On May 30, 1987, Mike Tyson (29-0, 26 KOs), the heavyweight WBA and WBC champion, defends his titles against former world champion Pinklon Thomas (29-1-1, 24 KOs).
Mike Tyson is coming in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over James Smith, 2 months and 23 days ago. Pinklon Thomas is on a 3-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round TKO win over Danny Sutton, 2 months and 23 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Mike Tyson at 99-1 winning odds. Pinklon Thomas really doesn't have much to present against Tyson.
Mike Tyson stopped Pinklon Thomas via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and WBC heavyweight titles. Tyson improves his record to 30-0 (27 KOs), while Thomas adds a loss to his record at 29-2-1.