Granted, Tyson wasn't at his best, but it still was young Mike. Douglas won clearly every round except 8th (and even in that round Douglas dominated Tyson until the last 15 secs), then hurt him badly and KO'd in 10th. Who else could've done it to early 90s Iron Mike? And what makes you think so?
People who sparred and fought with Douglas said he had not business beating Mike Tyson. Different Mike at this point.
I'm gonna say this... NO ONE could have dominate and beat Tyson like Douglas did that night. Yes, there are fighters who would beat him, but i don't think no one could do it dominantly like Buster did. Buster really did take him to school and knock him out in the end. What an amazing performance by Douglas, he was a right guy to do it in a right time.
Or different Douglas. Assuming those people aren't just talking out their asses or saying what they want to believe. Lots of Tyson's former victims were jealous of Douglas's achievements, no doubt.
Frazier, Liston, Foreman, Ali, Holmes, Dempsey, Marciano, Jeffries, Louis and a lot more. These are just off the top of my head.
Lots of people to be honest. If you want me to have a stab at somebody around that the time, then Tony Tucker perhaps.
Not many,you also have to take into account Tyson was not motivated where he would be against a more known ranked guy. Douglas also didnt beat Tyson easily ,he had to keep moving and was always one punch from disaster the 8th rnd proved that and had to continuosly land on Tyson for 10 rnds. He was able to do this with one of the best jabs the HW division had in any era. Who would be 6'4 with a 83 inch reach and have that power long jab like Douglas who also used great distance foot work here ? Really Tucker only comes to mind around this time. to even defeat that tyson you had to be elusive and control with a jab bc tyson was not using head movement in that fight.Again we are suggesting he fights with the same lack lusster desperation that was non existing.
