Mike Tyson vs Buster Douglas Remembering a fight that changed boxing


Relive The Night Buster Douglas Knocked Out Mike Tyson In This Awesome

A 42-1 underdog at one sports book, Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in the 10th round.Wednesday is the 25th anniversary of Buster Douglas' 10th-round knockout of Mike Tyson, regarded as.


6 wild details from the Mike TysonBuster Douglas fight

Apr 9, 2020 9 This feature is part of The Athletic's series on one-hit wonders throughout sports. For three decades now, one of the best surviving stories from the famed James "Buster".


From the Vault Mike Tyson is knocked out by 421 underdog Buster

Relive Buster Douglas' 10th-round knockout of then-unbeaten "Iron" Mike Tyson in their heavyweight title fight in Tokyo, Japan, on February 11, 1990. Douglas.


Today in sports history James 'Buster' Douglas hands Mike Tyson first

Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas, billed as Tyson is Back!, was a professional boxing match that occurred at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990. The then-undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson lost by knockout to the 42:1 underdog Douglas. The fight is widely regarded as the biggest upset in boxing history. Background


Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson 25 years ago today For The Win

Buster Douglas stunned Mike Tyson 20 years ago, but his life after the upset wasn't easy - ESPN ESPN Buster Douglas won the heavyweight championship 20 years ago by shocking Mike.


25 years ago, Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson and shocked the

American professional heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson (37-0, 37 KO - pre-fight record) against undisputed world heavyweight champion James "Buster" Douglas (29-4-1 - pre-fight record). Fight.


Tyson vs. Douglas 25th Anniversary Sports Illustrated

Tyson was the reigning undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and a frightening opponent to boot, when he entered the ring against James "Buster" Douglas on Feb. 11, 1990, in Tokyo..


Buster Douglas 'Belief' led him to stunning upset of Tyson

Andrew L. John Palm Springs Desert Sun 0:00 1:24 Few days have passed over the last three decades without at least one stranger stopping Buster Douglas on the street. Each person has a story to.


Buster Douglas I wasnโ€™t impressed with the success Mike Tyson was

James " Buster " Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1981 and 1999. He reigned as undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1990 after knocking out Mike Tyson to win the title. [1] He also defeated heavyweight world champions Oliver McCall, Trevor Berbick, and Greg Page .


Today in sports history Buster Douglas shocked world, KO'd Mike Tyson

Entering the fight against Douglas, Tyson was already scheduled to face Evander Holyfield, the No. 1 contender of the WBA, WBC and IBF, on June 18 in Atlantic City, Jersey. Tyson was guaranteed $22 million, the largest guarantee ever for a boxer at the time. Holyfield, who was ringside for Tyson vs. Douglas, was guaranteed $11 million.


Mike Tyson vs Buster Douglas Remembering a fight that changed boxing

Boxing history is replete with upsets, some bigger than others, but when James "Buster" Douglas followed a brutal right uppercut with a chilling three-punch combination to floor "Iron" Mike Tyson in Tokyo, Japan, in the 10th round, the world stopped. It is exactly 25 years since the "Baddest Man on the Planet" was beaten for the.


30 years later, Buster Douglas still basking in knockout of Mike Tyson

Buster Douglas stands over Mike Tyson after knocking him down in the 10th round of their fight in February 1990. Photograph: Sipa Press / Rex Features From the vault Mike Tyson From the.


From the Vault Mike Tyson is knocked out by 421 underdog Buster

Tyson vs. Buster Douglas. Date: Feb. 11, 1990.. For The Pittsburgh Press, I wrote: "There is a frightening aura of brutality present when Mike Tyson enters a boxing ring." What I didn't.


Buster Douglas on Mike Tyson KO Crushing truth in shocking moment

Douglas' legendary knockout of Tyson happened 21-years ago Friday. 21 years ago this coming Friday, James "Buster" Douglas defeated "Iron" Mike Tyson by a 10th round TKO to become the.


Tyson vs. Douglas 25th Anniversary Sports Illustrated

Mike Tyson lies flat on his back after being decked by challenger James "Buster" Douglas, standing in background, as referee Octavio Meyron keeps counting in the 10th round of the scheduled 12.


Buster Douglas shocked the boxing world with his upset of Mike Tyson

Buster Douglas's KO of Mike Tyson on Feb. 11, 1990, still resonates all these years later with those who remember it.

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