The Return of James "Buster" Douglas!!!

**Dark Lord Al** · 06-21-2007 08:00 AM

buster is going to end up seriously hurt if he keep on fighting dont u think ?

**LegendBoxing65** · 06-21-2007 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by SweetPea

Originally Posted by LegendBoxing65

But as for Douglas beating Mike, Frank Bruno a year before almost beat Mike had he landed a few more left hooks.

Frank Bruno didn't almost beat Tyson. Bruno landed one shot in the first round that caught Tyson. Other than that, Bruno spent the whole 5 rounds getting the crap kicked out of him and clutching/holding out of fear.

maybe so but he landed a left hook and gave Mike all he could handle. I remember that he did that illegal rabbit punch move during the fight , but he hit Mike with a left hook which could have turned things around. Mike was rocked. Mike was just too fast for Bruno to follow up.

**Wacko3205** · 06-21-2007 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by chamiley

Even though Chris Byrd is boring to watch, he is one of the most underrated and highly skilled boxers of the 90s era. If he would have stayed at middleweight or lightheavyweight or even cruiserweight he would have been a star.

Totally agree with the above.

Byrd was the epitome of the sweet science...he was just unfortunately fighting above his weight.

**TitoFan** · 06-21-2007 03:16 PM

Anybody who wants to know why the heavyweight division is in such sorry shape needs to look no further than the waiting list of mediocre old fogies lined up to stage a "comeback."

Sad.

**LegendBoxing65** · 06-21-2007 06:56 PM

CC tito fan. I agree with you. In a way the older fighters sometimes slow down a division and do not help the young fighters come up and make something of themselves. It is selfishness. But Buster Douglas coming back will not matter. Buster never had much determination. He will lose soon and his comeback will be over. Ruiz coming back? If there is one thing I am not excited about it is John Ruiz coming back to fight. Then you have guys like David Tua who seem to have power to make some noise and he does not fight anyone. I do not get what Tua is waiting for or what is going on with his management. He has the power to make noise and get right back in a title fight situation. Put the determination of Ruiz in the body of Tua and you have something.

**TitoFan** · 06-22-2007 01:40 PM

CC back, Legend. I agree wholeheartedly with what you said. What's more, the worst part about it is that many boxing fans (I'd say some of the more casual fans, but fans nonetheless) concentrate solely on the heavyweight division. If the division is crap, these casual fans lose interest... and thus boxing loses fans. It's a sad state of affairs when we true boxing fans have to depend on the success of the heavyweight division to attract more fans to boxing.