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Tony Tucker Record

57-7
Total Fights65
Wins57
Losses7
Draws0
No-Contests1
Title Wins1
Title Defenses0
Title-Fight KOs1
KO Wins47
KO Losses3
Tony Tucker Record & Stats
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
“TNT”
Born
Dec 27, 1958
Age
65
Debut
Nov 1, 1980
Record
57-7
Title Fights
5
KOs
47 (73.4%)
Height
196 cm
Reach
208 cm
Ape Index
12 cm
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
IBF
HV
w1
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Tony Tucker's Record
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      What is Tony Tucker's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 17 years and six months, Tony Tucker fought 65 times with 57 wins, 7 losses, and 1 no-contest.

      Tucker retired from professional boxing with a record of 57-7, which included one heavyweight world-title win. He had a 73.4% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 47 of his total 65 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. Tucker suffered three knockout losses in his career, two of which were in title fights.

      His last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Billy Wright on May 7, 1998.

      Some of Tucker's best fights and notable victories include wins over Buster Douglas, Orlin Norris, Oliver McCall, Dino Homsey, Calvin Jones, and Mike Rouse.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      65May 7, 199839Billy WrightWinKO1
      64Jan 31, 199839John RuizLossTKO11
      63Dec 16, 199738Jerry HaynesWinTKO3
      62Nov 18, 199738Abdul MuhayminWinUD
      61Jun 28, 199738Herbie HideLoss *TKO2
      60Dec 16, 199637Tyrone CampbellWinKO3
      59Jun 29, 199637David DixonWinKO1
      58Feb 24, 199637Orlin NorrisLossMD
      57Dec 16, 199536Henry AkinwandeLossUD
      56Apr 8, 199536Bruce SeldonLoss *RTD7
      55Dec 10, 199435Dan MurphyWinTKO3
      54Jul 2, 199435Cecil CoffeeWinTKO2
      53Feb 19, 199435George StephensWinTKO1
      52Dec 18, 199334David GravesWinTKO2
      51May 8, 199334Lennox LewisLoss *UD
      50Dec 13, 199233Frankie SwindellWinRTD6
      49Nov 7, 199233Paul PoirierWinTKO4
      48Sep 12, 199233Everett MartinWinPTS
      47Jun 26, 199233Oliver McCallWinSD
      46Apr 22, 199233Jesus ContrerasWinTKO6
      45Apr 10, 199233Mike FaulknerWinKO2
      44Feb 15, 199233Kimmuel OdumWinTKO2
      43Jun 3, 199132Orlin NorrisWinSD
      42Apr 29, 199132James Ray ThomasWinKO1
      41Jan 28, 199132Lionel WashingtonWinKO1
      40Jul 19, 199031Mike RouseWinTKO5
      39Mar 8, 199031Mike EvansWinUD
      38Jan 8, 199031Calvin JonesWinKO5
      37Dec 12, 198930Dino HomseyWinKO3
      36Aug 1, 198728Mike TysonLoss *UD
      35May 30, 198728Buster DouglasWin *TKO10
      34Sep 26, 198627James BroadWinUD
      33Aug 7, 198627Otis BatesWinKO2
      32Jul 10, 198627Eddie RichardsonWinKO4
      31Feb 27, 198627Eddie RichardsonWinUD
      30Oct 19, 198526David JacoWinTKO3
      29Jun 28, 198526Bobby CrabtreeWinTKO4
      28Nov 2, 198425Danny SuttonWinUD
      27Nov 2, 198425O. T. DavisWinKO1
      26Sep 22, 198425Jimmy YoungWinUD
      25Jun 15, 198425Eddie LopezWinKO9
      24May 9, 198425Dave JohnsonWinTKO2
      23Apr 19, 198425Walter SantemoreWinTKO1
      22Mar 15, 198425Sam JeterWinKO1
      21Feb 24, 198425Larry GivensWinKO4
      20Dec 20, 198324James DixonWinTKO6
      19Dec 1, 198324Lynwood JonesWinKO5
      18Nov 7, 198324James HollyWinTKO1
      17Aug 12, 198223Danny SuttonNCTKO3
      16Jul 8, 198223Richard CadeWinTKO7
      15Jun 30, 198223Lupe GuerraWinTKO2
      14Jun 15, 198223James DixonWinPTS
      13Jun 5, 198223Charles AtlasWinTKO1
      12May 18, 198223Grady DanielsWinTKO5
      11Oct 17, 198122Frank FarmerWinKO1
      10Sep 16, 198122Harvey SteichenWinTKO3
      9Aug 22, 198122Jerry HunterWinKO1
      8Apr 30, 198122Chip TylerWinTKO7
      7Apr 9, 198122Al JonesWinTKO1
      6Feb 23, 198122Robert EvansWinTKO6
      5Jan 29, 198122Willie KentsWinKO1
      4Jan 16, 198122Victor RodriguezWinTKO2
      3Dec 11, 198021Max SmithWinKO5
      2Dec 2, 198021Jesse ClarkWinKO1
      1Nov 1, 198021Chuck GardnerWinKO3

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Tony Tucker (TNT) is a 65-year old retired American professional boxer. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. on December 27, 1958. He is a former heavyweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 17 years — from 1980 to 1998.

      Tucker made his professional boxing debut against Chuck Gardner at the age of 21 on November 1, 1980, defeating Gardner via 3rd round KO. He went on to win 15 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 14 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 28 on May 30, 1987 after 34 professional fights, against Buster Douglas for the heavyweight IBF (vacant) title. He defeated Douglas via 10th round TKO to become the heavyweight champion of the world.

      Tucker has won one world title at heavyweight. For all the details about Tucker's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Tucker had a total of seven losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Billy Wright on May 7, 1998. Tucker won the fight via 1st round KO. It's been 25 years, 10 months, and 21 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Tucker had a total of five world-title fights, which includes winning one world title and zero successful title defenses. He won one of these fights and lost four.

      Title Wins

      Tony Tucker fought for a heavyweight world title in five fights and won once, which came via way of stoppage. He won one heavyweight belt.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      May 30, 1987Buster DouglasHeavyweightIBF*TKO
      * Vacant title

      Title Losses

      Tony Tucker lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Aug 1, 1987Mike TysonHeavyweightIBFUD

      Highlights

      Tucker fought a total of 65 times during his professional career, which includes 5 world-title fights at the heavyweight division. These three fights are the highlight of his career.

      • May 30, 1987: Tucker wins his first world title by defeating Buster Douglas via 10th round TKO. He is now the IBF heavyweight world champion.

      • June 3, 1991: Tony Tucker beats Orlin Norris via 12th round split decision.

      • June 26, 1992: Tony Tucker beats Oliver McCall via 10th round split decision.

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