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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]
Thomas came back and reeled off three ko wins before setting up a May 1987 challenge to WBC and WBA Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Although Thomas allegedly took the fight with a serious shoulder injury, [4] he enjoyed success outjabbing Tyson. After a long break for a torn glove, action resumed in the 6th round in which Tyson had regained ...
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005, with a post-retirement fight in 2024. 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]
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 ...
Following his loss to Tyson, Thomas had not fought since, going on a 16-month hiatus before agreeing to face Holyfield. The winner of this fight was expected to next face former WBA heavyweight champion Michael Dokes, with the winner of that fight expected to be next in line for a shot at Mike Tyson's undisputed heavyweight championship. [2]
Tommy Morrison (January 2, 1969 – September 1, 2013) was an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed from 1988 to 2009. Best known for his left hook and formidable punching power, Morrison won the WBO heavyweight title in 1993 with a unanimous decision victory over George Foreman.
Mike Tyson would next defend his title against former WBC champ Pinklon Thomas, earning the victory by way of 6th round technical knockout. Meanwhile, the IBF organized a match between Tony Tucker and a then-unknown James "Buster" Douglas to determine who would be their heavyweight champion, with Tucker dispatching Douglas in the 10th round by ...
Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson, billed as Lewis–Tyson: Is On, was a heavyweight professional boxing match that took place on June 8, 2002, at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee. [1] The defending unified WBC, IBF, IBO, and The Ring champion Lennox Lewis defeated former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson by knockout in the eighth round.