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How much money do you think that scumbag Don King paid those 2 judges in Tokyo to have Tyson LEADING on one card, and even on another heading into the 10th round? Douglas CLEARLY won 8 of the first 9 rounds. As easy a fight to score as there is. Tyson won the 8th only because of the KD. He was losing that round too. All Tyson had to do was get out of Tokyo on his 2 feet and he gets outta there with no worse than a draw. Just absurd. If it wasnt the "biggest upset in history" it wouldve instead been remembered as "the biggest robbery in history". Douglas was able to get Mike outta there and parlay that into a 24M payday against Holyfield before exiting the sport. Good for him.

Had Mike survived the 10th round he would have been 98-90 ; 96-94 and 96-95 DOWN to Buster.

This is surely a thread for the history section?

Not sure if I’m alone but I can’t stand this fight. Brought up more than Hagler Hearns which is nothing compared to Leonard Hearns or Leonard Hagler.

lazboy wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 05:11 Not sure if I’m alone but I can’t stand this fight. Brought up more than Hagler Hearns which is nothing compared to Leonard Hearns or Leonard Hagler.

agree, so overdone

hearns vs hagler is very overrated imo btw, its really just a one sided beatdown after like the first minute with no major drama turns or comeback etc. hearns legs just became rubbery so fast

diddy wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 03:16 How much money do you think that scumbag Don King paid those 2 judges in Tokyo to have Tyson LEADING on one card, and even on another heading into the 10th round? Douglas CLEARLY won 8 of the first 9 rounds. As easy a fight to score as there is. Tyson won the 8th only because of the KD. He was losing that round too. All Tyson had to do was get out of Tokyo on his 2 feet and he gets outta there with no worse than a draw. Just absurd. If it wasnt the "biggest upset in history" it wouldve instead been remembered as "the biggest robbery in history". Douglas was able to get Mike outta there and parlay that into a 24M payday against Holyfield before exiting the sport. Good for him.

Thankfully Douglas put paid to Tyson to ensure that he wasn't robbed, although that didn't stop King from trying, however, the way he surrended his title to Holyfield was pitiful.

He would never have beaten a peak Holyfield, but he had the size and the skillset to make Evander at least break sweat trying to beat him.

Abject performance for which he should be embarrassed.

jamamb wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 11:04

lazboy wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 05:11 Not sure if I’m alone but I can’t stand this fight. Brought up more than Hagler Hearns which is nothing compared to Leonard Hearns or Leonard Hagler.

agree, so overdone

hearns vs hagler is very overrated imo btw, its really just a one sided beatdown after like the first minute with no major drama turns or comeback etc. hearns legs just became rubbery so fast

They call it the best 9 minutes or something but I agree.. kinda like how Frazier vs. Foreman was so one-sided.

Douglas was winning that fight. I've never made notes despite I rewatch this great fight from time to time, but Douglas was edging it for sure, he was just outboxing Tyson.

Douglas didn't just ko Tyson, he really beat him up. A brilliant performance by Buster and a sad state of affairs for Tyson.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 11:28

jamamb wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 11:04

lazboy wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 05:11 Not sure if I’m alone but I can’t stand this fight. Brought up more than Hagler Hearns which is nothing compared to Leonard Hearns or Leonard Hagler.

agree, so overdone

hearns vs hagler is very overrated imo btw, its really just a one sided beatdown after like the first minute with no major drama turns or comeback etc. hearns legs just became rubbery so fast

They call it the best 9 minutes or something but I agree.. kinda like how Frazier vs. Foreman was so one-sided.

9 minutes of mayhem ! As for the Douglas fight, ive always enjoyed watching it just for Busters performance.

oogiebe wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 12:05 Douglas didn't just ko Tyson, he really beat him up. A brilliant performance by Buster and a sad state of affairs for Tyson.

My opinion is, that night Buster Douglas beat the crap out of over-confident Mike Tyson, as the greatest heavyweight championship performance ever. At least in my opinion. I do believe on that night, Buster would have beaten any heavyweight ever. He was just "ON FIRE"! The way he moved around the ring, popping that jab, following up the jabs with some beautiful right-left-right combinations. He was highly motivated by his Mom's recent passing, he was "laser focused".

