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PublisherPotomac Books, Incorporated
ISBN-101597970689
ISBN-139781597970686
eBay Product ID (ePID)59378749
Product Key Features
Book TitleTyson-Douglas : the inside Story of the Upset of the Century
Number of Pages213 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBoxing
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorBill Long, John Johnson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-037205
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal796.830922
SynopsisNo one gave James "Buster" Douglas much of a chance when he faced "Iron" Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990, in the Tokyo Dome. Tyson was Godzilla, and Buster wasn't expected to be anything more than a moth for Tyson to swat away, much less Mothra. Douglas had four losses already and 42-1 odds against him in this bout. One reporter, going through Japanese customs, announced he was in town for business. When asked how long he would be working, he laughed and responded "Oh, about a minute." The match lasted longer than that, though. When it was over, it was the greatest upset in boxing history. Buster Douglas was the new heavyweight champion of a shocked, surprised, and stunned world. Here is the inside story of just how the biggest of underdogs, dealing with the recent death of his mother, dethroned the invincible Tyson. John Johnson, Douglas's manager for this slugfest and most of his career, takes the reader into the ring in Tokyo and details the beginning of Douglas's career - how he positioned himself to be the champ - as well as the post-fight fall that started with a loss in his first defense of the title. Johnson and coauthor Bill Long interviewed people who were in the ring, at ringside announcing the match, and in the crowd both covering the bout or just watching it for the expected devastation. Announcers Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant, and Sugar Ray Leonard discuss their memories, and men in both corners detail the in-fight machinations for both Tyson and Douglas. Mike Tyson's loss to Buster Douglas truly rocked the world and threw heavyweight boxing into a tumult that still resonates today., No one gave James "Buster" Douglas much of a chance when he faced "Iron" Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990, in the Tokyo Dome. When the fight was over, it was the greatest upset in boxing history. Here is the inside story of just how the biggest of underdogs, dealing with the recent death of his mother, dethroned the invincible Tyson., This is a chapter from Alex Rosse(tm)s groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, e~The Rest is Noisee(tm). Further extracts are available as digital shorts, accompanying the London Southbank festival programme. Tracing the development of the American avant-garde, Ross examines the crucial influence of African-American musicians on the classical establishment, the dawn of the Jazz age, and the forging of a new and uniquely American classical idiom. Now a major festival running throughout 2013 at Londone(tm)s Southbank, The Rest is Noise is an intricate commentary not just on the sounds that defined the century, but on arte(tm)s troublesome dance with politics, social and cultural change. Alex Ross is the New Yorkere(tm)s music critic, and the winner of the Guardian First Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award for The Rest is Noise, which was also shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson and Pulitzer prizes for non-fiction., No one gave James ?Buster? Douglas much of a chance when he faced ?Iron? Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990, in the Tokyo Dome. Tyson was Godzilla, and Buster wasn't expected to be anything more than a moth for Tyson to swat away, much less Mothra. Douglas had four losses already and 42-1 odds against him in this bout. One reporter, going through Japanese customs, announced he was in town for business. When asked how long he would be working, he laughed and responded ?Oh, about a minute.'?The match lasted longer than that, though. When it was over, it was the greatest upset in boxing history. Buster Douglas was the new heavyweight champion of a shocked, surprised, and stunned world.Here is the inside story of just how the biggest of underdogs, dealing with the recent death of his mother, dethroned the invincible Tyson. John Johnson, Douglas?'s manager for this slugfest and most of his career, takes the reader into the ring in Tokyo and details the beginning of Douglas?'s career'how he positioned himself to be the champ'as well as the post-fight fall that started with a loss in his first defense of the title.Johnson and coauthor Bill Long interviewed people who were in the ring, at ringside announcing the match, and in the crowd both covering the bout or just watching it for the expected devastation. Announcers Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant, and Sugar Ray Leonard discuss their memories, and men in both corners detail the in-fight machinations for both Tyson and Douglas.Mike Tyson?'s loss to Buster Douglas truly rocked the world and threw heavyweight boxing into a tumult that still resonates today.
LC Classification NumberGV1131.J65 2007
