James Buster Douglas is an American former professional heavyweight boxer who fought between 1981 and 1999. In 1990 he became undisputed world heavyweight champion by knocking out the unbeaten Mike Tyson in the tenth round as a 42 to 1 underdog, a result regarded as one of the greatest upsets in sports history, taking the WBC, WBA and IBF titles. After about eight months as champion he lost the belts to Evander Holyfield in his only defense. He retired, returned to the ring in 1996 and retired for good in 1999.
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