Comments Thread For: CompuBox Rewind: Buster Douglas Stops Mike Tyson

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When the fight between undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and James “Buster” Douglas was announced, the sports world reacted with a yawn.

“Just another beatdown for ‘Iron Mike,’” we all said. “Can’t anyone give this guy a competitive fight? There’s no way that Douglas is ‘the guy,’ and we can think of much better ways to spend a Saturday night than watching another Godzilla movie.”

Douglas was considered a 42-to-1 underdog, at least according to the sportsbooks that were taking action on the fight – and most of them weren’t. “We’re flying all the way to Japan for what, two or three rounds?” we thought to ourselves. “Douglas is sure to wilt under Tyson’s pressure a lot sooner than he did against Tony Tucker three years earlier.” [Click Here To Read More]

[Clyde Barrow]

A sad day in the life for this boxing fan. All respect to Douglas for his performance, especially given the circumstances. But man, I hated the guy for what he did to Mike that night. Mike just wandered around eating shots, so Douglas kept throwing them. Wasn't swayed by the long count rants by Don King either. Mike lost, I had to accept it, and it ******. Can't bring myself to watch the fight anymore, though it airs all the time on ESPN.

[NachoMan]

Shocking, but not sad at all really. Buster's performance that night was incredible. It remains, for me, perhaps the best HW performance I've seen. It has been so long that the HW division has been worth a damn, that when I rewatch the video of Tyson-Douglas it seems like a completely different sport. Buster's footwork and multi-punch combos are amazing to watch; partcularly after you've seen a few Klitschko fights.

[SN!PER]

Tyson should've been allowed to continue.

[NachoMan]

Tyson should've been allowed to continue.

You are quite the sadist.