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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. He also defeated other heavyweight world champions Oliver McCall, Trevor Berbick, and Greg Page.
Buster Douglas thus became the new undisputed heavyweight champion, engineering one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. The official scorecards through nine rounds were 87–86 for Tyson, 86–86, and 88–83 for Douglas.
Buster: nationality: USA stance: orthodox: height: 6′ 3½″ / 192cm: reach: 83″ / 211cm: residence: Columbus, Ohio, USA: birth place: Columbus, Ohio, USA wiki: Box-pro 45 bouts date w-l-d last 6 result; 1999-02-19: Andre Crowder: 8 49 4 ... Douglas substituted on 3 days notice for Trevor Berbick 1984-07-09: David Starkey: 5 7 0: East Dallas Club, Columbus NC-NC. event bout wiki. Fight ruled a NC after the fighters wrestled each other to the canvas and both corners jumped into the ring.
Feb 11, 2019 · Relive Buster Douglas' 10th-round knockout of then-unbeaten “Iron” Mike Tyson in their heavyweight title fight in Tokyo, Japan, on February 11, 1990.
Feb 7, 2020 · Buster Douglas' shocking upset of Mike Tyson in Tokyo is still viewed as perhaps the biggest upset in boxing, if not all of professional sports.
Feb 11, 1990 · Tyson would be dominated the entire fight until the 8th round when he knocked Douglas down, leading to the infamous long count controversy. Douglas would recover and eventually score a 10th...
Apr 9, 2020 · For three decades now, one of the best surviving stories from the famed James “Buster” Douglas-Mike Tyson fight week lived on through several rounds of barstool conversations.
Oct 26, 2021 · Buster Douglas was the hero and the villain of 1990 in a sport that loved and hated and then forgot him. In February of the year, in Tokyo, he was a 42-1 underdog when he knocked out Mike...
Feb 11, 2015 · Buster Douglas's KO of Mike Tyson on Feb. 11, 1990, still resonates all these years later with those who remember it.
Nov 21, 2020 · Tokyo, Japan. 23-year-old Mike Tyson in his 7th defense for the title of world champion in super heavyweight, his rival is 29-year-old James Buster Douglas... ...more. February 11, 1990.
