BoxRec: James Douglas

James Douglas

37 6 1
24 KOs 5 KOs
division heavy
status inactive
bouts 45
rounds 234
KOs 64.86%
career 1981-1999
debut 1981-07-23

ID# 000584
sex male
alias Buster
nationality USA
stance orthodox
height 6′ 3½″   /   192cm
reach 83″   /   211cm
residence Columbus, Ohio, USA
birth place Columbus, Ohio, USA
followers
45

Box-pro 45 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
1999-02-19 Andre Crowder 8 49 4
Memorial Auditorium, Burlington
W-TKO
1998-12-12 Warren Williams 12 9 1
Bank of America Center, Boise
W-KO
2:56    ref: Jerry Armstrong
1998-06-25 Lou Savarese 37 2 0
Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket
L-KO
2:34    ref: Steve Smoger   Frank Garza   Tom Kaczmarek   Gary Merritt

Douglas knocked down 3 times
1997-07-13 Quinn Navarre 19 5 1
Grand Casino, Biloxi
W-TKO
2:25    ref: Fred Steinwinder III
Navarre was dropped three times in round 4
1997-05-13 Louis Monaco 6 6 2
Grand Casino, Biloxi
W-DQ
3:00    ref: Fred Steinwinder III   Chester Comeaux   CD Jenkins   Paul Sita
Monaco knocked Douglas out after the bell rang to end the first round
1997-03-30 Brian Scott 22 3 0
Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville
W-KO
0:30    ref: Steve Smoger
1997-02-12 Dicky Ryan 40 2 0
Madison Square Garden Theater, New York
W-UD
ref: James Santa   Harold Lederman 99-90   Eva Shain 99-90   Steve Weisfeld 97-92
1997-01-10 Rocky Pepeli 19 9 1
Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville
W-UD
ref: Steve Smoger   Don Ackerman 100-89   Steve Epstein 100-89   Glenn Feldman 100-89
1996-06-22 Tony LaRosa 24 5 0
Mark Etess Arena, Atlantic City
W-RTD
3:00    ref: Wayne Hedgpeth   Melvina Lathan   Barbara Perez   Eva Shain
LaRosa stopped on cuts after the 3rd round
1990-10-25 Evander Holyfield 24 0 0
Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
L-KO
1:10    ref: Mills Lane   Chuck Giampa 18-20   Dave Moretti 18-20   Jerry Roth 18-20

1990-02-11 Mike Tyson* 37 0 0
Tokyo Dome
W-KO
1:22    ref: Octavio Meyran   Ken Morita 86-87   Larry Rozadilla 88-82   Masakazu Uchida 86-86

Douglas down in round 8
1989-07-21 Oliver McCall 14 2 0
Convention Center, Atlantic City
W-UD
ref: Ted Pick   Henry Eugene Grant 98-92   Phil Newman 98-93   John Stewart 98-93
1989-02-25 Trevor Berbick 35 6 1
Las Vegas Hilton, Hilton Center, Las Vegas
W-UD
ref: Toby Gibson   Patricia Morse Jarman 98-92   Hal Miller 99-91   Dalby Shirley 99-91
1988-06-27 Mike Williams 16 1 0
Convention Hall, Atlantic City
W-TKO
2:45    ref: Rudy Battle   Frank Brunette   Frank Cairo   Richard F Murry
1988-04-16 Jerry Halstead 58 6 1
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
W-TKO
1:16    ref: Carlos Padilla
1988-02-24 Perscell Davis 13 6 0
Pioneer Hall, Duluth
W-RTD
3:00    ref: LeRoy Benson   Dennis Nelson   Jim Perrault Jr
Davis fails to answer the bell starting the 10th round
1987-11-19 Donnie Long 16 9 0
Downtown Sheraton Hotel Ballroom, Columbus
W-KO
2:18    
Long, a substitute for David Pearce, took the fight on 3-hours notice.
1987-05-30 Tony Tucker 33 0 0
Las Vegas Hilton, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas
L-TKO
1:36    ref: Mills Lane   Chuck Giampa 85-86   Glen Hamada 86-85   Ed Levine 86-86

