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Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas, billed as Tyson is Back!, was a professional boxing match that occurred at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990. [1] The then-undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson lost by knockout to the 42-1 underdog Douglas. The fight is widely regarded as one of the biggest upsets in sports history.
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 to 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" [4] and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", [5] Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. [6]
James "Buster" Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1981 and 1999. He reigned as undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1990 after knocking out Mike Tyson. [1]
Mike Tyson's first fight. ... Tyson also once famously beat opponent Marvis Frazier by TKO in 30 seconds. Tyson's most recent fight. Tyson's final professional fight came in 2005, a match against ...
However, his first defense of that title would come against the 20-year-old undefeated sensation Mike Tyson, who was 27–0 with 25 of his victories coming by way of knockout. Tyson had gone 12–0 in the year of 1986 alone and officially qualified for the unification series with a second-round knockout victory over Alfonso Ratliff in September ...
Mike Tyson (def. Tony Tucker) 1 Aug 1987 – 11 Feb 1990 6 2 Buster Douglas: 11 Feb – 25 Oct 1990 0 3 Evander Holyfield: 25 Oct 1990 – 13 Nov 1992 3 4 Riddick Bowe: 13 Nov – 14 Dec 1992 0 Bowe's undisputed status ended when he vacated his WBC title and threw the title into the trash. [11] 5 Lennox Lewis (def. Evander Holyfield)
Mike Tyson turned professional in 1985 and won his first 19 fights by knockout, quickly garnering media attention and establishing an "aura of invincibility". [10] In November 1986 Tyson knocked out Trevor Berbick to win the WBC heavyweight title; at 20 years old, Tyson was the youngest heavyweight champion in history. [7]
Fact Check: Tyson, a well-known name in boxing history at 58 years old, faced off against 27-year-old Paul in Tyson’s first official fight in nearly 20 years, according to NPR.