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Far and away the most feared fighter of my lifetime. I thought someone would die in the ring with him.

No kidding. Pay Per View was getting tired of it as well. I mean paying money to watch 91 seconds of a fight was getting old.

Exactly. Douglas got knocked down. It happens. He was aware enough of the situation to wait out the count. He could have gotten up earlier, easily. Like you said, he pounded the mat in disgust knowing he messed up. A knocked out boxer doesn't go, "****, I screwed up." They go, "What a...

Wrong. Douglas did what any smart fighter does. He stayed on his knee until the count was to 9. He knew the rule. He could have gotten up earlier. He was knocked down, not out. Huge difference.

The Douglas Tyson fight is a fun rewatch. Sure, it was a one sided fight, but the sheer impossibility of what was unfolding was something to behold. On a side note, the judges had Tyson ahead, if I remember correctly.