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Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks, billed as Once and For All, [1] was a professional boxing match which took place on June 27, 1988. [2] Both fighters were undefeated and each had a claim to being the legitimate heavyweight champion .
Mike Tyson was entering 1988 having unified the three major world championships over the course of the previous fourteen months. In 1987 Tyson, who entered the year as the WBC champion, defeated James "Bonecrusher" Smith for the WBA championship, knocked out Pinklon Thomas in his first defense of both of those titles, won a decision over Tony Tucker to claim the IBF championship, and knocked ...
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" [4] and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", [5] Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. [6]
The fight between Spinks and Mike Tyson took place in June 1988, with Tyson knocking Spinks down twice on his way to a first-round knockout. Tyson and Dwight Muhammad Qawi were the only fighters to officially floor Spinks. It was Spinks's first defeat in the professional ring, and his last, as he retired following the fight.
The all-time lineal heavyweight champions boxing list started in 1885 and includes Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson among others.
This article originally appeared in the September 1988 issue of SPIN As an arena for boxing, the Convention Hall at Atlantic City is not one of the happier architectural palaces of the world. It ...
def. Michael Spinks on June 27, 1988 [43] WBA, and WBC: March 7, 1987: August 1, 1987 147: def. Pinklon Thomas on May 30, 1987 def. Tony Tucker on August 1, 1987 [43] WBA, WBC, and IBF: August 1, 1987: February 11, 1990 925: def. Tyrell Biggs on October 16, 1987 def. Larry Holmes on January 22, 1988 def. Tony Tubbs on March 21, 1988 def ...
Mike Tyson’s first super fight came at the legendary Tokyo Dome in 1988, when he defended his three belts against Tony Tubbs. Tyson easily won that fight with a second-round TKO, pocketing a ...