Comments Thread For: CompuBox Reflects Back on Tyson vs. Douglas Shocker

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James "Buster" Douglas was a 42-1 underdog - that’s according to the sportsbooks that were taking action on the fight. Most of them weren't. We’re flying all the way to Japan for what, two or three rounds? The under-achieving Douglas is sure to wilt under Tyson’s pressure a lot sooner that he did against Tony Tucker three years earlier we thought to ourselves. We had reason to think that; fighting for a vacant title, in a fight that was dead even on the judges cards through nine rounds, Douglas quit on his feet after getting stung by Tucker along the ropes in round 10. That being said, Douglas was on a mission, having dedicated this fight to his recently deceased mother. He vowed to bring the heavyweight title home to Columbus, Ohio. When hearing of Douglas’ promise, Tyson responded, “everyone has a game plan…until they get hit.”

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I didn't know Evander was watching the fight at ringside. I would have liked to see his reactions, I bet he was kicking himself over not getting a shot at that version of Tyson yet.