Me and my brother watched this on HBO my brother was a big Tyson fan but when it looked like Douglas might win suddenly he started cheering for Douglas and when he knocked him down was going crazy,to this day never seen anyone go from a big fan of one guy to doing a complete 180 on someone. Just never saw that before that's what I always think of when I watch this
100%......kudos to buster but I always said (around the I want to eat his children era) that the only man who would ever beat Mike Tyson was Mike Tyson
IDK...I don't think, at least by Tyson's own words, that Doublas was fighting against Tyson the bully. I don't know why he would lie about it, but according to Tyson he wasn't the same before this fight...and he decided to retire bc he had too much respect for the sport to keep going knowing that his heart was no longer in it like it used to be.
This legit made me feel like crying, Because it’s so fucking beautiful, both of them showed what the human spirit is capable of when completely determined. Tyson was a strong opponent but Douglas had a greater resolve, when he went down in the later rounds I can feel like he’s thinking i can’t go down like this as the judge was counting, he got up and kept grinding at Tyson and won. Such a beautiful fight.
Tyson became a professional at age 18, and he fought FREQUENTLY. In 1985 and 1986, he was fighting just about every month -- this was possible since so many of those fights were ending early.
I started watching this fight on HBO at bedtime where I lived. I expected a quick knockout. My wife fell asleep. Finally Tyson floored Douglas and I started to turn it off. Buster got up. I kept watching it, I was enthalled with Douglas' grit and determination. That last round was amazing. You can say what you want, Tyson didn't train, blah, blah- but Buster Douglas had the heart of a lion, at least this one time in his life.
I come back and watch this full fight a couple times a year, because it's just so interesting - the backstory, how the fight unfolds, and Douglas' inspiring performance.
Buster Douglas used to live right next to my mom in Gahanna, Ohio (Columbus, Ohio) right before he started becoming a star. She knew he boxed, but didn’t know a whole lot about him. She told me he was a nice guy and that they talked every once in awhile. My mom and I still live in Gahanna and it’s weird to think that years before I was born he was my neighbor.
He ref counted at the same speed for both the Douglas knockdown and Tysons knockdown, Buster Douglas listened to the count of the referee, a slow count maybe but Douglas just observed the referee.
Also, look at the rumble in the jungle between Ali and Foreman. That count was ridiculous. Foreman's head was raised after he fell. Ali hit like a little girl. Foreman was NEVER knocked out, but the "bought and paid for" referee IMMEDIATELY counts a lucid Foreman out then runs immediately out of the ring. LMFAO And further proof is that Ali walked away from millions upon millions fighting foreman to fight a worthless old white dude instead. LMFAO Facts
Thank you. Get tired of so called boxing fans bang on about the so called long count, and never give Douglas the credit he deserved for his great performance.
You're right, it counted very quickly compared to the time Tyson knocked out Douglas a round or two before, I guess it was because of the emotion of the moment, the referee didn't time it correctly or make the short pauses between seconds. I am not on the referee's side, I also saw how after the ninth second he said 10 directly, crossing his arms as a sign of defeat, it seems to me that the fight should continue and Tyson maybe could have continued or maybe he would be knocked down again, we will never know. but what we do know is that he lost due to a bad count by the referee
@@DaniVeg08This was rigged, the ref was clearly paid off! busters was throwing blows when they were on a break multiple times and the ref only corrected him on one instance and then when Tyson KOd Buster the ref all looking around tryna stall in order to count slower and then as soon as buster get up just as shook as Tyson appeared he was like oh he’s good & then continues the fight only for the bell to ring😂 and then when Tyson gets KOd he all in his face counting much faster and even when Tyson got back up just the same as buster oh he grabs him and says he can’t continue 💀 he probably grabbed him cause he knew he was ripping Tyson off and didn’t want to get KOd by him if he found out 🤣💯 They been tryna take Tyson down that’s why they did this and even used a set up rape charge to dampen his skills cause everyone knows Tyson in his prime without any bad influences was unstoppable
I love how Douglas wasnt intimidated by Tyson. So many boxers were scared of Tyson, but Busta wasnt. Tyson, for most of this fight, looked lost and bewildered.
The thing with tyson is that his early style of fighting , peekaboo etc , constant knee bends side to side movement etc is very tireing especially as you get older .. what most of his fans didn't realise is that it's very hard to constantly fight that way as a heavyweight, I watched tyson from the beginning and my uncle told me tyson will not be able to keep up that style of fighting as he gets older... he was right... my uncle was a very knowledgeable guy when it came to boxing..
Great analysis. Agreed entirely. Tyson had to do the right things at all times to make up for his lack of size. He did that early in his career but did not later and it cost him. Some guys could get away with doing things the wrong way, Ali or Foreman comes to mind but they had physical advantages.
@@StreetStoriesEnt as he got older it was harder bro. He is a heavyweight! Cannot maintain thst style for 12rds. Watch the bonecrusher smith fight and tucker fighter were in his prime he is taken the distance.
Buster displayed the beauty of boxing the entire fight with his movement, use of the jab, his lion heart and by puting it all together. Just beautiful to watch his skills.
I can't believe he didn't get tired pushing out of the clinch so often in the later rounds. Tyson was just grabbing him and holding on for dear life, and allowing Douglas to push him off over and over.
Just switched from Tyson v Tucker to this and the difference in Mike is striking. He's completely lacking the exposive dynamic movement of the Tucker fight, almost hesitant in the 1st round allowing Douglas to gain confidence. Tyson looks at least 10 years older in this.
Tyson was believing his own hype and didn't train as hard as he should have. The whole fight he is just trying to land that big punch and Douglas just accumulated so many punches they started to have effect. Boxing is 99% preparation.
Tyson was completely flat and showed none of the things he was great for, head movement, hand speed and combos, no footwork..He showed a great chin and heart!
It wasn’t that bad. The worst guy for clinching was Ali. Refs let him get away with more shit than anybody else because he was a money machine for boxing.
