1:14 moment where Mike style was exposed, other guys just started working from there...Douglas, Lewis implemented that. Throwing uppercut every time Mike slips jab and ducks.
When ppl saw Mike never fought anybody they need to see this fight. Tucker was undefeated and had just won the IBF title. By TKO. Tucker had 30 KOs coming into this fight. So when ppl say Mike fought bums they need to do honework
He’s beaten Olympic gold medal winners who were undefeated as professionals when they faced mike & if he didn’t ko them he won almost every round against them. He beat heavyweight champions & former heavyweight champions & if he didn’t ko them he once again won almost every round against them. You have to understand that the standards are always changing when talking about Tyson. They hate him so much they discredit other fighters just to discredit him. Also not every guy was afraid of mike when they fought but it still didn’t matter, they were dominated the same way the other fighters were. In his 37 fights with Rooney he never once was cut, swelled up or bruised! That’s insane man cause he was there to be hit. He constantly came forward & got inside close but it was still so hard to catch him clean. Had he stayed with Rooney they would have had too ask Mike to retire cause he was not getting be beat.
@@thetruth72667 mfs will come and say: oh tyson got beat by lewis in his prime. Lewis was lethal but he definitely won't beat a prime mike tyson like in 2002, maybe split decision.
Sure, but Tucker had a broken hand. Tyson beat a one handed Tucker; and lost to a healthy Douglas who happened to train and show up. The truth is that Tyson never beat any of his peers at their peak: Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis. Tyson was a prodigy who was done before he even turned 24. This fight and Quick Tillis showed the difference when Tyson actually had to fight talented heavyweights who weren't scared.
@UdaM30Bitch that is a 12 rounds ass whooping with bad ideas...pro or not that hurts both mentally and physically and has it's merits to survive...even more then winning, because if you take a look at Mike's career,a 12 rounder that survived is not to be found...and still today is a monster with 50+ years
Having obliterated almost every opponent during 1985/86 I always look at 87 as Tyson's apprenticeship year at top level. He fought two 12 rounders, a round 6 ko and a round 7 ko. That experience was invaluable and set him up for 3 devastating victories in 1988. Tucker on that night fought his best fight and would have given any heavyweight of any era problems.
Yea... every one thinks Tyson never went the distance... or was not able to keep up his relentless style of fighting for 12 rounds ... you can see in multiple fights during this era his ability to last the whole fight was evident
@@basecamp84 He could go the distance but he did lose his punching power as the fight went on. According to the stats, if there was a knockout in the last half of a fight, Tyson was more likely to get knocked out than to knock out his opponent. He's still one of the greatest of all time though.
Its funny but I was most impressed with Tyson in this fight he outworked and outboxed a good big guy Tucker was a very good heavyweight ,all you hear is how Tyson gases out ,when his stamina was really good.
Bonecrusher Smith went the Distance. Tony Tucker went the Distance. Quick Tillis went the Distance. Razor Ruddock went the Distance. Douglas Knocked him out. ALL IN HIS PRIME!
@@thespy7795after winning ibf title mike fired rooney , and got knockout by douglas after 2 fights.. and razor fought him even after that.. he had no headmovement no defence but only offence .. and bone crusher smith ran all during the fight..😂 and only just two people went toe to toe with mike and went the distance in his prime .. its tucker and tills.. and you r saying like they r just bums😂 i cant understand this fking tucker knocked out buster douglas just before this fight.. amnd this man went toe to toe with lewis.. and went the distance .. and its ok with lewis but when it comes to tyson, he must knock tucker..otherwise he is a bum.. i cant just understand ur logic 😂
Tony Tucker was a very underrated fighter who for some reason could never land big fights except on two occasions. He had this competitive fight with Tyson at his absolute best. He lost to Lennox Lewis in 1993 but that's when he was a little past it and he still gave Lewis a pretty good fight Even George Foreman wanted nothing to do with him, which I suspect was because Foreman simply wasn't interested in a tough fight after beating Moorer. Though at that point in his career Tucker was no more dangerous than Shannon Briggs who Foreman fought a couple of years later so its rather curious. But with a little better management and promotion Tucker had the potential to be an ATG.
I always wondered why everyone was so hype about Tyrell Biggs even after this fight, Tucker was waaaaaaay better boxer than Biggs but a lot of people was giving more credit to Biggs. I remember Biggs saying about Tyson "He never fought anyone like me" Tucker managed to give Tyson a good fight, he was a fair opponent to prime Mike
@@Aryayee2023 Was the only way to stay 12 rounds with Tyson on his prime. Tyson had the most powerful and fast punches ( yesterday and actually ) and was a real suicide to fight him at a short distance.
