How Badly Does Buster Douglas s Title Defence..?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I know, it was disgusting. He should have had his bloody licence stripped.
     
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  2. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Agreed. Although I’ll admit I badly wanted Evander to win that fight. The thought of a guy like Douglas having the title wasn’t something that sat well with me. But I agree it would have been nice to see some effort. It was a super fight after all..
     
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  3. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    It would have been good. Obviously Holyfield showed his heart over the years would been great to see him and the Real Deal have a classic fight.
     
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  4. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    We always talk about how great Tokyo Douglas was but maybe the ignominious way he lost his title in his first defense of it reveals a lot more about the man he beat to win it.
     
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  5. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not really Douglas had shown his class in prior fights vs Mike Williams knocking him down 3 times with a jab, in one of the best Heavyweight jabbing exhibitions in history. And also had impressive display vs Trevor Berbick and beating Oliver McCall.

    Douglas came in 15 pounds heavier at 246 pounds compared to 231 pounds vs Tyson, it was clearly not the same fighter and his heart wasn't in it for whatever reason.
     
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  6. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Literally?

    I remember Gary Lineaker talking about how he shat himself during a game and the other players, opposition and teammates alike, giving him some funny looks. Made me wonder if it had happened to a boxer.
     
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  7. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I know Andrew Six Heads Lewis once quit a fight because he needed to take a number 2.
     
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  8. Kid Bacon

    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    It was terrible, but again we are talking about post Tokyo Douglas, who was already into "retirement mode" and literally gone fishing.

    After beating Tyson, Douglas was gone for good, he just didn't care.
     
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  9. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    He became known as Andrew 'Turtles Head' Lewis after that.
     
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    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    Duran fanboys ran with it for a while back in the day on here, not heard it for a while though.
     
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  11. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Winning the title made Douglas literally a 25% bigger fighter :)
     
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  12. Jon1962

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    Douglas became a multi millionaire over night and with the lawsuit going on lost any desire to train.
     
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  13. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    Buster must’ve misread or misheard Gil’s axiom and came in 25% fatter instead….
     
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  14. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    No they didn’t Ferg. Based on Douglas vs Tyson and the same Buster turning up for Holyfield, I would’ve picked Douglas to win. Wonder if Tyson watched fight and then thought: “I wish THAT Douglas turned up for me”.
     
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  15. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Lol
    I bet he did many times, Pug!
     
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