This is probably the best heavyweight fight I've ever seen. I remember watching it live when it happened. I couldn't believe it then and I remember in the aftermath people were incorrectly saying Buster got in a lucky punch. But no, this was a masterful fight by a contender who's destiny beckoned, and who was ready to step up and grasp immortality aided by some luck and timing and a fight team in his corner with a precocious strategy to beat the unbeatable. It's instructive and poignant to see how small Tyson looked when he was on the back foot with a closed eye and in a dark place he'd not been before. Brilliant! Bravo! To both. "If it bleeds we can kill it"
At 42:44 is the first time ever that something was visible. It was the first time EVER that the fans saw the bottom of Tyson's shoes. You could say it was the first time we saw Tyson's sole.
@@asintonic tyson got a 14 count too. Anyway, as the inquest found, the FIGHTER’S job is only to listen to the referee and get up before 10. That’s what Douglas did. A person cannot lose a fight by listening to the referee.
@@TheGreatest1974 "A person cannot lose a fight by listening to the referee." What do you mean by that? What does winning or not winning fight has got to do with that?
@@yanair2091 people were saying Douglas should have lost because the ref did a long count? But Douglas did what any fighter is supposed to do and listened to the refs count and get up before ten. Therefore you cannot penalise douglas for the refs long count. This was all hashed out in the courts at the time.
@@davidmoser3535 I wasn't alive at that time but I have seen the actual fight many times. Liston was undefeated for 17 months and he scared fighters before the fight even happened! And clay wasn't scared!
Tyson said in"Undisputed Truth"that his corner said,:”You've got to close the gap,get inside and get UNDER his jab!!" Mike said he frustratedly replied:"Why don't-------YOU get in there and get under his jab?!? This guy has a TWELVE-inch reach-advantage on me!!😂
Naw fam, he fought a drunk Mike Tyson's here, mike wanted to rematch buster Sober, but buster ran away, and literally LAID DOWN , against holifield, thought about getting up, but stayed down, to collect his money and was never heard from again....
Truly an immortalized moment in the sport. Buster Douglas' achievement on his night will never ever be forgotten. Not only because he pulled off an upset that nearly nobody predicted, but despite all the setbacks leading into the fight it did not stop him. If anything it, they were the fuels that drove him to this unforgettable triumph!
Noticeably Tyson is not in his usual boxing style, that bobbing and weaving is not there, he look lost all through the fight. But you still give credit to Douglas, his approach on offense of not giving Tyson an inch to recover is incredibly delivered. The follow up after uppercut is extra ordinary.
great story!! This was the first boxing match I ever watched. My dad actually bought the pay per view...another first for us. He wanted me to see Tyson the Invincible. I saw THIS. It was a good introduction to boxing, honestly
Douglas was at his best, but very clearly Tyson from opening bell was at his worst! No spring in legs. No hand speed, no combos, stood in front of Douglas and made Douglas look good! Tyson like a champ reaching for mouth piece while hurt, Douglas in rd 3 of next fight taking out mouth piece and quitting
Beautiful ... I want to cry because the fight wasn't just against Mike. Mike was a symbol of everything negative in life. It was against what the world throws at you. What the world throws at you while you're down. An the man shows up and says not today not this fight. As a mother my self ... im glad the man had his moment.
Tyson, just before this fight, fired Kevin Rooney and replaced his entire team with Don King's friend and family. This fight became the pattern for the rest of his career. It's to bad.
dont forget that a loss of love makes you realise what matters in life ... and when its time to fight .. you dont giive aa foooook about what happens ..... regardless of partying and everything else ... tyson knew the FIRE buster had for this fight .. he knew from losing CUS early on ..and he knew the flame of love was coming like a train towards him ... tyson loved cus and knew the feeling of that loss ... its all about love bois remember that
The man promised his momma he would beat Tyson and tho she passed away before the fight. Douglas was absolutely not going to break that promise cuz he knew just how much it meant to his momma. Beautiful display of determination and devotion to go against all odds and to not be defeated
absolutely. compare this to a Tyson fight from 1985-1988 and it's obvious that he's not ready for this fight. He got beat but he also didn't bring his best by any stretch.
Not many people watched this fight but everyone remembers vividly when they first became privy to the outcome. It was difficult to fathom. Never underestimate what a man losing his mother can do to his soul. It clearly raised Douglas to a different level not seen before or since that fight.
the prior 2 fights were tell tale signs that Tyson should've taken him serious ... he KO'd a favored Mike Williams and won a hard fight against Oliver McCall The first man to beat & ko Lennox Lewis... and McCall was a tough Tyson sparring partner. The guy that developed this Douglas is Richie Giacceti... but he wasn't getting paid. The crazy move that Douglas does is the minute second after they're separated in a clinch he starts to attack... especially in the 9th where Larry Merchant yells Mike is hurt... to Douglas' credit Mike hit after the bell in literally all his fights and was known to throw elbows Haha... Mike Tyson flat on his ass
Mike Tyson prime years were different he still could have been the most dominate heavyweight of all time you see Mike Tyson was all about skills when he was with cus but after that it was all about being an animal & conquerer along with aggression & bad lifestyle outside of boxing to wear the body doesn’t respond they way you want it to if Mike kept on polishing his skills history would be different
@@BoxOf0121 Tyson could never have the dominant type of career that Ali, Lennox Lewis, or Tyson Fury had. He was washed up even before he was 30. He never dominated the fighting world like the 3 mentioned here.
Not excuses but a fact That from opening Bell mike was completely flat! HE showed none of skills, stationary target, no hand speed, 1 punch at a time, no footwork..Anyone who seen all his fights will tell you
First time ever watching this fight, my two cents: -Buster Douglas got in some cheap shots during breaks -Count on Douglas was perfectly fine -Count on Tyson started fine but ended too soon -Douglas was dominating the whole fight with his jabs and follow ups
Whiners keep thinking Tyson won. This full fight shows who was better. Look at the number of punches Tyson received and vice versa. Tyson was clearly weakened. He was extremely lucky with his uppercut. Also, compare the way Buster and Tyson get up. Tyson was off balance, Buster wasn't. Everyone knew it was a matter of time Tyson would be knocked out. Too many punches landed. When you get so many punches, you lose stamina and accuracy. This is what happened to Tyson. Stop cheerleading and start analyzing the fight.
