Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas

February 11, 1990
HBO Broadcast
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Widely considered the biggest upset in sports history. Douglas entered the fight as a 42-1 underdog. Tyson would be dominated the entire fight until the 8th round when he knocked Douglas down, leading to the infamous long count controversy. Douglas would recover and eventually score a 10th round KO to capture the undisputed heavyweight championship, handing Tyson his first career loss.

[@nxtwomenfan497]

For those of you who weren't alive in 1990, it's difficult to convey just how impossible it seemed at the time for this to have ever happened. Mike Tyson's aura of undefeated strength had bordered on invincibility, as he demolished more than three dozen opponents in a row without breaking a sweat. But on this night, his self-destructive tendencies and lack of preparation met a trained and focused James "Buster" Douglas, the ultimate underdog, and the rest is history. Nothing is impossible.

[@Santacroce73]

@@erickjoseph65 Tyson always led-in with his head. Low, and up. To claim this is why these 2 champs beat him is just nonsense. You probably think Tyson is near the top Heavyweight boxers of all time, don't you? I love Mike. But he lost to every world class heavyweight he fought. (Don't mention Holmes. Holmes was retired and old. ***Holmes is higher ranked all time though)

[@jaypaige7550]

@ NTX well said !

[@royaumeuni5730]

Douglas mother died just a couple of weeks before the fight so he certainly had big disturbances in his preparation. What he did was nothing less than amazing.

[@jeffgreene7515]

@@Santacroce73 Holmes went the distance with Holyfield a couple of years after fighting Tyson and gave him a good fight, also beat Ray Mercer in his mid 40's. Michael Spinks was a top fighter and undefeated before fighting Tyson, Tyrell Biggs was a talented fighter and Olympic champion, Tony Tucker was undefeated before facing him. Tyson fought Razor Ruddock twice when nobody wanted to fight him. Also in this fight he had Douglas down at the end of the 8th for 13 seconds, if the ref had done his job properly and picked up the timekeeper's count it would have been all over. Tyson after prison was never going to be the same fighter and that had alot to do with his loss to Holyfield and was a full blown coke addict and totally washed up by the time he fought Lennox Lewis. Getting involved with Don King and getting rid of Kevin Rooney as his trainer was his biggest mistakes and he went downhill from there. He still had 10 title defences, Joe Frazier and George Foreman had 2 when they were in their peak.

[@emichin7010]

Well said. His lifestyle and his association with Don King led to this. After losing his crown, Tyson was basically a .500 fighter. He went downhill fast.

[@TheBearGrappler]

1:03:18 "This was for my mother. May God bless her heart." ~ James Douglas

[@samiecock]

@@deondrerobinson4486 yea tyson loose for the first time just because he wanted to satisfied his fans only after alot of them curse him by saying "buying ticket soo expensive but the match so short".. So this is first time he making the fight long by try not to make knocked out real quick in r1... Btw you guys can see Tyson not really going to knockout him and he's not serious what i believe is... Btw, My mom said it..

[@sittingbackandwatchingital3845]

@@deondrerobinson4486 why? Lol

[@PotatoSlices]

@@sittingbackandwatchingital3845 yeah lmao. God forbid a prize fighter does what he's paid to do and knocks his opponent out

[@madmanterry7095]

@@deondrerobinson4486 very disrespectful. Don't be mad on a man in his prime moment.

[@madmanterry7095]

@@samiecock i hope your kidding .

[@emmcee476]

Not only one of the most memorable moments in all of sports history, but also a very inspirational moment, in and out of sports , for generations to come

[@matthiasschipper8680]

Nobody is invincible.

[@joskevermeulen3271]

@@matthiasschipper8680 Tell that to these new guys

[@user-ok7kj9ie3d]

​​​​​@@matthiasschipper8680Except ME;"Tungsten Cyrus Tucker."😮 5'11 1/2"220 lbs with a 400 lb bench press max!!!

[@vincentvangogh8092]

it was good v Evil David v Goliath he was confident from the day he signed to fight tyson but lets not forget after this fight Douglas tears would have flowed in his private moments for his Mother

[@railenherman6482]

Buster Douglas may not be remembered for much else, but this fight is really all he needs.

[@FendiGarcon1]

Pure grit

[@edwardmorales8144]

He was down 13 secs so I don't even count it

[@acejumper1681]

​@@edwardmorales8144The referee is the ultimate authority. Douglas got up at 9. That is fact.

[@LanceBaker-dh7mz]

​@@acejumper1681🎉🎉

[@MovieBuffReal]

If you read the details of this bout, before and after it, you'd realized that Douglas never was to Tyson's level. A number of factors led to Tyson's loss.

[@bobbydavis3723]

Me n my father watched this fight.....the night of. We saw boxing history. We were blown away.....I lost my father a little while later....God bless you dad...And I love you.

[@frankbrade2991]

Good stuf

[@jokosuryanto1196]

A

[@derekcohen596]

My father and I did too.

[@totljag1]

God Bless ❤

[@vitominiello6561]

Man I’m so sorry for your loss, please be strong, always love yourself, I wish you the best!

[@Kaledrone]

You could tell Douglas wasn't scared of Tyson like most of his previous opponents. Not saying that's the main reason he won, but that factor undoubtedly contributed a bit to his victory.

[@skytime9]

Buster Douglas mom died before the fight and before she died she told her friends that Buster would beat Tyson. But Buster Douglas dad Bill Dynamite Douglas was the same type of fighter Tyson was.so he had plenty of experience training Buster back in the day

[@jimhacker6983]

@Don Jon Spare us the 'if this' / 'if that' alternative history lecture. Everyone can play that game. Back in reality Tyson got knocked on his ass in the prime of his life by a supposedly lesser man. Myth busted. Turns out he just wasn't that great.

[@chuckweiny3367]

@@jimhacker6983 I wish people would let go of the should've could've would've and what ifs and only also. That's all speculation and fantasy. A real professional trains hard. A real professional takes their job seriously. A real professional conducts himself accordingly. Tyson got whipped pure and simple by a very prepared professional.

[@jimhacker6983]

@@chuckweiny3367 Exactly ... I don't care who Tyson 'could have' beaten, show me who he actually beat. Bums and av fighters, Tucker probably the best. Fact is he met 2 other greats of his era. Both were older and both starched him, convincingly.

[@chuckweiny3367]

@@jimhacker6983 right, when the going got tough, Tyson mentally and emotionally crumbled. I think his early career of fighting the old Holmes era were soft touches for him and he was spoiled. He was so media hyped that he actually bought into the hype himself. But as soon as the 90's came along, so did the better competition and when those fighters didnt go along with the media hyped script of just laying down and surrendering before the bell rang, Tyson had a real fight on his hands and we saw the results. People say Tyson was out of his prime, he was 23 when he fought Douglas, Tyson didnt get worse, his competition got better.

