Mike Tyson's historic fight against Buster Douglas deserves a deep rewind 

I have a question, do you know what time of day this fight took place? Morning, afternoon?

@@Stanlayy-em4fk sir that was morning. because they followed US time in boxing matches.

@@0xx0_Lester So I'm guessing around 9am-ish, Japan time

@@Stanlayy-em4fk yeah I remember pacquiao fights in macau and sydney. the bouts hosted in asian city always be in morning.

Please do 1994 World Cup missed penalty by Baggio

Ikr???💰💰💰

I did

@@andjalat no you didn't shut up

Yeah, but even if you put $100 on him, the payout would have been $4200. A nice chunk of change but hardly life-changing (unless you count the fact that you could brag about it the rest of your life)

@@NectarineAttack I did though

me too

Chills man...Everytime

For me it helps to immerse me into the moment. That small Segway makes it feel like it's happening in front of me

Every moment is a moment in history

I've watched this at least 5 times and I just noticed she was only 47, taken too young

was gonna say the opposite... makes me tear up because one of the greats of all time had no corner, was unprepared, his best friend had just died, don king fired the next best thing to his best friend, and everyone was treating this fight like a walk in the park. Tyson wouldn't have lost this fight if he had a corner and if he didn't have a bunch of yes men around him telling him he couldn't lose. This was supposed to be a primer for Holyfield... not taken lightly. But everyone in Tyson's camp took it lightly and it was treated like a joke. This should have been a 3 round Tyson victory.

@@urwholefamilydied yeah I remember watching this live on hbo with my dad and seeing how Don king did him dirty and steered him wrong and always wondered what Tyson's career would've been if Cus staid alive longer or if he kept Rooney around

I've always thought King wanted to destroy Tyson ,remember Tyson wasn't his fighter and he wiped out all of his main fighters on bus way to unifying the belts.

@@urwholefamilydiedCus died in 85. This fight was 1990, cus hadn’t “just died.” Unless you mean Jimmy Jacobs who had also died almost 2 full years before the fight.

Seriously??

@@metou3072 He felt like having a bit of nosh.

Then they would have to do a deep rewind about the three headbutts he received and the ref did nothing about it. That's why he bit Holyfield.

Super Andy everyone says that but he probably just got hungry you got to eat special diets changing all the time and you can’t eat anything in the middle of a fight just my theory

That rewind would start with this fight because Tyson-Douglas was a tune up for Tyson-Holyfield in 1990. Then it would bring up Holyfield beating Douglas, Tyson going to jail, Holyfield losing to Riddick Bowe twice and Michael Moore- nearly retiring, then Holyfield upsetting Tyson in their first fight- finally Tyson biting Holyfield’s ear twice in the rematch

There was destiny running through his veins that night. James Douglas in Tokyo in February of 1990 was simply put the instrument of the boxing gods that night. He gets knocked down in the eighth and when he rises before Tyson can come in to finish off a clearly disorientated Douglas the bell rings to give Douglas a minute to get his head back on. EVERYTHING was on his side that night. And the way he fights in this match is almost like a mixture of Ali and Holmes. Stiff, hammering jab to lead off combinations and on the balls of his feet dancing around like he was floating. Setting up counter punches with lightning speed and supernatural timing. He starts to fade at 2 or 3 points in the fight and then all of a sudden he’s rejuvenated and back to tap dancing on Tyson’s face. This is my favorite boxing match ever.

No one better.

Then he got completely fat and out of shape. Easy work for Holyfield

Very true which tells me he was perhaps the biggest underachiever ever. If only he would have had this motivation and discipline his entire career.

Impossible. At the end of the first round, Tyson can be seen starting to hug, and his physical strength has declined.

Yeah, I never understood why people try to use that as an excuse. He can hear the count. It's smart to use it. Tyson on the other hand is clearly out of it. So much so that you could almost argue that he makes it up at 9 but the ref (who Tyson was basically leaning on) sees he can't really stand on his own and calls it

People who say that probably doesn’t understand that the ref count isn’t based in time. The ref uses that count to judge whether a boxer is conscious enough to keep on fighting. While Douglas was being counted, the ref can tell that he’s still all there. Exhausted, but still consciously awake. When Tyson was being counted, he was groggy, he can barely put his mouth piece back and was using the ref’s arm to balance himself while struggling to get up. That’s when the referee knew Tyson was done.

Have y’all ever tried putting on a mouthpiece with boxing gloves on after getting floored? Yeah that would be pretty difficult but I gotta say I agree Tyson was done

@@austinreed347 It's also one of those things that makes no sense. Tyson wastes a good second or two fumbling for the mouthpiece when he should just be focused on getting up, they can put the mouthpiece in once he's back on his feet. But clearly he was not thinking straight. I remember Tyson was asked about it a few years ago and he couldn't really explain why except that he knew you couldn't fight without it.

