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.
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 |