Tony Tubbs Losses

Tony Tubbs had 10 losses in his professional boxing career of 57 fights — two of them in world-title fights and eight in non-title fights. Five of these losses came via way of KO. Here is the complete list of Tubbs' losses in reverse chronological order:
  • 1.

    Tony Tubbs loses to Abraham Okine

    On July 25, 2003, a 45-year-old Tony Tubbs (42-9, 22 KOs) and Abraham Okine met in the ring.

    Tubbs came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 8 days.

    Tony Tubbs lost to Abraham Okine via TKO in the 8th round, and adds a loss to his record at 42-10.

  • 2.

    Tony Tubbs loses to Gilbert Martinez

    On January 17, 2003, a 44-year-old Tony Tubbs (42-8, 22 KOs) and Gilbert Martinez met in the ring.

    Tubbs came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 22 days.

    Tony Tubbs lost to Gilbert Martinez via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 42-9.

  • 3.

    Tony Tubbs loses to Brian Nielsen

    On October 20, 1995, a 37-year-old Tony Tubbs (40-7, 20 KOs) and a 30-year-old Danish boxer Brian Nielsen (21-0, 9 KOs) met in the ring.

    Tubbs came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days. Nielsen was on a 21-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 12 days.

    Brian Nielsen stopped Tony Tubbs via TKO in the 4th round. Nielsen improves his record to 22-0 (10 KOs), while Tubbs adds a loss to his record at 40-8.

  • 4.

    Tony Tubbs loses to Alexander Zolkin in their 2nd fight

    On August 25, 1995, a 37-year-old Tony Tubbs (40-6, 20 KOs) and Alexander Zolkin met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a heavyweight bout.

    Tubbs came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 27 days.

    Tony Tubbs lost to Alexander Zolkin via majority decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 40-7.

  • 5.

    Tony Tubbs loses to Jimmy Thunder

    On December 6, 1994, a 36-year-old Tony Tubbs (39-5, 19 KOs) and Jimmy Thunder met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.

    Tubbs came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.

    Tony Tubbs lost to Jimmy Thunder via points decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 39-6.

  • 6.

    Tony Tubbs loses to Jimmy Ellis

    On August 16, 1993, a 35-year-old Tony Tubbs (34-4, 19 KOs) and Jimmy Ellis met in the ring.

    Tubbs came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days.

    Tony Tubbs lost to Jimmy Ellis via KO in the 1st round, and adds a loss to his record at 34-5.

  • 7.

    Tony Tubbs loses to Lionel Butler

    On August 18, 1992, a 34-year-old Tony Tubbs (30-3, 19 KOs) and Lionel Butler met in the ring.

    Tubbs came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 2 days.

    Tony Tubbs lost to Lionel Butler via KO in the 1st round, and adds a loss to his record at 30-4.

  • 8.

    Tony Tubbs loses to Riddick Bowe

    On April 20, 1991, a 33-year-old Tony Tubbs (29-2, 18 KOs) and a 23-year-old Riddick Bowe (22-0, 20 KOs) met in the ring.

    Tubbs came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months. Bowe was on a 22-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 18 days.

    Riddick Bowe defeated Tony Tubbs via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Bowe improves his record to 23-0, while Tubbs adds a loss to his record at 29-3.

  • 9.

    Tony Tubbs loses to Mike Tyson

    On March 21, 1988, a 30-year-old Tony Tubbs (24-1, 15 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by 21-year-old Mike Tyson (33-0, 29 KOs).

    Tubbs came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 21 days. Tyson was on a 33-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 28 days.

    Mike Tyson made very easy work of Tony Tubbs, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Tyson improves his record to 34-0 (30 KOs), while Tubbs adds a loss to his record at 24-2.

  • 10.

    Tony Tubbs loses to Tim Witherspoon

    On January 17, 1986, the 27-year-old WBA heavyweight world champion, Tony Tubbs (21-0, 14 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Tim Witherspoon (23-2, 16 KOs), in a title defense fight.

    Tubbs came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 19 days. Witherspoon was on a 5-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 5 days.

    Tim Witherspoon defeated Tony Tubbs via majority decision and wins the WBA title. Witherspoon improves his record to 24-2, while Tubbs adds a loss to his record at 21-1.

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