Editing Buster Douglas (section)

===Later career===
Douglas vs Holyfield was a reported $24.6 million payday for Douglas. Doing little for the next several years, Douglas gained weight, reaching nearly 400 pounds. It was only after he nearly died during a diabetic coma that he decided to attempt a return to the sport. He went back into training and made a comeback. He was successful at first, winning six straight fights, but his comeback almost came to a halt in a 1997 disqualification win over [[Journeyman (boxing)|journeyman]] [[Louis Monaco]]. In a bizarre ending, Monaco landed a right hand, just after the bell ending round one, that knocked Douglas to the canvas. Douglas was unable to continue after a five-minute rest period and was consequently awarded the win by disqualification (on account of Monaco's illegal punch).

A fight with light-heavyweight champion [[Roy Jones Jr.]] was touted in the late 1990s, although ultimately fell through.<ref>{{cite news | date=1998-05-04 | title=Will He Be A Tyson Chicken? | url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1012746/index.htm | publisher=Sports Illustrated | access-date=2008-12-07 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208145543/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1012746/index.htm | archive-date=2008-12-08 }}</ref> In 1998, having bounced back into a minor stardom, Douglas was knocked out in the first round of a fight with heavyweight contender [[Lou Savarese]], for the lightly regarded IBA heavyweight title. Douglas subsequently had two more fights, winning both, and retired in 1999 with a final record of 38–6–1.