Buster Douglas
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Buster Douglas is an American former heavyweight boxer best known for his stunning 1990 upset victory over the then-undefeated champion Mike Tyson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Buster Douglas canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2693168 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buster Douglas Context triple: [Mike Tyson, fought, Buster Douglas]
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A.
Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks is an American former professional boxer, Olympic gold medalist, and world champion in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, renowned for his technical skill and unorthodox style.
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B.
Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker was an American boxing great renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and multiple world championships across several weight classes.
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C.
Meldrick Taylor
Meldrick Taylor is an American former professional boxer and Olympic gold medalist known for his exceptional hand speed and his dramatic 1990 title fight against Julio César Chávez.
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D.
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield is an American former professional boxer and undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, best known for his epic bouts with Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe.
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E.
Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns is an American boxing legend known for his devastating punching power, multiple world titles across different weight classes, and classic battles in the 1980s against fellow greats like Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buster Douglas Target entity description: Buster Douglas is an American former heavyweight boxer best known for his stunning 1990 upset victory over the then-undefeated champion Mike Tyson.
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A.
Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks is an American former professional boxer, Olympic gold medalist, and world champion in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, renowned for his technical skill and unorthodox style.
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B.
Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker was an American boxing great renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and multiple world championships across several weight classes.
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C.
Meldrick Taylor
Meldrick Taylor is an American former professional boxer and Olympic gold medalist known for his exceptional hand speed and his dramatic 1990 title fight against Julio César Chávez.
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D.
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield is an American former professional boxer and undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, best known for his epic bouts with Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe.
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E.
Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns is an American boxing legend known for his devastating punching power, multiple world titles across different weight classes, and classic battles in the 1980s against fellow greats like Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavyweight boxer
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human ⓘ professional boxer ⓘ |
| activeYearsInSport |
1981–1990
ⓘ
1996–1999 ⓘ |
| billedFrom |
Columbus, Ohio
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surface form:
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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| birthName | James Douglas ⓘ |
| careerStatus | former world heavyweight champion ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-04-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1990-02-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| fatherOccupation | professional boxer ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| height |
193 cm
ⓘ
6 ft 4 in ⓘ |
| isRetired | true ⓘ |
| knownFor | defeating Mike Tyson ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| lostTitleTo | Evander Holyfield ⓘ |
| methodOfVictory | knockout ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Buster ⓘ |
| notableWork | upset victory over Mike Tyson in 1990 ⓘ |
| occupation | boxer ⓘ |
| opponentDefeated | Mike Tyson ⓘ |
| parent | William "Dynamite" Douglas ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Columbus, Ohio
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surface form:
Columbus, Ohio, United States
|
| placeOfEvent |
Tokyo
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surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
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| religion |
Christianity
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surface form:
Christianity (commonly reported)
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| residence |
Columbus, Ohio
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surface form:
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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| roundOfVictory | 10 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| stance | orthodox ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
IBF heavyweight title
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WBA heavyweight title ⓘ WBC heavyweight title ⓘ undisputed heavyweight champion ⓘ |
| upsetRanking | one of the biggest upsets in boxing history ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buster Douglas Description of subject: Buster Douglas is an American former heavyweight boxer best known for his stunning 1990 upset victory over the then-undefeated champion Mike Tyson.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.