People still don't get it. Douglas channeled everything that was going wrong in to his life in to a short term focus to give the kind of effort people had always said he was capable of in shocking Tyson. But in the months that followed, the permanence of losing his mother, who he said was his best friend and his son's mother's ongoing sickness created a depression that damn near killed him after this fight. If he had just no showed and been middling after the Holyfield fight, I could get dogging him. But the man's depression caused him to blow up in weight and he almost died from a diabetic coma. He was clearly in a terrible place mentally. I've been there. It's a lot easier to channel the energy in the immediacy after a major loss before the grief really sets in. But once it does, it doesn't go away. And though she wasn't the picture of health, his mom wasn't an old woman. It was very much a sudden and shocking death for Douglas. That's what makes the contrast in his performances from Tyson to Holyfield so ironic and profound: They were both the product of the exact same situation.

Great upload! Thank you so much for posting this gem of classic 90s boxing. I just bought the Holyfield vs Douglas jacket from this fight.

@dubenstein6347

4 жыл бұрын

What a gem!

@theinformationbomber7102

2 жыл бұрын

Really ? Woow

@themcadamsminute8494

2 жыл бұрын

@@theinformationbomber7102 thank you! I have tons of old school boxing collectibles.

@theinformationbomber7102

2 жыл бұрын

@@themcadamsminute8494 wow good for you man You are lucky to have all those precious memorabilia Boxing is a sport that has fans all around the world It's truly a real man's sports

@themcadamsminute8494

2 жыл бұрын

@Vegan Higler Oh all that happened. I don’t know what that has to do with the Douglas Holyfield fight lol

great prefight footage douglas had gained weight over the period of time

Buster Douglas was no bum

@vlLEGTxSQUADX

5 жыл бұрын

@Hassan Syed tucker was game for tyson tucker also broke douglas nose and fought with muscle knots and ligament damage and tucker Acctually broke his hand while punching tyson he stated after he hit tyson he felt his hand juss shatter

They took his legs 🤣he was moving pretty fast 15 years after this fight

Douglas was just in it for the payday and said fuck it in the end

@oldironsides4107

2 жыл бұрын

No he beat tyson so he thought he was better than he was tyson was the 4th best hw of there era. Lennox Holyfield bowe then tyson Buster would only beat 1. Tyson couldn’t beat anyone and wouldn’t fight riddick as he knew him but dozens of times said friends make fights to support there family. Holyfield fought those toon3 guys of the era 7 times Lenox 2 mike 2 bowe 3.

Douglas was there for a payday

Great footage. Still can’t believe the ending of this fight. An uppercut from the outside!? Buster knew better than that. I feel like he just didn’t care

@oldironsides4107

2 жыл бұрын

He killed tyson all night with that punch Holy is better everywhere than tyson other than 1 l shot power

Say whatever you want say whatever you like in the comments about what's going on in this video but what is refreshing is how on fire the heavyweight division was back in the '90s my goodness this is entertaining we don't have anywhere near this level of talent OR engaging personalities today in the heavyweight ranks

Buster had great skill and seems like a descent fella

Buster Douglas came to my company fred d pfening co and had lunch with a friend at the company very honorable man and champion in Columbus Ohio he is our great champion

I respect James "Buster" Douglas" for his victory over "Iron" Mike Tyson, but Douglas vs. Holyfield was a JOKE. Buster weighed in at 246lbs, and was starving himself before the weigh-in in a last ditch effort to look fit. What a JOKE! He went to EAT immediately after the weigh-in. He was likely at least 250lbs when the bell rang. He was rolled in and carried out.

@manuginobilisbaldspot424

4 жыл бұрын

Depression is a bitch. And definitely not made better by dickheads like you.

Holyfield!!!!

Holyfield is the only fighter in history that ballooned up so much and managed to do so well,

@primesuspect8198

Жыл бұрын

Steroids

@1981lashlarue

Жыл бұрын

George Foreman?

Ive always been curious why didnt Tyson get immediate rematch with Douglas , didnt he have it in contract for a rematch if he lost in Tokyo ?

@m-cra1370

Жыл бұрын

Honeslty I don’t think his team wanted it, Douglas knew got to beat Tyson and if did it again, Tyson would’ve been finished

@shaunbat5097

Жыл бұрын

Tyson didn't want the rematch. King wanted to claim the long count garbage get the belts back, and avoid Buster Douglas, who fought fantastic!