Tyson looked so disengaged with all of it, especially when they would brake where there was no bounce in his step on the ready. If you loved Mike like we did back in the day when we witnessed this live then you would’ve felt just like me so sad and so much pain to watch him in this fight knowing that if Cuz was there.... well let’s just say we still love you Mike.
Seen this fight 20 times and Buster was counted out by the 10 count. He got up at 12 on my count every time since i saw it live in the ‘90s…Tyson got robbed! The ref dragged the hell out of the 7, 8, and 9 smh!!!
But they are trained to get up as late as possible, use all the time they can to regroup. So you have to prove that he COULDN’T get up in time and I’ve watched this many times and he rested to take advantage of the count. If the count was faster, I have no doubt he would have got up before 10. Watch him and how he acts vs Tyson.
at about 0530 on sunday morning february 11th 1990 there was a handwritten note in our ft knox chow hall( basic training) that mike tyson lost. we were not allowed to talk... but GD!!!
His mom told everybody that her son would beat Mike Tyson and a few weeks before the fight his mom died. He was not stronger or the better fighter, he just had something to fight for this night 🦁
I won't take anything away from Buster Douglas, but you can tell Tyson did not have that killer look at all, all of the other fights he fought, he would basically win the fight before they started during the introductions....Tyson was not in shape, he came in like who cares! Just my two cents...and I did watch this fight in 1990 when i was in the Phillippines
I distinctly remember after the nba allstar game in 1990, after commercial, the commentator (don't remember who) said something to the effect of , " If you thought this was amazing, wait'll you hear this. Mike Tyson has been knocked out." It was the most unreal, just weird thing to hear. Mike Tyson was literally thought of as invincible. It was also late at night, which added to the weirdness.
From what I read Tyson was hard to handle and often went against his trainers not showing up for work outs. It's my understanding the night of the fight Tyson was out with the Japanese girls until the early morning hours. When He came in his friend told Tyson you have a fight in a about 12 hours. Tyson's exact words were" I can beat him if I were up two weeks without any sleep. When Tyson showed up at the ring his trainers could see he was tired and not ready for a fight. Even Tyson's corner men weren't ready and had to put ice in a rubber glove to apply to Mikes swollen face. No one was ready and took Douglas as another bum Tyson will put his lights out in a round or two.These were all the other fight so why will this be any different. Well Tyson got his ass handed to him as he should have.Or a my Grandpa once said "he got to big for his britches. Once he had 340 million dollars now he has a marijuana farm but so do a lot of pother thugs. Tyson said once when asked why he lost his 340 million. Answer: I dunno but I sure had a lot of fun. What I though was hilarious was the audience Japanese audience sat and watched the fight like wax statutes. So they had to dub shucking and jiving noise to make it more like a natural fight.I will never forget that fight over 30 years ago.
@@IamAkoma how is it a excuse nobody is taking anything from Douglas but the truth is there for all to see, he got a fluke win on a overconfident tyson then lost it right away to holyfield and went back to being a nobody.
Tyson whined about Holyfield using his head. This fight just like every other he uses his head and elbows as weapons, especially once he starts getting hit.
He couldn't because Don King had him tied up with traveling state to state, flying from city to city all across the USA for months to talk with his lawyers. Buster was drained and finally only had about 5 or 6 weeks to suddenly train and get in shape for Holyfield. He was exhausted, mentally, physically, stressed out, jet lagged etc.etc. Don King is a POS con man and always was.
@@bobber0623 anything can happen. Mike was losing this fight until he landed a massive shot. same goes to almost every heavyweight fights that the other guy was losing until he wasn't.
The ignored beauty of this fight is you have one guy fighting with anger, and frustration, probably some hate, and you have a guy fighting for love, and love won the fight. James Douglas' dedicated this whole training camp and fight to his at the time recently deceased Mom, and his love for his Mom, and it worked! He showed how much she meant to him that night!! ❤
All throughout Mike Tyson’s carrier the media and announcers have talked down about how he fights or calling him fat yet he was one of if not the best boxers in history. Mike’s whole life has been like this. He fought to stay up while the whole world tried to kick him down.
Throughout his early career the media kissed his ass, not sure what you are talking about. At some point Tyson didn't prepare and was overweight and raped and acted like a thug and bit an ear and went to jail. Thankfully he turned it all around, thanks to DMT and mushrooms.
Mike was physically there, but mentally, he was somewhere else. I watched that fight live on pay per view, and it was really a shock to see Mike defeated.
Buster had more on his mind than Mike had. His mom had just passed away three weeks before this fight. He even said that this really interrupted his training due to having so many things to take care of. But he was determined to SHOCK THE WORLD, which is what he promised him momma that he'd do. And he did it.
mi gran admiración para Buster Douglas gran campeón un verdadero campeón su victoria tiene un sabor especial le ganó al mejor del mundo en su mejor momento
Even when Mike was in his so called prime. I guess the 80s before Rooney got fired, he had a problem with taller fighters with reach. He’d win but the fight wouldn’t be no first round knockout.
Me and my brother watched this on HBO my brother was a big Tyson fan but when it looked like Douglas might win suddenly he started cheering for Douglas and when he knocked him down was going crazy,to this day never seen anyone go from a big fan of one guy to doing a complete 180 on someone. Just never saw that before that's what I always think of when I watch this
ur brother seems the type to only cheer for the winning team
لا زال اخيك يحب تايسون لكن تايسون الافضل على الاطلاق وكان حنينا أكثر من ما كان فيه المنافس الثاني
Your brother only like winning team's
@@whyoumad4 😂 the point was more that he was impressed by the performance.
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He was the first guy that Tyson
Couldn’t bully.
Tyson was Never the same after this fight.
Tyson couldn't bully Tillis. Tillis won that fight.
He was mentally out of it before this fight.
