On June 15, 1985, Pinklon Thomas (25-0-1, 20 KOs), the heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Mike Weaver (27-10-1, 18 KOs).
Pinklon Thomas is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Tim Witherspoon, 9 months and 15 days ago. Mike Weaver is on a 3-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, with his last fight being a undefined win over Tony Anthony, 7 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Pinklon Thomas at 99-1 winning odds. Mike Weaver really doesn't have much to present against Thomas.
Pinklon Thomas stopped Mike Weaver via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. Thomas improves his record to 26-0-1 (21 KOs), while Weaver adds a loss to his record at 27-11-1.