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Mike Tyson was the highest paid player with earnings of 28.6million. Even though Buster Douglas defeated Tyson by a knockout in round 10 to win the world’s unified Heavyweight title, in what many consider boxing’s biggest upset ever. Douglas then later agreed to defend his title against Evander Holyfield for $24 million where he was dethroned by Holyfield in a third-round knockout in Las Vegas. -
Mike Tyson was this year's highest earner with earnings of 28.6 million USD, even though Buster Douglas defeated Tyson by a knockout in round 10 to win the world’s unified Heavyweight title, in what many consider boxing’s biggest upset ever. Douglas then later agreed to defend his title against Evander Holyfield for $24 million where he was dethroned by Holyfield in a third-round knockout in Las Vegas. -
The 1990 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 1990 season. The 87th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the defending champions and heavily favored American League champion Oakland Athletics and the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. -
Once upon a time, it was possible for fans to argue rationally over whether Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, or Michael Jordan was the greatest player. Jordan put an end to that debate starting in 1991, with the first of six championships in the 1990s. -
The New York Yankees had gone 10 years without a no-hitter until pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without a right hand, threw one on September 4, 1993. This also happens to be the only event on this list that I attended, which is why it ranks so highly on this unranked list. -
The Rangers went 54 years without winning the Stanley Cup before beating the Vancouver Canucks in a thrilling Game 7. Fans didn’t realize that it would mark the start of a new championship drought -
It wasn’t really as fun or cool to be a Cowboys fan as it had been back in the 1970s, but they won three Super Bowls in four years. Credit where it’s due: they were the dynasty of the 1990s. -
What to call this in retrospect? A sabbatical? Jordan played for the class-AA Birmingham Barons in 1994, batting .202 with 51 RBIs and 30 stolen bases. -
Ripken played in 2,632 consecutive MLB games over 21 seasons, a record that—I’ll go out on a limb here—will likely never be broken. -
Johnson’s retirement, after learning he was HIV-positive, changed the NBA and the way the world thought about the virus. It also turned out to be the start of several new chapters in Johnson’s life.