1986-09-06 Dee Collier 9 5 0
Las Vegas Hilton, Hilton Center, Las Vegas
W-UD
1986-04-19 David Jaco 19 6 0
Las Vegas Hilton, Hilton Center, Las Vegas
W-UD
ref: Davey Pearl   Chuck Giampa 80-71   Art Lurie 80-71   Dalby Shirley 80-71
Jaco was knocked down in round 5
1986-01-17 Greg Page 24 4 0
The Omni, Atlanta
W-UD
98-92    97-94    97-94

1985-05-09 Jesse Ferguson 11 0 0
Caesars Boardwalk Regency, Atlantic City
L-MD
Final of the ESPN Eastern Heavyweight tourney
1985-03-27 Dion Simpson 17 0 0
Resorts International, Atlantic City
W-KO
3:01    ref: Randy Neumann
Semi-final of the ESPN Eastern Heavyweight tourney
1984-11-09 Randall Cobb 24 3 0
Riviera Hotel & Casino, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas
W-MD
Douglas substituted on 3 days notice for Trevor Berbick
1984-07-09 David Starkey 5 7 0
East Dallas Club, Columbus
NC-NC
Fight ruled a NC after the fighters wrestled each other to the canvas and both corners jumped into the ring.
1983-12-17 Mike White 12 5 1
Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City
L-TKO
2:57     8-0    7-1    7-0
1983-09-28 Eugene Cato 2 2 0
Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City
W-TKO
1983-07-05 Dave Johnson 14 13 0
Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City
W-MD
1983-04-28 Henry Porter 12 10 1
Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City
W-KO
1:36    ref: Zach Clayton
1983-04-16 Jesse Clark 0 28 0
Catholic Central Highschool, Muskegon
W-TKO
1983-03-29 Leroy Diggs 11 6 4
Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
W-TKO
2:15    ref: Joe O'Neill   Al DeVito 2-3   John Stewart 4-2   Lindsey Tucker 4-2
1983-03-09 Jesse Clark 0 27 0
V.I.P. Club, Niles
W-KO
1982-11-20 Tim Johnson 6 26 0
Infinity Club, Columbus
W-KO
1982-10-16 Steffen Tangstad 13 0 1
Bismarck Hotel, Chicago
D-UD
35-35    38-38    36-36
Douglas was penalised two points
1982-04-24 Mel Daniels 2 1 0
War Memorial Arena, Johnstown
W-TKO
2:52    ref: Bucky Palermo
1982-04-08 Rick Enis 12 2 0
Sherwood Club, Indianapolis
W-MD
ref: Joe Sgro 59-59   Michael Kelley 58-56   Gary Merritt 58-57
1982-02-15 Marvin Earle 5 0 1
Stan & Ollie's Lounge, Kalamazoo
W-TKO
1982-02-13 Donny Townsend 2 7 0
Tech Memorial Highschool, Erie
W-UD
Townsend fought as Don Watkins
1982-01-23 Hubert Adams 0 15 0
Morgan Highschool, McConnellsville
W-KO
1981-12-23 Don Johnson debut
Memorial Civic Center, Canton
W-TKO
1981-11-06 David Bey debut
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
L-TKO
Pro debut for Bey.
1981-10-23 Jesse Clark 0 20 0
Swayne Hall, Toledo
W-KO
1981-10-14 Abdul Muhaymin 8 0 0
Tyndall Armory, Indianapolis
W-TKO
2:56    ref: Mike DeFabis
Muhaymin was cut over both eyes
1981-09-27 Mike Rodgers 3 21 1
Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus
W-RTD
Sometimes reported as Douglas' pro debut, his earlier fights being exhibitions / Rodgers fails to answer the bell starting the 3rd round
1981-07-23 Mike Lear debut
Mount Vernon Plaza, Columbus
W-UD