That beat-down he gave Tyson that night, would have probably KO'ed any heavyweight ever, except for maybe Ray Mercer, Oliver McCall and Vitaly Klitchko. But Buster's offensive onslaught would have beaten up those granite chinned heavyweights pretty bad too, on the way to a unanimous victory.

Lennox wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 04:15 Had Mike survived the 10th round he would have been 98-90 ; 96-94 and 96-95 DOWN to Buster.

Right, but two of those are awful scores, and that's what he was saying.

HeavyHitters wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 12:42

oogiebe wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 12:05 Douglas didn't just ko Tyson, he really beat him up. A brilliant performance by Buster and a sad state of affairs for Tyson.

My opinion is, that night Buster Douglas beat the crap out of over-confident Mike Tyson, as the greatest heavyweight championship performance ever. At least in my opinion. I do believe on that night, Buster would have beaten any heavyweight ever. He was just "ON FIRE"! The way he moved around the ring, popping that jab, following up the jabs with some beautiful right-left-right combinations. He was highly motivated by his Mom's recent passing, he was "laser focused".

That beat-down he gave Tyson that night, would have probably KO'ed any heavyweight ever, except for maybe Ray Mercer, Oliver McCall and Vitaly Klitchko. But Buster's offensive onslaught would have beaten up those granite chinned heavyweights pretty bad too, on the way to a unanimous victory.

I don't know if I'd go so far as to say Buster would've beaten any Heavyweight ever that night, but it was undoubtedly the best version of Buster any Boxing fan ever saw, and the best version of him that ever stepped into a ring. Like they said on the HBO Doc Legendary Nights about this night "For this one enormous occasion, he was going to be the fighter of his dreams"

Lennox wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 04:15 Had Mike survived the 10th round he would have been 98-90 ; 96-94 and 96-95 DOWN to Buster.

Pfft. And they would’ve just given Mike the last 2 like they gave him so many others.

Jeez! and I thought some people had trouble getting over Canelo v Triple G

candyslim wrote: ↑13 Dec 2018, 03:36 Jeez! and I thought some people had trouble getting over Canelo v Triple G

candyslim wrote: ↑13 Dec 2018, 03:36 Jeez! and I thought some people had trouble getting over Canelo v Triple G

Your best post. Priceless

diddy wrote: ↑13 Dec 2018, 03:31

Lennox wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 04:15 Had Mike survived the 10th round he would have been 98-90 ; 96-94 and 96-95 DOWN to Buster.

Pfft. And they would’ve just given Mike the last 2 like they gave him so many others.

So it would've been a draw then.

They can't fix a fight to a draw, so the champ obviously loosing the fight, keeps his belt.

Are you absolutely nuts?

That's just not to anticipate, impossible, unheard of, much too complicated to pull off, no way, never!

Sorry! But you MUST be an absolute moronic muppet of a motherfvcker/totally thick tool/clueless pudendum/ shitty shithouse & assholish CHILD toying on your mother's computer to even imply such thing, never even before thought of.

Boy! Be smart!

do not post here anymore or i'll plaster this thread with repetetive posts repeating myself every time multiple times until you want no more!

YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME!!???

no seriously, i will destroy you & i mean all that.

You HAVE TO be one of those slimy, sleazy, trippy "BUSTER FANBABES" out there that pollute this forum into unreadable...ness.

fornicate OFF YOU HORRIBLE TWAT!

You are crazy! Fixing a draw... go and DIE!!!

adislav123 wrote: ↑13 Dec 2018, 12:04

diddy wrote: ↑13 Dec 2018, 03:31

Lennox wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 04:15 Had Mike survived the 10th round he would have been 98-90 ; 96-94 and 96-95 DOWN to Buster.

Pfft. And they would’ve just given Mike the last 2 like they gave him so many others.

So it would've been a draw then.

They can't fix a fight to a draw, so the champ obviously loosing the fight, keeps his belt.

Are you absolutely nuts?

That's just not to anticipate, impossible, unheard of, much too complicated to pull off, no way, never!

