge in Europe, South America, and Mexico. Ultimately, in 1920, he voluntarily surrendered to US officials, and he would be incarcerated in Levvenworth Federal Prison. Sadly, Jack Johnson's life came to a tragic close in 1946 when he died in a car crash caused by reckless driving. on the man act. By the way, Yahoo would print. It had never been used as it was against Jack Johnson to go after an individual engaged in consensual and private romantic relationships, even ones that crisscross the country as various white women had while traveling in Johnson's entourage. To put a bow on this, what Dave Chappelle said was obviously comedic in his approach, but also spoton. and the legacy of Jack Johnson.
Muhammad Ali and the Negro Movement: Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.
Collection Structure
Item Title
Muhammad Ali and the Negro Movement
Collection Title
Firing Line broadcast records
Guest
Ali, Muhammad (1942-)
Host
Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date Created
December 12, 1968
When Mr. Clay joined the Black Muslims, his draft board reversed its earlier determination (made in order to keep him out of the Armed Forces so that he could continue to box) that he was not sufficiently intelligent to serve.
When he was reclassified, he pleaded conscientious objection, was refused, and was about to begin a term in jail. CC: "I have to be real cool and not savage and radical, because it makes me angry when I think about it--when I see the white boys, who really are the number-one citizens, the future rulers, when I see them, by the hundreds, leaving the country, and I see the white preachers breaking into draft-board houses in Wisconsin and Baltimore, tearing the files out of the walls and making a bonfire out of 45,000 draft cards, pouring blood on them, and I see them go to court and the juries say two years, and I get five years for what's legal?"
"Just One Punch... You're Going To SLEEP'" Canelo & Crawford vs Piers Morgan
Boxing legends Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez sit down with Piers Morgan in an exclusive interview ahead of their highly-anticipated fight in September.
The pair discuss their chances of winning, surviving a drug scandal and a shooting , Jake Paul and more...
The Canelo vs Crawford super fight, which will stream live on Netflix, takes place on September 13 in Las Vegas.
