On June 27, 1988, Mike Tyson (34-0, 30 KOs), the undisputed heavyweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and IBF belts, defends his undisputed championship against fellow American challenger, Michael Spinks (31-0, 21 KOs).
Michael Spinks is coming in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Gerry Cooney, 1 year and 12 days ago. Mike Tyson is on a 34-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Tony Tubbs, 3 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Mike Tyson at 99-1 winning odds. Michael Spinks really doesn't have much to present against Tyson.
Mike Tyson made quick work of Michael Spinks, stopping Spinks via KO in the 1st. Tyson improves his record to 35-0 (31 KOs), while Spinks adds a loss to his record at 31-1.