Few upsets shook the core of sports world like the unforeseen knockout of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson at the hands of James "Buster" Douglas. On Feb. 11, 1990, the pair met up in what was supposed ...

This feature is part of The Athletic’s series on one-hit wonders throughout sports. For three decades now, one of the best surviving stories from the famed James “Buster” Douglas-Mike Tyson fight week ...

This Week In History: Professional boxer James "Buster" Douglas waves to some of the thousands of fans who turned out on Feb, 17, 1990, in downtown Columbus for a parade to honor their hometown hero ...

On February 11, 1990 – long before any of the current basketball players on Xavier University's roster were even born – James "Buster" Douglas met Mike Tyson in Tokyo for boxing's undisputed ...

Buster Douglas, whose knockout of Mike Tyson in 1990 ranks as one of the most stunning upsets in sports history, would like a rematch. Douglas made the comments after watching Tyson return to the ...

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A search of the internet will almost unanimously tell you that the biggest upset in boxing history occurred on Feb. 10, 1990, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo when a little known heavyweight named James ...

On February 11th, 1990, “Iron” Mike Tyson lost his championship to James “Buster” Douglas. It was the biggest upset in heavyweight boxing history until Anthony Joshua was taken out by Andy Ruiz, Jr.

Buster Douglas beat Mike Tyson today. Thirty years ago today that is. And while consoling myself to the idea I'm old enough to clearly recall an event that occurred three decades ago, part of me still ...

Former heavyweight champion Buster Douglas, 56-years-old, believes WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao would win a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Back in February of 1990, Douglas was a 42-1 ...

A few weeks ago, David Haye predicted Tyson Fury would dominate in his upcoming rematch with Wladimir Klitschko on July 9th from the Manchester Arena in Manchester. Last November Fury (25-0, 18KOs) ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The father of former heavyweight champion Buster Douglas, himself a former amateur champion, has died of colon cancer at age 59. William L. Douglas II, who also was a pro boxer, died ...