Tyson vs. Douglas
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| Date | February 11, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA/WBC/IBF/lineal heavyweight championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Douglas winner by KO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxer |
 Mike Tyson |
James Douglas |
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| Nickname | "Iron" | "Buster" | |
| Hometown | Catskill, New York, US | Columbus, Ohio, USA | |
| Pre-fight record | 37–0 | 29–4–1 (1) | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | 231 lb (105 kg) | |
| Style | Orthodox | Orthodox | |
| Recognition | WBA/WBC/IBF/lineal undisputed heavyweight champion |
WBC No. 3 Ranked Heavyweight IBF No. 4 Ranked Heavyweight |
Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas, billed as "Tyson Is Back!", was a historic boxing match that occurred at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on February 11, 1990, in which then undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson lost via knockout to the 42–1 underdogBuster Douglas. The fight is widely considered one of the biggest upsets in sports history.
Going into the fight, Mike Tyson was the undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. He held the WBC, WBA, and IBF titles. Despite the several controversies that marked Tyson's profile at the time, such as his abusive relationship with Robin Givens; the contractual battles between longtime manager Bill Cayton and promoter Don King; and Tyson's departure from longtime trainer Kevin Rooney; Tyson was still dominant in the ring, scoring a 93-second knockout against Carl "The Truth" Williams in his previous fight. Most considered this fight to be a warm-up bout for Tyson before meeting up with then-undefeated number 1 heavyweight contender Evander Holyfield (who was ringside for the fight). Tyson was viewed as such a dominant heavyweight that he was not only viewed as the world's top heavyweight, but often as the number one fighter in the world pound-for-pound (including by Ring Magazine), a rarity for heavyweights.
Buster Douglas was ranked as the #7 heavyweight by Ring Magazine, and had met with mixed success in his professional boxing career up to that point. His previous title fight was against Tony Tucker in 1987, in which he was TKO'd in the 10th round. However, a string of six consecutive wins gave him the opportunity to fight Tyson. In the time leading up to the fight, Douglas faced a number of setbacks, including the death of his mother, Lula Pearl, 23 days before the fight. Additionally, the mother of his son was facing a severe kidney ailment, and he had contracted the flu on the day before the fight.
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