[@Macky814]

February 11th, 1990. I was 9, Mike Tyson was a superhero, a comic book character come to life. I was at my Grandmom’s while she was at Bingo and my Mom and my future Stepdad were on a date (kids weren’t so protected back then). I will never forget sitting on the couch in disbelief. I tried calling my Dad while the fight was going on but he was likely out as well so I kept calling my Uncle at the end of each round past maybe 4 or 5 to make sure he was seeing what I was. When Tyson dropped Douglas a huge sense of relief flowed over me, all was right with the world and Iron Mike had done it again. Then Douglas got up (still one of the gutsiest moves I’ve ever seen), comes out and dominates rd9 and then makes history in rd10. I cried, my hero had just been obliterated while I watched in real time and that’s a hell of a blow for a 9 yr old kid. Almost 35 years later and I feel it was a privilege to see that fight. At the end of the day, we are all human, even those of us who seem to be beyond that. For all those who say Tyson wasn’t himself, had horrible trainers and cornermen (he did, even I knew as a child that a glove full of water wasn’t helping with the swelling), that may be so but it doesn’t matter. Most fighters had lost the minute they actually saw Tyson across the ring from them. Douglas put on a performance for the ages and to this day I feel it is the single biggest upset in Sports history outside of the Miracle on Ice. What a fight, what a night.

[@philsymes]

Superhero my arse.

[@lifeisgoodbutthe80swerebet76]

I was so upset when Tyson lost. I just watched this for the first time. If I saw this live back in the day...man! A man that fights for his mom... he is going to win! He did just that. Now watching this, I'm so happy he won. Totally deserves this win and being champion.

[@shaunbat5097]

Correct 💯

[@Zoeyroblox603]

The person who wrote this comment is delusional..saying that Douglas was the deserving winner ya kidding me right ,look wen an individual who gets knocked down and then the referee gives a ten count oops!! Wait a minute im sorry it was a 13 count”!!!😮😮 well look that individual is not the deserved winner I’m sorry i don’t care how sad the individuals backstory is but Douglas did not win plain and simple and clear cunt…..

[@Zoeyroblox603]

Oops sorry too the comment i just wrote right above this comment in the finishing line i was trying to say it is clear cut….!!!

[@jasongruntkosky6604]

Not really then he took his bis check and dove down to Holyfield. That's no inspiration for anyone

[@skylerbaby99]

I watched a man fight in front of his entire family for a belt, he was actually knocked out within the first 10 seconds of the first round. It was wild

[@glajubutu]

Unreal. By far!! The best quality on here. Cmon man! The views should be in the millions!!

[@tyleralexandermartinez8971]

There's a higher quality version by Khonda 8 check it out !

[@pauloftarsus8145]

true, did you see it? I saw it live.

[@thetruth72667]

Was gonna say same shit! Incredible quality

[@johncampbelltattoos2494]

Its not the 90s anymore lol

[@yourmommahouse]

They sleep

[@deanladue3151]

Seeing this again, i noticed a few things very early in the match that were telltale signs of what was to come. First, Douglas was using near perfect lateral movement in the ring, therefore not giving Tyson a stationary target. Second, Douglas did something that no one else had done against Tyson. He established his jab, and it was a hard, snapping, accurate jab that scored points and set Douglass's range for the ensuing combinations. And when Tyson tried to launch an attack, Douglas was able to smother it out in the clinches with his size and strength. Which would wear down Tyson in the later rounds. Douglass's performance that night in Tokyo was literally boxing 101 on display.

[@fishbone3333]

Spot on comment. It's almost as if Tyson was unprepared to compete against larger opponents who was exhibiting sound boxing skills as opposed to an opponent who was cowering in fear. Once the intimidation factor wore off, Tyson was extremely vulnerable

[@theinformationbomber7102]

@@fishbone3333 it was only this case where he couldn't do it because he came in unprepared Tyson beat many solid opponents without any intimidation factor same can be said for ali ali was extremely vulnerable when his trash talk and media hype fact was worn off he got whooped straight without that

[@ctapuk3754]

@@fishbone3333 razzor Ruddock not scared same with Trevor Berbick Tonny Tucker Tonny tubbs frank bruno

[@jimred5700]

@@ctapuk3754 Agree with you there Resena, I never bought into that " Tyson scared/bullied his opponents schtick.....Tyson just did his thing.......if fighters were scared, that was their fault. A great philosopher once said.... ...no one can insult you without your permission.

[@ctapuk3754]

@@jimred5700 i mean tyson was scared too but he make fear into fire not his fault that others boxers cant

[@ludvigborga3676]

12:00 - Introductions 19:17 - Tale of the tape 21:50 - Round 1 37:11 - Evander Holyfield is frustrated because he was guaranteed $12M to fight Tyson in one of the biggest fights in history. 40:38 - Announcers talk about how this is the most difficult title bout for Tyson so far. 41:40 - Announcers start talking about this becoming the biggest upset in boxing history 43:38 - Tyson adjusts to a Peek-a-boo style defense to try and counter Douglas. This is due to his cut eye. 48:30 - Lampley compares this potential upset to Clay defeating Liston. 52:45 - Tyson knocks down Douglas. 55:50 - Tyson in trouble 59:00 - Douglas drops Tyson 59:57 - Merchant declared this the biggest upset in boxing history. He discusses how Vegas would not even put up odds for this fight. 1:02:28 - Douglas announced as the new Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion 1:03:00 - Merchant interviews Douglas 1:06:43 - Douglas presented with the championship belts 1:07:14 - Don King in the background scheming on how to take advantage

[@dixro1290]

Ty

[@user-py6xo1zh9i]

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[@crookdontdoit]

call him by his name man not clay but Mohammed Ali vs Liston

[@jasonarmstrong1229]

34:13 Tyson throws a dirty fucking elbow.

[@Rambo1983]

​@@crookdontdoitIn their first fight, he was Cassius Clay.

[@darksiderulz52]

I have to say after watching the rise and fall of Mike Tyson's boxing career, I am pleasantly surprised at his successful life after boxing. It's a credit to his tenacity. And hats off to Buster for winning it all for Momma! It really is inspiring how he channeled his personal loss into such a beautiful victory in her honor!

[@vincentvangogh8092]

but he will die a convicted rapist who claimed to have done 5 bigger crimes than that rape according to his words

[@codeck4442]

@@vincentvangogh8092he’ll die more of a changed man

[@lampini]

His mother’s death made buster fearless of the scariest man on the planet at the time. You couldn’t write a better script than that

[@danadane2501]

Never underestimate a man fighting for the love and memory of his Mom .

[@Damiana362]

The wise man has spoken.

[@timhoward5]

I disagree a man fighting for the love and the memory of his FATHER would have devour that guy.

[@danadane2501]

@@Damiana362 lol Not all but that's what happened.

[@jbl7946]

Lost my mom in March an yes Dont underestimate me im Ready!!! Buster fought with Real Heart this night for his mom!!!

[@danadane2501]

@@jbl7946 I'm very sorry to hear that God Speed to both your mom and you.

[@bensantiago4557]

I remember watching this when I was 21 on HBO.This was insane I never seen ANY fighter land the hits,combinations as clean and hard on Tyson as this.And seeing him hit the deck was unreal.Tyson was an unbeatable beast up to this point

[@bajlevrai2623]

What??? You look 30

[@tsmack7812]

Yo you old as shit

[@bensantiago4557]

@@bajlevrai2623 I'm 53.That pic of me is from 2017

[@bakerjohnny91]

After this Douglas learned from Tyson and lost himself to Holyfield in 1 or 2 rounds

[@BearMoose]

Age like fine wine, good sir​​⁠. Lots of carrots?

[@shafo4384]

Beautiful performance. The combinations Buster threw in this fight were a thing of beauty. Super fluid punching technique.

[@scottlopinto7936]

YEP

[@AgnosiaAgnosis]

Thrown fight bro. Zero head movement from Tyson.

