Remember when heavyweight boxing used to be good? This fight in Tokyo was not expected to be anything special; it was seen as a vehicle to show off the seemingly indestructible Tyson to a new audience. Only one Las Vegas bookmaker even bothered to price up the fight and Buster Douglas's odds of 42-1 were considered too stingy by most.
However, Tyson was woefully under-prepared for the fight and got his comeuppance in a massive upset.
Journeyman Douglas dominated from the start and when Tyson sat down after the seventh round he said to his corner "I'm going to knock him out this round" because he knew he was losing on points.
He almost achieved his aim by knocking Douglas down with a fierce uppercut at the end of the round but the underdog survived.
Douglas went on to produce one of the great boxing upsets by knocking out Tyson in the 10th round before losing to Evander Holyfield in his first defence.
However, Tyson was woefully under-prepared for the fight and got his comeuppance in a massive upset.
Journeyman Douglas dominated from the start and when Tyson sat down after the seventh round he said to his corner "I'm going to knock him out this round" because he knew he was losing on points.
He almost achieved his aim by knocking Douglas down with a fierce uppercut at the end of the round but the underdog survived.
Douglas went on to produce one of the great boxing upsets by knocking out Tyson in the 10th round before losing to Evander Holyfield in his first defence.
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