Size
100%......kudos to buster but I always said (around the I want to eat his children era) that the only man who would ever beat Mike Tyson was Mike Tyson
IDK...I don't think, at least by Tyson's own words, that Doublas was fighting against Tyson the bully.
I don't know why he would lie about it, but according to Tyson he wasn't the same before this fight...and he decided to retire bc he had too much respect for the sport to keep going knowing that his heart was no longer in it like it used to be.
This legit made me feel like crying,
Because it’s so fucking beautiful,
both of them showed what the human spirit is capable of when completely determined. Tyson was a strong opponent but Douglas had a greater resolve, when he went down in the later rounds I can feel like he’s thinking i can’t go down like this as the judge was counting, he got up and kept grinding at Tyson and won. Such a beautiful fight.
@@Sniptheclip82 for his mom and his dad
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@@joaooliveira4499😂😂 38:54
He was down for 12 seconds tho, that should’ve been Tyson’s win
Tyson was only 23. Crazy.
He started out young
Tyson became a professional at age 18, and he fought FREQUENTLY. In 1985 and 1986, he was fighting just about every month -- this was possible since so many of those fights were ending early.
It makes me believe that Buster would have had 10 times the career if he prepared this way for all his fights. Beautiful boxing.
Yes
His mother passed a week before the fight so he was fighting for her, you can’t prepare for that 100x over.
"prepared this way" i.e. having a family member die??
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I started watching this fight on HBO at bedtime where I lived. I expected a quick knockout. My wife fell asleep. Finally Tyson floored Douglas and I started to turn it off. Buster got up. I kept watching it, I was enthalled with Douglas' grit and determination. That last round was amazing. You can say what you want, Tyson didn't train, blah, blah- but Buster Douglas had the heart of a lion, at least this one time in his life.
Buster Douglas promised his mom he would win the fight. 23 days before the fight Buster's mother died. The man really did have the heart of a lion.
I totally agree with u . He was so inspired that night.. he was king for at least a lil while
Jim Lampley: “He’d shock the world if he made the middle rounds.”
Narrator: “He did and more.”
One of the only "full fight" Tyson videos that is "long" on YT (over 20 mins).
I come back and watch this full fight a couple times a year, because it's just so interesting - the backstory, how the fight unfolds, and Douglas' inspiring performance.
I watch the Holly Holme ko of Rhonda Rousey also. That was a beautiful thing with an equally compelling story.
I recommend you watch the ESPN 30 for 30 about this called 42-1. It has incredible backstory.
@@R-SUPREME Yes, I've seen it a couple times. Awesome story.
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Imagine the people that put tens of thousands on Douglas for this fight. $420,000 on a $10,000 bet. Insane payout eh!
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Happy to watch this on RUclips. Buster Douglas' interview was great and he was a great boxer. Happy he had his moment.
Nada le tocó perder aTyson, el trato de hacer la pelea que le combenia, pero no le funcionó.nada ma's
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"What an uppercut by Douglas and down goes Tyson"
That was an absolutely brutal combination.
On the replay you can see he was positioning just for that one shot
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 old school combination like sugar ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali Duran sugar ray Leonard 🤨
@@AnthonyRobinson-dc3pq Seriously.
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 yeah
Buster Douglas used to live right next to my mom in Gahanna, Ohio (Columbus, Ohio) right before he started becoming a star. She knew he boxed, but didn’t know a whole lot about him. She told me he was a nice guy and that they talked every once in awhile. My mom and I still live in Gahanna and it’s weird to think that years before I was born he was my neighbor.
no tf she didn't 😂😂 why tf u lying so confidently on the internet lil bruh.......
@@John-oo6px How tf do you want me to prove it to you “lil bro”?😂 Stfu
Why you lying for no reason bro 😂
@@RealistChairdid you open his heart and see if he was lying?
@@John-oo6pxdamn I didn't know you opened his heart and saw that he was lying
must be the 20th time Ive seen this. Never tire of seeing the biggest upset in boxing history
Same here. I won’t say it was the greatest fight ever but there’s something about it that keeps bringing me back to watch it again.
He ref counted at the same speed for both the Douglas knockdown and Tysons knockdown, Buster Douglas listened to the count of the referee, a slow count maybe but Douglas just observed the referee.
Also, look at the rumble in the jungle between Ali and Foreman.
That count was ridiculous.
Foreman's head was raised after he fell. Ali hit like a little girl. Foreman was NEVER knocked out, but the "bought and paid for" referee IMMEDIATELY counts a lucid Foreman out then runs immediately out of the ring.
LMFAO
And further proof is that Ali walked away from millions upon millions fighting foreman to fight a worthless old white dude instead. LMFAO
Facts
Thank you. Get tired of so called boxing fans bang on about the so called long count, and never give Douglas the credit he deserved for his great performance.
Wtf just watch the clock
@@crushedscouter9522 tyson is a punk little girl
That wasn't a slow count i still think Tyson was the best ever
One of them
You're right, it counted very quickly compared to the time Tyson knocked out Douglas a round or two before, I guess it was because of the emotion of the moment, the referee didn't time it correctly or make the short pauses between seconds. I am not on the referee's side, I also saw how after the ninth second he said 10 directly, crossing his arms as a sign of defeat, it seems to me that the fight should continue and Tyson maybe could have continued or maybe he would be knocked down again, we will never know. but what we do know is that he lost due to a bad count by the referee
He wasn't. Never beat anyone that was any good, and lost to every hall of fame level fighter he ever faced. He was mostly hype
@@DaniVeg08This was rigged, the ref was clearly paid off! busters was throwing blows when they were on a break multiple times and the ref only corrected him on one instance and then when Tyson KOd Buster the ref all looking around tryna stall in order to count slower and then as soon as buster get up just as shook as Tyson appeared he was like oh he’s good & then continues the fight only for the bell to ring😂 and then when Tyson gets KOd he all in his face counting much faster and even when Tyson got back up just the same as buster oh he grabs him and says he can’t continue 💀 he probably grabbed him cause he knew he was ripping Tyson off and didn’t want to get KOd by him if he found out 🤣💯 They been tryna take Tyson down that’s why they did this and even used a set up rape charge to dampen his skills cause everyone knows Tyson in his prime without any bad influences was unstoppable
I love how Douglas wasnt intimidated by Tyson. So many boxers were scared of Tyson, but Busta wasnt. Tyson, for most of this fight, looked lost and bewildered.
