Why did Douglas Retire after loosing to Holyfield

Physically tyson looked peaked , look up photos if you do not believe me. Tyson was knocked down in a recent sparring session before this fight , but that doesn't mean a whole lot. Anyway I detest excuses DOUGLAS was the BETTER MAN that night, and he KOed an absolute peak 23 years old Mike tyson IMO People always take away a loss from tyson, but Buster did what nobody else could and he did it first.

He retired but came back years later, he was shamed by savarese in short time if I recall correctly.

i always found it strange that tyson couldn't knock him out, but in his next fight he got KO'd with one clean punch by evander holyfield, when holyfield was never considered a big puncher. one of life's great mysterys No mystery. Tyson was out of shape and didn`t care about the fight. This lack of motivation coupled with poor training zapped him. He might have had the power but didn`t have the fittness to utilize the power. His timing was off so he couldn`t land in combination and was very flat footed throughout which prevented him from pivoting off the side with hooks and uppercuts. Only when he was against the ropes was he able to floor Douglas and to be honest, Douglas walked into the punch. Tyson looked in terrible fighting shape and he paid for it!

I don't think Buster even was that good a fighter and was always a pretty lazy guy, but before the Tyson fight his mother died. Mabey with that kind of emotion inside of you can get dediced for a short time and do things you normaly wouldn't be able to do.

i always found it strange that tyson couldn't knock him out, but in his next fight he got KO'd with one clean punch by evander holyfield, when holyfield was never considered a big puncher. one of life's great mysterys

buster is just a weak guy with no heart and will beside that one against tyson, he knew he is and his style isnt right to could dominate in hv and he isnt enough so he just gave up. just like bowe what a waste of talent. eat eat..

Buster Douglas is an ass. The guy put a terrific once in a lifetime performance against Tyson. You could say that he damaged Tyson permanently.

Buster Douglas is an ass.

He was the first to knockout Tyson and he made all that money in the Holyfield fight, I guess he was happy and content with his accomplishments.

yeah he reminds me of bowe. bad eating habits along with no dicipline in his training. what a alot of people dont realize is that buster was dominating the whole fight against tyson.even after he got knocked down. where pretty much got a 15 count thanks to tyson not staying in his corner & the ref not continuing the count where he really left off. he was'nt just the first to knockout tyson but also the first to dominate tyson pretty much every round in his prime! what a waste of talent.

He disgraced the heavyweight title. He came into the fight woefully out of shape, got knocked down on a counter right hand, and just stayed down. He basically quit. You don't give up the heavyweight title, the most prized possession in sports, for no reason.

Yeah, he managed to get himself into fighting shape for the Tyson fight, but he just didn't have good eating and training habits, he was lazy. Sucks, he was a pretty decent fighter.

Douglas was fed up with boxing before he fought Holyfield. He came into that fight out of shape and with little desire to win.