• Tony Tubbs (born February 15, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2006, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1985...
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  • Tubbs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:: Alfred L. Tubbs, American businessman Anthony Tubbs, American lo-fi hip hop rapper known...
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  • Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs was a professional boxing match contested on March 21, 1988 for the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight championships. Tyson was only...
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  • Tony Tubbs vs. Tim Witherspoon, billed as King's Dream was a professional boxing match contested on July 19, 1986, for the WBA heavyweight title. Undefeated...
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    title after winning it. After defeating Bruno, a rematch with Tony Tubbs loomed but Tubbs pulled out of the fight. Needing to make a title defense, Witherspoon...
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    stoppage, and was closely outpointed by Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Tony Tubbs, Michael Dokes and (controversely) James "Bonecrusher" Smith. Nearing...
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    lost bouts to future world champions Greg Page and Tony Tubbs, though he did manage to beat Tubbs in the 1978 Sports Festival. Surprisingly, he also lost...
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  • Page made his first title defense against Tony Tubbs in Buffalo, New York on April 29, 1985. Page had beaten Tubbs six out of seven times in the amateurs...
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  • Mike Tyson's next fight would take place in Japan's Tokyo Dome against Tony Tubbs, a fight he would easily win by second-round knockout. This would finally...
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  • was Witherspoon’s second defence of the championship he had won from Tony Tubbs in January 1986. The fight was carried live on HBO World Championship...
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    lost a 10-round decision to 19–0 amateur star and future world champ Tony Tubbs in an eliminator, won a 10-round decision over 18–1 Cuban contender José...
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  • the reigning champions were Pinklon Thomas, who was the WBC champion; Tony Tubbs, who was the WBA champion; and Michael Spinks, who was the IBF champion...
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    record: Greg Page". Retrieved March 15, 2020. "Professional boxing record: Tony Tubbs". Retrieved March 15, 2020. "Professional boxing record: Michael Spinks"...
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    International Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, May 1979: Defeated Tony Tubbs by split decision, 2–1 Frazier vs. Sports For Boys team, Municipal Auditorium...
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    Holmes had in 75 professional bouts. In March, Tyson then fought contender Tony Tubbs in Tokyo, Japan, fitting in an easy second-round TKO victory amid promotional...
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  • champions who had, including Orlin Norris, Carlos De León, Jeff Lampkin, and Tony Tubbs. As an amateur, Nielsen won bronze medals in the super heavyweight division...
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    Heavyweight Gold medalist Tyrell Biggs. In Bowe's next fight, ex-champion Tony Tubbs appeared to outbox and outsmart Bowe in a close bout, only to have the...
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  • world title after narrowly outpointing reigning WBA heavyweight champion Tony Tubbs in a close majority decision victory on January 17, 1986. Shortly after...
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  • four rounds, and finally by knocking out another former world champion Tony Tubbs in two rounds two months later. By 1988 Tyson had become "the most talked...
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  • emerging contenders, dropping decisions to more future champions in Tony Tucker and Tony Tubbs. He continued fighting with mixed results until 1988, when he...
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  • boxing luminaries as James "Quick" Tillis, Ossie Ocasio, Riddick Bowe, Tony Tubbs, Buster Mathis, Jr., and Larry Donald before ending his career with a...
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    injury, but was knocked down and outpointed the same year by ex-champion Tony Tubbs. Seldon signed with promoter Don King in 1993 and boxed on a series of...
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  • for his 1995 fight with Lennox Lewis, but also faced world champions Tony Tubbs, James Smith, Chris Byrd, and Oliver McCall. Though he never held or challenged...
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  • was outboxed by crafty ex-world champion Tony Tubbs (a decision later changed to a no-decision after Tubbs tested positive for an illegal substance)...
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    champ Milton McCrory in Las Vegas. January 17 – Tim Witherspoon defeats Tony Tubbs by a fifteen-round decision in Atlanta, to win the WBA world Heavyweight...
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  • Charles Martin". Retrieved March 20, 2020. "Professional boxing record: Tony Tubbs". Retrieved March 15, 2020. "Professional boxing record: Frank Bruno"...
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  • of fighters. Tony Tubbs vs. Tim Witherspoon (Unofficial precursor) – January 17, 1986 at the Omni Coliseum – Witherspoon defeated Tubbs by majority decision...
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  • under the name James Thunder. Among his notable victories are wins over Tony Tubbs, Craig Peterson, Trevor Berbick, and Tim Witherspoon. On the 18 March...
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    fought twice in Tokyo Dome — a successful undisputed title defense against Tony Tubbs in 1988, and in a loss considered to be one of the biggest upsets in sports...
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  • decisions to two ex-world champions, Michael "Dynamite" Dokes and Tony "TNT" Tubbs, but in 1993 would see a turnaround of his fortunes. On February 6...
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