@mongoslade277

Жыл бұрын

No rematch clause. Tyson & Holyfield was already signed to fight in June of that year. Buster Douglas was a tuneup. Tyson treated him like a tuneup and got beat up

@BrandonTharphorrortownusa

7 ай бұрын

Douglas and his camp where angry with Tyson and Don King because they tried to have Douglas victory over Tyson overturned by the governing bodies plus Holyfield was the mandatory challenger and had been waiting a while to get his title shot.

King got the promotional deal for Douglas title defenses after Holyfield......oops

Douglas really blew it...he did get $20M plus for the fight v Holyfield but if he had won, the rematch with Tyson he could have gotten what $30M??? You think that would have motivated him.

@manuginobilisbaldspot424

4 жыл бұрын

No amount of money can get you over the pain of losing someone as important to you as Douglas's mother was to him. Once the reality of her loss set in, he clearly suffered from extreme depression. He only climbed in the ring against Holyfield out of obligation. Clearly, he wanted no part of that fight. Not out of fear, but because he didn't care anymore. And the years after the fight showed how much pain he was in, with his weight ballooning from overeating and alcohol abuse, to the point of him almost dying from a diabetic coma. It's easy for us on the outside to just say "lots of money, I'd do anything" when many of us won't even put in the work to be good enough for a raise at our current jobs.

@oldironsides4107

2 жыл бұрын

Bullshit. I don’t know how old you are I’ve lost my brother sister both parents and wife. Now inwould feel so much better with 10s of millions of dollars. You go on no matter what. The cushion of doing whatever you want when you want would be great. You’re telling me 10s of millions of dollars doesn’t heal wounds?

@oldironsides4107

2 жыл бұрын

Why take 1 fighter who lost a parent? You tgbink that’s unique to Buster or something? It was a big story 2 months before the tyson fight. Imagine not working and not caring because mom died. It’s sucks. It happens to eveyone unless mom and dad bury you which is worse

@mongoslade277

Жыл бұрын

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 He should've retired after beating Tyson then. No excuse for not being in shape. No excuse for not training

Haha Don King bitching about not getting cut into the deal. Good for you Steve Wynn! I don't know who you are but I'd rather see the fighters get the bulk of the cash, makes sense to me.

@oldironsides4107

2 жыл бұрын

They always have except Don king was taking more under his structured contracts. Don king was still taking less of a cut than todays ufc

@BrandonTharphorrortownusa

7 ай бұрын

​@@oldironsides4107Stop drinking the Don King Kool aid lol. Muhammed Ali would warn boxers about Don King, Tim Witherspoon actually took a dive to get away from Don King. Don King was a crook. As far as the UFC I don't know anything about it. Never followed the sport.

10:30 to 10:35 sad that the answer was no. Buster should have been training hard rather then eating hard

@theinformationbomber7102

2 жыл бұрын

he was lucky even in that 8th round

@oldironsides4107

2 жыл бұрын

A 10 count isn’t 10 exact seconds it as fast or slow as a referee counts to 10 Mike had a long count so did Buster. Buster got up before 10. Mike couldn’t. If Buster was so hurt. What happened in the next minute and a half?

@oldironsides4107

2 жыл бұрын

Tyson opened up and got knocked out.

@1981lashlarue

Жыл бұрын

@@theinformationbomber7102 You can't consider it luck when you dominate the fight from the opening bell all night long. If the fight was even or if he was behind and came out of nowhere with a punch that knocked Tyson out, you could say he was lucky. That was not the case however.

@theinformationbomber7102

Жыл бұрын

@@1981lashlarue he was lucky bcs he got a long count He was knocked out cold but the referee saved him That's the point

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Lee Haney has a great Knowledge about Steroids & HGH. Doesn't He, Evander?

I believe be Mike lost on purpose to get back at his permoter. Truly.

@m-cra1370

Жыл бұрын

Foolish comment

Douglas was useless in this fight.

@10:23 I think he wanted to say steroids 🤔

@theinformationbomber7102

2 жыл бұрын

And HGH

@oldironsides4107

2 жыл бұрын

Every athlete ever uses peds. Especially the top My highschool football team in 90-91 we all did it in we got 4th in state and nobody played d1 let alone pro Now you think we’re the only shitty school with access to that with next to no money ?