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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]
“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]
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