On May 8, 1993, Lennox Lewis (22-0, 19 KOs), the heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Tony Tucker (48-1, 39 KOs).
Lennox Lewis is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Donovan Ruddock, 6 months and 8 days ago. Tony Tucker is on a 14-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round RTD win over Frankie Swindell, 4 months and 25 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Lennox Lewis at 99-1 winning odds. Tony Tucker really doesn't have much to present against Lewis.
Lennox Lewis defeated Tony Tucker via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title — in his first world-title fight. Lewis improves his record to 23-0, while Tucker adds a loss to his record at 48-2.