Tony Tubbs (47-10, 24) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. on February 15, 1958. At the age of 22 years on June 14, 1980, he made his professional boxing debut against Bruce Scott, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 21st career fight at 27 years old, Tubbs became a heavyweight world champion on April 29, 1985 after defeating Greg Page via 15-round unanimous decision to win the WBA title.
Tubbs' last fight was a 6-round unanimous decision win against Adam Smith at age 48 on November 4, 2006. He retired with a 5-fight winning streak.
Some of Tony Tubbs' best fights have been against Greg Page, Jimmy Young, James Smith, Jose Ribalta, Steve Zouski, Bruce Seldon and Brian Minto.
Tubbs has 10 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | Nov 4, 2006 48 years, 8 months 47-10 (24) | Adam Smith | 6 | UD | WIN | |
58 | Aug 6, 2006 48 years, 5 months 46-10 (24) | Jason Waller | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
57 | Feb 25, 2005 47 years 45-10 (23) | Danny Wofford | 6 | UD | WIN | |
56  | Dec 30, 2004 46 years, 10 months 44-10 (23) | 29 years, 11 months 18-0 (11) | HW | 10 | SD | WIN |
55 | Oct 29, 2004 46 years, 8 months 43-10 (23) | Brian Sargent | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
54 | Jul 25, 2003 45 years, 5 months 42-10 (22) | Abraham Okine | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
53 | Jan 17, 2003 44 years, 11 months 42-9 (22) | Gilbert Martinez | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
52 | Mar 26, 2002 44 years, 1 months 42-8 (22) | Michael Shanks | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
51 | Aug 30, 1997 39 years, 6 months 41-8 (21) | Mario Oscar Melo | 5 | KO | WIN | |
50  | Oct 20, 1995 37 years, 8 months 40-8 (20) | 30 years, 6 months 21-0 (9) | 3 | RTD | LOSS | |
49 | Aug 25, 1995 37 years, 6 months 40-7 (20) | Alexander Zolkin | HW | 12 | MD | LOSS |
48 | Mar 29, 1995 37 years, 1 months 40-6 (20) | Andre Crowder | 1 | KO | WIN | |
47 | Dec 6, 1994 36 years, 9 months 39-6 (19) | Jimmy Thunder | HW | 12 | PTS | LOSS |
46 | Oct 4, 1994 36 years, 7 months 39-5 (19) | William Morris | 10 | UD | NC | |
45 | Feb 22, 1994 36 years 39-5 (19) | Everett Martin | 10 | UD | WIN | |
44 | Dec 3, 1993 35 years, 9 months 38-5 (19) | Willie Jackson | 3 | UD | WIN | |
43  | Dec 3, 1993 35 years, 9 months 37-5 (19) | 32 years, 11 months 25-6 (17) | 3 | UD | WIN | |
42  | Dec 3, 1993 35 years, 9 months 36-5 (19) | 30 years, 8 months 33-10-1 (23) | 3 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Dec 3, 1993 35 years, 9 months 35-5 (19) | Daniel Dăncuță | 3 | UD | WIN | |
40 | Aug 16, 1993 35 years, 6 months 34-5 (19) | Jimmy Ellis | 1 | KO | LOSS | |
39 | Apr 27, 1993 35 years, 2 months 34-4 (19) | Melton Bowen | 10 | UD | WIN | |
38 | Feb 2, 1993 34 years, 11 months 33-4 (19) | Alexander Zolkin | 10 | UD | WIN | |
37 | Nov 24, 1992 34 years, 9 months 32-4 (19) | Jesse Ferguson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
36  | Oct 14, 1992 34 years, 7 months 31-4 (19) | 25 years, 8 months 24-2 (20) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
35 | Aug 18, 1992 34 years, 6 months 30-4 (19) | Lionel Butler | 1 | KO | LOSS | |
34 | Feb 16, 1992 34 years 30-3 (19) | Leon Taylor | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
33  | Apr 20, 1991 33 years, 2 months 29-3 (18) | 23 years, 8 months 22-0 (20) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
32 | Oct 20, 1990 32 years, 8 months 29-2 (18) | Lawrence Carter | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
31 | Jul 28, 1990 32 years, 5 months 28-2 (17) | Mike Cohen | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
30  | Nov 21, 1989 31 years, 9 months 27-2 (16) | 24 years, 1 months 22-1 (9) | 12 | MD | NC | |
29 | Jun 24, 1989 31 years, 4 months 27-2 (16) | Ladislao Mijangos | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | May 6, 1989 31 years, 2 months 26-2 (15) | Eddie Richardson | 8 | DQ | WIN | |
27 | Apr 20, 1989 31 years, 2 months 25-2 (15) | Mike Evans | 10 | UD | WIN | |
26  | Mar 21, 1988 30 years, 1 months 24-2 (15) | 21 years, 8 months 33-0 (29) | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS For WBA, WBC, IBF |
25 | Sep 29, 1987 29 years, 7 months 24-1 (15) | Eddie Gonzales | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
24 | May 30, 1987 29 years, 3 months 23-1 (14) | Jerry Halstead | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Apr 20, 1987 29 years, 2 months 22-1 (14) | Mike Jameson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
22  | Jan 17, 1986 27 years, 11 months 21-1 (14) | 28 years 23-2 (16) | HW | 15 | MD | LOSS Lost WBA |
21  | Apr 29, 1985 27 years, 2 months 21-0 (14) | 26 years, 6 months 24-3 (19) | HW | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBA |
20  | Mar 15, 1985 27 years, 1 months 20-0 (14) | 31 years, 11 months 14-2 (12) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Jan 16, 1985 26 years, 11 months 19-0 (14) | Tim Miller | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Nov 9, 1984 26 years, 8 months 18-0 (13) | Jerry Williams | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Mar 18, 1984 26 years, 1 months 17-0 (12) | Tom Trimm | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Sep 9, 1983 25 years, 6 months 16-0 (11) | Gordon Racette | 10 | UD | WIN | |
15  | Apr 10, 1983 25 years, 1 months 15-0 (11) | 34 years, 4 months 30-13-2 (10) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Feb 25, 1983 25 years 14-0 (11) | Larry Givens | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
13  | Sep 18, 1982 24 years, 7 months 13-0 (10) | 28 years, 1 months 23-3 (14) | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Aug 7, 1982 24 years, 5 months 12-0 (9) | Clarence Hill | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Jun 12, 1982 24 years, 3 months 11-0 (9) | Clayman Parker | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Apr 11, 1982 24 years, 1 months 10-0 (8) | Baker Tinsley | 3 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Dec 18, 1981 23 years, 10 months 9-0 (7) | Don Halpin | 8 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Nov 21, 1981 23 years, 9 months 8-0 (7) | Jesse Brown | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Aug 21, 1981 23 years, 6 months 7-0 (6) | Dennis Wimberly | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Nov 29, 1980 22 years, 9 months 6-0 (5) | Mike Creel | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
5 | Nov 22, 1980 22 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | Larry Sims | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Nov 14, 1980 22 years, 8 months 4-0 (3) | John L Johnson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Nov 7, 1980 22 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Ron Draper | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Aug 2, 1980 22 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Ron Draper | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jun 14, 1980 22 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Bruce Scott | 1 | TKO | WIN |
