The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever - Hardcover

"Layden has researched and written the most compelling and moving book on the sweet science we've seen in years." --"Booklist" (starred review) "With rich detail and robust prose, Joe Layden's account of Tyson-Douglas doesn't merely re-create the most unthinkable upset in boxing annals. It takes you into the corners, the locker rooms, the minds of the two protagonists, producing revelations that arrive in combinations and a story that packs a heavyweight punch." -- Wayne Coffey, author of the "New York Times" bestseller THE BOYS OF WINTER "" "The Mike Tyson-Buster Douglas fight resulted in the most spectacular upset in boxing history, yet it was an epic that has almost been forgotten. In "The Last Great Fight", Joe Layden restores the fight to its rightful place in sports legend and fills in the spaces that other historians have missed. This is the best boxing book in the last 25 years." --Allen Barra, sports columnist, Wall Street Journal, and author of The Last Coach: A Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant."" "Tell the truth. You missed the moment when Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson for the heavyweight championship of the world. The fight was in Tokyo and Iron Mike was going to destroy this unknown fatso, whack him out, blah-blah...what did you know? So now you have a second chance. The all-time upset of boxing upsets is replayed here through the deft, sweet prose of Joe Layden; a ringside seat that shows not only the punches that were thrown but what was behind them. Don't miss it this time. The book is better than the fight and the fight was a wonder." -- Leigh Montville, "New York Times" bestselling author of THE BIG BAM: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BABE RUTH and TED WILLIAMS: THE BIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERICAN HERO "With rich detail and robust prose, Joe Layden's account of Tyson-Douglas doesn't merely re-create the most unthinkable upset in boxing annals. It takes you into the corners, the locker rooms, the minds of the two protagonists, producing revelations that arrive in combinations and a story that packs a heavyweight punch." -- Wayne Coffey, author of the "New York Times" bestseller THE BOYS OF WINTER "" "The Mike Tyson-Buster Douglas fight resulted in the most spectacular upset in boxing history, yet it was an epic that has almost been forgotten. In "The Last Great Fight", Joe Layden restores the fight to its rightful place in sports legend and fills in the spaces that other historians have missed. This is the best boxing book in the last 25 years." --Allen Barra, sports columnist, Wall Street Journal, and author of The Last Coach: A Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant."" "Tell the truth. You missed the moment when Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson for the heavyweight championship of the world. The fight was in Tokyo and Iron Mike was going to destroy this unknown fatso, whack him out, blah-blah...what did you know? So now you have a second chance. The all-time upset of boxing upsets is replayed here through the deft, sweet prose of Joe Layden; a ringside seat that shows not only the punches that were thrown but what was behind them. Don't miss it this time. The book is better than thefight and the fight was a wonder." -- Leigh Montville, "New York Times" bestselling author of THE BIG BAM: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BABE RUTH and TED WILLIAMS: THE BIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERICAN HERO "With rich detail and robust prose, Joe Layden's account of Tyson-Douglas doesn't merely re-create the most unthinkable upset in boxing annals. It takes you into the corners, the locker rooms, the minds of the two protagonists, producing revelations that arrive in combinations and a story that packs a heavyweight punch." -- Wayne Coffey, author of the "New York Times" bestseller THE BOYS OF WINTER "" "The Mike Tyson-Buster Douglas fight resulted in the most spectacular upset in boxing history, yet it was an epic that has almost been forgotten. In "The Last Great Fight," Joe Layden restores the fight to its rightful place in sports legend and fills in the spaces that other historians have missed. This is the best boxing book in the last 25 years." --Allen Barra, sports columnist, Wall Street Journal, and author of The Last Coach: A Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant."" "Tell the truth. You missed the moment when Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson for the heavyweight championship of the world. The fight was in Tokyo and Iron Mike was going to destroy this unknown fatso, whack him out, blah-blah...what did you know? So now you have a second chance. The all-time upset of boxing upsets is replayed here through the deft, sweet prose of Joe Layden; a ringside seat that shows not only the punches that were thrown but what was behind them. Don't miss it this time. The book is better than the fight and the fight was a wonder." -- Leigh Montville, "New York Times" bestselling author of THE BIG BAM: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BABE RUTH and TED WILLIAMS: THE BIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERICAN HERO

Documents the lesser-known story behind the 1990 boxing upset during which Buster Douglas defeated champion Mike Tyson, tracing the behind-the-scenes story of both athletes as drawn from interviews with both men, their families, and their trainers. 50,000 first printing.