Comments Thread For: Merchant: Tyson-Douglas, One of The Most Dramatic

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

February 11, 1990 is very meaningful to a number of people in the boxing world.

For James "Buster" Douglas, it was the day David slayed Goliath.

Douglas was David and he used more than a slingshot and a rock to defeat Mike Tyson. Douglas used an effective game plan and a vicious right uppercut to knock out the "baddest man on the planet" in the 10th round. He did so after having been dropped in the eighth round.

For me, this fight made become the hardcore boxing fan I am today. And I almost did not watch the fight.

Like any Mexican family, my parents worked hard to provide for me and my older sisters. My Dad worked in the agricultural fields of the Oxnard (Calif.) Plain while my Mom cleaned houses in the area. My family had enough disposable income to pay for cable, but I was able to do enough odd jobs in the neighborhood (mow lawns, work with my Dad) to make getting HBO happen.
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[bronx7]

Fair

We all know mike didn't train and still almost won by ko. To be fair though on this night this version of Douglas beats many of the top 50 heavys of all time. For one night he had it all Ali footwork piston Holmes like jab straight right combos fought like poetry this one night he was great

[STREET CLEANER]

Triple G hardcore fans: take this page in history. There is always somebody out there with your number

[twosweethooks]

Triple G hardcore fans: take this page in history. There is always somebody out there with your number

May Jr fans : take this page in history ! There is always somebody out there with your number, namely PACMAN !

[SweetScience]

I didn't watch, I figured Tyson would ice Douglas early. Douglas was considered a mental midget and I had no interest watching.

I remember hearing it on the radio that Tyson had loss

[Class Act]

The Iron Mike is not focused!

[Mota Azul]

A lot of fools on here going to act like they know the fight when they were wet behind the ears when this fight happened.... Tyson was kicking Douglas's ass until he ran out of stamina.... Tyson said himself he had weed and Asian hoes the night before the fight.... Hell, Tyson was so unprepared he didn't even have a cold press or ice bag.... They were using a LATEX GLOVE, go review kiddies.... Hats off to Douglas as a true boxing fan would cause he knocked Mike the "F" out....

[Mota Azul]

May Jr fans : take this page in history ! There is always somebody out there with your number, namely PACMAN !

Pacquaio is TRASH, you guys living off the mid 2000's when juicing was good.... Old expression "What have you done for me lately...." Mayweathers completion has been 10x better than pacquaio.... COMPARE THEM!!!!

[NachoMan]

A lot of fools on here going to act like they know the fight when they were wet behind the ears when this fight happened.... Tyson was kicking Douglas's ass until he ran out of stamina.... Tyson said himself he had weed and Asian hoes the night before the fight.... Hell, Tyson was so unprepared he didn't even have a cold press or ice bag.... They were using a LATEX GLOVE, go review kiddies.... Hats off to Douglas as a true boxing fan would cause he knocked Mike the "F" out....

Your memory is shot or you are just a liar. Maybe it's that mota azul you're so fond of smoking, but I wonder if you've even seen the fight. Buster out-boxed and landed hard on Mike from the start of that fight till the end. Mike had some short periods of success, but Buster was the guy kicking ass. Tyson didn't get tired, he got his ass bludgeoned by a well-schooled 240lb heavyweight for ten rounds. Tyson deserves credit for absorbing that beating, but there was nothing lucky about Douglas' victory.

[Teetotaler]

We all know mike didn't train and still almost won by ko. To be fair though on this night this version of Douglas beats many of the top 50 heavys of all time. For one night he had it all Ali footwork piston Holmes like jab straight right combos fought like poetry this one night he was great

Haha gtfo here with that bs