[@AbsentMinded619]

“I’ve never seen such finger speed before.” -Tyson

[@Psitau]

​@@AgnosiaAgnosisit's of Tyson's own doing. he bought into his own hype. he was also on a bunch of hard drugs (not on the night of the fight though) and was generally destroying himself with self-destructive drinking, partying and drug habits.

[@AgnosiaAgnosis]

@@Psitau good story

[@ben_noah_79]

I wish I could relive those years 88, 89 and 90, those were the days... heaven on earth compared to nowadays...

[@sanyatesGRIA]

Sports, entertainment and culture-wise, yes. Other than that, them years were crazy

[@phazonclash]

Agreed. Nothing is perfect, but at least we were free

[@ben_noah_79]

@@phazonclash yep, that s a sad statement

[@bluf1543]

@@phazonclash dang

[@angelsanchez2135]

I was born after 2000 and I feel somewhat envious of the people who got to witness these events live...

[@dixonsefcovic7106]

Still one of the greatest sports moments of all time

[@erickjoseph65]

58.50 buster Douglas giving a clean head kick to mike tyson, both Douglas and Holyfield won the match by just fucking him up with their frontal bones 🦴.

[@fishbone3333]

@@erickjoseph65 Dude...Tyson couldn't box....he was just a hard punching fighter. When he came across heavyweights with actual boxing skills, he was defeated. Lennox Lewis, the greatest heavyweight of the post-Ali-Frazier-Foreman era is OLDER than Tyson and knocked him out. And Tyson lost to Holyfield twice. Did Tyson defeat anyone who is now considered great? Or even good? The Tyson mystique was built on a bunch of mediocre boxers.

[@ironmar]

@@fishbone3333 prime mike can destroy what boxer than you went

[@ironmar]

@@fishbone3333 tyson cant box???🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@ironmar]

@@fishbone3333 fight mike for 15 sec lest see

[@pikabobchupants]

He was a 42-1 underdog. +4200. And he got the job done. Incredible.

[@CarlosSamuel-ms9ee]

Yeah, I was surprised the odds weren't longer, but I had a quick read. I guess head to head, the odds are never too long. Felt sick reading about people that staked 50-100k on Tyson though. Just goes to show that nothing is a sure thing.

[@caesartapia5702]

+4200 for buster to win by knockout

[@universalnihi8374]

Buster Douglas beat Mike Tyson to the punch and completely smothered him. This was a man that lost his mom 3 weeks before the fight, his son's mom got diagnosed with a kidney disease, and he struggled with stamina issues. He was on penicillin all through the camp. Kudos to Douglas.

[@deuceb8472]

"Mike Tyson has been knocked out"..great line by Lampley in its simplicity as Tyson getting knocked out was such a far fetched idea at the time. One of the greatest upsets in sports history and all credit to Buster.

[@uncletony6210]

Lampley's the best.

[@pingmercury0126]

Why buster cry cry cry interview on larry? Instead happy because a new champion?

[@uncletony6210]

@@pingmercury0126 Because his mom died.

[@pingmercury0126]

@@uncletony6210 Yes uncle hes my idol best boxing analyts or commentator.

[@paulanthony5274]

The irony is I've seen him get quite emotional when talking about Gatti ward and Hagler Hearns,yet here he Cooley says " Mike Tyson has been knocked out" calm as you like,a line never forgotten in one of if not biggest upsets in boxing history.

[@onebridge7231]

Knowing Buster lost his mom recently before this fight was a motivation on another level. He was fighting through grief, but also trying to win for his mom! 👏👏👏

[@bbu2101]

🎯 . I was 10 yrs old when this happened and I still remembered it and I cried when Tyson lost. I thought it was impossible for him to lose. Buster had nothing to lose and he was going to fight to his death.

[@martinkirkov]

Seen what Mike did the day he lost his mom?

[@erinmeggik391]

Proves Mike Tyson was Not all that.

[@yungahmed3263]

@@bbu2101 no one cares

[@bbu2101]

@@yungahmed3263 your mother cares!

[@VonGOMD]

I was born in 1994 but I’ve seen this fight plenty of times. Me and a bunch of my moms friends were watching this fight last night before the ncaa game. They were telling me how mike looks invincible going into this fight and how nobody could believe what they were seeing. Still one of my favorite fights tho

[@harrypeters8306]

Tyson was never the same after this fight,

[@OtomoTenzi]

True, cuz he kept hiring a stable of bums and leeches as his cornermen...

[@carlcafagna1953]

Never the same after he stopped the roids

[@marcelomeghdessianey6037]

True...he received so many power punchs..

[@eyeofsauron2812]

@@carlcafagna1953 He took steriods?

[@isaach5489]

Never seen so much hugging in all my life , esp. From Tyson. That uppercut from Douglas rang his bell

[@vigorkomar7296]

tyson fought as usual very dirty headbutting fight with so much hugging, otherwise it would be much shorter!

[@willhennigan7331]

There was a lot of that in the holyfeild fight aswell though

[@earth7551]

@@vigorkomar7296 exactly he has the nerve to say Holyfield headbutts and Tyson is not a dirty fighter

[@brucescott4261]

@@vigorkomar7296 ...Michael Gerard Tyson had always initiated the headbutting.

[@milesmccoy7451]

I'd like to see you in that ring with buster 😂😂

[@michaelsolomon4450]

When a boxer start looking for a mouth guard after being knocked out, u know he is badly hot

[@supremeobliterator]

Badly hot?

[@brucescott4261]

@Uvuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemuhwem Osas ...I second emotion.

[@nunuseberry409]

Yeah they weren't glued in!

[@liltexazboi361]

Kinda looked like tyson didnt train or he didnt rest he didnt look like his normal self in this fight but uknow round these times the mob was tied into boxing so maybe just like today he didnt take a dive but just promised to go all rounds & not win at all

[@livingtorture5745]

@@liltexazboi361 Douglas could have had all the excuses of the world but he just fought a fantastic fight and ate a prime Mike uppercut.

[@daleyfrancis]

"My mother, God bless her heart." - Still kills me 33 years later.

[@00ga-booga]

I remember watching this with my dad, right after dinner. As usual he fell asleep in his easy chair. But after the first round I woke him up. I told him, "This fight looks different. You might want to stay awake." I'm glad I did!

[@crystalwater505]

Man, none of the announcers had any faith in Douglas at ALL. I'm glad he proved them all wrong. It is still inspiring all these years later.

[@jameshutchinson568]

I don't think it was lack of faith in Douglas. Tyson had never been hurt in the ring before. Most people thought he was indestructible. When Tyson briefly got rocked by Douglas in the 5th round, that was shocking. That had never happened to Tyson before. That's when I really started thinking Douglas might win. There will NEVER be a bigger upset in boxing than this one.

[@crystalwater505]

@@jameshutchinson568 Indeed. 100% agreed friend.

[@wintermelonplays5836]

Buster is an inspiration and a motivation to everyone in the world to keep on going no matter how tough is the enemy you are facing

[@13Gangland]

And then he fought Holyfield and all that motivation went straight out the window.

[@Apjooz]

Tyson is an inspiration and a motivation to everyone in the world to keep on going no matter how tough is the enemy you are facing

[@mr.marino9247]

@@13Gangland Except Marciano, who had zero losses, every boxer found his nemesis. Nobody is invincible.

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

I cried tears of joy when watching Douglas win. This is right up there with the 1980 U.S Hockey team.

