Tony Tucker
Sex Male
Nationality United States
Alias TNT
License No. TN006706
Hometown Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Division Heavyweight
Date of Birth 1958-12-27
Reach 82”
Stance Orthodox
Height 6' 5
won 58 (48 ko's) - lost 7 - drawn 0 - tot 66
Lb St:Lb Kg | Date | | Wiki
Career Record date Lb opponent Lb wld last 6 location
1998-05-07 243 Billy Wright 252 29-3-0
Sam's Town Casino, Tunica, MS, USA W KO 1 10
~ Time: 2:08 ~
1998-01-31 236¾ John Ruiz 233½ 31-3-0
Ice Palace, Tampa, FL, USA L TKO 11 12
~ Time: 0:58 | Referee: Jorge Alonso | Judge: Ric Bays | Judge: Mark Streisand | Judge: Robert Watson ~
NABF Heavyweight Title
Tucker down twice in the 1st and once in the 11th.
1997-12-16 235 Jerry Haynes 1-3-0
Nashville, TN, USA W TKO 3 10
1997-11-18 255 Abdul Muhaymin 245 19-6-0
Nashville, TN, USA W UD 10 10
1997-06-28 243¼ Herbie Hide 222¾ 28-1-0
Norwich Sport Village, Norwich, England L TKO 2 12
~ Time: 2:45 | Referee: Raul Caiz ~
Vacant WBO Heavyweight Title
Tucker down three times in the second round
1996-12-07 251 Tyrone Campbell 12-2-1
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, CA, USA W KO 3 10
1996-06-29 244 David Dixon 20-2-1
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, CA, USA W KO 1 12
Vacant NABF Heavyweight Title
Title had been vacated by Alexander Zolkin in order to fight Henry Akinwande for the WBO title.
1996-02-24 242 Orlin Norris 215 44-4-0
Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA, USA L SD 10 10
1995-12-16 237 Henry Akinwande 230 26-0-1
CoreStates Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA L PTS 10 10
1995-04-08 243 Bruce Seldon 236 31-3-0
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV, USA L TKO 7 12
~ Referee: Mills Lane | Judge: Art Lurie 65-68 | Judge: Jerry Roth 66-67 | Judge: Duane Ford 66-67 ~
Vacant WBA Heavyweight Title
Bout stopped after the 7th due to swelling of Tucker's eyes
1994-12-10 235 Dan Murphy 42-14-2
Estadio de Beisbol, Monterrey, NL, Mexico W TKO 3 0
1994-07-02 235 Cecil Coffee 225 28-5-2
Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 2 10
1994-02-19 236 George Stephens 14-4-0
Charlotte, NC, USA W TKO 1 10
1993-12-18 David Graves 4-7-5
Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, PU, Mexico W TKO 2 0
1993-05-08 235 Lennox Lewis 235 22-0-0
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA L UD 12 12
~ Referee: Joe Cortez | Judge: Jerry Roth 111-117 | Judge: Harry Gibbs 112-116 | Judge: Mickey Vann 111-118 ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
Tucker was down in 3rd and 9th rounds
1992-12-13 233 Frankie Swindell 205 26-7-1
The Mirage, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 6 10
1992-11-07 234 Paul Poirier 217 30-1-0
Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, NV, USA W TKO 4 10
1992-09-12 239 Everett (Bigfoot) Martin 229 18-14-1
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA W PTS 10 10
1992-06-26 236 Oliver McCall 224½ 19-4-0
CSU Convention Centre, Cleveland, OH, USA W SD 12 12
NABF Heavyweight Title
1992-04-22 238 Jesus (Manny) Contreras 9-1-1
Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA W TKO 6 10
1992-04-10 236 Mike Faulkner 9-3-0
Plaza El Toreo, Mexico City, DF, Mexico W KO 2 0
1992-02-15 237 Kimmuel Odum 240 12-6-0
Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA W KO 2 10
1991-06-03 235 Orlin Norris 213 29-2-0
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV, USA W SD 12 12
NABF Heavyweight Title
1991-04-29 249 Ray Thomas 1-2-0
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA W KO 1 10
1991-01-28 244 Lionel Washington 11-7-0
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA W KO 1 10
1990-07-19 255 Mike Rouse 231 12-4-1
Kingdome, Seattle, WA, USA W TKO 5 10
1990-03-08 243½ Mike Evans 238½ 19-3-1
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA W UD 10 10
~ 98-92 | 98-92 | 96-95 ~
1990-01-08 242½ Calvin Jones 243½ 12-4-0
