As a Pro, James Buster Douglas
allthough buster douglas knocked mike tyson down and eventually beat him he wasnt the first to knock him down,the first person as a pro to knock him down was tony tnt tucker in a world title bout but the ref said it was a slip but was quite clearly seen as a punch to the head that did it als o james smith did the same but was looked at as a slip
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Mike Tyson's first Amateur loss was to Ernie Bennett in November of 1981 at the Junior Olympic Heavyweight Championship in Rhode Island.
Mike Tyson's first professional loss was to James "Buster" Douglass in February of 1990 in Tokyo Japan. This has been marked as the biggest surprise upset in the history of boxing and all of the sports world.
Larry Holmes beat Muhammad Ali when Ali did not leave his corner at the start of the 11th round on October 2 1980. It was classed as a "corner retirement." Except for that loss Muhammad Ali was never stopped in the ring.
James "buster" Douglas in february 1990 in Tokyo....Douglas then lost the belts to evander holyfield..
boxrec.com will have the complete records of both fighters.
in the pro ring, buster douglas. in the gym, i believe it was greg page.
lol @ greg page it was OLIVER McCall lol