[@THEbeautifuLIE]

@@mikeroagreschen5350 There’s no way you just adored Douglass that much. So, what was it? You hated Tyson that much?

[@veryfinepeopleonbothsidesb62]

If it Bleeds, It can Die - Buster Douglas.

[@radioactivepotato2068]

Honestly, the foreshadowing by the commentators during the build up might be the best I've ever witnessed. It's all so perfect.

[@jpickz]

Buster Douglas’s movement in this fight was incredible, the way he stepped in with a perfect jab then immediately stepping out the danger zone, beautiful.

[@erickjoseph65]

58.50 buster Douglas giving a clean head kick to mike tyson, both Douglas and Holyfield won the match by just fucking him up with their frontal bones 🦴.

[@DanielSong39]

@@erickjoseph65 Granted Holyfield won with head butts but I think Douglas was clearly beating Tyson to the punch

[@DanielSong39]

To be fair he tried to do the same thing with Tony Tucker but he was beaten by the superior fighter

[@brucescott4261]

@@DanielSong39 ...Tyson initiated those headbutts. The latter lost, PERIOD!!!

[@xBE4STCLAN]

It's beautiful but what is more beautiful is 52:49 - 53:00 Douglas was down for over 10

[@brandonskala7576]

Tyson was my childhood hero, I remember watching this fight and crying when he lost. Now as an adult and learning what a story behind it all. Buster saying he went all in for his mother that had just passed. These are the moments that shock the world. Awesome!

[@lonewolfshay7712]

Tyson still caused damage though. The dog in him is unreal

[@candyman1630]

Douglas lost in the 8th rd

[@rayfordparker9162]

I cried too.

[@brucescott4261]

@@lonewolfshay7712 ...What kind of "damage" are you talking about? To himself?

[@ryanspangler4569]

I cried as well

[@bb-gc2tx]

the most perfect boxing exhibition in history. it was a boxing masterpiece

[@aetnaone]

I remember as a 9 year old kid watching the endless commercials for this fight and even as a little kid I was aware of the reputation that Mike Tyson had back then and everyone thought this was legal murder coming up. I watched this unfold live with my father and uncle and we all were just dragging our jaws across the floor the entire night watching this take place.

[@microchipmatt]

This is what happens to a man who has nothing to lose, and isn’t afraid because of it. Amazing.

[@xBE4STCLAN]

52:49 - 53:00 he should've lost buddy Douglas was down for more than 10

[@dwighthapeman6590]

@@xBE4STCLAN Better look at that again. I counted "10" along with the ref

[@AlligatorAli]

@@xBE4STCLAN The rules don't say 10 seconds count. It says 10 count. 10 COUNT.

[@thehealthychefri]

@@xBE4STCLAN LOL! Douglas beat The overrated Tyson every inch of the fight! I see you are still hurt?

[@johnrussell7811]

Why people are shocked that Douglas won is because boxing has a reputation of being "dirty". Big money wasn't on Mike that night? We'll never know. Douglas did look like it the real deal in that fight. I don't want to take anything away from Douglas, he outboxes Mike fair & square.

[@francisbethel6277]

Famous words of Larry Merchant: " This makes Cinderella look like a sad story, what Buster Douglas has done here tonight! "

[@1981lashlarue]

I still don't understand what he meant by that.

[@francisbethel6277]

@@1981lashlarue what he meant was Buster beating Tyson was a happy and positive story. Especially by him losing his mom just a month before the fight. So Busters story and Cinderellas story was no comparison!

[@1981lashlarue]

@@francisbethel6277 That's a good explanation. Thanks.

[@francisbethel6277]

@@1981lashlarue Your welcome. That sure was some night!

[@TheMegaGamingWizard]

Larry Merchant always says shit that don't make sense.

[@dpacelli2324]

I love that they actually show the empty seats at the start of this broadcast, they would never let the announcers to comment about the crowd being this empty and they wouldn't show the empty seats either.

[@TroyBraiden]

Cool how Sugar Ray saw Buster was a threat and much better than anticipated in the first seconds of the fight.

[@carlcafagna1953]

Sugar Ray was one of the all-time legends

[@TroyBraiden]

@@carlcafagna1953 For sure!

[@salamanca1954]

One of the most brilliant boxing upsets, driven by spirit, motivation, and knowledge of how to neutralize your opponent's strengths. Buster's apotheosis.

[@kylemiller6606]

I'm not taking nothing away from buster or the skill/effort/game plan BUT you can definitely see from the beginning that Tyson wasn't really in that ring and wasn't there to win. The whole commentary was like a foreshadowing of what was going on and what was to come

[@salamanca1954]

@@kylemiller6606 Tyson WAS there to win, but he had become the victim of his own reputation as a destroyer. He was there to win a fight a collect a paycheck. He was without D'Amato, just a corner full of yes men. When he ran into a motivated heavy weight boxer who had an answer to his game by getting off punches first, and keeping him at a distance, he had no answers.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@kylemiller6606 It's amazing how Tyson fans always have an excuse for Mike but never have any excuses for the boxers Mike defeated, some of which were so old they could biologically have been Mike's Dad.

[@kylemiller6606]

@@TonyEnglandUK not making an excus. Just stating a fact. I knkw the bister story as well so its not like he just lucked into a win. However. Comparing a fighter who lose in the later rounds after a long count should have won it for them to any boxer getting knocked out in rhe 1st rounds is like comparing corn to watermelons and saying they are both fruits because you can eat them both

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@kylemiller6606 Here. Look at some of the boxers Mike beat. And look how much older than Mike they were. Tony Tubbs, 8 years older Pinklon Thomas, 8 years older Mitch Green, 9 years older Jesse Ferguson, 9 years older Michael Spinks, 10 years older Trevor Berbick, 12 years older David Jaco, 12 years older James Smith, 13 years older Larry Holmes, 17 years older. If you're going to invent excuses for why Tyson lost fights, invent them for why he won them, too.

[@arizonashane]

This was the first boxing match I ever watched. I was 9 years old. It taught me that anything is possible in sports.

[@itzthelight]

Mike Tyson wasn’t even in his prime.Plus he didn’t even train for this fight and his promoter witch was a snake fired mikes og coach.

[@brucescott4261]

​@itzthelight ...Tyson knew all about King's track record. The former accepted the latter's offer, anyway!

[@ironmar]

@@itzthelight fact

[@namenotimportant8408]

This is the first fight I've ever watched, no, am watching right now lol

[@cangkirrr.1366]

Umm anyone know this mike Tyson ring entrance song at 14:21 ? please i need this

[@StuartTheunissen]

Tyson fans: "bUT MiKE WaSN't iN hiS PriME!" 😭

[@philsymes]

Exactly. The poor old man was 23. Awww.

[@cone78omdiaco21]

@@philsymes IF IF IF IF IF.. bum tyson fanboys and their excuses.. if you're walking on the street and a man comes up to you in life and death situation fight .. will you say "I need My trainer & a 3 month training camp" in real life u get 1 chance.. tyson was overrated and when it mattered he got destroyed.. simple

[@Broy-rb5rz]

“The count wasn’t 10 seconds😢” rule if it was supposed to be exactly 10 seconds they’d use a fuckin clock😭

[@andersonphilip4192]

tremendous endurance for buster to have stood up from the uppercut, the punches in which mike's engergy has been concentrated were incomprehensible

[@mlemarcel]

In the words of Teddy Atlas, he made him”walk through a bad neighborhood to get inside” with that jab lol

[@yankees29]

Indeed. His jab was super crisp in this fight.

