It's been 24 years, 7 months, and 17 days since this fight. AP Photo/Sadayuki Mikami 'I built a wall around me, and no one could get to me,' Douglas said. and Rahman each shocked the world with their upset wins, but neither was the biggest upset in boxing history. He was considered unbeatable, having disposed of Michael Spinks. Referee Octavio Meyran today defended his handling of the eighth-round count over James (Buster) Douglas in his heavyweight title bout with Mike Tyson. This documentary chronicles one of the greatest sporting upsets in history, when James 'Buster' Douglas handed Mike Tyson his first-ever defeat. Buster Douglas stood up to Mike Tysons reputation in an upset for the ages 20 years ago. Lewis was clearly looking ahead to Tyson, as he took Rahman for granted and was knocked out in the fifth round. Some might remember that in the 1980’s there was an awesome fighter named Mike Tyson. 28, most will remember Mike as the dude that knocked out Zack Galifianakis in The Hangover movies. When Iron Mike Tyson takes on Roy Superman Jones on Nov.
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His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Andre Crowder on February 19, 1999. In 1990, Mike Tyson was the undefeated undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Buster Douglas Vs Mike Tyson Recap Boxing Lines. Some of Douglas' best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Mike Tyson, Oliver McCall, Mike Williams, Greg Page, David Jaco, Tony LaRosa, and Trevor Berbick.ĭouglas had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career. Instead Douglas became the first boxer to beat ‘The Baddest Man On The Planet’ in a. For all the details about Douglas' world title wins and defenses refer to " Buster Douglas World Titles". Those are the odds that bookmakers at the Mirage Casino in Las Vegas had given James ‘Buster’ Douglas to win the fight against the undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, the holder of the WBC, WBA, and IBF titles: Mike Tyson. TikTok video from Fight Walkouts (floydnurmagomedov): 'First boxing career vid ufc miketyson'. He was a one-time undisputed heavyweight world champion, and has won three world titles at heavyweight. He went on to win 4 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 3 wins via stoppage.ĭouglas had his first world title fight at the age of 27 on after 28 professional fights, against Tony Tucker for the IBF (vacant) title. Tyson went on to win world titles against Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon later in his career, but Douglas never challenged for a world title again.Buster Douglas' professional boxing career spanned more than 17 years - from 1981 to 1999.ĭouglas made his professional boxing debut against Dan O'Malley at the age of 21 on May 31, 1981, defeating O'Malley via 3rd round TKO.
Tyson never did get the chance to avenge his loss to Douglas, as the underdog went on to fight Holyfield in his next fight and lose his heavyweight belts. I was trying to tell him to get some sleep." Brown then joked: "Eventually he got some sleep ! Do not put that part in there please, he is going to kill me." As of this writing, Mike Tyson has a net worth of 10 million. "There must have been two dozen girls in the room with me and Mike, we partied. Mike Tyson is a retired American boxer who was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in the late 1980s. We partied like really, really, really hard. "Me and Mike Tyson are friends to this day, but there was a time when we partied in Japan right before his fight with Buster Douglas. Buster agreed that King’s lawsuit prevented a rematch between him and Tyson, which would’ve brought Don more money. Written by Tom Eaton on 12th September 2023. "We used to do crazy sh**," Brown said in an interview for the A and E documentary. Is Buster Douglas' KO of Mike Tyson the biggest upset in boxing history? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below Butterbean vs Jake Paul tale of the tape after 55-year-old’s fight call-out
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