On February 11, 1990, while the odds were technically 42 to 1, it was the impossible that happened in a boxing ring in Tokyo, Japan, when James "Buster" Douglas defeated Mike Tyson for the heavyweight championship of the world. Fallen from a top-10 heavyweight contender in the mid-1980s to a stepping-stone for the champion, Douglas was lightly regarded. But a series of extraordinary circumstances would lead to an unimaginable result.
Direction
Schaap builds Tyson like a horror movie villain.
Editing
Fight footage hits harder than any reenactment could.
Writing
The 42-to-1 odds become a character of their own.
Director
Ben Houser
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 10-count controversy: Tyson's team claimed Douglas was down for 13 seconds. The referee counted slow. History stood.
This was Japan's first heavyweight title fight since 1973—and it happened at 10 AM Tokyo time so American pay-per-view could air it live. The timezone gods smiled on Douglas.
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