[@JJsAthletics]

1st: 21:52 2nd: 25:52 3rd: 29:52 4th: 33:52 5th: 37:52 6th: 41:52 7th: 45:52 8th: 49:52 (52:47) 9th: 54:02 (55:51) 10th: 58:02 (KO: 59:01) 1:00:51 for the slow-mo

[@blue5371]

Your a real one man thanks

[@JJsAthletics]

@@blue5371 This is just a community service I hope someone has done for me but this time it was up to me.

[@adamzangara]

Bless you. I specifically came to comments because I knew someone had time stamped the rounds. Excellent!

[@rudyh7526]

thank you

[@dend1]

ty!

[@MrSomethingElse]

Love this, one of the few that Iron Mike met his match, those one round fights were cool but left me wanting . Good old crt televisions and satellites .... Had these fights on tap!

[@danielaskew6828]

It wasn't that Tyson didn't prepare for Buster Douglas. He wasn't prepared for Buster Douglas to get up.

[@Jet-tb7tw]

When you say "get up", I take it you mean "beat the count", ?

[@jason41a]

this is one of the best matches i've ever watched. insanity. gotta give credits to buster douglas. he may not be the all time great, but he was very good, and that night he was the best in the world.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@jeff afe Your comment isn't exactly perfect English and your arrogance is matched by your rudeness.

[@ironmar]

Hell nah , mike was not train and is was not in is prime i dont know men but when is left rooney is was the same

[@DanielSong39]

@@ironmar Douglas fought well and Tyson had lost his self-discipline which led to a falling out with his original management team and trainer Too easy to blame Don King but he had a good track record of working with top fighters and getting them connected with great trainers. If Tyson still had the fire and the discipline he would've made it work with the management team he had.

[@chillout5218]

Thats what im saying. This was actually a great fight

[@OtomoTenzi]

@@chillout5218 Yeargh, cuz his shit STANK!!! >: P

[@onion4258]

My friends and I watched this live and laughed at Tyson’s totally unprepared trainers. They didn’t even have anything for his swollen eye. Looks like they made something on the spot for it.

[@gullybop1695]

That used a balloon hahahaha

[@dbrian56]

GullyBop latex glove. Just terrible corner people.

[@gullybop1695]

@@dbrian56 yeah filled with air and water...if it was helium it would have floated away lol!!

[@johns.376]

Trump paid them off

[@BoyDanny93]

Cause they underestimated Douglas, they thought Tyson would have easily knock Douglas out in the early rounds, they didn't need to bring anything for him.

[@ochobigbank5105]

He dominated the whole fight but he lost that count 1000% lol.

[@crashstitches79]

Buster put all his tools together this night. He was never really able to do this before or since, but this night he looked like an all-time great. The jab, the combinations, the movement, the power, it was all there.

[@antonboludo8886]

Yes, he was very well prepared.

[@eliisaac7933]

his mother passed away that same night

[@crashstitches79]

@@eliisaac7933 No, no she didn't.

[@antonboludo8886]

@Pacific Palisades 83 Buster was leading for most of the fight. He got in too close near the end of the eighth and got caught with a Tyson uppercut. Then he recovered to win in the tenth.

[@brianesquibel5422]

I made so much money on this fight. I love Tyson. Once he hooked up with DON "THE DEVIL" KING he wouldn't be the same. His new trainers changed h8s style, convincing him to rely on his incrediblepunching power, ROBIN "THE HARLET" GIVENSmessed his mind up, King indulged him with any and every decadence, salacious, carnal, gluttonous pleasure. He always had trouble with fighters who could land punches on him.

[@armandop9082]

Douglas had fought on all the Tyson undercards from 86 to 89 so he had seen Tyson alot and wasn't intimidated like others plus he used his height and reach to perfection .

[@jameslaughter5183]

Did not know that, cool.

[@yeshuaswords2776]

This is the prophecy about the second coming of Jesus Zechariah 13:7 “Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!” declares the LORD Almighty. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones. The Shepherd here is Jesus. John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. This is the fulfillment of the prophecy. Matthew 26:31 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “’I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ This happened near 30 AD. Hosea 6:1-2 Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. In prophecies 1day is equal to 1000 years. Which means after two thousand years Jesus will return again. And on the third day which is the 3rd millennium, we will live in his sight. We all know we cannot see God's face and live on Earth. So it's the second coming of Jesus. Luke 21:11 ► There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. We are the witnesses of all these things. From the death of Jesus to 2030 there are 2000 years. Jesus is coming soon. Let's all repent and turn from our old ways and turn to the Lord. Praise the Lord. Peace and Love to you all Easter is pagan, the resurrection day of the Lord is correct and please stop taking the Lord's name in vain like saying omg or using it with a bad word or taking it in anyway that is in vain. Even the devil trembles in his name and we shouldn't use the powerful name like that. For the people who says Jesus is not God here's a verse. Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. God bless you all. Please spread this message to the ends of the world.

[@Whynotmini]

Bro was lookin like clubber lang at the start of rocky 3

[@dangrise6182]

I never got to see this fight back in the day. It was all everyone was talking about in the days that followed. It's so funny with the benefit of hindsight to hear the commentators predict yet another easy defeat for Tyson. In the immediate aftermath everyone blamed Tyson for not being on his game. Now that I've finally watched the fight I think Buster Douglas deserves loads of credit for this acheivement. He must have trained hard for this fight. He overcame his previous struggles with weight stamina. He really rose to the challenge here.

[@donniemanasco4873]

none

[@carlcafagna1953]

His best fight clearly, but Tyson put up very little challenge after the 2nd Round, almost looked like he was throwing it at times; but we know that wasn’t true, cuz Don King (who would have been the one who fixed it), sued Buster for 6 months after this, so clearly no fix

[@drakuladadon973]

Biggest upset in sports history. I cried when Tyson lost this fight. Felt like my hero lost

[@generalwadehampton.2578]

Tyson is a rapist pedo.

[@kooljerk]

Buster Douglas said "I dedicate this fight to my mother" who died. This is what motivation can do for you.

[@ugufufgum2745]

The best coment

[@amarswadesh6140]

🏝️ his mother isn't in the world already. doglus is giving the fight to his mother - how and what she will do with this fight? 🏝️

[@TheEGCRACKER]

Ya can die for the same reason. He won, made me mad cause never seen the fight. Winner won, that's how fights go. I won and lost too, shyt happens. ✌️😎🤘

[@matijablazevic3476]

@@amarswadesh6140 bruh

[@kapkan6930]

@@amarswadesh6140 average npc

[@dontworry5696]

Love hearing the pre fight predictions. LOL

[@aetnaone]

To be fair not a single person on earth besides Buster himself (maybe not even his own trainers) thought he was about to pull off what he pulled off.

[@eddyvideostar]

To Don't Worry: I recall that day when Warner Wolf from WABC Television in NY, stopped predicting the number of rounds for Douglas, but the number of punches: He speculated five punches.

[@gentle2587]

eddyvideostar LMFAO!!!

[@paulanthony5274]

Predictions...Painnnn

[@octofish]

Angelo Dundee made a prediction. I listened in well.