@@nemesyssecurity8203 For sure. He used his reach, danced out of Tyson's reach, clinched when he had to - and for 12 rounds! I wish I had half that fitness.
Tucker was a good fighter!! Good jab and good balance. He can say he fought a prime mike tyson, and although losing the majority of the rounds, he carried himself well.
Tony had fractured his hand the day before this and actually broke it on Tyson in the fight but he still fought 12 rounds he told me he was supposed to win this fight but due to his hand he couldn't knock him out
@@truthreignsforever9286 think was just an excuse. But Tucker was a fantastic fighter.his only loses in 50 fights was to a peak Tyson & Lennox on points.
No. Tucker had some skills, good technique, but no strength or power, Plus look at the guys he was fighting, a year earlier tucker fought otis bates 11 wins 10 losses, eddie richardson 11 wins 4 losses, david jaco 19 wins 4 losses, OT davis 10 wins 24 losses.. Joshua has beaten guys like wladmir klitsckom, alexander povetkin, tucker fought bums, even wilder has fougth and beaten better opponents. both joshua and wilder would ko tucker. tucker would outbox wilder though until wilder caught him with a right hand. people just sucking tuckers balls now because he gave a prime tyson a decent 12 rounds
@@joejoyce9979 Tucker went the distance with Mike Tyson with a broken hand...and Tyson is one of the best ever, if not the best. Joshua lost to Andy Ruiz Jr. In August. Sure, he did beat him in the rematch, but please, it's kinda obvious who would win. Fury, who is slower than Tucker, schooled Wilder. Even when he was under mental ilness and untrained, he schooled him. In their rematch, he DESTROYED Wilder. He was literally took to the hospital. About Fury, I don't know, he'd probably beat Tucker, but Tyson, Holyfield, Ali, Foreman, Frazier or Lewis would still school him.
@@danilodarmanovic2533 Fury would easily beat Fraizer and Foreman, probably Holyfeild and i also believe Fury would beat Mike Tyson. I believe mike tyson is too short. yes andy ruiz beat anthony joshua but james douglas beat mike tyson, so what's your point? ruiz actually has a better record then douglas did.
Tucker's previous fight was a 10 round TKO of Buster Douglas for the vacant IBF title. Douglas was ahead on points but tired badly and was stopped in the 10th round. If Douglas had won, he would have fought Tyson two and a half years earlier than he did in 1990. It worked out well for Douglas as he fought the fight of his life when he did fight Tyson.
@@milanbelovukovic8252 no doubt iron mike still has a little bit motivated to fight i remember tyson said he was quitting boxing after the wbc title fight with berbick
@@ruzcelbeltran i wish that Tyson quitting boxing after fight with Spinks. With record 35-0-0-31 ko. WBC, WBA, IBF, lineal champion and absolute, undisputed, undefeted champion. In that case, all this haters will love Mike. Same people who say bad things about him. Fools, dumb fools!!! Serbia
@@orangepearlf40 which was the wise thing to do. Trading with Tyson would have had him knocked out. Tyson was quicker with his combinations and counters.
Tony tucker had 5 inches on Mike and 10+ inch reach advantage. Mike had to get in super close in the early rounds to connect. I don’t think he hit any of his bread and butter combos bang on the whole time. Tony Tucker had a phenomenal chin and his footwork really helped him evade early on. By the end you could see he was gassed and resorted to clenching as much as possible. Tucker fought a super smart fight and had the skills to back it up.
I believe this was Tyson toughest fight in his prime before buster douglas… this was Tyson at his best against a taller skilled fighter with footwork , reach and a jab
WOW! I actually watched this fight live in Vegas with some friends on Aug 1st, 1987, the day before my 19th birthday. During the match Michael Spinks and his entourage walked right past us and sat just a few rows above where we were sitting. Between rounds the crowd would turn to where Spinks was sitting and taunt him into challenging Tyson for a title bout. Almost a year later that matched happened. Ironically, James Buster Douglass was on the under card for the Spinks match, and nearly 2-years later "Tokyo" Douglas would accomplish the biggest surprise upset in sports history. Great times to be a young guy and following the fight game. PS- And nooo...... I didn't wake-up the next morning with a Tiger in my hotel bathroom. That happened during my Vegas bachelor party years later.
