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Buster Douglas’s most significant career achievement is to be the Undisputed World Champion by upsetting legendary boxer, Mike Tyson. Douglas, however, clearly waits for the referee to count to 8 before getting up. Found inside1980s: Marvis Frazier 6' 198W10 James “Bonecrusher” Smith 6' 4" 234; Marvis Frazier 6' 202 W10 Phil Jackson 6' 5" 244; LarryHolmes 6'3"211KO8 Leroy Jones6'5" 254 1990s: Evander Holyfield 6' 3 1⁄2" 208 KO3 Buster Douglas 6' 4 1⁄2" 246 ... I don't like the way it ended. MANAGER. Though, he is 1.92 m tall, he weighs about 117 kg. But his mother was the driving force. He is in the Coffeyville Red Ravens Men's Basketball Hall of Fame. New, 12 comments. By the fifth round, Tyson's left eye was swelling shut from Douglas' many right hands, and ringside HBO announcers proclaimed it was the most punishment they had ever seen the champion absorb. He lives near his hometown of Columbus, Ohio and spends five days a week coaching young boxers at a local gym. As we wrote on that 30th Anniversary two months ago, Douglas had already suffered tragedy, while training for the upset. [7] By contrast, during Douglas's knockdown two rounds earlier, the fighter shows to be ready to continue early in the count (he bangs his fist against the canvas in frustration at having let Tyson land the crucial counterpunch, showing no signs of being seriously hurt). Buster Douglas Wiki Biography. Legendary boxer who became The Ring, WBC, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Champion after defeating Buster Douglas via third round knockout on October 25, 1990. While setting Tyson up with his jab Douglas scored a huge uppercut, followed by a rapid combination, and knocked Tyson down for the first time in his career, making boxing history. Didn’t really pull it, but I tugged at it a little bit, but I didn’t want to see her anyway. In that same interview he said he received $1.3 million for the Tyson win, but for the same reasons netted $15,000. With Tyson hurt along the ropes Douglas unleashed a vicious attack to try to finish off a dazed Tyson but, amazingly, Tyson withstood the punishment and barely survived the 9th round. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the greatest upset in boxing history, 1st Round Whiskey, along with James "Buster" Douglas announce the launch of Buster Douglas 42 - 1 Bourbon! Later, he made the biggest upset by defeating Tyson. Two of his wins were against Jesse Clark, who never won a fight in his career; Douglas fought him a total of three times and knocked him out all three times. In 1990, he boxed against Mike Tyson in Tokyo Dome, Tokyo. (In reality, Sega took a pre-existing game, Final Blow, changed the name, and changed one of the character's names to Douglas'). Both Mike Tyson and James "Buster" Douglas would likely appreciate the opportunity to return to the year 1990 and begin anew. Found inside – Page 60... I am the undisputed champion of my weight class . Riddick Bowe beat the man , Evander Holyfield , who beat the man , Buster Douglas , who beat the man , Mike Tyson , who beat the man , who goes all the way back to John L. Sullivan . Buster Douglas was the new heavyweight champion of a shocked, surprised, and stunned world. Here is the inside story of just how the biggest of underdogs, dealing with the recent death of his mother, dethroned the invincible Tyson. Author of the most shocking upset in boxing history, Douglas laid a blueprint for Andy Ruiz's title run nearly 30 years later. - Buster Douglas on stunning heavy weight champion Mike Tyson in the 10th round knockout. But this is one that I think is quite key. (REUTERS/Masaharu Hatano) He'd had shown instances of great potential but had . A loss could relegate Ruiz to James "Buster" Douglas territory. There are a few numbers from the night, like the 8th round when Douglas went down to a vicious uppercut and then got up, or the 10th, when Tyson was put down for good, or the fact that Douglas was a 42-to-1 underdog before the fight. He was slow, refusing to move his head and slip his way in (his usual effective strategy) but rather setting his feet and throwing big, lunging hooks, repeatedly trying to beat Douglas with single punches. He once tipped the scales at 27st [380lbs] after retiring, but credits exercise and changing up his diet as his recipe for weight-loss. I went into the bedroom and she was covered up. On the morning after boxing's Humpty Dumpty heavyweight champion, James (Buster) Douglas, took a great fall, his trainers, J. D. McCauley and John Russell, were trying to put together what Evander . However, Buster Douglas distanced himself from the "Desert Fox" label no later than 1985 because of clarification from his promotional team and the concern that he might be confused with Syrian boxer, Ghiath Tayfour.