[@amjh4lah809]

I'll never forget my brother telling me in the morning that Tyson lost. I was shocked, and then saddened. I love Mike. He was an animal in his prime. SO exciting to watch. ❤💔

[@DJCoolK1d]

Buster Douglas’ jab in this fight was so good that it would make a young Larry Holmes jealous

[@yankees29]

Fast and plenty of snap on it.

[@BaconFrisbee]

Yep. Tyson was at his best moving forward, and Douglas continuously broke his rhythm with the jab until Tyson stopped moving forward.

[@carlcafagna1953]

Let’s not go too far here; decent jab, but Larry Holmes from 1979 would have finished Mike much quicker, THAT was a real great jab!

[@phil.7939]

I am a Tyson fan, but when you analyse this fight it wasn't actually a shock when you see how Douglas fought throughout. The actual shock was that Tyson managed to get the uppercut in, in the 8th round!

[@shpejtimavdyli5199]

Douglas down of the floor mor than 10 seconds. The fair, Tyson in real won this fight with a knockout!

[@BreaksFast]

@@shpejtimavdyli5199 buster got up before the count of ten.

[@shpejtimavdyli5199]

@@BreaksFast please recognize the seconds once and they will come out more than 10. That's the truth, tayson lost by the judge

[@scaccu]

@@shpejtimavdyli5199 please learn the rules and stfu: it's the referee's count, not some invisible timer, the count is never litterally ten seconds.

[@cial67]

Age 23 and got KO'd. Its funny how people think he only started losing after his prime 😅

[@philsymes]

Exactly. 😂

[@dilbaghsingh5182]

Both great fighters undoubtedly.This is real boxing from two boxers with an offensive strategy and not a defensive as is seen by many against Mike Tyson. Greatest upset to defeat the mighty Tyson.

[@Streetlife361]

The will is the biggest weopon

[@earth7551]

Desire

[@SuperDetroit9]

@Streetlife361;you SAID it man!! In November 2001while a Detroit firefighter who smoked from sunrise to 4 a.m,I was stationed near downtown at Engine Company 5 when we recieved a report of passers-by seeing amber lights flickering from the top floor of a 20 story apartment tower!! I thought:"There hasn't been a high-rise fire downtown since 1982 when some dude tried to kill his lawyer by pouring gas on his desk and lighting it on the 23rd floor of the Buhl Building so this has got to be a false alarm!!" But as we reached Woodward Avenue from Larned and I looked north,there WAS indeed an amber light flickering from the 20th floor window!! I was STILL smoking on the outside of the rig on my "jumpseat"when we reached the front door,and threw the cigar into my bunker-pants pocket to finish it after I doused the blaze,then I yelled at people to clear a path,ran inside,hit the stairwell like a ROCKET and TOLD myself I would NOT run short on breath,but PUSHED myself to attain the 20th floor wearing a heavy fire-coat,fire-pants,boots and heavy oxygen tank on my BACK!! On my way up,I passed 3 firefighters who didn't smoke or drink heavily,like I did,and at the top floor,my sergeant and I looked at the door waiting on the backup which would never COME!! He walked back to the stairwell door,looked down the stairs,then listened intently before walking back through the door with:You might as well take that door man;I don't hear nobody ELSE coming up those stairs."So with lungs filled with smoke.I WILLED myself up TO the top floor!!

[@NormAppleton]

That and an overrated chump.

[@gaiseric9518]

If you consider how much shorter Mike Tyson was than most of his opponents and how he used his small reach to his advantage in a league that had previously been dominated by long reach, you can see quite a will.

[@Kinobambino]

@@SuperDetroit9 you are a damn LEGEND. Thankyou for all you have done 🙏❤are you still a firefighter?

[@bryansarracino8623]

Larry Merchant “I’d be willing to say it’s the greatest upset in boxing history” nobody argued

[@jesseoglidden]

I witnessed this live (on pirated HBO), and I still come back and watch it every few years. The lack of crowd noise was surreal, just the corners shouting, and my buddies shouting at the TV in the den. Also, one of the best post-fight interviews ever. I forgot how good that interview was.

[@Carlito_Sway]

Three lessons in life to be gleaned from this fight and Buster Douglas's performance: 1) Play to your strengths. Douglas was taller and had the reach advantage on Mike- he kept Mike at jab distance or tied him up inside, shutting down Mike's lethal uppercuts save for that one in the 8th. 2) Control the tempo. Douglas dictated the pacing of every round and his energetic footwork made him seem like a circling shark compared to Tyson. Once Douglas got a couple of those gnarly left-right-left combos in early, Tyson's head movement all but disappeared, and once his left eye swelled shut, he was done. 3) Stick to your guns. Douglas was ready to go all 12 rounds, and I'm not sure if he would have even quit then. He truly did fight with heart and he gave every ounce of himself in the ring.

[@ou812also5]

Tyson's old "crew" would have NEVER let this happen.

[@benjamincorbett]

"would" 😂😂😂😂

[@criticalarts2753]

Absolutely agree

[@jasonmcg31]

Tyson didn’t even try he was so non interested. Buster is a joke.

[@benjamincorbett]

@@jasonmcg31 buster has beaten a top 20 all time heavyweight. Mike hasn’t beat a top 50 all time heavyweight

[@ThaSouthMU]

@@benjamincorbett Ummm, Larry Holmes….

[@johnskywalker9623]

You need someone in the corner yelling at you, not someone telling you how great you are.

[@larrybigtimestokes]

This comment right here sums up this fight! At this time in Tyson career he had a bunch of yes men in his ear!!

[@JonBeenHereDoingit1423]

What could have been if he had a good corner. What could they have told him to cruise through a round or 2?

[@benadam7753]

It was pretty evident that Don King's guys were a bunch of schmucks! Mike expected a quick knockout and clearly didn't know what to do against Buster completely forgetting to go to the body! Keven Rooney would have gotten Mike back on track pretty fast!

[@kradoste6268]

@@JonBeenHereDoingit1423 get your shit together mike you are looking like a fool where your head movement at ... you should have knocked him out in round -1 scrub.... thats how Cus did it

[@boxing1124]

Like AJ Usyk. Usyk outboxing him whilst AJs corner yelling "brilliant AJ" throughout the fight

[@henryjamas3109]

...couldn't get tired of watching dis epic fight...!!

[@eddiebrewer8012]

52:52 the count is slightly slower than the outside ring count clearly. But Douglas was aware of where he was and was tired. He used the count to get a rest and the ref in the ring saw that. He wasn’t out of it or unaware like Tyson, he was just exhausted and was taking a mid fight rest before the bell sounded.

[@theanimekid5407]

İt does not matter.

[@jameslaughter5183]

When Douglas went down he pound the ring with his first at the count of two and it was apparent he could have gotten up at that point. He waited, like you said.

[@jameslaughter5183]

@@theanimekid5407 Kid, you will learn, everything matters all the time.

[@josh0253]

I believe two things can be true, Douglas fought a BEAUTIFUL fight that also coincided with Tyson’s clear lack of training and conditioning. even the commentators point it out the absence of his signature hooks to the body, his head movement was inconsistent, he was extremely slow with his counters during exchanges.

[@7thlion1]

You nailed it!

[@uchennasunday7037]

Accurate jab and distance maintenance did it.

[@samwisegamgee8318]

do you think his training rigor dropped off later on?

[@r.s.9861]

...and the bell 53:06

[@tuanas458]

Tbh, cardio is one of the hardest thing for any athlete. Going 10 rounds is quite an accomplishment for heavyweight class.

