James "Buster" Douglas

BORN   April 7 1960; Columbus, Ohio
HEIGHT 6-3 1/2
WEIGHT 215-261 lbs
MANAGER John Johnson
TRAINERS J.D. McAuley

Douglas was a big, strong man who could box well at times but at other times was somewhat inept; Like Jack Sharkey and Gus Ruhlin of the past, Buster was quite erratic; During his career, he won the Heavyweight Championship of the World

Buster is most famous for his championship bout against Mike Tyson in which he won the WBC, WBA and IBF titles



Douglas-Tyson 1990 Fight Video Clip

Douglas-Holyfield 1990 Fight Video Clip

Douglas-Savarese 1998 Fight Video Clip

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1981
May 30 Dan O'Malley                 Columbus, Oh                    TK  3
          -Some sources report 5/31/81
Jul 23 Michael Lear                 Columbus, Oh                     W  4
Sep 27 Mike Rogers                  Columbus, Oh                    TK  3
Oct 14 Tommy Stevenson              Indianapolis, In                TK  5
Oct 23 Jesse Clark                  Toledo, Oh                      KO  3
Nov  6 David Bey                    Pittsburgh, Pa                  LT  2
Dec 23 Donny Johnson                Canton, Oh                      TK  3

1982 
Jan 23 Hubert Adams                 McConnellsville, Oh             KO  1
Feb 13 Donnie Townsend              Erie, Pa                         W  6
Feb 15 Marvin Earle                 Kalamazoo, Mi                   TK  2
Apr  8 Ric Enis                     Indianapolis, In                 W  6
Apr 24 Mel Daniels                  Johnstown, Pa                   TK  1
Oct 16 Steffen Tangstad             Chicago, Il                      D  8
Nov 20 Tim Johnson                  Columbus, Oh                    KO  1

1983
Mar  9 Jesse Clark                  Niles, OH                       KO  2
Mar 29 Leroy Diggs                  Atlantic City, NJ               TK  7
Apr 16 Jesse Clark                  Muskegon, Mi                    KO  2
Apr 28 Henry Porter                 Atlantic City, NJ               TK  2
Jul  5 Dave Johnson                 Atlantic City, NJ                W 10
Sep 28 Eugene Cato                  Atlantic City, NJ               TK  1
Dec 17 Mike White                   Atlantic City, NJ               LT  9

1984
Jul  9 Dave Starkey	                 Columbus, Oh                    NC  1
Nov  9 Randall "Tex" Cobb           Las Vegas, Nv                    W 10

1985
Mar 27 Dion Simpson	                 Atlantic City, NJ               TK  1
May  9 Jesse Ferguson               Atlantic City, NJ                L 10

1986
Jan 17 Greg Page                    Atlanta, Ga                      W 10
Apr 19 David Jaco                   Las Vegas, Nv                    W  8
Sep  6 Dee Collier                  Las Vegas, Nv                    W 10

1987
May 30 Tony Tucker                  Las Vegas, Nv                   LT 10
          -IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 19 Donnie Long                  Columbus, Oh                    KO  2

1988
Feb 24 Percell Davis                Duluth, Mn                      TK 10
Apr 16 Wimpy Halstead               Las Vegas, Nv                   TK  9
Jun 27 Mike Williams                Atlantic City, NJ               TK  7

1989
Feb 25 Trevor Berbick               Las Vegas, Nv                    W 10
Jul 21 Oliver McCall                Atlantic City, NJ                W 10

1990
Feb 11 Mike Tyson                   Tokyo, Japan                    KO 10
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World;
          IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World
Oct 25 Evander Holyfield            Las Vegas, Nv                   LK  3
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World;
          IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;

1996
Jun 22 Tony LaRosa                  Atlantic City, NJ               TK  3   
          -Some sources report "TK 4"

1997
Jan 10 Rocky Pepeli                 Uncasville, Ct                   W 10 
Feb 12 Dickie Ryan                  New York, NY                     W 10 
          -Some sources report 2/13/97
Mar 30 Brian Scott                  Uncasville, Ct                  TK  6
May 13 Louis Monaco                 Biloxi, Ms                      WF  1
Jul 13 Quinn Navarre                Biloxi, Ms                      TK  4

1998
Jun 25 Lou Savarese                 Mashantucket, Ct                LK  1
          -IBA Heavyweight Championship of the World;
          Fight Report
Dec 12 Warren Williams              Boise, Id                       KO  1

1999
Feb 19 Andre Crowder                Burlington, Ia                  TK  1


Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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