James 'Buster' Douglas (born April 7, 1960) was a heavyweight boxer from Columbus, Ohio who scored one of the biggest upsets ever in the sport by knocking out then-undefeated Mike Tyson in 10 rounds in 1990. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Skyline of downtown Columbus, Ohio, viewed across the Scioto River. ... Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966, New York City, USA) is a professional boxer. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Douglas had been fighting since the early 1980s, but there was nothing in his record that suggested that he was capable of handing Tyson his first loss. In fact, bookmakers made him a 42-1 underdog for the February 10, 1990, fight in Tokyo, Japan. Douglas surprised the world by dominating the fight from the beginning, seemingly hitting Tyson at will with jabs and right hands and getting out of range when Tyson launched his own punches. Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Palace. ... A jab is one of the three main punches used in boxing, the two others being the uppercut and hook. ...

'Buster' Douglas on the cover of Sports Illustrated

Only in the 8th round did Tyson come close to victory. In the waning seconds of the round Mike Tyson hit Douglas with an uppercut to score the first knockdown of the fight. Douglas was up at the count of 8, however, and the bell rang before Tyson could follow up on his sudden success. After the fight Tyson and his team would protest that the referee had started his count too late and that Douglas should have been counted out, but those protests were of no avail. Download high resolution version (504x662, 179 KB) This is a magazine cover. ... Download high resolution version (504x662, 179 KB) This is a magazine cover. ... July1999cover showing soccer star Brandi Chastain Sports Illustrated is a popular weekly American sports magazine owned by media giant Time Warner. ... The uppercut (sometimes also referred to as the upper), is a punch used in boxing that usually aims at the opponents chin. ... A football (soccer) player is cautioned by a referee A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ...

In the 10th round, a devastating combination from Douglas floored Tyson for the first time in his boxing career. When Tyson failed to climb to his feet on time, the fight was over. The public reaction was encapsulated by the cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine, with the headline "Rocky Lives!", an allusion to the fictional boxing hero had, against all odds, gone the distance against the champion. July1999cover showing soccer star Brandi Chastain Sports Illustrated is a popular weekly American sports magazine owned by media giant Time Warner. ... Rocky DVD cover Rocky is a motion picture released in 1976 starring Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed. ...

Douglas did not follow up on his success, however. In the following months he did little training and his weight increased. When he defended the title later in the year against Evander Holyfield, he was nowhere near the fighter he was when he had beaten Tyson. Holyfield knocked him out in three rounds and Douglas retired from boxing afterwards. Evander Holyfield (born 1962) is a professional boxer who has earned millions of dollars and made history. ...

A couple of years later he made a comeback. He was successful at first, but when unheralded Lou Savarese knocked him out in the first round he hung up his gloves again. Six months later he came back and knocked out his next two opponents in the first round. He has not, however, fought professionally since 1999. Lou Savarese (born July 14, 1965) is a boxer from Houston, Texas, whose boxing career has been filled with unusual cirmcunstances. ...

Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966, New York City, USA) is a professional boxer. ... 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, The World Boxing Organization... Evander Holyfield (born 1962) is a professional boxer who has earned millions of dollars and made history. ...