• Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas, billed as Tyson is Back!, was a professional boxing match that occurred at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990.
  • Tyson’s Reign of Terror. Tyson on the canvas: A dazed Tyson struggles to find his mouthpiece after being knocked down by Douglas.
  • While casinos would offer odds on the round Tyson would beat Douglas, none, barring the Mirage, even offered a price on a Tyson win.
  • While the boxing world paid attention to Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfied, rightfully so, nobody noticed as Buster Douglas mowed down opponent after opponent.
  • Thus, Douglas vs Tyson was an exhibition of two diverging states of mind: one focused, prepared, and calculating; the other slack and out of sync.
  • 220 lbs lost to 231 lbs by KO at 1:22 in round 10 of 12. Date: 1990-02-11. Location: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan. Referee: Judge: 87-86. Judge: 82-88. Judge: 86-86.
  • In February 1990 Mike Tyson had to defend the title in Tokyo against an American heavyweight, a decent boxer but generally considered an easy target for...
  • On February 11th, 1990, James “Buster” Douglas pulled off the biggest upset in boxing history when he knocked out the undefeated Mike Tyson.