He is from Linden. He is going to be scared of Tyson? No.
If u actually look back on Tyson’s legit losses(before he was an old man) every guy who wasn’t scared of him beat him.
And ruddock is really the only guy to go at Tyson like that and still lose because he didn’t have the chin for it
@@agkizzy5405 This is a myth. Mike beat plenty of guys that weren't afraid of him.
@@agkizzy5405Never mind Leonard's nonsense comments - Tyson was not the same fighter without Rooney! It's plainer than day!!
Mike Tyson was humbled after this fight.
The thing with tyson is that his early style of fighting , peekaboo etc , constant knee bends side to side movement etc is very tireing especially as you get older .. what most of his fans didn't realise is that it's very hard to constantly fight that way as a heavyweight, I watched tyson from the beginning and my uncle told me tyson will not be able to keep up that style of fighting as he gets older... he was right... my uncle was a very knowledgeable guy when it came to boxing..
Great analysis. Agreed entirely. Tyson had to do the right things at all times to make up for his lack of size. He did that early in his career but did not later and it cost him. Some guys could get away with doing things the wrong way, Ali or Foreman comes to mind but they had physical advantages.
💯 agreed
He didnt use the peek a boo like he did when he first came he really didnt use it at all just flashes of it when he got mad
“As he gets older? He was 23 in this fight.”
@@StreetStoriesEnt as he got older it was harder bro. He is a heavyweight! Cannot maintain thst style for 12rds. Watch the bonecrusher smith fight and tucker fighter were in his prime he is taken the distance.
Mike Tyson: "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth:
Buster Douglas: "I plan to keep punching Mike Tyson in the mouth"
Buster displayed the beauty of boxing the entire fight with his movement, use of the jab, his lion heart and by puting it all together. Just beautiful to watch his skills.
I can't believe he didn't get tired pushing out of the clinch so often in the later rounds. Tyson was just grabbing him and holding on for dear life, and allowing Douglas to push him off over and over.
I'm a big Tyson fan & he did lose.
Greatest fight by an underdog in boxing history
Mike must have partied all night couldn't throw combinations and bad defense happy for buster though 😊
Buster Douglas and his moment in time 🥊1990
Just switched from Tyson v Tucker to this and the difference in Mike is striking. He's completely lacking the exposive dynamic movement of the Tucker fight, almost hesitant in the 1st round allowing Douglas to gain confidence. Tyson looks at least 10 years older in this.
Tyson was believing his own hype and didn't train as hard as he should have. The whole fight he is just trying to land that big punch and Douglas just accumulated so many punches they started to have effect. Boxing is 99% preparation.
Tyson was completely flat and showed none of the things he was great for, head movement, hand speed and combos, no footwork..He showed a great chin and heart!
No one:
Mike Tyson: I'm gonna hug this man every 10 secs lol......😂😂
I would like to see u take those punches and react differently
It wasn’t that bad. The worst guy for clinching was Ali. Refs let him get away with more shit than anybody else because he was a money machine for boxing.
@@raddmann336 get out idiot
I'll say 1 thing about Tyson, the man could take a punch
He took a lot of punches after this fight. He was never the same either.
He could take a 10 count too. He took 3 of them in his career!
@@thespy7795A lot of great champions have, Lewis took 2 of them each from 1 punch
That was a Damm good fight for all the people who love boxing.
My idol is Bruce lee and Mohamed Ali , but that night Buster Douglas shouk the world
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This is probably the best heavyweight fight I've ever seen. I remember watching it live when it happened. I couldn't believe it then and I remember in the aftermath people were incorrectly saying Buster got in a lucky punch.
But no, this was a masterful fight by a contender who's destiny beckoned, and who was ready to step up and grasp immortality aided by some luck and timing and a fight team in his corner with a precocious strategy to beat the unbeatable.
It's instructive and poignant to see how small Tyson looked when he was on the back foot with a closed eye and in a dark place he'd not been before.
Brilliant! Bravo! To both.
"If it bleeds we can kill it"
I agree with with every word you’ve written here. Couldn’t have said it better!!
Best fights ever, frazier vs ali.
Ali vs Fraizer .Second fight .Amazing.
Best moment for Buster Douglas? Yes. Best Fight? Hells no. That would be the Ali Frazier Trilogy!
Then he got in about 500 lucky punches
Still love watching this after all these years. Lol. Tyson said WTF. Lol.
At 42:44 is the first time ever that something was visible. It was the first time EVER that the fans saw the bottom of Tyson's shoes. You could say it was the first time we saw Tyson's sole.
Shut up
41:50 the first time we seen douglas kiss a man
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The sheer skills and courage Douglas showed this night was phenomenal. He DEFIED Tyson every round.
Tyson was robbed! buster went down, that was a 14count!
@@asintonic tyson got a 14 count too. Anyway, as the inquest found, the FIGHTER’S job is only to listen to the referee and get up before 10. That’s what Douglas did. A person cannot lose a fight by listening to the referee.
@@TheGreatest1974 "A person cannot lose a fight by listening to the referee."
What do you mean by that? What does winning or not winning fight has got to do with that?
@@yanair2091 people were saying Douglas should have lost because the ref did a long count? But Douglas did what any fighter is supposed to do and listened to the refs count and get up before ten. Therefore you cannot penalise douglas for the refs long count. This was all hashed out in the courts at the time.
@@TheGreatest1974 crooked Don king tired to take buster knockout away
The fight that truly shocked the world!
The only fight that is similar to me is Clay-Liston 1. Total upset.
@@davidmoser3535 I wasn't alive at that time but I have seen the actual fight many times. Liston was undefeated for 17 months and he scared fighters before the fight even happened! And clay wasn't scared!
