Heading into the bout with Buster Douglas on this day 17 years ago, Mike Tyson was undefeated and considered a lethal pugilist that could put fear into any opponent.

Douglas, however, flipped the script and not only produced one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, but in sporting history when he knocked out Tyson in the 10th round for the heavyweight title.

The underdog, who entered with a pretty good record himself at 42-1, looked unafraid from the start. But Tyson nearly ended it when he sent Douglas to the canvas in the eighth round, only for him to emerge after a nine-second count.

Douglas fought back in the ninth round and landed the crushing blow in the 10th.

Other memorable events on this day

1971: Montreal Canadiens legend John Believau scores his 500th career NHL goal.

1985: Wasim Akram takes 10 wickets in his second Test match, but Pakistan still lose to New Zealand.

1985: Australia beat India 2-0 to win cricket’s World Series Cup.

1995: Mark Foster swims a world record in the 50m butterfly in a time of 23.55 seconds.