Tony Tucker's movements were reminiscent of Muhammad Ali. Tucker countered strategically by dodging Tyson's powerful punches and leaning against the ropes. He was always careful to keep a proper distance from Tyson. Great Fight🔥🔥🔥
You're absolutely right. I've always said this was the closest thing to a Ali vs Tyson fight that we all witnessed in our dreams. And knowing Ali was a class above Tucker, that's why I think Ali would have been my favourite for the win.
Tucker fought Tyson with a broken hand most of the fight. Makes this performance even more remarkable as he was giving Tyson fits. Classic underrated fight here
@@matt8863 Yes thank you! That's exactly what I meant! He was sensational and super exciting; not the greatest because his prime was only 86-88 but those 3 years he was absolutely incredible! 💪
When lewis fought Tucker he was relatively inactive and had been doing drugs .When Tyson fought him he was in great shape and was probably the 2nd best heavyweight around.
Damn what a fight, heavyweights of today need to watch more fights like these and leave the mask and royal costumes for the trick or treaters,,, Tyson fights from the late 80s do more for boxing than the heavyweights of 2020 do!
@@Mike-kv5pl well excuse me...but i dont have to re watch this fight..i watched live on tv all those years back when fight took place...i sure hope you definition of a good fight does not involve deontay wilder
@@snowman7672 I saw this fight live when it aired on HBO in 1987. It was not a very good fight. That was the consensus at that time. Tucker was somewhat competitive but spent a lot of the fight holding Tyson. He did what he had to do to survive the 12 rounds. He did not use his right hand enough as he had hurt it while training for this fight. Like I said before, this video was edited very well but is not representative of how good the fight actually was. As far as Wilder is concerned, I have seen his fights with Fury and that's about it. Don't really follow boxing today. I am sure you (and everyone else watching this video) know a lot more about what is going on in boxing today than I do.
@@Mike-kv5pl im glad you stick your opinion ..sounds like we both remember the 80s boxing matches..and if u recall my original statement was...80s boxing does more for boxing than what todays boxing does...i still will say the tyson tucker fight was a good fight..and i can promise u it beats the shit out of anything we could see today from the heavyweights...
@Dillon Mcconnell ifs buts and maybes. Mike was a flawed boxer, his inability to survive alone without his brain(cus) means he's not great at all, he was half a boxer and never did anything great beyond being the youngest champ, he's a myth, nothing more. Oh and I was there.
@Dillon Mcconnell Of course it's my opinion, what else would it be? So is yours🤔 I don't find it surprising, if it did happen, that Ali would advise an old Forman not to take on a hard hitter, why would you think that is some kind of argument for Tyson being great? I agree with Forman that you only get the greatest ego and mouth of the century once on a lifetime, I don't agree you get a Tyson once in a lifetime, Tua is more or less a Tyson, so was Liston. I also agree with Forman that Lennox Lewis is the greatest boxer of all times, without a doubt. That guy has the stats to back up his claims.
@Dillon Mcconnell 😆I'm not reading that story you just shat out your ass. Either you think Formans opinion is better than yours or you don't, he said Lennox was the greatest of all time. Debate over my troll🤪
Yeah, he also TKO'd Buster Douglas who we saw was a talented heavyweight when he actually put the work in and he showed up to the Tucker fight in the same condition as he fought Tyson in Actual prime Tyson probably met his match mostly in Tucker, a heavyweight that took his power and even won 4 rounds against him, Razor Ruddock gave Tyson some trouble but Tyson dropped him numerous times
@Vril Vendha Unfortunately, some of us still do this. One of my uncles found a wife this way. I think it will disappear completely soon. What else (also) do you know about us?
Star boxer Iron Mike Tyson is a talented heavyweight boxer. His legendary punches are attract me & I became the fan of star boxer Iron Mike Tyson. Watching his punching power, I start to respect Iron Mike Tyson
@@peterdrake8392 Wasn't Tucker a HW Champion at one point? I think he could've been more aggressive here, like Douglas was later. Douglas had a bad attitude that night. He flat out showed up to kick anyone's ass that he was up against that night. He was fighting for his mom that night. Not a fan of Douglas, but on that night, I don't think anyone would have beaten him......
Watching Tyson at his peak, I never fail to be stunned at the way he could shake off punches that would literally have knocked out any other fighter. A titanium chin.
