Buster douglas professional#

He is in the Coffeyville Community College Men's Basketball Hall of Fame.

After high school, Douglas played basketball for the Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens in Coffeyville, Kansas, from 1977 to 1978 the 17-year-old was a 6'0' power forward. It was his father, who ran a gym at the Blackburn Recreation Center near Downtown Columbus, and subsequently introduced young James to boxing (in the same way James would later bring his son Lamar to the same gym.) He attended Linden McKinley High School, where he played football and basketball, leading Linden to a Class AAA state basketball championship in 1977.

Buster douglas professional#

The son of professional boxer William 'Dynamite' Douglas, Douglas grew up in Columbus, Ohio, in the predominantly black Linden neighborhood of Windsor Terrace. Retiring shortly after the loss, Douglas returned to boxing between 19 until he retired a second and final time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion for eight months until he was defeated by Evander Holyfield in his only title defense. Defying expectations, Douglas knocked out Tyson in the 10th round to claim the WBC, WBA, and IBF titles. His win over Tyson is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.Дouglas was a 42-to-1 underdog going into his 1990 fight against Tyson, who was undefeated and considered to be the best boxer in the world for his domination of the division over the previous three years.

He reigned as undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1990 after knocking out Mike Tyson to win the title. James ' Buster' Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 19.