Sorry! But you MUST be an absolute moronic muppet of a motherfvcker/totally thick tool/clueless pudendum/ shitty shithouse & assholish CHILD toying on your mother's computer to even imply such thing, never even before thought of.

Boy! Be smart!

do not post here anymore or i'll plaster this thread with repetetive posts repeating myself every time multiple times until you want no more!

YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME!!???

no seriously, i will destroy you & i mean all that.

You HAVE TO be one of those slimy, sleazy, trippy "BUSTER FANBABES" out there that pollute this forum into unreadable...ness.

eff OFF YOU HORRIBLE TWAT!

You are crazy! Fixing a draw... go and DIE!!!

Who said “fix a draw”? The corrupted judges are paid to reward any non-dominant or KD round to the house fighter. But you’re right. Boxing isn’t rigged. What was I thinking, Internet gangster? If Tyson keeps his belt the Holyfield fight still happens and everyone gets paid, you imbecile. The notion that those scorecards weren’t influenced by corruption shows your complete and utter lack of any brain cells whatsoever. You’re probably one of those geniuses who thinks Tyson is the greatest heavyweight ever.

Sorry, my wife just told me, it wasn't clear enough me being sarcastic, i can't expect people to know what i mean. It was very rude. All good. Didn't mean one word of it. Meant the opposite and none of the insults (they were a mock aimed at some people's supershitty destructive conduct on this forum). I apologize sincerely & hope it gets through to u. My fault.
the tokio-fight was abviously fixed by king so tyson won't leave tokio without the belts, except he get's put away.

DrDuke wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 11:59 Douglas was winning that fight. I've never made notes despite I rewatch this great fight from time to time, but Douglas was edging it for sure, he was just outboxing Tyson.

He was beating the eff out of him.

mrbassie wrote: ↑13 Dec 2018, 14:26

DrDuke wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 11:59 Douglas was winning that fight. I've never made notes despite I rewatch this great fight from time to time, but Douglas was edging it for sure, he was just outboxing Tyson.

He was beating the eff out of him.

That he was...!

gilgamesh wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 16:03

HeavyHitters wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 12:42

oogiebe wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 12:05 Douglas didn't just ko Tyson, he really beat him up. A brilliant performance by Buster and a sad state of affairs for Tyson.

My opinion is, that night Buster Douglas beat the crap out of over-confident Mike Tyson, as the greatest heavyweight championship performance ever. At least in my opinion. I do believe on that night, Buster would have beaten any heavyweight ever. He was just "ON FIRE"! The way he moved around the ring, popping that jab, following up the jabs with some beautiful right-left-right combinations. He was highly motivated by his Mom's recent passing, he was "laser focused".

That beat-down he gave Tyson that night, would have probably KO'ed any heavyweight ever, except for maybe Ray Mercer, Oliver McCall and Vitaly Klitchko. But Buster's offensive onslaught would have beaten up those granite chinned heavyweights pretty bad too, on the way to a unanimous victory.

I don't know if I'd go so far as to say Buster would've beaten any Heavyweight ever that night, but it was undoubtedly the best version of Buster any Boxing fan ever saw, and the best version of him that ever stepped into a ring. Like they said on the HBO Doc Legendary Nights about this night "For this one enormous occasion, he was going to be the fighter of his dreams"

He was definitely not going to lose to any of his contemporaries that night but all-time is pushing it. Tyson just stood in front of him waiting to be hit. Other guys would've been moving more.

jamamb wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 11:04

lazboy wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 05:11 Not sure if I’m alone but I can’t stand this fight. Brought up more than Hagler Hearns which is nothing compared to Leonard Hearns or Leonard Hagler.

agree, so overdone

hearns vs hagler is very overrated imo btw, its really just a one sided beatdown after like the first minute with no major drama turns or comeback etc. hearns legs just became rubbery so fast

You guys are f’ng ridiculous. So you think the greatest upset in sports history and the greatest 3 round fight in history are overrated. How anyone can take ur opinions seriously after this would be another huge upset. Time to change ur user names AGAIN fellas.