Buster Douglas Losses

Buster Douglas had six losses in his professional boxing career of 45 fights — two of them in world-title fights and four in non-title fights. Five of these losses came via way of KO. Here is the complete list of Douglas' losses in reverse chronological order:
  • 1.

    Buster Douglas loses to Lou Savarese

    On June 25, 1998, a 38-year-old Buster Douglas (36-5-1, 23 KOs) and Lou Savarese met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.

    Douglas came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 12 days.

    Buster Douglas lost to Lou Savarese via KO in the 1st round, and adds a loss to his record at 36-6-1.

  • 2.

    Buster Douglas loses to Evander Holyfield

    On October 25, 1990, the 30-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, Buster Douglas (30-4-1, 20 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Evander Holyfield (24-0, 20 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.

    Douglas came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 14 days. Holyfield was on a 24-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 24 days.

    Evander Holyfield made easy work of Buster Douglas, stopping the champion via KO in the 3rd. Holyfield improves his record to 25-0 (21 KOs), while Douglas adds a loss to his record at 30-5-1.

  • 3.

    Buster Douglas loses to Tony Tucker

    On May 30, 1987, 27-year-old Buster Douglas (23-3-1, 15 KOs) and 28-year-old Tony Tucker (33-0, 28 KOs) fought for the vacant IBF heavyweight title.

    Douglas came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 24 days. Tucker was on a 33-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 4 days.

    Tony Tucker stopped Buster Douglas via TKO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight. Tucker improves his record to 34-0 (29 KOs), while Douglas adds a loss to his record at 23-4-1.

  • 4.

    Buster Douglas loses to Jesse Ferguson

    On May 9, 1985, a 25-year-old Buster Douglas (20-2-1, 15 KOs) and Jesse Ferguson met in the ring.

    Douglas came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 12 days.

    Buster Douglas lost to Jesse Ferguson via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 20-3-1.

  • 5.

    Buster Douglas loses to Mike White

    On December 17, 1983, a 23-year-old Buster Douglas (18-1-1, 14 KOs) and Mike White met in the ring.

    Douglas came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 19 days.

    Buster Douglas lost to Mike White via TKO in the 9th round, and adds a loss to his record at 18-2-1.

  • 6.

    Buster Douglas loses to David Bey

    On November 6, 1981, a 21-year-old Buster Douglas (5-0, 4 KOs) and David Bey met in the ring.

    Douglas came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.

    Buster Douglas lost to David Bey via TKO in the 2nd round, and adds a loss to his record at 5-1.

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