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.
This should be a confident win for Mike Tyson at 99-1 winning odds. Tony Tucker really doesn't have much to present 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.