Sports dramas are perhaps some of the most inspiring and motivating stories we see on the screen. When faced with an impossible task, it is the will to win and endure at all costs that separates the winner. It is the stuff beyond talent and skill that the winner must dip into bring that last ounce of energy to the battle. ESPN 30 for 30 docu drama continues this week with 42 to 1 and brings Douglas Vs, Tyson fight to your screens.
42 to 1 Premiere Date
Ben Houser and Jeremy Schaap co-direct the inpisring story of Buster Douglas as he prepared for the fight of his life in Tokyo Dome. The short premieres on ESPN on December 11 2018.
30 for 30 – 42 to 1 (2018)
Directed By: Ben Houser and Jeremy Schaap
Network: ESPN
Air Date: December 11 2018 9 PM
42 to 1 Story
42 to 1 docu short, a part of ESPN 30 for 30 shorts chronicles one of the most famous upsets in sports history. Buster Douglas’ shocking knockout of the then-undefeated Mike Tyson.
Mike Tyson was the most feared and revered fighter of modern times. Douglas, meanwhile, was dismissed as a 42 to 1 underdog. No one thought he had the heart of a champion.
But at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990, Douglas came to fight. Defying opinion, he proved to everyone that there was greatness in him.
This film shows how Douglas pulled off a win that changed the course of sports history, channeling the absolute best version of himself, if only for one fight, when it mattered most and no one thought it was possible.
42 to 1 Trailer
Watch this trailer of 42 to 1 docu drama with ESPN 30 for 30 and tell us if you like this glimpse into one of the biggest sporting upsets.
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