Tony Tucker was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. on December 27, 1958. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on November 1, 1980 against Chuck Gardner. Tucker defeated Gardner via 3rd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Tucker became a world champion at the age of 28 after 34 professional fights. He challenged Buster Douglas for the vacant IBF heavyweight title and stopped Douglas in the 10th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
Tucker's last fight was a 1st-round KO victory over Billy Wright at age 39, on May 7, 1998.
Some of Tony Tucker's best fights have been against Orlin Norris, Oliver McCall, Buster Douglas, and Jimmy Young. For a top-10 list of Tucker's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Tony Tucker".
Tucker has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Tony Tucker Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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65 | May 07, 1998 | 39 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
64 | Jan 31, 1998 | 39 | ![]() | loss | TKO 11 |
63 | Dec 16, 1997 | 38 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
62 | Nov 18, 1997 | 38 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
61 | Jun 28, 1997 | 38 | ![]() | loss | TKO 2 |
60 | Dec 16, 1996 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
59 | Jun 29, 1996 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
58 | Feb 24, 1996 | 37 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
57 | Dec 16, 1995 | 36 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
56 | Apr 08, 1995 | 36 | ![]() | loss | RTD 7 |
55 | Dec 10, 1994 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
54 | Jul 02, 1994 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
53 | Feb 19, 1994 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
52 | Dec 18, 1993 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
51 | May 08, 1993 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
50 | Dec 13, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
49 | Nov 07, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
48 | Sep 12, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
47 | Jun 26, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
46 | Apr 22, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
45 | Apr 10, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
44 | Feb 15, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
43 | Jun 03, 1991 | 32 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
42 | Apr 29, 1991 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
41 | Jan 28, 1991 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
40 | Jul 19, 1990 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
39 | Mar 08, 1990 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
38 | Jan 08, 1990 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
37 | Dec 12, 1989 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
36 | Aug 01, 1987 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
35 | May 30, 1987 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
34 | Sep 26, 1986 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
33 | Aug 07, 1986 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
32 | Jul 10, 1986 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
31 | Feb 27, 1986 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
30 | Oct 19, 1985 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Jun 28, 1985 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
28 | Nov 02, 1984 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
27 | Nov 02, 1984 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
26 | Sep 22, 1984 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
25 | Jun 15, 1984 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
24 | May 09, 1984 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Apr 19, 1984 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
22 | Mar 15, 1984 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
21 | Feb 24, 1984 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
20 | Dec 20, 1983 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Dec 01, 1983 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
18 | Nov 07, 1983 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Aug 12, 1982 | 23 | ![]() | nc | NA
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16 | Jul 08, 1982 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
15 | Jun 30, 1982 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Jun 15, 1982 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Jun 05, 1982 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
12 | May 18, 1982 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
11 | Oct 17, 1981 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
10 | Sep 16, 1981 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Aug 22, 1981 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
8 | Apr 30, 1981 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
7 | Apr 09, 1981 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Feb 23, 1981 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
5 | Jan 29, 1981 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Jan 16, 1981 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Dec 11, 1980 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
2 | Dec 02, 1980 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
1 | Nov 01, 1980 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |