Buster Douglas

Career, Record, Stats

James Douglas (Buster) is a 64-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 17 years, 8 months, and 19 days, Douglas amassed a record of 38-6-1, which includes 25 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.

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LEGEND

Buster Douglas' Boxing Career

Buster Douglas was born in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. on April 7, 1960. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on May 31, 1981 against Dan O'Malley. Douglas defeated O'Malley via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Douglas got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 28 professional fights. On May 30, 1987 Douglas challenged Tony Tucker's IBF heavyweight title but lost via 10th round TKO.

He became a world champion on February 11, 1990 at the age of 29 years, after by defeating Mike Tyson in a clash for the vacant WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight champion. Douglas stopped Tyson in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight. This was his 36th fight as a professional.

Douglas' last fight was a 1st-round TKO victory over Andre Crowder at age 38, on February 19, 1999.

Some of Buster Douglas' best fights have been against Mike Tyson (HOFer), Trevor Berbick, Oliver McCall, and Greg Page. For a complete list of Douglas' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Buster Douglas".

Douglas has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Buster Douglas Losses".

Buster Douglas' Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
46	Feb 19, 1999	38	Andre Crowder	win	TKO 1
45	Dec 12, 1998	38	Warren Williams	win	KO 1
44	Jun 25, 1998	38	Lou Savarese	loss	KO 1
43	Jul 13, 1997	37	Quinn Navarre	win	TKO 4
42	May 13, 1997	37	Louis Monaco	win	DQ 1
41	Mar 30, 1997	36	Brian Scott	win	KO 6
40	Feb 12, 1997	36	Dicky Ryan	win	UD 10
39	Jan 10, 1997	36	Rocky Pepeli	win	UD 10
38	Jun 22, 1996	36	Tony LaRosa	win	RTD 3
37	Oct 25, 1990	30	Evander Holyfield 28 24-0	loss	KO 3
36	Feb 11, 1990	29	Mike Tyson 23 37-0	win	KO 10
35	Jul 21, 1989	29	Oliver McCall 24 14-2	win	UD 10
34	Feb 25, 1989	28	Trevor Berbick 34 35-6-1	win	UD 10
33	Jun 27, 1988	28	Mike Williams	win	TKO 7
32	Apr 16, 1988	28	Jerry Halstead	win	TKO 9
31	Feb 24, 1988	27	Percell Davis	win	RTD 9
30	Nov 19, 1987	27	Donnie Long	win	KO 2
29	May 30, 1987	27	Tony Tucker 28 33-0	loss	TKO 10
28	Sep 06, 1986	26	Dee Collier	win	UD 10
27	Apr 19, 1986	26	David Jaco	win	UD 10
26	Jan 17, 1986	25	Greg Page 27 24-4	win	UD 10
25	May 09, 1985	25	Jesse Ferguson	loss	MD 10
24	Mar 27, 1985	24	Dion Simpson	win	KO 1
23	Nov 09, 1984	24	Randall Cobb	win	MD 10
22	Jul 09, 1984	24	David Starkey	nc	NA
21	Dec 17, 1983	23	Mike White	loss	TKO 9
20	Sep 28, 1983	23	Eugene Cato	win	TKO 1
19	Jul 05, 1983	23	Dave Johnson	win	MD 10
18	Apr 28, 1983	23	Henry Porter	win	TKO 2
17	Apr 16, 1983	23	Jesse Clark	win	KO 2
16	Mar 29, 1983	22	Leroy Diggs	win	TKO 7
15	Mar 09, 1983	22	Jesse Clark	win	KO 2
14	Nov 20, 1982	22	Tim Johnson	win	KO 1
13	Oct 16, 1982	22	Steffen Tangstad	draw	UD 8
12	Apr 24, 1982	22	Mel Daniels	win	TKO 1
11	Apr 08, 1982	22	Rick Enis	win	MD 6
10	Feb 15, 1982	21	Marvin Earle	win	TKO 2
9	Feb 13, 1982	21	Donny Townsend	win	UD 6
8	Jan 23, 1982	21	Hubert Adams	win	KO 1
7	Dec 23, 1981	21	Don Johnson	win	TKO 3
6	Nov 06, 1981	21	David Bey	loss	TKO 2
5	Oct 23, 1981	21	Jesse Clark	win	KO 3
4	Oct 14, 1981	21	Abdul Muhaymin	win	TKO 5
3	Sep 27, 1981	21	Mike Rodgers	win	TKO 3
2	Jul 24, 1981	21	Mike Lear	win	UD 4
1	May 31, 1981	21	Dan O'Malley	win	TKO 3

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