James "Buster" Douglas: Hightlights

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James "Buster" Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is a former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion who caused a stunning upset when he knocked out previously-undefeated champion Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990 in Tokyo, Japan. At the time, Tyson was considered to be the best boxer in the world and one of the most feared heavyweight champions in history due to his utter domination of the division. The Mirage Casino in Las Vegas, the only Las Vegas casino to make odds on the fight, had Douglas as a 42 to 1 underdog for the fight.
Douglas held the title for eight months and two weeks, losing on October 25, 1990, to 28-year-old, 6-foot-2-inch, 208-pound Evander HolyfGrowing up

The son of professional boxer William "Dynamite" Douglas, Douglas grew up in Columbus, Ohio, in the predominantly black Linden-area neighborhood, Windsor Terrace. He attended Linden McKinley High School where he played football and basketball, even leading Linden to a Class AAA state basketball championship in 1977. After high school, Douglas played basketball for the Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens in Coffeyville, Kansas from 1977-1978 where the seventeen year old was a 6 feet 0 inch Power forward. He is in the Coffeyville Red Ravens Men's Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]
[edit]Boxing career

Douglas had been fighting since the early 1980s. Among his most notable early fights were points wins over Randall "Tex" Cobb and former world titlist Greg Page, and a stoppage loss against David Bey. He fought the undefeated Tony Tucker in 1987 for the vacant IBF heavyweight title. Douglas was leading on the scorecards until he appeared to grow tired in the later rounds before being stopped by a TKO in the tenth round. After the Tucker loss, Douglas notched six consecutive wins, including decisions over Oliver McCall and Trevor Berbick and a knockout of Mike Williams on the undercard of Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks, to earn a shot at the heavyweight championship.ield, via third-round KO.

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[FIGHTFANNERD3]

hit hard had a nice jab just never was in great shape

[KatrinaLoveAJ17]

great warrior!!!

[DavidByrne85]

Enormous talent

[carlitoboxing7]

respect!

[mikebrady86]

cool

[Jecxbox]

very nice!