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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 one of the biggest upsets in sports history.
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. [1] He also defeated other heavyweight world champions Oliver McCall, Trevor Berbick, and Greg Page.
The following year, Tyson became the lineal champion when he knocked out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds of the first round. [8] In 1990, Tyson lost the undisputed heavyweight championship when he was knocked out by underdog Buster Douglas, making it one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. [9]
Mike Tyson has done it all. Here are 10 of the top moments of Tyson's career ahead of his highly anticipated fight against Jake Paul. ... Buster Douglas stuns the world, 1990. ... Tyson knocked ...
Thirty years after his startling victory against boxing titan Mike Tyson, Buster Douglas is feeling healthy and basking in the glory he says he was denied at the time. The 59-year-old fighter will ...
On Feb. 11, 1990, Buster Douglas knocked out Tyson in the 10th round of their fight in Tokyo – still one of the most shocking upsets in sports history. Holyfield stopped Tyson by TKO in the 11th ...
February 11 – Buster Douglas upsets Mike Tyson by 10th-round KO in Tokyo, to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Douglas was a 42–1 underdog. [3]March 17 – Thunder Meets Lightning: Julio César Chávez defeats Meldrick Taylor by 12th-round KO, for the WBC-IBF light welterweight unification.
With the highly anticipated fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul less than 10 days away, ... (33 KOs) record before suffering his first loss at the hands of Buster Douglas on Feb. 11, 1990 ...