@@Aamo2023 Buster couldn't finish Tony Tucker or Holyfield. They Both stopped Douglas. Tyson got Knocked Out. Lewis and Holyfield Knocked Out Tyson. They're the ones with Titanium Chins. Why are you praising Tyson?? Quick Tillis beat Tyson in my opinion but was STOPPED by Holyfield. Why are you praising Tyson? Tyson did HORRIBLE against Top Competition.
@@thespy7795 That many punches will eventually wear you down, especially at heavyweight. Holyfield had a granite chin and so did Tucker, I’m not talking about who beat who, I’m saying Tyson can definitely take a fucking punch, if you watch ANY of Tyson’s fights you’ll see that. It looks like you just don’t want to give credit where it’s due, or you just go off of what fat fucks who have never boxed a day in their life have to say in the comment section. And how in the hell did you give that fight to Tillis? 😂 Man I’m not even gonna waste anymore of my time with you. Clown.
Mike Tyson is a true technician!! Completely changed his fighting style mid fight!! When he saw this dude wasn't falling. He just started tagging him with that jab.
In this match you always see the ability of Iron Mike to continue fighting to the end. Tucker ran and tied all the time bringing some shots but fighting less than Tillis. The high height and high experience saved him from the carpet. the only thing Tyson in this match was more "listless" than usual but still explosive and I think it was because he had not reached the maximum physical form. It is written in his book True. Iron Mike is still too superior and if they fought again I'm sure he would have knocked him out without problems. Obviously, any KO artist, however, always finds someone who manages to go all the way, whether by tactics or by heart.
I don't think it's a matter of maximum physical form, mike Tyson hasn't grown since he was 13 years old. I don't think he would've knocked out Tucker that easy either. Tucker was a solid contender who used to do a thousand push ups a day. Mike felt confortable holding on Tucker probably because he was getting a free ride to a UD and Tucker complied.
True. I think in terms of physical strength, Tyson was at his peak in 2 fights against Ruddock. Again, Im talking about physical condition, not technique. In both fights against Ruddock, Mike took tons of big punches and keep firing back even more. Even though it was his 40th fight, Tyson actually was only 25 at the time.
By this time Tyson wasn’t seeming as dominant as he was in his previous years of professional boxing. You can see how boxers weren’t afraid of him and were giving him a tough fight. Also you can see Tyson’s slight frustration with struggling to beat these guys in the fights, plus how many times they would catch him with great shots and rock him a bit.
By this time? This is dead smack in the middle of Tyson’s peak! As you can hear the announcers being surprised it went the distance. They should not have been. Tucker was 34-0 with 30 ko’s including one over Buster Douglas right before this fight.
This is prime Tyson. Escaping 1 fall in 12 round is great achievement. Tyson, as usual, is charging. Tyson could not land body shot before going for hook & uppercut combination as Tony Tucker is moving well within ring. Tucker really fought well
From what I remember in a post fight interview with Tucker. Tucker claimed he hurt his hand really bad about halfway through the fight... in the punch that knocked Tyson backwards... Tucker also claimed because of that injury, he was unable to release the full magnitude of his right ... the rest of the fight.
Pls stop those written commentaries on top of d video action. It's blocking viewers and d comments have no direct correlation to d spoken words of d commentator. So everything look meaningless. This is only common to U TUBE boxing videos. Pls stop this!.
I dont by that crap about "TUCKER FOUGHT WITH A BROKE HAND" !!!!,,,,,,,,,,, Simply because he threw that RIGHT HAND PUNCH all night, landed it on TYSON's hard head, and he never once winced in PAIN at all in those 12 Long Rds
This was Mike's best win in his prime. Before this, Tucker hadn't lost a fight since his amateur days nine years prior. He trained for years in the Kronk gym in Detroit and I remember reading a Sport Illustrated article where Emmanuel Steward rated about his athleticism and natural instincts. After this fight, Ticker apparently went into a depression amd had problems with drugs. Too bad because he was a real talent.
@Kryptonite All the old timers say Marciano would have probably beat Tyson . These are people that have seen Marciano Fight . We have never seem him fight
@Kryptonite weight is not everything , Marciano beat all time greats maybe past their prime but they were greats none the less , if Tyson did not take him out in 3 rounds Tyson would be in trouble . All the old timers say Marciano was mentally the tougher of the 2
@@scott1713 your just about to have one again because Tyson Fury is going to win it when he gets a chance . He already has the lineal heavyweight title . He just has to beat Joshua to get the undisputed . But I think your going to have another undisputed white champ when Fury gets a chance to unifi it
This was the hardest fight Tyson had in his prime. Tucker was no joke, and obviously frustrated Tyson. Was the first time I questioned Tysons dominance. This was a great fight, and one that doesn't get the credit it deserves.