Despite this lose, Mike Tyson is still the greatest boxer of all time if you watched all his fights
Su questo non c'è dubbio.
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Mike is one of the greatest
It was a wonderful and courageous performance from Douglas
41:50 douglas deserved that kiss on the lips from another man
From beginning to end 😡☝️
This was Buster''s fight from the start, counts or not.
Exactly. People get too tied up on counts and bullshit. Buster was the better man that night and beat Mike up bad
Bullshit, if the Ref was a Pro, things would've been different good or bad for Mike.
Buster's mom died and he said he was fighting for her, never underestimate that.
@@nathanielgathing659 nothing could have saved Mike except a lot more preparation.
This wasn't just the greatest upset in boxing history, it was one of the greatest upsets in all of sports.
exactly cuz he was definitely on the canvas for about 13-14 seconds, the ref just a lil slow
Tyson won that fight because the ref counted very slow when Douglas went down.
@@truthseekerKJV And how many seconds was mike down? You want to split hairs? He got his ass kicked through the whole fight.
@@truthseekerKJV u believe in ghosts also
drama queen? You happy and dancing?
Tyson said in"Undisputed Truth"that his corner said,:”You've got to close the gap,get inside and get UNDER his jab!!" Mike said he frustratedly replied:"Why don't-------YOU get in there and get under his jab?!? This guy has a TWELVE-inch reach-advantage on me!!😂
Douglas let Tyson to lick the boxing floor . Douglas really taught him good lesson and his smartness went into dust .
Naw fam, he fought a drunk Mike Tyson's here, mike wanted to rematch buster Sober, but buster ran away, and literally LAID DOWN , against holifield, thought about getting up, but stayed down, to collect his money and was never heard from again....
Truly an immortalized moment in the sport. Buster Douglas' achievement on his night will never ever be forgotten. Not only because he pulled off an upset that nearly nobody predicted, but despite all the setbacks leading into the fight it did not stop him. If anything it, they were the fuels that drove him to this unforgettable triumph!
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He laid down for 14 seconds, Honey. Stop analizing!
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Noticeably Tyson is not in his usual boxing style, that bobbing and weaving is not there, he look lost all through the fight. But you still give credit to Douglas, his approach on offense of not giving Tyson an inch to recover is incredibly delivered. The follow up after uppercut is extra ordinary.
He was partying and on coke.. Mike tyson definitely wasn't there
That's exactly what I saw. Buster looked good but he will never be as good as Tyson. Everybody has a bad day
@@user-pg9en8wv1m Yep, and Buster really made this a bad day for Tyson.
No Rooney
Mike was still high women and drugging and drinking and still trying to box 🤣
I bet my whole paycheck on Buster to win.
Just had a feeling. When Douglas knocked
Tyson out I screamed so loud wow what a win!
Holy shit really? What was the payout?
And the guy who took your bet?? ALBERT EINSTEIN
great story!! This was the first boxing match I ever watched. My dad actually bought the pay per view...another first for us. He wanted me to see Tyson the Invincible. I saw THIS. It was a good introduction to boxing, honestly
What a dumbass Liar you are
good story, sounds super fake and attention seeking, but cool story bro!!
This Buster Guy Sure Wore Mike Down... Hey Fell to Mike but Got Up and Got Saved by the Bell... Then He Put Mike Away. Wow! Thanks for Sharing
There was a single announcer doing this fight originally and he did a great job.
Jimmy Lennon Jr
His father was Jimmy Lennon Sr. known the world over for is iconic voice of professional boxing. He is his fathers voice
Mike had lost his eye of the tiger in this fight
This changed my life...I was young....I realised nobody was invincible. I stopped playing with my toys that same day.
Buster destroyed Tyson and not had luck. That jab Tyson never can’t take it off. Great
Like Larry Holmes Ali and Liston with the boss jab
A 49:17 Z@@AnthonyRobinson-dc3pqand Lennox Lewis also used it in Tyson..
Underrated fight tbh, Douglas fought fantastically well.
How is it underrated? This fight is famous even among non fans.
The result is famous yes, however the actual fight itself was underrated imo.@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
Douglas was at his best, but very clearly Tyson from opening bell was at his worst! No spring in legs. No hand speed, no combos, stood in front of Douglas and made Douglas look good! Tyson like a champ reaching for mouth piece while hurt, Douglas in rd 3 of next fight taking out mouth piece and quitting
Beautiful ... I want to cry because the fight wasn't just against Mike. Mike was a symbol of everything negative in life. It was against what the world throws at you. What the world throws at you while you're down. An the man shows up and says not today not this fight. As a mother my self ... im glad the man had his moment.
Tyson was not negative
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Tyson was robbed! buster went down, that was a 14count!
@asintonhe Michael was smashed....he also had long count which happens in boxing.
Best fight I have ever seen! It had everything, skill, courage, patience and an over confident champion knocked off his throne.
Tyson's mind is somewhere else from first 30 seconds
Tyson was robbed! buster went down, that was a 14count!
@@asintonic13
Tyson, just before this fight, fired Kevin Rooney and replaced his entire team with Don King's friend and family. This fight became the pattern for the rest of his career. It's to bad.
dont forget that a loss of love makes you realise what matters in life ... and when its time to fight .. you dont giive aa foooook about what happens ..... regardless of partying and everything else ... tyson knew the FIRE buster had for this fight .. he knew from losing CUS early on ..and he knew the flame of love was coming like a train towards him ... tyson loved cus and knew the feeling of that loss ... its all about love bois remember that
Wrong year
The ref was too quick to step in a lot of the times, especially in rnd 9 on the ropes
A fully prepared mike tyson is unbeatable
Nobody can ever sayTyson was easy to put down. The guy could take some serious hits.
The most beautiful ass whooping of all time. I like how Douglas looked him directly in the eye after every round like, " What's up " ?
In my town in Africa I was the only Douglas supporter and after the fight I ran away. Couldn't risk celebrating.
The man promised his momma he would beat Tyson and tho she passed away before the fight. Douglas was absolutely not going to break that promise cuz he knew just how much it meant to his momma. Beautiful display of determination and devotion to go against all odds and to not be defeated
Masterpiece ever. Great
thanks for this video upload !