[@gregorioromero8287]

Fue una gran pelea de un principio a fin. Recuerdos inolvidables.

[@richardopalko2021]

dämlicher geht nicht

[@carlitosgonzalez924]

Yo no sé tú pero cuando Douglas noquea a Tyson le quedó como El Chavo noqueaba a Quico 😅

[@causeis3002]

Sincerely this fight deserve a movie.

[@NavarinoDC]

Those last 4 - 5 punches Buster threw were HAMMER BLOWS!!!

[@xBE4STCLAN]

Yeah it's funny because 52:49 - 53:00 he was down for over 10 seconds but Tyson got "knocked out" after barely 9

[@jimred5700]

@@xBE4STCLAN 1. Buster was down until he heard the ref say "9", then he rose. 2. The ref could have counted to "30" and Tyson would still have been unable to continue.

[@mr.marino9247]

@@xBE4STCLAN Tyson on the floor couldn´t put the mouth guard properly because he was mentally in another galaxy, dude lol

[@drewpeacock4269]

@@xBE4STCLAN hey buddy boy rewatch and count how long Tyson was down he got a long count too only difference is that buster was able to get back up after

[@el34glo59]

​@@xBE4STCLAN nah they both got long counts

[@Rob-xn4vr]

My father had been sparring and weight lifting when he was young. He had a extreme hard natural punch. When I was a child, I always thougt, he was the strongest man alive. But he alway said, even the strongest man in the world will someday face his master. Everytime I watch this fight, I remember my daddys words.

[@senororlando2]

your dad actually was the strongest man alive, and that’s just a basic dad fact

[@MassGainingGuy]

"James Buster Douglass, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world" Anything and everything is possible!!!

[@gregsecore9625]

love this fight I could watch that final round hundred times

[@melissaapril20]

Buster Douglas was like Muhammad Ali on his prime that night... I don’t think anybody could have beat him that night

[@zorankostur]

tyson did...he beat him....13 seconds?

[@ghostoftsushima8657]

@@zorankostur stop bitching

[@graemechristopher4008]

@@zorankostur Liar! Douglas was following the referee’s count and rightly got up before he reached ten. At worst, he picked up the count only one second late, but the point is the fighter that has been decked has to follow the finger count of the REFEREE, not some numpty like you, who was not involved in the action.

[@brucescott4261]

@@zorankostur ...It's the referee's ten-count. Douglas won fair and square.

[@zorankostur]

Why are you all argue when the whole world know tht is ref.mistake.....13 seconds are fakt,not bitcing

[@brianhartman4426]

We used to go bowling every Saturday, and we watched this before we went. My dad got me hip to boxing, we watched this fight. It broke my heart when Tyson lost, but Douglas deserved this win. With a heavy-heart he won, congrats, Buster. R.I.P., popps.

[@erickjoseph65]

58.50 buster Douglas giving a clean head kick to mike tyson, both Douglas and Holyfield won the match by just fucking him up with their frontal bones 🦴.

[@DanielSong39]

Douglas was the better fighter on that day by a country mile

[@oldironsides4107]

Damn what a late night of bowling. This was at 2 am

[@oldironsides4107]

Or maybe you watched the replay on a Friday night which was at 9 or 10. Saturday wouldn’t have happened The memory of you and your dad is a false memory. No disrespect. You’re just saying something that never happened

[@brianhartman4426]

@@oldironsides4107 They fought in Tokyo.

[@FeremoRacumu-ci8ec]

I only watch six of Tyson's fight ,all where he lost and this is my favourite.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@carlcafagna1953]

It’s awesome to see him lose, isn’t it?

[@510m8]

@@carlcafagna1953weirdos

[@adamesd3699]

Douglas had occasionally shown flashes of brilliance before. But nothing like this. He just transcended everything in his prior history. Physically he was in better shape than ever before and mentally he was a whole new person.

[@josesoto9335]

Douglas boxed a beautiful fight. Every time mike got in range he touched him with the jab and threw punches in combinations which made it harder for Tyson to counter didn’t let tyson get into a rhythm. . And yea Tyson May have not been in his best shape but it was good enough because buster was catching him with solid punches and to stay in there for 10 rounds means Tyson was in some kinda shape if it was bad shape Douglas would’ve got Tyson out of there earlier. Mentally Tyson expected an easy fight n that’s what hurt him.

[@vigorkomar7296]

james has shown more top boxing in this fight than tyson in his entire carear!

[@eddyvideostar]

@@vigorkomar7296 To Vigor: Buster was boxing beautifully in this fight, but I beg to differ regarding the gestalt of Tyson's career.

[@vigorkomar7296]

tyson was in his fucking prime but his prime was ridiculously overhyped&overrated as he fought only bums and has beens!

[@cameronpitcher4024]

@@vigorkomar7296 being the youngest boxing chakp ever makes him a bum? And beating larry holmes makes him fighting bums, you prolly believe wilder is a good fucking boxer

[@vigorkomar7296]

@@cameronpitcher4024 he fought only BUMS and HAVE BEENS like holmes so being the oldest or youngest is totaly irelevant as he was FAKE - dirty fighting COWARD! not champ!

[@aegisofhonor]

Easily one of the greatest boxing matches of all time. James "buster" Douglas will always go down in history as the David who brought down Goliath (Mike Tyson). Despite the long odds, he somehow put everything together in a brilliant match against what people at the time said was an unstoppable force and he changed boxing history because of it.

[@xBE4STCLAN]

He lossed the fight buddy stop rambling non sense 52:49 - 53:00 Douglas down for over ten.

[@bigboris5774]

@@xBE4STCLAN That means absolutely nothing. It’s a 10 count not “10 seconds”. If that was the logic they used then Deontay Wilder would be 45-0.

[@krsurakshith6311]

@@bigboris5774 but if you see in background the judge was already 1 ahead of the referee in count.

[@zackeeu]

I remember where I was when I heard the news. Buster! What a great fight and a great post fight interview. Love this guy!

[@JayTheAdviceGuy]

59:05 to 59:10. That combination was executed flawlessly.

[@iker8010]

Buster was looking crisp af. Fast, accurate and snappy punches throughout all 10 rounds. Edit: to all the Mike Tyson fanboys in the comments... the better fighter won that night, simple as. Mike got beat fair and square so stop pulling out excuses 31 years later.

[@zigzagbigbag]

I totally agree. Douglas couldn't be beaten that day.

[@mauricio1315ify]

That because mike gave him the win

[@xtremelemon8612]

@@mauricio1315ify I agree Mike was not 100% like the commentators said he was static, not moving his head and upper body like he usually does for whatever reason and thats why he had to tank all those hits, that said even if he was it would have been close Douglas was really strong that day

[@dragonknightofamiraka3636]

He looked slow as usual in this rigged ass fight. 59:00 The announcer says "one eyed fighter" Dunno bout you but that's obvious all-seeing eye symbolism.

[@dinerodyl]

@@dragonknightofamiraka3636 I think it’s cause mike had a ballon on his right eye 😂

[@jimred5700]

As a Boxing fan, I feel embarrassed and ashamed at some of the comments here. Tyson didn`t just lose. He had his ass handed to him on a plate. Buster smacked him from pillar to post. There was NO long count. I am a HUGE Tyson fan. But here , he was given a LESSON, a lesson he brought upon himself.

