Comments Thread For: Photos: Mike Tyson-Buster Douglas Anniversary Rewind

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An uppercut and three follow-up punches made James "Buster" Douglas a household name. And 25 years later, the brief heavyweight champion is still pleased his knockout of Mike Tyson ranks among the biggest upsets in sports.

"Being crowned champion was a dream for me," Douglas said of his Feb. 11, 1990 upset. "To achieve that was the ultimate. It was awesome."

A promising if enigmatic fighter, Douglas was given almost no chance of hanging around long with the undefeated heavyweight champion in their title fight in Tokyo. The bout was considered a tuneup for Tyson before an anticipated match with rising star Evander Holyfield.

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[Class Act]

I missed the best heavyweights fight!

[Mota Azul]

Tyson was kickin' that ass, until he ran out of gas.... Didn't even train or prepare for the fight....

[I.R.I.E]

Great fight and that upset can not be topped.

[SeekDaGreat]

Buster Douglas single handedly destroyed boxing that night. It's never been the same.

[Cloud]

I remember watching this fight for the first time. Buster was in a completely different zone that night. Only time reality kicked in was when he got dropped and when he knocked Tyson the **** out.

[GodInFleshSuit]

Not to take anything away from Buster, but Mike was a mess. It was obvious he hadn't train properly and his personal life was affecting his trade. Once Cus D'mato passed he lost a father and a mentor. His whole demeanor changed afterwards. If the outside factors (Robin Givens, Don King, etc.) hadn't consumed him and he was surrounded by people who actually had his interest in mind, I feel he would have been an all-time great. He would have dispatched of guys like Douglas, Holyfield, and Lewis. By the time he faced them, he was a shell of the fighter he had been in his early title reign.

[NachoMan]

Tyson was kickin' that ass, until he ran out of gas.... Didn't even train or prepare for the fight....

Man, I corrected you're dumb, lying ass in another thread. You are either high or lying, but you've never actually seen this fight if you think Tyson was kicking Buster's ass. He had a few good moments, but Buster was the guy kicking ass from Rd 1. If you don't have time to actually watch the video, at least peruse the punch stats.

[NachoMan]

Not to take anything away from Buster, but Mike was a mess. It was obvious he hadn't train properly and his personal life was affecting his trade. Once Cus D'mato passed he lost a father and a mentor. His whole demeanor changed afterwards. If the outside factors (Robin Givens, Don King, etc.) hadn't consumed him and he was surrounded by people who actually had his interest in mind, I feel he would have been an all-time great. He would have dispatched of guys like Douglas, Holyfield, and Lewis. By the time he faced them, he was a shell of the fighter he had been in his early title reign.

Buster would have beaten most HWs of that era on that particular night. He put up a great and inspired performance. His determination was written all over his face (and Tyson's) in every round.

[Sheppirino]

To this day I pretty much refuse to watch this fight. My little 10 year old mind just couldn't believe what it was witnessing when this took place. At the time every little kid around my age thought Tyson was just unstoppable. Then along came Douglas to shatter the image.