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Last Night on ESPN they showed the James "Buster" Douglas-Mike Tyson Fight in Tokyo on Feb. 11, 1990.  I was at Don King's magnificent production at the L.V. Hilton on May 30, 1987 when Buster Douglas was stopped in the 10th Rd by Tony Tucker (and I'm a baddd ....) as he bid for the IBF HW Championship, this being on the same Card as Pinklon Thomas-Mike Tyson for the WBA and WBC HW Championships (I knew Pinkie was in trouble when he stopped moving in the 6th Rd).  A 42-1 Underdog at the Mirage, Buster had trained thoroughly and didn't seem afraid of Tyson unlike so many others who were defeated before they entered the ring.  Considered to lack his warrior-father's, Bill Douglas', zest for the fight, Buster was a superb boxer using his size and strength, lightning hands, and good foot movement to dominate the fight until being knocked-down in the 8th, barely beating the 10-count and with 3 seconds left, being saved by the bell.  Buster came back in the 9th and knocked Tyson down and out in the 10th, perhaps the biggest upset in Boxing History.  When Mike was in the Amateurs as a 16-year old he had been knocked down 3 times by a 26-year old man and had wanted to quit, some say the tendency never leaves, but against Douglas he tried valiantly to regain his feet.  A couple weeks later I was at a Card at the Hacienda and they introduced Buster to the Crowd, in the center of the ring wearing sunglasses, Buster turned one-by-one to the 4 sides of the Arena, receiving roaring applause as he did