James (Buster) Douglas - Revision history

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	==Professional Record==		==Professional Record==
	'''Championship Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten ~~for the World Heavyweight Title~~.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.

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	'''Championship Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.

	~~'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Legitimate]] Championship Record'''~~
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between February 11, 1990 and October 25, 1990.


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	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.

	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|~~Non-Paper~~]] Championship Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Legitimate]] Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between February 11, 1990 and October 25, 1990.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between February 11, 1990 and October 25, 1990.

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	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.

	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship ~~Reigns~~ Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between February 11, 1990 and October 25, 1990.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between February 11, 1990 and October 25, 1990.

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Career Overview

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	Douglas, who made $24,075,000 (the largest purse ever at that time), retired after the fight. Away from boxing, his weight ballooned to roughly 400 lbs. In 1994, with a blood-sugar count of 800, Douglas went into a diabetic coma. When he got out of the hospital, he started working out in the gym to lose weight. He lost about 150 lbs and decided to make a comeback. He won six consecutive fights before being stopped in one round by [[Lou Savarese]] on [[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Lou Savarese\|June 25, 1998]]. He fought two more times, winning both, then retired for good.		Douglas, who made $24,075,000 (the largest purse ever at that time), retired after the fight. Away from boxing, his weight ballooned to roughly 400 lbs. In 1994, with a blood-sugar count of 800, Douglas went into a diabetic coma. When he got out of the hospital, he started working out in the gym to lose weight. He lost about 150 lbs and decided to make a comeback. He won six consecutive fights before being stopped in one round by [[Lou Savarese]] on [[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Lou Savarese\|June 25, 1998]]. He fought two more times, winning both, then retired for good.

			==Professional Record==
			'''Championship Record'''
			*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.

			'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship Reigns Record'''
			*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between February 11, 1990 and October 25, 1990.


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	'''Trainers:''' [[Bill Douglas]], [[Richie Giachetti]], [[JD McCauley]]<br>		'''Trainers:''' [[Bill Douglas]], [[Richie Giachetti]], [[JD McCauley]]<br>
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	'''Cutman:''' [[Eddie Aliano]]<br>		'''Cutman:''' [[Eddie Aliano]]<br>
	'''[[:Category:James (Buster) Douglas Gallery\|James (Buster) Douglas Photo Gallery]]'''<br>		'''[[:Category:James (Buster) Douglas Gallery\|James (Buster) Douglas Photo Gallery]]'''<br>
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	== Career Overview ==		== Career Overview ==

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	title=[[~~IBF~~ Heavyweight Champion]]<br>[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]<br>[[~~WBC~~ Heavyweight Champion]]\|		title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]<br>[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]<br>[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]\|
	after=[[Evander Holyfield]]\|		after=[[Evander Holyfield]]\|
	years=1990 Feb 11 – 1990 Oct 25		years=1990 Feb 11 – 1990 Oct 25

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	Douglas fought [[Mike Tyson]] for the Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship on [[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas\|February 11, 1990]] in Tokyo, Japan. Douglas, a 42-1 underdog, was inspired by the recent death of his mother and fought the fight of his life. He was dominating the fight when he was dropped by a right uppercut in the final seconds of the eighth round. Douglas got up at the count of nine and that was the end of the round. Douglas regained control in the ninth round and wobbled Tyson with a left. In the tenth round, Douglas hurt Tyson with a right uppercut, then followed up with a combination, finishing with a left that put Tyson down for the first time in his career. Tyson put his knocked-out mouthpiece in backwards and tried to get up, but his legs were too wobbly. Referee Octavio Meyran waved the fight over and wrapped his arms around the rubbery-legged Tyson.		Douglas fought [[Mike Tyson]] for the Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship on [[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas\|February 11, 1990]] in Tokyo, Japan. Douglas, a 42-1 underdog, was inspired by the recent death of his mother and fought the fight of his life. He was dominating the fight when he was dropped by a right uppercut in the final seconds of the eighth round. Douglas got up at the count of nine and that was the end of the round. Douglas regained control in the ninth round and wobbled Tyson with a left. In the tenth round, Douglas hurt Tyson with a right uppercut, then followed up with a combination, finishing with a left that put Tyson down for the first time in his career. Tyson put his knocked-out mouthpiece in backwards and tried to get up, but his legs were too wobbly. Referee Octavio Meyran waved the fight over and wrapped his arms around the rubbery-legged Tyson.