Tyson was flat footed and lacked his signature head movement... He lacked spark/energy from the opening bell.
absolutely. compare this to a Tyson fight from 1985-1988 and it's obvious that he's not ready for this fight. He got beat but he also didn't bring his best by any stretch.
That's right
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, The only way a lesser fighter wins
@@zelenicaljubljanica5410It was Tyson at like maybe 40%
Not many people watched this fight but everyone remembers vividly when they first became privy to the outcome. It was difficult to fathom. Never underestimate what a man losing his mother can do to his soul. It clearly raised Douglas to a different level not seen before or since that fight.
Or a man losing his father. You can't beat raw emotion.
He clearly lost in the eighth
the prior 2 fights were tell tale signs that Tyson should've taken him serious ... he KO'd a favored Mike Williams and won a hard fight against Oliver McCall The first man to beat & ko Lennox Lewis... and McCall was a tough Tyson sparring partner.
The guy that developed this Douglas is Richie Giacceti... but he wasn't getting paid.
The crazy move that Douglas does is the minute second after they're separated in a clinch he starts to attack... especially in the 9th where Larry Merchant yells Mike is hurt... to Douglas' credit
Mike hit after the bell in literally all his fights and was known to throw elbows
Haha...
Mike Tyson flat on his ass
@@danielcallahan631 you clearly lost your mind
@@1man1bike1road How do you figure? You clearly can't count...timed it with a stop watch
Imagine being only 24 years old, absolutely in your prime, and getting your ass beat by a no name.
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Mike Tyson prime years were different he still could have been the most dominate heavyweight of all time you see Mike Tyson was all about skills when he was with cus but after that it was all about being an animal & conquerer along with aggression & bad lifestyle outside of boxing to wear the body doesn’t respond they way you want it to if Mike kept on polishing his skills history would be different
@@BoxOf0121 Tyson could never have the dominant type of career that Ali, Lennox Lewis, or Tyson Fury had. He was washed up even before he was 30. He never dominated the fighting world like the 3 mentioned here.
@@mts7274 lol tyson fury has not dominated at all
@@MrMov1es Tell me one top current heavyweight who has beaten Tyson Fury. I can tell you PLENTY of heavyweights who beat the crap out of Mike Tyson.
The comments section is full of Tyson fanboys making excuses for his loss . What a shame
Not excuses but a fact That from opening Bell mike was completely flat! HE showed none of skills, stationary target, no hand speed, 1 punch at a time, no footwork..Anyone who seen all his fights will tell you
Man, it was DESTINY for Douglas to win this fight.
It was fixed lol
@@TheTubeMeister Either way, fixed or not, it was DESTINY. Everything is preordained. Nothing is RANDOM. We're mere PUPPETS.
@@TheTubeMeisterwhat
MESSAGE TO THE YOUNG FIGHTER'S, REMEMBER YOUR TRAINER, AND CORNER MAN IS IMPORTANT.
At first you win a fight in your head and Tyson lost it way before the first punch was thrown.
He had a plan until Buster punched him hard and wasn't afraid.
To me this is the TIME THEY GAVE Mike the age pill he started going down 😢😢😢😢😢
Tyson was partying with Bobby Brown until 5am. You can tell he's totally out of it.
@Dean Martinson 'Dont Be Cruel' man
Even if Tyson trained buster would have still beat Tyson’s ass
@@victorianicolau9431 I seriously doubt that
@@christophernunno4462 k it’s my opinion u have yours
@@victorianicolau9431 Very true but just remember that every great heavyweight got beat... except Rocky Marciano. 😊
Standing in front of the iron mike within few rounds is a history..
Iron Mike proved to me that .there isnt anybody knocked flat . Buster was the better fighter that day .
First time ever watching this fight, my two cents:
-Buster Douglas got in some cheap shots during breaks
-Count on Douglas was perfectly fine
-Count on Tyson started fine but ended too soon
-Douglas was dominating the whole fight with his jabs and follow ups
Whiners keep thinking Tyson won. This full fight shows who was better. Look at the number of punches Tyson received and vice versa. Tyson was clearly weakened. He was extremely lucky with his uppercut. Also, compare the way Buster and Tyson get up. Tyson was off balance, Buster wasn't. Everyone knew it was a matter of time Tyson would be knocked out. Too many punches landed. When you get so many punches, you lose stamina and accuracy. This is what happened to Tyson. Stop cheerleading and start analyzing the fight.
Tyson looked so disengaged with all of it, especially when they would brake where there was no bounce in his step on the ready. If you loved Mike like we did back in the day when we witnessed this live then you would’ve felt just like me so sad and so much pain to watch him in this fight knowing that if Cuz was there.... well let’s just say we still love you Mike.
Easy with the bromance talk... and I see you thumbs'd up urself!
True he wasn't in good shape
He was the best in those days
He was the best in those days
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See that guy on the right by the ropes holding the flag? He's the reason Tyson fell.
Seen this fight 20 times and Buster was counted out by the 10 count. He got up at 12 on my count every time since i saw it live in the ‘90s…Tyson got robbed! The ref dragged the hell out of the 7, 8, and 9 smh!!!
But they are trained to get up as late as possible, use all the time they can to regroup. So you have to prove that he COULDN’T get up in time and I’ve watched this many times and he rested to take advantage of the count. If the count was faster, I have no doubt he would have got up before 10. Watch him and how he acts vs Tyson.
Buster Douglas Mom cheering for her son from heaven
The fact that he fulfilled his promise to his mom is amazing. He promised her mom that he would beat Mike Tyson before she passed away and dayum 👏🏼
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at about 0530 on sunday morning february 11th 1990 there was a handwritten note in our ft knox chow hall( basic training) that mike tyson lost. we were not allowed to talk... but GD!!!