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA W TKO 5 10
1989-12-12 246 Dino Homsey 204 11-7-1
Los Angeles, CA, USA W KO 3 0
1987-08-01 221 Mike Tyson 221 30-0-0
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA L UD 12 12
~ Referee: Mills Lane | Judge: Julio Roldan 113-118 | Judge: Phil Newman 111-119 | Judge: Bill Graham 112-117 ~
WBC Heavyweight Title
WBA Heavyweight Title
IBF Heavyweight Title
1987-05-30 222¼ James (Buster) Douglas 228¼ 23-3-1
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 10 15
~ Time: 1:36 | Referee: Mills Lane | Judge: Chuck Giampa 86-85 | Judge: Edward Levine 86-86 | Judge: Glen Hamada 85-86 ~
Vacant IBF Heavyweight Title
1986-09-26 216 James Broad 242¼ 20-2-0
Atlantic City, NJ, USA W PTS 12 12
Vacant USBA Heavyweight Title
1986-08-07 222 Otis (Hardy) Bates 9-9-2
Houston, TX, USA W KO 2 0
1986-07-10 220 Eddie Richardson 12-4-0
Houston, TX, USA W KO 4 10
1986-02-27 213½ Eddie Richardson 224 12-3-0
Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA W UD 10 10
~ 100-90 | 100-90 | 100-90 ~
1985-10-19 212 David Jaco 19-4-0
Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco W TKO 3 0
1985-06-28 210 Bobby Crabtree 21-5-1
Hammond, IN, USA W KO 4 10
1984-11-02 210 Danny Sutton 22-7-0
Chicago, IL, USA W PTS 10 10
1984-10-24 214 O T Davis 235 7-8-0
Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA W KO 1 10
~ Time: 1:58 ~
1984-09-22 212 Jimmy Young 223½ 30-14-2
Ford Field House, Grand Rapids, MI, USA W UD 10 10
1984-06-15 210 Eddie Lopez 25-3-2
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV, USA W KO 9 10
1984-05-09 216 Dave Johnson 14-14-0
Chicago, IL, USA W TKO 2 0
1984-04-19 212 Walter Santemore 20-14-0
Detroit, MI, USA W TKO 1 0
1984-03-15 218 Sam Jeter 208 0-0-0
American Congress Hall, Chicago, IL, USA W KO 1 0
1984-02-24 210 Larry Givens 227 3-17-0
Chicago, IL, USA W KO 4 0
1983-12-20 216 James Dixon 13-29-2
Chicago, IL, USA W TKO 6 0
1983-12-01 217 Lynwood Jones 247 1-5-0
DiVinci Manor, Chicago, IL, USA W KO 5 0
1983-11-07 216 James Holly 200 1-0-0
Chicago, IL, USA W TKO 1 0
1982-08-12 214 Danny Sutton 204 14-2-0
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Nashville, TN, USA NC NC 3 10
Both fighters banged their knees together. Tucker was injured and unable to continue, and could not fight again for about 15 months.
1982-07-08 212 Richard Cade 243 2-0-0
Sands Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W TKO 7 0
1982-06-30 213 Lupe Guerra 191 18-8-1
War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY, USA W TKO 2 0
1982-06-15 215 James Dixon 183 13-25-2
Tropicana Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W PTS 8 8
1982-06-05 210 Charles Atlas 220 9-26-0
War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY, USA W TKO 1 10
1982-05-18 210¼ Grady Daniels 215 8-11-0
Tropicana Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W TKO 5 0
1981-10-17 208 Frank Farmer 1-1-0
Traverse City, MI, USA W KO 1 0
1981-09-16 210 Harvey Steichen 224 16-13-0
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 3 8
~ Time: 0:50 | Referee: Joey Curtis ~
1981-08-22 212 Jerry Hunter 220 0-5-1
Glacier Arena, Traverse City, MI, USA W KO 1 0
1981-04-30 208 Chip Tyler 238 3-0-0
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA W TKO 7 8
1981-04-09 208 Memphis Al Jones 205 9-30-2
Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI, USA W KO 1 10
1981-02-23 207 Robert Evans 203 4-2-3
Caesars Boardwalk Regency, Atlantic City, NJ, USA W KO 6 0
1981-01-29 206 Willie Kents 0-0-0
Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI, USA W KO 1 0
1981-01-16 206 Victor Rodriguez 10-4-0
San Antonio, TX, USA W TKO 2 0
1980-12-11 203 Max Smith 0-3-0
Chicago, IL, USA W KO 5 0
1980-12-02 202 Jesse Clark 0-15-0
Toledo, OH, USA W KO 1 0
1980-11-24 205 Carol McAllister 0-0-0
Staten Island, NY, USA W KO 1 0
1980-11-01 199 Chuck Gardner 231 12-5-0
Phoenix, AZ, USA W KO 3 6
~ Time: 2:58 | Referee: Jay Nady ~
Gardner down in 2nd and 3rd rounds.