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James (Buster) Douglas

Born: Apr. 7, 1960
Boxer

42-1 shot who knocked out undefeated Mike Tyson in 10th round on Feb. 10, 1990 to win heavyweight title in Tokyo; 8¹/ 2 months later, lost only title defense to Evander Holyfield by KO in 3rd round.

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