![]() He has also worked as an actor, and his acting credits include ‘The Top 5 Reasons You Can’t Blame…’, ‘Pluto’s Plight,’ and ‘From Gettysburg to Baghdad.’ He has appeared in the video game called ‘James ‘Buster’ Douglas Knockout Boxing.’ Douglas was a character in the video game ‘Final Blow’. He has successfully held the Undisputed World Championship by defeating Mike Tyson. In his career, he has boxed with several top boxers of the world. James (Buster) Douglas is 6'4', 240 pounds and 30 years old. Net Worth & Salary of Buster Douglas in 2023 Buster Douglas Net WorthĪs of November 2023, The estimated net worth of Buster Douglas is more than $20 million. He was honored by the Ohio State University to dot the “i.” He has been named in the Men’s Basketball Hall of Fame of Coffeyville Community College. Awards & Achievementsīuster Douglas’s most significant career achievement is to be the Undisputed World Champion by upsetting legendary boxer, Mike Tyson. He retired from professional boxing in 1999 with a career record of 38 wins and six losses. In the 1990s, he almost died from a diabetic coma. Finally, ESPNs Joel Anderson helps assess the documentary 42 to 1, on Buster Douglas shocking win. James 'Buster' Douglas, former heavyweight boxing champion, said he was bullied in elementary school in Columbus until his mother told him to stand up for himself. He lost the title to Evander Holyfield after eight months. Later, he made the biggest upset by defeating Tyson. The winner of the match will become the undisputed world champion and will also book a fight with the undefeated Evander Holyfield. In 1990, he boxed against Mike Tyson in Tokyo Dome, Tokyo. ![]() He used that jab & footwork Tyson stood right in front of him so flatfooted with little head movement. Douglas was running in the snow and ice and he was hungry for cash and legacy. Before this, he defeated Greg Page, who was a former champion. Tyson was knocking almost everyone out with ease and got lazy and bored, it came to easy for Mike in most of his fights before this. In February 1989, Buster Douglas defeated Canada’s Trevor Berbick. He then had wins over Randall Cobb and Dion Simpson. It should be recalled that Tyson filed a $100 million lawsuit against King in 1998 and received $14 million after reaching a settlement with his former promoter.After having a continuous winning streak of thirteen matches, Douglas witnessed the second loss of his career against Mike White in 1983. So I lost weight in other ways," he recounted. I don't remember doing any running work for that fight, maybe once or twice. "I think I lost most of the weight from having sex with Japanese ladies. When he arrived in Japan he became even more unleashed.Īpparently, Iron Mike even looked a little thin in the fight against Douglas. In fact, in his memoirs he said that during training camp he ran away every night and that his team was forced to go looking for him in nightclubs. He has always said that he didn't take the fight seriously, to the point that he was out partying in Tokyo with singer Bobby Brown the night before. and then they did it to me." Tyson didn't take the fight seriously "I don't know, the guy don't even know then I found out later what's going on. "That's just how it went: people are betting, the odds, they got ahold of the referee they're fighting me and the referee. ![]() ![]() "I'm not going to mention no promoters there were fights I had where the opponent didn't know they're fighting me and the referee. The 42-1 (odds), I could win this, him and the referee talk that bullsh-t, because I don't want to tell you what we did before. "I never said that before, but it made sense. "Don King did that bulls**t Don King set me up," Tyson said. ![]() When discussing the matter, Tyson shed light on the underground dealings of professional boxing. Tense moment! Greg Paul clashed with John Fury at open workout for KSI vs Tommy Furyĭouglas had been sent to the ground with an uppercut in the eighth round, but by the 10th, it was Tyson was KO'd for what was the first loss of his career and one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. ![]()
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