On June 27, 1988, the 31-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, Michael Spinks (31-0, 21 KOs), faced a 21-year-old Mike Tyson (34-0, 30 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 12 days. Tyson was on a 34-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 6 days.
Mike Tyson made quick work of Michael Spinks, stopping Spinks via KO in the 1st. Tyson improves his record to 35-0 (31 KOs), while Spinks adds a loss to his record at 31-1.