On April 29, 1985, Greg Page (24-3, 19 KOs), the heavyweight WBA champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Tony Tubbs (20-0, 14 KOs).
Greg Page is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round KO victory over Gerrie Coetzee, 4 months and 28 days ago. Tony Tubbs is on a 20-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over James Smith, 1 month and 14 days ago.
The winning odds are at 90.8-9.2 in favor of Tony Tubbs. It is going to be very difficult for Greg Page to win this fight.
Tony Tubbs defeated Greg Page via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Tubbs improves his record to 21-0, while Page adds a loss to his record at 24-4.