[3][4]. In the interview, Tyson, who weighed 220 1/2 pounds -- his normal, fighting weight -- for the Douglas bout, blamed the defeat on his weight-loss of 25 pounds during the five weeks he was in Japan . Found inside – Page 46Referee Mills Lane counts out Buster Douglas as new undisputed heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield gestures to the crowd in Las Vegas after crushing Douglas with a ... I don't think my weight (246 pounds, 15 heavier than he was for ... It will be 30 years ago next month that the now 60-year-old shocked the world in Tokyo by . Originally, Mike Tyson was scheduled to be the guest referee, but following the upset, the WWF scrambled to sign on Douglas for the event. He lost the title to Evander Holyfield after eight months. Larry Merchant memorably added "Well if Mike Tyson, who loves pidgeons, was looking for a pidgeon in this bout he hasn't found him". At the beginning of 1990, Mike Tyson had had . Found inside – Page 374Douglas followed with a four-punch combination — a right, left, right, and then the final, crushing left hand, thrown with the force of all his body weight behind it. Tyson toppled onto his back; his mouthpiece went flying in the air. Only My Best is the official apparel brand of James Buster Douglas. Douglas retired after that fight, earning $24.5 million in that loss, at the time the largest payday in sports history. Only My Best is more than a brand name but a lifestyle. LAS VEGAS — Buster Douglas will defend both his heavyweight championship and his honor here tonight. Tyson was less than gracious and alluded to the knockdown controversy saying "If Buster thinks he's Heavyweight Champion...that's OK...we'll do it again". Well, Buster Douglas's age is 61 years old as of today's date 20th July 2021 having been born on 7 April 1960. The next year he fought up and coming contender Jesse Ferguson, but was beaten by majority decision. However, cometh the hour cometh the man and James Buster Douglas stepped up to the plate. The defeated Tyson clamored for a rematch and Douglas was offered more money than he had ever made before for a fight. Tyson now weighs around 17st [240lb] having used time in lockdown to begin training again. Buster Douglas: It was just a fact of getting back into life, and that was the way that I felt I could get back into life and get some more normalcy about myself. In his career, he has been involved in only one draw. When I was brought aboard his team, prior to his fight against Buster Douglas in 1990, Evander was in sad physical condition considering the specific demands of his sport. Douglas was the star of the video game James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing for the Sega Master System and Sega Genesis. Tyson came out aggressively in the dramatic ninth round and continued his attempts to end the fight with one big punch hoping that Douglas was still hurt from the 8th round knockdown. James "Buster" Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1981 and 1999. JAMES 'BUSTER' DOUGLAS claims Roy Jones Jr has a 'slimmer chance' than he did against Mike Tyson. Buster Douglas. Found insideAfter struggling to come back down in weight, that air of invincibility was gone and Sergio Martinez took his middleweight belts off him. Mike Tyson? See James 'Buster' Douglas. People don't want to hear about your weight issues or ... Name. Douglas is one of the few non-students to be honored by Ohio State University with the opportunity to dot the "i" during the performance of the Script Ohio by The Ohio State University Marching Band.[9]. Tony Craig Tucker is an American former professional boxer who fought at heavyweight from 1980 to 1998. James Douglas was born on the 7 th April, 1960, in Columbus, Ohio USA, and is a retired professional boxer. Thus, his height stands 6 feet 4 inches tall and his weight size is 117.03 kg. Before this, he defeated Greg Page, who was a former champion. For your security, we need to re-authenticate you. He awkwardly attempted to place it back into his mouth. Only one betting parlor in Las Vegas would hold odds for the bout, and many thought it was just an easy tune-up for Tyson before a future mega-fight with undefeated Evander Holyfield, who had recently moved up to heavyweight from cruiserweight where he became the first boxer to be the undisputed champion of the weight class. Though, he is 6′ 3″ in feet and inches and 192 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 390 lbs in Pound and 117 kg in Kilograms. In his career, he has boxed with several top boxers of the world. A huge $200,000 was accepted by bookmakers for bets on Holyfield to win after Douglas' weight (at 246lbs be was 15lbs more than when he beat Tyson) was revealed on the eve of the bout. . Heavyweight world champion (WBA, WBC, IBF). Weighing a lean, muscular 208 lbs., he did not come close to the 220 lb. Evander is turning 59 this year. I got to the point where this was an awesome dream turned into a crazy nightmare.” You rarely hear unexpected champions talk about this, but we did hear one speak openly this week in another sport as the defending Australian Open women’s champion was knocked out. Please. Tony Craig Tucker is an American former professional boxer who fought at heavyweight from 1980 to 1998. That never happened. Bey knocked Douglas out in the second round to hand him his first defeat. There is talk that a version of Tyson-Holyfield III is already agreed. He reigned as undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1990 after defeating Mike Tyson to win the title. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2019 Upper Deck GOODWIN CHAMPIONS #148 Buster Douglas Heavy Weight Champion at the best online prices at eBay! Found inside – Page 154When Tyson was defeated by Buster Douglas, some called him “Aluminum Mike.” Light-Heavyweight A class ... Light-Middleweight An amateur class division with a maximum weight allowance of 156 pounds. “Lights Out” James Toney was an ... Job: Boxer. He went back into training and made a comeback. The fight was scheduled for February 11, 1990 and took place in Tokyo at the Tokyo Dome. Conviction and return. His joy soon turned to confusion and then anger as manager John Johnson informed him in the dressing room that Tyson and Don King were lodging an official protest about the referee's knockdown count in the eighth round. 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