His mom told everybody that her son would beat Mike Tyson and a few weeks before the fight his mom died. He was not stronger or the better fighter, he just had something to fight for this night 🦁
Buster Jabs and uppercuts wanted all the smoke
I won't take anything away from Buster Douglas, but you can tell Tyson did not have that killer look at all, all of the other fights he fought, he would basically win the fight before they started during the introductions....Tyson was not in shape, he came in like who cares! Just my two cents...and I did watch this fight in 1990 when i was in the Phillippines
Disengaged.
His muscles weren’t as pronounced as they were in other fights either. I agree with you completely.
I would take anything away from Tyson, but Douglas was just a better fighter.
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I was in a Bar called Nolan’s in Gulf Shores Alabama when I heard that Tyson went down and stayed there
I distinctly remember after the nba allstar game in 1990, after commercial, the commentator (don't remember who) said something to the effect of , " If you thought this was amazing, wait'll you hear this. Mike Tyson has been knocked out."
It was the most unreal, just weird thing to hear. Mike Tyson was literally thought of as invincible.
It was also late at night, which added to the weirdness.
The bell saved Buster but he was better that day
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Tyson was sow dangerous.
From what I read Tyson was hard to handle and often went against his trainers not showing up for work outs. It's my understanding the night of the fight Tyson was out with the Japanese girls until the early morning hours. When He came in his friend told Tyson you have a fight in a about 12 hours. Tyson's exact words were" I can beat him if I were up two weeks without any sleep.
When Tyson showed up at the ring his trainers could see he was tired and not ready for a fight. Even Tyson's corner men weren't ready and had to put ice in a rubber glove to apply to Mikes swollen face. No one was ready and took Douglas as another bum Tyson will put his lights out in a round or two.These were all the other fight so why will this be any different. Well Tyson got his ass handed to him as he should have.Or a my Grandpa once said "he got to big for his britches. Once he had 340 million dollars now he has a marijuana farm but so do a lot of pother thugs. Tyson said once when asked why he lost his 340 million. Answer: I dunno but I sure had a lot of fun. What I though was hilarious was the audience Japanese audience sat and watched the fight like wax statutes. So they had to dub shucking and jiving noise to make it more like a natural fight.I will never forget that fight over 30 years ago.
I do not like Mike. He will never get respect from ms!!
@@fougee1 He had immense natural talent and as long as he took direction from his original training camp he was a monster.
Excuses excuses.
@@IamAkoma how is it a excuse nobody is taking anything from Douglas but the truth is there for all to see, he got a fluke win on a overconfident tyson then lost it right away to holyfield and went back to being a nobody.
Tyson whined about Holyfield using his head. This fight just like every other he uses his head and elbows as weapons, especially once he starts getting hit.
Yep. Tyson depends on that uppercut. Bout all he had or will ever have. Not a hatter,just it is,is what it is.
He used the clinch too.
Holyfield was notorious for headbutting tie ups.
Preparation wins bouts. Tyson was unprepared. Douglas was fighting for his dead Mom.
That bell man that bell🤣🤣😄 changed everything👍34:26
Tyson looks kinda slower on his foot work here .
Shame Douglas didn't keep in shape when he fought Holyfield
He couldn't because Don King had him tied up with traveling state to state, flying from city to city all across the USA for months to talk with his lawyers. Buster was drained and finally only had about 5 or 6 weeks to suddenly train and get in shape for Holyfield. He was exhausted, mentally, physically, stressed out, jet lagged etc.etc. Don King is a POS con man and always was.
He would have still lost
@@bobber0623 you never know
@@bobber0623 anything can happen. Mike was losing this fight until he landed a massive shot. same goes to almost every heavyweight fights that the other guy was losing until he wasn't.
The drama on each side that played out in Round 8 always brings a tear to my eyes.
The ignored beauty of this fight is you have one guy fighting with anger, and frustration, probably some hate, and you have a guy fighting for love, and love won the fight. James Douglas' dedicated this whole training camp and fight to his at the time recently deceased Mom, and his love for his Mom, and it worked! He showed how much she meant to him that night!! ❤
Douglas used his height to his advantage!
All throughout Mike Tyson’s carrier the media and announcers have talked down about how he fights or calling him fat yet he was one of if not the best boxers in history. Mike’s whole life has been like this. He fought to stay up while the whole world tried to kick him down.
Like when he raped that woman? Yeah the whole world is keeping him down. Tyson is a simple minded animal, nothing more.
Your spelling is terrible. You make people stupid reading your post.
Throughout his early career the media kissed his ass, not sure what you are talking about. At some point Tyson didn't prepare and was overweight and raped and acted like a thug and bit an ear and went to jail. Thankfully he turned it all around, thanks to DMT and mushrooms.
Mike was physically there, but mentally, he was somewhere else. I watched that fight live on pay per view, and it was really a shock to see Mike defeated.
Buster had more on his mind than Mike had. His mom had just passed away three weeks before this fight. He even said that this really interrupted his training due to having so many things to take care of. But he was determined to SHOCK THE WORLD, which is what he promised him momma that he'd do. And he did it.
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that's got to be top five most beautiful combinations ever thrown ever the one that layer tyson down for the ko
34:08 buster knocked out
40:30 mike knocked out
At the time Douglas knocked Tyson out, this fight was scored a draw. No way were they going to let Tyson lose on a decision.
A draw would of been a travesty of justice. Douglas was clearly ahead by the 10th. Ive never considered that possibility.thanks.
There was no draw here, I think Mike won only 2 rounds b4 being kod
mi gran admiración para Buster Douglas gran campeón un verdadero campeón su victoria tiene un sabor especial le ganó al mejor del mundo en su mejor momento
Но, Дуглас не смог защитить звание ни одного раза
Wow at last Tyson came down.Up up Douglas.For bringing Tyson down you are a hero.
Why are there so many people in the ring after the fight? Who are they?
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Even when Mike was in his so called prime. I guess the 80s before Rooney got fired, he had a problem with taller fighters with reach. He’d win but the fight wouldn’t be no first round knockout.
He was in His Prime until 1998.
tyson is really a tough guy!!!
That night, Busta was the MAN.
You do not become HW champ at 20 Not being tough!