Tony Tucker (57-7, 47) was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. on December 27, 1958. At the age of 21 years on November 1, 1980, he made his professional boxing debut against Chuck Gardner, winning the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On his 35th career fight at 28 years old, Tucker became a heavyweight world champion on May 30, 1987 after defeating Buster Douglas via 10th-round TKO to win the vacant IBF title.
Tucker's last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Billy Wright at age 39 on May 7, 1998. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Tony Tucker's best fights have been against Jimmy Young, Orlin Norris, Buster Douglas, Oliver McCall and David Dixon.
Tucker has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | May 7, 1998 39 years, 4 months 57-7 (47) | Billy Wright | 1 | KO | WIN | |
64  | Jan 31, 1998 39 years, 1 months 56-7 (46) | 26 years 31-3 (22) | HW | 11 | TKO | LOSS |
63 | Dec 16, 1997 38 years, 11 months 56-6 (46) | Jerry Haynes | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
62 | Nov 18, 1997 38 years, 10 months 55-6 (45) | Abdul Muhaymin | 10 | UD | WIN | |
61  | Jun 28, 1997 38 years, 6 months 54-6 (45) | 25 years, 10 months 28-1 (27) | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS For WBO Vacant |
60 | Dec 16, 1996 37 years, 11 months 54-5 (45) | Tyrone Campbell | 3 | KO | WIN | |
59 | Jun 29, 1996 37 years, 6 months 53-5 (44) | David Dixon | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
58  | Feb 24, 1996 37 years, 1 months 52-5 (43) | 30 years, 4 months 44-4 (25) | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
57  | Dec 16, 1995 36 years, 11 months 52-4 (43) | 40 years, 2 months 26-0-1 (16) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
56  | Apr 8, 1995 36 years, 3 months 52-3 (43) | 28 years, 2 months 31-3 (27) | HW | 7 | RTD | LOSS For WBA Vacant |
55 | Dec 10, 1994 35 years, 11 months 52-2 (43) | Dan Murphy | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
54 | Jul 2, 1994 35 years, 6 months 51-2 (42) | Cecil Coffee | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
53 | Feb 19, 1994 35 years, 1 months 50-2 (41) | George Stephens | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
52 | Dec 18, 1993 34 years, 11 months 49-2 (40) | David Graves | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
51  | May 8, 1993 34 years, 4 months 48-2 (39) | 27 years, 8 months 22-0 (19) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
50 | Dec 13, 1992 33 years, 11 months 48-1 (39) | Frankie Swindell | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
49 | Nov 7, 1992 33 years, 10 months 47-1 (38) | Paul Poirier | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
48 | Sep 12, 1992 33 years, 8 months 46-1 (37) | Everett Martin | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
47  | Jun 26, 1992 33 years, 5 months 45-1 (37) | 27 years, 2 months 19-4 (12) | HW | 10 | SD | WIN |
46 | Apr 22, 1992 33 years, 3 months 44-1 (37) | Jesus Contreras | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
45 | Apr 10, 1992 33 years, 3 months 43-1 (36) | Mike Faulkner | 2 | KO | WIN | |
44 | Feb 15, 1992 33 years, 1 months 42-1 (35) | Kimmuel Odum | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Jun 3, 1991 32 years, 5 months 41-1 (34) | 25 years, 7 months 29-2 (15) | HW | 12 | SD | WIN |
42 | Apr 29, 1991 32 years, 4 months 40-1 (34) | James Ray Thomas | 1 | KO | WIN | |
41 | Jan 28, 1991 32 years, 1 months 39-1 (33) | Lionel Washington | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
40 | Jul 19, 1990 31 years, 6 months 38-1 (32) | Mike Rouse | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Mar 8, 1990 31 years, 2 months 37-1 (31) | Mike Evans | 10 | UD | WIN | |
38 | Jan 8, 1990 31 years 36-1 (31) | Calvin Jones | 5 | KO | WIN | |
37 | Dec 12, 1989 30 years, 11 months 35-1 (30) | Dino Homsey | 3 | KO | WIN | |
36  | Aug 1, 1987 28 years, 7 months 34-1 (29) | 21 years, 1 months 30-0 (27) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF For WBA, WBC |
35  | May 30, 1987 28 years, 5 months 34-0 (29) | 27 years, 1 months 23-3-1 (15) | HW | 10 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
34 | Sep 26, 1986 27 years, 8 months 33-0 (28) | James Broad | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
33 | Aug 7, 1986 27 years, 7 months 32-0 (28) | Otis Bates | 2 | KO | WIN | |
32 | Jul 10, 1986 27 years, 6 months 31-0 (27) | Eddie Richardson | 4 | KO | WIN | |
31 | Feb 27, 1986 27 years, 2 months 30-0 (26) | Eddie Richardson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Oct 19, 1985 26 years, 9 months 29-0 (26) | David Jaco | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Jun 28, 1985 26 years, 6 months 28-0 (25) | Bobby Crabtree | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Nov 2, 1984 25 years, 10 months 27-0 (24) | Danny Sutton | 10 | UD | WIN | |
27 | Nov 2, 1984 25 years, 10 months 26-0 (24) | O. T. Davis | 1 | KO | WIN | |
26  | Sep 22, 1984 25 years, 8 months 25-0 (23) | 35 years, 10 months 30-14-2 (10) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
25 | Jun 15, 1984 25 years, 5 months 24-0 (23) | Eddie Lopez | 9 | KO | WIN | |
24 | May 9, 1984 25 years, 4 months 23-0 (22) | Dave Johnson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Apr 19, 1984 25 years, 3 months 22-0 (21) | Walter Santemore | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Mar 15, 1984 25 years, 2 months 21-0 (20) | Sam Jeter | 1 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Feb 24, 1984 25 years, 1 months 20-0 (19) | Larry Givens | 4 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Dec 20, 1983 24 years, 11 months 19-0 (18) | James Dixon | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Dec 1, 1983 24 years, 11 months 18-0 (17) | Lynwood Jones | 5 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Nov 7, 1983 24 years, 10 months 17-0 (16) | James Holly | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Aug 12, 1982 23 years, 7 months 16-0 (15) | Danny Sutton | 3 | TKO | NC | |
16 | Jul 8, 1982 23 years, 6 months 16-0 (15) | Richard Cade | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jun 30, 1982 23 years, 6 months 15-0 (14) | Lupe Guerra | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Jun 15, 1982 23 years, 5 months 14-0 (13) | James Dixon | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
13 | Jun 5, 1982 23 years, 5 months 13-0 (13) | Charles Atlas | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | May 18, 1982 23 years, 4 months 12-0 (12) | Grady Daniels | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Oct 17, 1981 22 years, 9 months 11-0 (11) | Frank Farmer | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Sep 16, 1981 22 years, 8 months 10-0 (10) | Harvey Steichen | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Aug 22, 1981 22 years, 7 months 9-0 (9) | Jerry Hunter | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Apr 30, 1981 22 years, 4 months 8-0 (8) | Chip Tyler | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Apr 9, 1981 22 years, 3 months 7-0 (7) | Al Jones | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 23, 1981 22 years, 1 months 6-0 (6) | Robert Evans | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jan 29, 1981 22 years, 1 months 5-0 (5) | Willie Kents | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jan 16, 1981 22 years 4-0 (4) | Victor Rodriguez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Dec 11, 1980 21 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Max Smith | 5 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Dec 2, 1980 21 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Jesse Clark | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 1, 1980 21 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Chuck Gardner | 3 | KO | WIN |