@@StephenColbert27 I don’t think Buster got as long as a count as Tyson thinks, I’m pretty sure Tyson said he was down for 13 seconds or something but he was counting really fast to prove that but still the Ref only needs to go to 10 and I think with the average count it was about 11 seconds

He was also the one we got.

Ugg... no! This was awful. Tyson was my hero. He could have been the best that ever was. It still to this day hurts watching Tyson struggle to get up.

@@mjwbulich I liked seeing Tyson reach for the mouthpiece

He would have beat anybody that night.

Why?

Lmao fellow wrestling fan. Love that comment.

That false finish, though.

LMAO good one

Lmmfao 😂😂😂😂

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He didn't win though. He got like a 20 count

@@idontwantone132 The long count myth has been debunked by every single boxing expert on the planet.

@Erik Lerström naw Tyson won ref got paid to cheat

She wack for that could’ve just watched him from the sidelines

Douglas himself was suffering from a respiratory illness and his wife was dealing with some health complications as well. How he was able to shrug all that off and get into the ring with an animal like Tyson is a miracle.

Mike was undefeated up to that point and his fights barely made it out the first round. Stupid and hindsight but very understandable back then

Mike Tyson at that time was like playing Fight Night on easy mode.

@@mannyjeanpierre4062 There is never an excuse for such sloppy work. It was symbolic of the whole team's approach, and they deserved to lose.

King ruined his career. Rooney is still in his corner without King in Tysons ear.

Yep 💯% correct

Tyson ruined his career cause of Kevin Rooney? the dumbest things i come across on the net.

@@BoyDanny93 Perhaps you don't know boxing that well. Mike was very fragile, both mentally and emotionally due to a brutal and terrifying upbringing on the streets of Brownsville. Only a wise, supportive and disciplined man like Cus could have provided the stability and encouragement needed to turn Mike around and save him from a life of violent crime. It had to be Cus and it had to be Rooney too, himself being a youth rescued and molded by Cus. As to your question, Mike could not have been a great boxer without Cus' peek-a-boo style. This style allowed him to quickly step inside of the reach of much taller fighters without so much as getting touched, where he could throw deadly combinations and hurt the opponent with either hand. Remember that Mike is actually LEFT HANDED, but Cus didn't want him to fight in a southpaw stance. Instead gave him a right handed stance but more squared off... this style is so unique, it can only be considered a work of genius, and that genius' name is Cus D'amato.

@@stringtheoryguitars4952 Im sorry to hear that, but at the end of the day, that's his damn problem. There are boxers who've been through much worse than Mike Tyson and still managed to overcome their personal problems.

The only round Tyson won was the 8th.

Did your prayer work? Or was it going to happen whether you asked for it or not? You can't conclude one way or the other.

Same here 👍🏽 I been asking for Manny vs JMM IV for months

@@misternogood Manny-JMM 4 was my favorite moment as a boxing fan. I wrote about the sport from 2011-15 and the hate mail I got from Pacquiao fans turned me into a full-blown Manny hater. So when he got knocked out, I wrote a column the day after that said "Tell my how my ass tastes, Pacland." Supremely awesome moment. I'd love to see a Rewinder of it.

Fox D that’s dope

@@jonathanallard2128 hahaah facts

pun game strong

*end thith man'th whole career

Jife Subayno 😂

@@jifesubayno6886 whole carEAR

What ear?!

Yeah, by that time he was a one dimensional puncher looking to land a haymaker.

You can actually see it immediately after Rooney is dismissed. Watch the Bruno fight, Bruno was hitting him so much more than he ever got hit when Cus and Kevin were training him. He just started landing huge body shots in the fifth that saved him against Bruno.

It's crazy how important it is to have the right trainer.

I knew he wasn’t an unstoppable beast then. It’s incredible people are still pretending otherwise.

@@johnathanmaturino1208 That’s on Tyson tho. Kevin Rooney was fat from a top trainer anyway. Plenty of top trainers would have worked with Mike had he chosen not to flush his career down the toilet.

Ed B That’s pretty cool, dude!

What an experience!

MrTee12 yea me and my cousins would go to his gym and watch him train and go to his house after. I’ve got pictures of myself wearing/holding all the belts

@@Kindaserious365 You say, you blew your chance with Janet Jackson when you was a kid?

Mike Tank Brown ll its a joke but we did take a nice pic together

Tal Afek Don’t forget the Cubs winning the 2016 World Series

Also Joseph Schooling gold medal in 2016 olympics , scott norwood missed FG in super bowl larry johnson three in 1999 ECF zidane headbutt in 2006 world cup final westbrook 50 point triple double in 2017 regular season

Seeing Carolina lose brings me joy so I agree completely with that last one!

