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Mike Tyson vs. Pinklon Thomas, billed as Hard Road to Glory, was a professional boxing match contested on May 30, 1987, for the WBA and WBC heavyweight championships. [2]
Pinklon Thomas (born February 10, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1978 to 1993. ... Thomas vs. Tyson Thomas came ...
Newspaper advertisement for the penultimate fight in the series, Mike Tyson vs. Pinklon Thomas. Tony Tubbs vs. Tim Witherspoon (Unofficial precursor) – January 17, 1986 at the Omni Coliseum – Witherspoon defeated Tubbs by majority decision to win WBA title. [9] Trevor Berbick vs. Pinklon Thomas – March 22, 1986 at the Riviera – Berbick ...
He won the WBC heavyweight title in 1986 by defeating Pinklon Thomas, then lost it in his first defense in the same year to Mike Tyson. Berbick was the last boxer to fight Muhammad Ali, defeating him in 1981 by unanimous decision. As an amateur, Berbick won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1975 Pan American Games. In both his ...
Two-time heavyweight champion Pinklon Thomas said Morrison hit like a baseball bat and rated him ahead of Mike Tyson as the hardest puncher he had faced. [82] Boxing writer Lee Groves ranked Morrison third on his list of "10: Best Left Hookers". [83] He also featured on a list of "100 Best Punchers of the Past 100 years". [84]
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Jake Paul and Mike Tyson may have taken center stage during their highly anticipated boxing match on November 15, but ring girl Sydney Thomas was the one to capture the attention of many viewers.
After Holyfield's victory, his next opponent was announced to be former WBC heavyweight champion Pinklon Thomas. In Thomas' previous fight, he had been knocked out by Mike Tyson in his first title shot since losing his WBC title in 1986 to Trevor Berbick. Following his loss to Tyson, Thomas had not fought since, going on a 16-month hiatus ...