On August 1, 1987, Mike Tyson (30-0, 27 KOs), the heavyweight WBA and WBC champion, and Tony Tucker (34-0, 29 KOs), the heavyweight IBF champion, fight for the undisputed heavyweight world championship.
Mike Tyson is coming in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Pinklon Thomas, 2 months and 2 days ago. Tony Tucker is on a 34-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO win over Buster Douglas, 2 months and 2 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 98.5-1.5 in favor of Mike Tyson. Tony Tucker won't be able to do much against Tyson.
Mike Tyson defeated Tony Tucker via unanimous decision and wins the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion. Tyson improves his record to 31-0, while Tucker adds a loss to his record at 34-1.