Mike Tyson vs Buster Douglas: 'Real reason' Iron Mike lost that fight

Buster Douglas vs Mike Tyson was a professional boxing match that was set at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990.

It was a night that changed the history of heavyweight boxing.

On that night, Iron Mike suffered his first professional boxing defeat. The then undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion was knocked out by the 42/1 underdog. This fight is still widely regarded as one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.

Thirty-two years after the shock, one of Tyson’s close friends Bobby Brown has finally shared the real reason why Iron Mike lost that night.

It would seem that the 53-year-old musician played a huge role in Tyson’s defeat in Tokyo after he confessed in an interview documented by A & E.

“Me and Mike Tyson are friends to this this day, but there was a time when we partied in Japan right before his fight with Buster Douglas.

“We partied like really, really, really hard.”

Bobby Brown goes on to add that they had multiple women in their rooms.

“There must have been two dozen girls in the room with me and Mike… we partied.

“And I was trying to tell him to get some sleep.

“Eventually he got some sleep [in the ring]!

“Do not put that part in there please, he is going to kill me.”

Buster Douglas was only 23 years of age when he shocked the world and handed Iron Mike his first career defeat. He scored a 10th round knockout that night, washing away the myth of Mike’s invisibility.

In an high intense pressure sport like boxing, sleep and a healthy diet is very much important and Tyson had to learn that the hard way. Sleep deprivation is what cost him his undefeated status.

The Baddest Man on the Planet recorded a total of 58 fights, registering 50 wins (with 44 by means of knockouts). He was defeated just six