On March 21, 1988, Mike Tyson (33-0, 29 KOs), the undisputed heavyweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and IBF belts, defends his undisputed championship against former world champion Tony Tubbs (24-1, 15 KOs).
Mike Tyson is coming in to the fight on a 33-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Larry Holmes, 1 month and 28 days ago. Tony Tubbs is on a 3-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round RTD win over Eddie Gonzales, 5 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Mike Tyson at 99-1 winning odds. Tony Tubbs really doesn't have much to present against Tyson.
Mike Tyson made very easy work of Tony Tubbs, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Tyson improves his record to 34-0 (30 KOs), while Tubbs adds a loss to his record at 24-2.