After the upset in Tokyo, Buster Douglas celebrated his victory to the fullest. He went on all of the talk shows, appeared on a wrestling show instead of Tyson, and was enjoying life as a celebrity. One other thing occurred. He got fat.
Evander had originally signed to fight Tyson on June 15, 1990, but when Douglas became the champ, put his sights on him. He took a tune up fight with Seamus McDonagh on June 1st in Atlantic City, and knocked his opponent out in the fourth round.
Douglas ignored Tyson’s request for a rematch, and signed to fight Holyfield on October 25th at the Mirage in Las Vegas. Rumors of Buster’s weight game were rampant, but they became a reality when he weighed in at a sloppy 246 lbs.
Another trip to the Pavilion in Cherry Hill for this one, and I knew Evander would win after seeing Douglas come in overweight and undertrained. It was a quick night, when straight right knocked Buster down and out in the third round., The lasting image to me is of Buster laying flat on his back wiping his nose, and barely trying to get up. I started calling him ‘Buffet’ Douglas after this pathetic display, and was glad boxing had Evander as Heavyweight Champ now, rather than a guy who showed no heart at all in a pathetic performance.
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