	After the fight, promoter [[Don King]] attempted to have the result voided, claiming the referee had given Douglas a "long count" when he was down in the eighth round. King said video replays showed Douglas was down for more than 10 seconds. The IBF recognized Douglas as champion, but the [[WBC]] and [[WBA]] withheld recognition of Douglas' victory pending a review. WBC president [[Jose Sulaiman]] said his organization would hold a hearing on February 18, and WBA president [[Gilberto Mendoza]] said his group would meet within ten days. There was a tremendous backlash against the WBC and WBA, and on February 13, the two sanctioning bodies announced that they would recognize Douglas as champion. It was later learned that the [[British Boxing Board of Control]] ~~and several state commissions in the U.S.~~ had threatened to withdraw from the WBC if the organization failed to recognize Douglas' victory.		After the fight, promoter [[Don King]] attempted to have the result voided, claiming the referee had given Douglas a "long count" when he was down in the eighth round. King said video replays showed Douglas was down for more than 10 seconds. The IBF recognized Douglas as champion, but the [[WBC]] and [[WBA]] withheld recognition of Douglas' victory pending a review. WBC president [[Jose Sulaiman]] said his organization would hold a hearing on February 18, and WBA president [[Gilberto Mendoza]] said his group would meet within ten days. There was a tremendous backlash against the WBC and WBA, and on February 13, the two sanctioning bodies announced that they would recognize Douglas as champion. It was later learned that the [[British Boxing Board of Control]] had threatened to withdraw from the WBC if the organization failed to recognize Douglas' victory.

	On February 21, 1990, Douglas filed a lawsuit to break his promotional contract with King and signed a conditional contract to make his first title defense at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Douglas claimed that King breached their contract when he tried to have Douglas' win against Tyson overturned. An out of court settlement gave King the right to promote a Douglas-Tyson rematch, but Douglas would first defend against [[Evander Holyfield]] on [[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield\|October 25, 1990]] at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada, a promotion in which King would have no direct pecuniary interest.		On February 21, 1990, Douglas filed a lawsuit to break his promotional contract with King and signed a conditional contract to make his first title defense at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Douglas claimed that King breached their contract when he tried to have Douglas' win against Tyson overturned. An out of court settlement gave King the right to promote a Douglas-Tyson rematch, but Douglas would first defend against [[Evander Holyfield]] on [[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield\|October 25, 1990]] at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada, a promotion in which King would have no direct pecuniary interest.

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	[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]		[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]
	[[Category:American World Champions]]		[[Category:American World Champions]]
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	[[Category:Douglas Family]]		[[Category:Douglas Family]]

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	'''Trainers:''' [[~~Eddie Aliano~~]], [[Richie Giachetti]]<br>		'''Trainers:''' [[Bill Douglas]], [[Richie Giachetti]], [[JD McCauley]]<br>
	'''Manager:''' [[John Johnson]]<br>		'''Manager:''' [[John Johnson]]<br>
			'''Cutman:''' [[Eddie Aliano]]<br>
	'''[[:Category:James (Buster) Douglas Gallery\|James (Buster) Douglas Photo Gallery]]'''<br>		'''[[:Category:James (Buster) Douglas Gallery\|James (Buster) Douglas Photo Gallery]]'''<br>
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	== Career Overview ==		== Career Overview ==
	James (Buster) Douglas is the son of hard-punching [[Bill Douglas]] and brother of [[Billy Douglas]].		'''James (Buster) Douglas''' is the son of hard-punching [[Bill Douglas]] and brother of [[Billy Douglas]].

	On [[~~Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas\|February 11, 1990~~]]~~, at~~ the ~~Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, James (Buster) Douglas "shocked the world" by knocking out the seemingly invincible~~ [[~~Mike Tyson~~]] ~~to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. He would lose that title eight months later in first defense against~~ [[~~Evander Holyfield~~]]. Douglas was ~~heavily criticized for coming to fight Holyfield out of shape~~. He was ~~overweight in that fight~~ and ~~was clearly not in~~ the ~~same excellent shape that he fought Tyson in~~.		In his first title shot, Douglas fought [[Tony Tucker]] for the vacant [[IBF]] Heavyweight Championship on [[Tony Tucker vs. James Douglas\|May 30, 1987]] in Las Vegas, Nevada. Douglas was stopped in ten rounds. He was ahead by a point on one scorecard, behind by a point on another, and even on the third.