[@JeffreyGlover65]

Well said...Tyson was beat every round

[@Klarifex1]

Did we watch the same fight? 🤣

[@ludrixte1938]

It’s just Joe Rogaine fanboys who buy into his hype and have only watched Tyson highlights, don’t mind them

[@brucescott4261]

Jim red ...You are absolutely and positively correct, Jim!

[@A12008X]

Their was a long count just watch the ringside official and his count he was 13 seconds on the floor before he fully stood up.

[@teldoroteldoro4476]

I love the post game interview, here’s a man who took some serious damage and is riding the biggest high of his life and listen to how eloquent he is, how many points he makes and how he answers every question quickly and honestly. Class act man

[@syedfayaz2149]

"No one goes Undefeated 🤒🥊💥

[@MrBiscuit75]

Buster was in control of this fight from start to finish. Even when he got knocked down he slammed his fist to the mat in disgust. The only real mistake he made that fight but it also gave Tyson a false sense that he'd finally taken control of the fight.

[@jaseallenson316]

This shit was pathetically fake. Anyone that cant see that, has to be blind.

[@theabsorbingman2492]

@@jaseallenson316 your so silly 😜

[@FUGP72]

@@jaseallenson316 Ahhh...the little child who thinks the whole world is a giant conspiracy all because his life is SO worthless that he has to tell himself that there are evil powers that be controlling everything. so it is not his fault that his life is not worth living

[@lukerichardson2404]

@@FUGP72 Fuck man, I have been WAITING to see someone else completely shut down one of these idiots and put them in their place with such savagery. You fucking destroyed him

[@dontatme__]

Cap. You guys dont know much about boxing. Buster was giving the fight away in the 7th 8th and 9th. Tyson began sneaking in shots, and Buster began to revert back to his loser mentality. Almost as if he expected the clock to strike midnight. He was disgusted with the knockdown because he knew he was blowing it, but he still came out in the next round and was givin the fight away. It wasn't until late in the 9th when he decided to stop being a loser and go for broke.

[@brentcline2109]

I'll never forget this fight. I remember Lampley and Leonard commenting that it was a Saturday Morning in Japan so the fight could be shown live in the US on Friday Night. Tyson was so feared at this point in his career and Douglas was a boxer with potential, but could never finish. It was apparent early into the fight Tyson was off and Douglas would fight, the fight of his life! It was so exciting to see Tyson get knocked out and obviously his career never recovered. Two years later going to prison and many personal demons to battle. I am glad to hear Tyson has found peace and appears to be happy these days.

[@xBE4STCLAN]

I think you should take memory enhancers because 52:49 - 53:00 Douglas lost he was down for over 10 seconds

[@paulsonj72]

Fight was on Sunday afternoon in Tokyo for a Saturday Night HBO telecast. I had been out working a wrestling tournament as a media representative all day(mainly to avoid paying to get in, I was cheap that way LOL) and was home in time to see this fight on HBO.

[@mikestarr6634]

Some of the best announcing on a fight ever

[@garysims6740]

One of the biggest upsets in boxing history

[@josephjohnson7489]

Sad to see Tyson hanging out with Don King and having fun not knowing what he would do to him

[@bobber0623]

Poor pitiful Mike not responsible for one thing he did in his life. Must be nice

[@brucescott4261]

@@bobber0623 ...Michael Gerard Tyson was definitely responsible for his youthful errors. The latter knew all about Don King's track record. Tyson is a grown man.

[@nathanstarkey23]

@Your Neighbor use your brain. He didn't train, he didn't even care to watch buster fight others, both of his OG trainers were gone, left with a greedy scumbag who basically told him all the wrong things so he could get money, and trust me, he did. It was Tyson's downfall, and you can't take away from Buster's victory, but you still gotta look at the facts.

[@nathanstarkey23]

@Your Neighbor how'd you gather that?

[@cedericocosantorini8013]

@@nathanstarkey23 We all know he did train, as we all know he got knocked down by Greg Page while doing so lol

[@tempestvideos9834]

Watching Douglas fight this fight always makes my hair stand on edge. On that night Buster displayed a true masterclass effort, and any heavyweight in the long history of professional boxing could have fallen to Douglas then and there.

[@csj3727]

Tempest ye, because his mama

[@Franciscasieri]

Beautifully said. Buster did have these tools. Only showed us one time.

[@jameshutchinson568]

Douglas was no joke. At his best, I think he was better than Tyson and Holyfield. I wish Douglas had trained seriously for the Holyfield fight, I think Douglas would have beaten him pretty easily with that left jab. Holyfield never had good defensive skills, he took a lot of punches.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Tokyo Douglas would've been a problem for anyone in the last 70 years of heavyweight boxing. It's too bad the depression over his mom sank in once the high of winning this fight wore off. He clearly showed up in Vegas for the Holyfield fight for a payday.

[@corsinosrmijares1179]

ONE OF THE GOOD TECHNIC OF DOUGLAS IS THAT HE DOESNT HESITATE TO RETALIATE PUNCHING HE IS NOT AFRAID TYSON FIST ITS SO GOOD.

[@By.aslann]

Here is faith, here is perseverance, here is victory 👏👏👏 bravo

[@woflmanjoe642]

Can't believe it's been 30 years. Man, time files. It seems like only yesterday, me and John Mark were at my house to watch Mike Tyson knock out this Buster Douglas guy in a round or two, when a fight broke out. I remember Mom coming to check on the commotion when Buster got knocked down, with me and Eddie yelling at the television for him to get up; and then again, two rounds later when Mike was fumbling around on the canvas trying to find his mouthpiece, only to put it in backwards. Great night......one I'll never forget. Also, props to Larry Merchant for the best post fight interview I've ever seen. He knew what he had in front of him and kept pushing for that "moment" which reflected the magnitude of the event. Overall, just a great memory I'm glad to have.

[@bb-gc2tx]

Was 16 watching on my couch. I can't believe it 30 years. Crazy

[@dochvtech22]

Woflman Joe Look up Gene Kim

[@kykise1395]

Does anybody have the number of Sherlock Holmes because I’m still trying to figure out the mystery of who the fuck asked

[@Mikeskified]

I didn't get to see this live. I was a big fan of boxing as a kid and also a fan of Iron Mike. When I read the early edition of the sports section and saw that he lost to "Buster" Douglas, my 13 year old self was devastated and could not believe. Insane that Mike is trying to put on a comeback at 53... he looks ferocious and good for him to regain that fire and turning his life around.

[@ZaydDepaor]

I watched it live and was getting my father out of bed in the middle of the night and I was jumping up and down like crazy. It was a tremendous performance by Douglas, he had great footwork, head movement, jab, and speed to his punches and good variety, used his strength, size and reach well... Tyson was tough and brave as he was taking a lot of big shots. Great upload, as we need to here all the context of the build up. It would be good to see the live British Sky coverage of the fight.

[@djraven6864]

Buster Douglas really rose to the occasion. He had the blue print down for beating Mike Tyson and executed it perfectly.

[@heishephaestion4178]

do you really think he fought a prepared Tyson in this? give me a break..the blueprint is irrelevant if not up against the prime version of what you were trying to beat.

[@generalwadehampton.2578]

​@@heishephaestion4178 that's a Tyson problem isn't it? No excuses for losing. Tyson had zero heart he never won after being knocked down.

[@jm-sh6qr]

@@heishephaestion4178 that doesn't matter. tyson acted like he was invincible...and douglas called his bluff.