Just like Don King, Mike Tyson’s inimitable promoter, and Tyson and James “Buster” Douglas themselves, longtime Las Vegas bookmaker Jimmy Vaccaro had a pivotal role in making the Tokyo fight on Feb. 11, 1990, a historic occasion.
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