Douglas v. Muhaymin

[wouter]

Boxing Illustrated's (very) detailed account of Douglas' record has this fight as a 5th round TKO on cuts, it's a third round KO at Boxrec.
It also has Anthony Fletcher's fight with Ricardo Nunez, 1983-09-28, as a 7th round, and not a 1st round, KO.

[robin]

Ya could be right on the Douglas bout, CBZ has five. Fight Fax and Citro's Boxing update have three.

[Blue]

The most acurate results of the time was Flash Gordon's Tonight's Boxing Program (#409 page 2)who reported Tommy Stevenson (Later renamed Muhaymin) stopped with cuts over both eyes at 2:56 of the 5th rd.

Dec. 81 Ring magazine on page 56 also said it was a 5th round TKO.
They called it an upset!

Then their 82 Ring Record book came out with the KO 3. :(

I will take Flash Gordon's reports over Ring any day.

[delisa]

Here is what the CBZ has (not yet posted on the CBZ)


James "Buster" Douglas

1980
Jul 6 Billy Stump Columbus, OH Exh KO 1

1981
May 30 Dan O'Malley Columbus, OH Exh KO 3
Jul 23 Michael Lear Columbus, OH W 4 (Aug?)
Sep 27 Mike Rogers Columbus, OH KO 3
Oct 14 Tommy Stevenson Indianapolis, IN KO 5
Oct 23 Jesse Clark Toledo, OH KO 3
Nov 6 David Bey Pittsburgh, PA LK 2
Dec 23 Donny Johnson Canton, OH KO 3

[wouter]

I know that the O'Malley fight is sometimes listed as an exhibition and sometimes as Douglas' pro debut. I don't know which one is true but i DO know for sure that O'Malley was wearing headgear as pictures of the fight clearly show.