23 years ago!

[Rocky Balboa]

February 11th, 1990. It still remains THE most shocking & unforeseen Ending to a sporting event in history. Buster Douglas, a 42/1 underdog, socks the world & becomes HW Champion of the world.

I was only 5 at the time, but it broke my heart! My childhood hero, Mike Tyson, was battered. Anyone who questions his heart need only watch this. He's pummelled yet still carries on...

[Rover]

It was February 10 in the U.S., and he was convicted of rape exactly 2 years later.

[MEISINGER]

that was one of my highlights as a fan.
that day showed me that anything is possible in boxing

i loved it

[Jaywheel]

That same day, Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.