history of world boxing,
The heavyweight boxing match between Buster Douglas vs Evander Holyfield or what is called the fight 'The Moment of Truth , which was held on October 25, 1990 at the Mirage in Paradise, Nevada, United States.
Where this fight was Buster Douglas' first fight to defend his undisputed heavyweight title, after defeating Mike Tyson by surprise on February 11, 1990.
In this fight it was announced that Buster Douglas would be paid $24,075,000, which was the largest fee ever paid to a single fighter at that time, while Evander Holyfield, who was the number one challenger at the time, was paid $8,025,000. for this match.
Buster douglas who came into this fight as a star, a guy who had beaten mike Tyson who was the "heavyweight myth" at the time, came into this fight weighing 246 pounds, and was 15 pounds heavier when he went into his fight with Mike Tyson.
And Evander Holyfield, who came in at the ideal weight of 208 pounds or around 104 kg, managed to dominate the much slower Buster Douglas, and won both the first and second rounds in this match.
Then in the third round Buster Douglas, who started to get up, tried to release a right uppercut towards Evander Holyfield, which Evander Holyfield quickly responded by releasing a straight punch and hitting Buster Douglas' chin, which immediately knocked the champion onto the canvas in a supine position.
Then as the referee Mills Lane did his tally, Buster Douglas was seen pawing his lips and appearing to rise to his feet but did not get up.
Until finally, the referee Mills Lane ended this match and awarded a TKO victory to Evander Holyfield to become the new undisputed heavyweight champion.
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