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For James Douglas who beat Mike Tyson, box list his first two fights as bouts, but they were fought with headgear. Does this make them exhibitions.......I think so , does anyone know for sure...........please post answers..........

Douglas didn't wear headgear, only his opponents.

Dan O'Malley, a friend of Billy Douglas, reluctantly stepped in when the original opponent failed to show. He wrote a hilarious article about the beating Buster gave him in a 1990 Boxing Illustrated article, after Douglas/Tyson. They were full contact fights but yes, odd they are listed as proper fights.