	He ~~faced~~ a ~~series~~ of ~~lawsuits after he won~~ the ~~Heavyweight Title~~ and ~~subsequently became frustrated~~ with the fight ~~game~~. ~~He also made 25 million dollars~~ for ~~fighting Holyfield~~ and said he was ~~well off enough~~ to ~~quit boxing~~. ~~However~~, ~~6 years later Buster~~ Douglas ~~did return~~ to the ~~ring~~ and ~~won~~ a ~~few fights against journeyman before being KO~~'d in the ~~first round by~~ [[Lou ~~Savarese~~]], he ~~retired soon afterwards~~.		Douglas fought [[Mike Tyson]] for the Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship on [[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas\|February 11, 1990]] in Tokyo, Japan. Douglas, a 42-1 underdog, was inspired by the recent death of his mother and fought the fight of his life. He was dominating the fight when he was dropped by a right uppercut in the final seconds of the eighth round. Douglas got up at the count of nine and that was the end of the round. Douglas regained control in the ninth round and wobbled Tyson with a left. In the tenth round, Douglas hurt Tyson with a right uppercut, then followed up with a combination, finishing with a left that put Tyson down for the first time in his career. Tyson put his knocked-out mouthpiece in backwards and tried to get up, but his legs were too wobbly. Referee Octavio Meyran waved the fight over and wrapped his arms around the rubbery-legged Tyson.

	~~== See Also ==~~		After the fight, promoter [[Don King]] attempted to have the result voided, claiming the referee had given Douglas a "long count" when he was down in the eighth round. King said video replays showed Douglas was down for more than 10 seconds. The IBF recognized Douglas as champion, but the [[WBC]] and [[WBA]] withheld recognition of Douglas' victory pending a review. WBC president [[Jose Sulaiman]] said his organization would hold a hearing on February 18, and WBA president [[Gilberto Mendoza]] said his group would meet within ten days. There was a tremendous backlash against the WBC and WBA, and on February 13, the two sanctioning bodies announced that they would recognize Douglas as champion. It was later learned that the [[British Boxing Board of Control]] and several state commissions in the U.S. had threatened to withdraw from the WBC if the organization failed to recognize Douglas' victory.
	*[[Mike Tyson vs. James (~~Buster~~) Douglas]]
	*[[James (Buster) Douglas vs. ~~Evander Holyfield~~]]		On February 21, 1990, Douglas filed a lawsuit to break his promotional contract with King and signed a conditional contract to make his first title defense at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Douglas claimed that King breached their contract when he tried to have Douglas' win against Tyson overturned. An out of court settlement gave King the right to promote a Douglas-Tyson rematch, but Douglas would first defend against [[Evander Holyfield]] on [[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield\|October 25, 1990]] at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada, a promotion in which King would have no direct pecuniary interest.

			Douglas put on a lot of weight after defeating Tyson and entered training camp very heavy. Steve Wynn, owner of The Mirage, was so concerned about Douglas' weight that he offered the champion private use of a hotel sauna. Wynn wasn't very happy when he discovered that Douglas called room service from the sauna on one occasion and ordered $98 worth of food.

			At the official weigh-in, Douglas weighed 246 lbs, 14½ more than his weight for the Tyson fight. "Roll him in and carry him out," said [[Lou Duva]], co-trainer of Holyfield, who came in at a svelte 208. Mirage oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro said there was a mad rush to the sports book after the weigh-in. "Over $150,000 was bet in one hour, and 90 percent of it was bet on Holyfield," he said. Holyfield had been as much as a 12-5 favorite. The odds went down to 7-5, but after the weigh-in, went up to 9-5.

			Holyfield easily controlled the first two rounds. He landed 66 of 100 punches, while Douglas landed 20 of 69. In the third round, Holyfield feinted with a left and Douglas threw a right uppercut lead. Holyfield stepped back and threw a right cross, catching Douglas on the chin. Douglas went down, landing hard on his left side. He showed no inclination to rise. He wiped his face with his gloves, checking for blood, then rolled over onto his back and took the referee's count of ten.

			Douglas, who made $24,075,000 (the largest purse ever at that time), retired after the fight. Away from boxing, his weight ballooned to roughly 400 lbs. In 1994, with a blood-sugar count of 800, Douglas went into a diabetic coma. When he got out of the hospital, he started working out in the gym to lose weight. He lost about 150 lbs and decided to make a comeback. He won six consecutive fights before being stopped in one round by [[Lou Savarese]] on [[James (Buster) Douglas vs. Lou Savarese\|June 25, 1998]]. He fought two more times, winning both, then retired for good.

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	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|~~Non-Paper~~]] Championship Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Legitimate]] Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between February 11, 1990 and October 25, 1990.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between February 11, 1990 and October 25, 1990.

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	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship ~~Reigns~~ Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between February 11, 1990 and October 25, 1990.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between February 11, 1990 and October 25, 1990.

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	before=[[Mike Tyson]]\|		before=[[Mike Tyson]]\|
	title=[[~~IBF~~ Heavyweight Champion]]<br>[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]<br>[[~~WBC~~ Heavyweight Champion]]\|		title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]<br>[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]<br>[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]\|
	after=[[Evander Holyfield]]\|		after=[[Evander Holyfield]]\|
	years=1990 Feb 11 – 1990 Oct 25		years=1990 Feb 11 – 1990 Oct 25