James "Buster" Douglas (born April 7, 1960 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, who scored the biggest upset in the history of boxing, perhaps the biggest upset in sports history, by knocking out Mike Tyson on February 11th 1990 in Tokyo, Japan. The upset was so great because Tyson was at that point considered the pound-for-pound best boxer on the planet and was seemingly invincible due to his utter domination of the division. The Mirage Casino in Las Vegas had Tyson as a 42 to 1 favorite. Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... Michael Gerard Tyson, (born June 30, 1966) is a former American World Heavyweight boxing Champion. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ...

Championship Fight

Douglas had been fighting since the late 1970s. Douglas had the physical qualities to become a great champion but lack of motivation and determination kept him from ever being considered a great heavyweight; the only other championship stage he was on was in 1987 when he fought Tony Tucker for the vacant IBF Championsip in a fight in which many thought Douglas was beating the undefeated Tucker until he got tired and seemingly gave up. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ...

Almost everyone assumed that the fight was going to be another quick Mike Tyson KO. Only one betting parlor in Las Vegas would hold odds for the fight and many thought it was just a gag as Tyson was favored 42-1. Douglas surprised the world by dominating the fight from the beginning, using his 12" reach advantage to perfection, seemingly hitting Tyson at will with jabs and right hands and getting out of range when Tyson launched his own punches as Tyson no longer bobbed and weaved and slipped his way in but rather set his feet and went for the big punch standing straight up and often lunging in. By the fifth round the champion's left eye had swollen shut from Douglas landing so many right hands and Tyson's corner was grossly unprepared, they had not brought an endswell to the fight so they put lukewarm water into a latex glove and held it over his eye which was to no avail as it got worse and worse. Tyson told his corner that he would KO Douglas in the 8th. However, Douglas punched Tyson at will during the 8th and 9th rounds, without even being touched by Mike Tyson. Then, in the 10th round boxing history was made as Buster Douglas scored the biggest upset in boxing history. A jab A jab is one of the four main punches used in boxing, the three others being the uppercut, the hook and the cross . ...

After 1 minute and 5 seconds of round 10, a devastating uppercut followed by a left-right-left combination from Douglas floored Tyson for the first time in his boxing career. When Tyson failed to climb to his feet in time, with his mouthpiece hanging halfway out of his mouth as it was knocked out when he fell, the fight was over, and Douglas had shocked the world becoming the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world. The public reaction was encapsulated by the cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine, with the headline "Rocky Lives!", an allusion to the fictional boxing hero who, against all odds, KO´d the champion. The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ... Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Noah Rajswing and directed by John G. Avildsen. ...

Douglas tearfully dedicated his dramatic victory to his mother, who had died of a stroke shortly before the bout. After the fight, he talked about his religion and said he was not scared of Tyson.

Douglas knocks out Tyson

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Boxing Career

Douglas would have only one title defense. Later that year (1990) an overweight and underprepared Douglas was knocked out in the 3rd round by Evander Holyfield and decided to retire from boxing following his defeat. He did little for the next several years, living off his wealth (he received a reported 24.6 million for the Holyfield fight) and gaining weight to nearly 400 pounds. It was only after Douglas nearly died during a diabetic coma that he decided to attempt a return to the sport. He went back into training and made a comeback. He was successful at first, but he looked shaky and his comeback almost came to a screeching halt in a 1997 DQ win over journeyman Louis Monaco. In a bizarre ending, Monaco landed a right hand just after the bell to end round one that knocked Douglas to the canvas. Douglas was unable to continue after a five-minute rest period and was consequently awarded the win by disqualification (on account of Monaco's illegal punch) in a fight that was aired on USA-TV's "Tuesday Night Fights" program. The next year his comeback hit a wall when unheralded Lou Savarese knocked him out in the first round, and he hung up his gloves again. Six months later he came back and knocked out his next two opponents in the first round. However, he has not fought professionally since 1999. Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama) but moved to Atlanta,Georgia when he was 2 years old. ... Diabetic coma is a medical emergency in which a person with diabetes mellitus is comatose (unconscious) because of one of three acute complications of diabetes: Severe diabetic hypoglycemia Advanced diabetic ketoacidosis advanced enough to result in unconsciousness from a combination of severe hyperglycemia, dehydration and shock, and exhaustion Hyperosmolar nonketotic... Louis Monaco, born April 28, 1968 in Denver, CO, is a heavyweight boxer. ... Lou Savarese (born July 14, 1965) is a boxer from Houston, Texas, whose boxing career has been filled with unusual cirmcumstances. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Recent Events and Current Status

On August 8, 2006, Douglas pleaded not guilty to a charge of allowing his brother to use his identity to apply for a motorcycle license. Douglas was formally charged with a misdemeanor count of complicity in June as the result of William Douglas III's, his 36-year-old brother, attempt to use his name and identity to obtain the license for him. William Douglas III pleaded not guilty to a falsification charge on August 8, 2006. Each charge carries a maximum of six months in jail upon conviction.

Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles investigators said on June 8 that Buster Douglas waited in a car outside a BMV office in Columbus while his brother got a license for him. A clerk challenged William Douglas' identity, BMV spokesman Fred Stratmann said after the charges were filed.[1]

According to public court filings, Douglas currently resides near the city of Johnstown twenty miles east of Columbus.

Trivia

• Made his feature film acting debut in the Artie Knapp science fiction comedy film Pluto's Plight.
• Douglas was the star of the video game "James 'Buster' Douglas Knockout Boxing" for the Sega Master System and Sega Genesis. (In reality, Sega took a pre-existing game, Final Blow, changed the name, and changed one of the character's names to Douglas'). This game is considered as a response to Nintendo's Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, especially since Tyson lost to Douglas, which Sega took advantage in order to promote their early Genesis does what Nintendon't advertisements.
• A week and a half after defeating Mike Tyson, Douglas replaced him as special guest referee for the Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage match at WWF's The Main Event III. After the conclusion of the match, Douglas knocked Savage to the canvas with two punches. After the match, the media had a field day ridiculing Douglas' involvement with the WWF, raising the question of why it took the heavyweight champion of boxing two punches to knock out a wrestler. However, Mike Tyson himself was scheduled to appear in that WWF bout, but bowed out after losing to Douglas one week earlier.
• In the A Tribe Called Quest song "Vibes and Stuff" on their album, The Low End Theory, Phife Dawg says "I'm out like Buster Douglas" - apparently a reference to Douglas' 1990 knockout by Evander Holyfield (the album was released in September 1991).
• In April 2007, he appeared on an episode of the show Identity (game show).

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See also

• List of heavyweight boxing champions
• List of male boxers
• List of WBC world champions
• List of undisputed boxing champions

This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the following organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983, and The World Boxing... This is a list of notable male boxers. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... This is a list of current and past undisputed champions of boxing. ...

External links

• James Douglas' career boxing record
• [http://www.cinemanow.com/0,0,0,0,0,0,1991/Plutos-Plight.htm Buster Douglas' movie Pluto's Plight