His previous title fight was against Tony Tucker in 1987, in which he was TKO'd in the 10th round. Tyson was viewed as such a dominant champion that he was often considered the number-one fighter in the world pound-for-pound (including by Ring Magazine), a rarity for heavyweights.īuster Douglas was ranked as the #7 heavyweight contender by Ring Magazine and had met with mixed success in his professional career up to that point. Most considered this fight to be a warm-up bout for Tyson before meeting up with then-undefeated number-one heavyweight contender Evander Holyfield (who was ringside for the fight). He scored a 93-second knockout against Carl 'The Truth' Williams in his previous fight. Despite several controversies that marred Tyson's profile at the time, such as his allegedly abusive relationship with Robin Givens, 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. Going into the fight, Mike Tyson was the undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and was very popular at the time. The fight is widely regarded as the biggest upset in boxing history. The then-undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson lost by knockout to the 42:1 underdog Douglas.

Buster Douglas, billed as Tyson is Back!, was a professional boxing match that occurred at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990. WBA, WBC and IBF undisputed heavyweight championship

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