Nice to see someone who knows what theyre talking about on here...

DC Williams you can see him hitting the canvas

He even motions to get up at 5/6, then realises he still has time, so takes the time.... I mean he's supporting himself on his elbow like he's watching TV.

A scorecard had Tyson on top? Was he having trouble seeing the ring over the pile of money Don King put in front of him?

It was about to get WAY WORSE for him.

Thats odd. I thought Douglas dominated that entire fight. Tyson wasnt Tyson that fight at all and it was apparent early on.

Lol

That bugger massacring +70 hot dogs a year for the past 5 years. Now that deserves a rewinder.

@@cjwrench07 A rewinder or a High Score?

Maybe a Beef History between Kobayashi and Chestnut. A literal Beef History Get it

Connor Akers I don’t get it? Do you mean the cow lips and a**holes in their hotdogs, counting as “beef meat” ??? Lol

@@MrJLov13 I can live with that one

Caesar is a legend. That dude fought damn near forever.

Facts

Buster Douglas would beat up Koby

@Alex A we got wilt Chamberlin here

I lost $50 on Team Ruff that year. They wouldn't throw a holding flag to save my life. And don't even get me started on illegal paws to the face.

@@jraymond1988 completely ridiculous

@@jraymond1988 a real travesty

Buster is a real good guy, I’ve met him myself (I grew up boxing in the DC area, so I’ve met a lot of world champions over the years) and he’s a class act.

@Michael Imhoff lol

better not be getting froggy on my watch....

And there’s a 30 for 30 on it

Patrick Stumberg There have been plenty of great fights since. What a weak title.

Is there a place to ger it?

@@stephenayeni992 Amazon

It's a great book. And it completely dispels the "Long Count" nonsense.

The Steroid Punch!!!

Dennis Galabo Pacquaio got destroyed.

@@DensDaPens Pac got destroyed. Pac fans are a whole other level of retarded.

@@DensDaPens steroid punch on a steroid user 😂

I was in high school, i had to see the new sports illustrated to believe it

Knowing, you just passed the pinnacle of your life, that’s a tough thing to live through. At least he can go to sleep every night, knowing, you can’t tell the boxing story of epic fighter Mike Tyson, without mentioning Buster Douglas.

He never liked boxing anyway

He beat Mike Tyson, what's left to do?

Depression. The irony is, the same thing that gave him focus in the short term is the thing that nearly killed him in the long term...the death of his mother.

For a name like WISDOM you don't know JACK. Immediately after the fight in the dressing room Don King went to Busters dressing room calling for a Disqualification. King didn't let up. He threatened Buster family. He kept Buster in civil litigation. He never let up. King had Buster going to court in the east coast then the west coast. He had no time to train. He spent so much time going to court from one end to another spending money on lawyers and plane tickets.He was mentally spent and hardly trained because of this he lost to Hollyfield. He had King playing his richman thug head games it broke Douglas.

Matthew English Nobody listens to techno, now lets go...

Go Twins Go

The 2 BlueJays World Series wins would be better. Nothing can match a foreign country’s team beating everyone and become champs of a US based sports league. Especially, one that ends in a walk off Homerun.

Yeah especially with how the teams went worst to first, had the great finishes in Games 3, 4, and 6...and then Lonnie Smith's terrible baserunning mistake in the 7th inning of Game 7 that cost the Braves the title.

@@cjwrench07 I see ur Comment n Raise u with the Raptors winning the NBA Title, which deserves a Rewind btw! #WarriorsDynastyOver...

Ant McCall the Blue Jays’ championships were still more impactful culturally, on a national scale, because they won through pure skill. The Raptor’s championship was *in the finals* , based more on the Warriors crazy misfortune with injuries, rather than being the more skilled team. We wouldn’t have had a chance if KD(and Clay) stayed healthy.

afxaloha89 The tragedy of what Douglas was going through was a much better part to mention. And doesn’t come off as “well Douglas was lucky to win, because Tyson didn’t take him seriously”. Instead this video gives Douglas the respect he deserves for KOing Freaking Mike Tyson in the prime of his career.

@it’s just youtube tho As a FOOTBALL fan, many need this.

It was all downhill after that.

Weeb

No one cares about anime

Thats wasup

This is constantly requested but I doubt sb nation gives a damn

motorsports don't count

Maybe a beef history between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost

Great Lake Blake lol u the type of person who thinks racing is just casually sitting 30 mins in a car just like in traffic.

@@goodgams That's a great idea BTW

She told her friends he would win because he promised her he would.