Tyson was the reigning undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and a frightening opponent to boot, when he entered the ring against James “Buster” Douglas on Feb. 11, 1990, in Tokyo.

Douglas relaxed after his legendary showing versus Tyson and was entirely unprepared to make his first title defense against Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield (42-10-2, 27 KOs) in October 1990.

At the end of the eighth, Tyson caught the challenger with a right uppercut, sending him to the canvass. After pounding his fist on the canvass in disappointment, Douglas got up to beat the 10-count.

Douglas relaxed after his legendary showing versus Tyson and he was entirely unprepared to make his first title defense against Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield (42-10-2, 27 KOs) in October 1990.

If Douglas is selected to fight Tyson, it would be a rematch of their stunning Feb. 11, 1990, fight in Tokyo when Douglas, a 42-1 underdog, shocked the world by knocking out the undefeated and at ...

This feature is part of The Athletic’s series on one-hit wonders throughout sports. For three decades now, one of the best surviving stories from the famed James “Buster” Douglas-Mike Tyson ...