Did Buster Douglas Really Beat Mike Tyson??

[Anthony342]

The fighter is waiting for the referee, no other count matters

Unless you're an early HBO opponent of Gamboa (ref fast counted a guy from 9 to 10 in one of his fights) or have Jersey Joe Walcott refereeing a fight haha.

[Mintcar923]

Nah, Buster had everything that night that could stop Tyson. Quick jabs, good combos. He looked much like Ali that night, but without the speed or chin of Ali's.

Douglas showed heart, strength, chin, and good punches that drove Tyson into the ground.

Douglas was f**king BEAUTIFUL that night.. Without speed or chin of Ali??? Not sure what fight you were watching.. He sure had amazing speed to me. He also took some major bombs from Mike that made full contact later in the fight. As far as the eighth round goes had Ali been in there it would have certainly been possible for him to be knocked down in much the same fashion had he not seen the uppercut come in. I'd say at his best, Douglas was a marvel as he had similar speed to Ali but yet sat down on his punches better a la Joe Louis. Its just a shame he didn't have that dedication the others had.

As far as the fight goes its obvious Tyson didn't expect a big challenge nor did his corner. They didn't even have an enswell! It's just crazy.. But, the ref could've easily stopped it cause it took Buster forever to get up and he looked like he didnt seem like he wanted any more after he did. I even thought that as it was happening. Incredibly, he came back and pulled it off somehow. Obviously, the ref missed a huge chance to save Mike's title which all but proves he wasn't affiliated with King..

[mickey malone]

Douglas was a superb heavyweight (in the making)
He looked great but ran out of gas vs Tony Tucker in 87..Had he continued to train like a challenger after beating Tyson., the careers of Bowe, Holyfield and Lewis, may have taken a different path.. Buster was undisputed, and all the mega fights would've fallen into place.. One did, he got obscene millions for the collapse against Evander..

Douglas felt as if he'd done it all, and kinda retired (in his head) once he'd won the belt
Then he started eating

[J-champ]

I always felt that Douglas was at the right place at the right time.

[toooooool]

Tyson kinda got screwed in that fight. Referees and judges have to be 100%
accurate because they affect a fighters legacy.I think Douglas really should
have been counted out because the knockdown was longer than 10 seconds.

[Dariusz]

I am not a fan of Tyson but saw much more out-counted that Douglas was; from my perspective the judge was unfair. Look at Douglas's face -- he looked terribly. He had a gift from history, that's all. Not the first, not the last.

[Anthony342]

Douglas was a superb heavyweight (in the making)
He looked great but ran out of gas vs Tony Tucker in 87..Had he continued to train like a challenger after beating Tyson., the careers of Bowe, Holyfield and Lewis, may have taken a different path.. Buster was undisputed, and all the mega fights would've fallen into place.. One did, he got obscene millions for the collapse against Evander..

Douglas felt as if he'd done it all, and kinda retired (in his head) once he'd won the belt
Then he started eating

Yeah I heard he made a brief comeback just to get back into shape because he was dangerously overweight, didn't he even become diabetic?

[TBear]

Yeah I heard he made a brief comeback just to get back into shape because he was dangerously overweight, didn't he even become diabetic?

True he even went into a diabetic coma. After that he decided to get into shape and make a return, fights against Louis Monico and Lou Savarese showed he wasn't the same though.

[Ben Bolt]

I remembered, I even scored the 8th round only a 10-9 for Tyson, because Buster had dominated it, and he seemed fully in control laying on the floor. That a knockdown should automatically mean 10-8 I've never agreed with.

The only ugly history about this fight is, that if it had gone the distance, two judges might have deprived Buster of a much deserved points verdict.

[Anthony342]

Funny Tyson never got a rematch, considering he fought a few fights after that before going to prison. I heard there were promo posters for a Tyson/Holyfield fight before he was arrested though.

To answer the question, yes, James "Buster" Douglas really did beat Mike Tyson. His career took off so fast after that that he not only had his own video game for Sega Genesis, but he was also a guest referee that year at Summerslam for WWF. I think he knocked out the Macho King, if I remember correctly haha. Speaking of which, didn't Primo Carnera get involved in wrestling after his boxing career?