Casual, composed and on his heels, Tony Tucker was arguably “Iron” Mike Tyson’s toughest ever victory in the early days of his career.
Tucker was the IBF title holder coming into the unification bout with Tyson who held the WBA and WBC belts.
Tucker came out strong in round one, hitting Tyson on the side of the head with a short left hook and he would continue to fight Tyson aggressively in the early rounds and actually won rounds one and three on the scorecards.
However, as the fight went on, Tyson began to find his rhythm and went on to record a points win. With his victory Tyson would become the first Undisputed Heavyweight Champion since Leon Spinks in 1978.
1977: San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey hits record 18th grand slammer.
1983: New Zealand achieved their first ever Test victory on English soil in the second Test at Headingley.
1993: Reggie Jackson became enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
2012: Eight women’s badminton doubles players were disqualified from the 2012 London Olympics for “not using one’s best efforts to win a match” in an attempt to massage placings.
