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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 ...
Feb 10, 2015 · COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An uppercut and three follow-up punches made James "Buster" Douglas a household name. And 25 years later, the brief heavyweight champion is still pleased his knockout of Mike Tyson ranks among the biggest upsets in sports. "Being crowned champion was a dream for me," Douglas said of his Feb. 11, 1990 upset. "To achieve that was the ultimate. It was awesome." A promising ...
Feb 11, 1990 · Tale of the Tape. At 192 cm, Buster Douglas is the taller of the two by 14 cms; Mike Tyson is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 211 cm, Douglas also has an incredible reach advantage of 31 cms over Tyson's 180 cm. On top of that, Douglas also has a 17 cm ape index advantage over Tyson.
Feb 10, 2020 · Mike Tyson, Buster Douglas and a moment that changed boxing forever. February 11th, 1990 was the day Tyson lost and boxing took the turn it needed. It is not easily forgotten, even if nobody cared ...
4 days ago · Tyson is Back! 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. [1] 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.