With all due respect to Tyson's skill and power... Tucker and Tillis were tough enough to go the distance with a prime Mike and showed when you put a well trained heavyweight with skills and heart in front of him Tyson is no longer quite the killing machine he was against scared fighters like Spinks. I feel half of Tysons success in the ring were the mediocre competition he faced throughout his career. This is Tyson at his absolute peak with Rooney in his corner and yet he never came close to knocking Tucker out. Unlike most of Mike's opponents of this era, Tony was an experienced fighter with skills and toughness and not a pushover.
Tucker broke his hand two weeks before this fight. Watch the way he carries it at the beginning of the first round. Adrenaline took over and he was winning until it wore off. He was a one handed fighter after that.
@@stevesmith2171 true that tucker broke his hand but tyson had problems too tyson was 221 lbs here which is 6 lbs past his best weight of 215 lbs so tucker had 1 broken hand but tyson was not in proper shape
@@Shovelhook Yes he had a bad camp going into this fight which is said in the Undisputed book too still won easy without any problems just couldn't knock tucker out which could be due to tuckers tough chin plus his bad fight camp
Am I the only one that sees a lot of Muhamed Ali's moves and Tony Tucker ...this fight actually gave me an idea of how a Tyson vs Ali fight would've went down. Take a Tony Tucker and multiply by two X the speed and who do you think would win??
Wow, Tucker lasted the whole 12 rounds without getting dropped by Mike once. Even Buster tasted the canvas against young Tyson. What's more, is Tucker even went the distance with prime Lennox Lewis in 93. As far as Mike, this matchup went to further prove that bigger, taller, UNAFRAID guys who could LEGIT box, typically gave even prime Mike the most issues.
For the folks on here saying Tucker was just trying to survive: 1) I'm not sure what fight you were watching. 2) You dont know very much about boxing. Tucker had injured his right hand in Training (the announcers actually allude to this fact during the fight.) It is very clear that he reinjures that hand in round 4. Tony was landing that punch over and over until then. Post round 4, he stopped throwing the right. Sadly, devastated by the belief that an injured hand had kept him from glory Tony Tucker fell into drug addiction for years after this fight. What was really important about this fight that many of you are missing is Tucker laid down the blue print for how Iron Mike would be defeated. Indeed it was the very same punch - the right uppercut, that was Tyson's undoing in Tokyo.
The way Tucker moved reminded me of Muhammad Ali's movement skills. Only Tucker failed to sting like a bee. If Tucker could do that, this fight would certainly have ended differently.
Tony Tucker was a great boxer. First class athlete. Mike went in like a bison with little beauty in his fight. Landed more punches. They were both good.
I watched this fight back in 87. Tucker was a formidable opponent. The style reminded me of Lennox Lewis. He could have been like Lennox Lewis with better promotion and bigger fights. He hung with Tyson told a toe nearly beating him and lasted 12 rounds. Not only did he nearly beat Tyson in this fight but nearly did it but they Jerry curl. Respect!
Mike Tyson is the greatest heavy weight champion of all times but I have to give this match to Tony Tucker they went a whole 12 and Tyson couldn't knock him out ..and this was when Mike Tyson was in his primes
Kevin Rooney was tailor made for tyson.. Had he been there when tyson fought douglas and holyfield, the result would have been opposite for sure.. Don king trainers ruined tyson skills and eventually finished his career prematurely
Tatarawr A focused Tyson is a problem for everybody. Holyfield was a blown up light heavyweight in 1991 and was even smaller in the 80s. Douglas was motivated and fought a crazy good fight but there were many spots where Tyson would’ve been effective in but because of his careless training camp and festivities he was physically unable to seize the moments. He kept trying to end the fight with one big shot against a man powered by the will of his deceased mother. Channeled an entire career’s worth of determination into one fight against an unmotivated Tyson.
@@KingJachai Holyfield's entire game plan was to force Tyson backwards while fighting him and when Tyson was at his best and Holyfield was light, he couldn't have done that. In my opinion, Tyson would have dealt him a serious beating pre prison. You see shades of the ferocious counter puncher mike tyson was in the 5th round of his 1st fight with Holyfield, he had started gaining momentum. Even in the 6th round he was winning until he sustained a cut above the eye.
@@sharvilkala192 I agree. Tyson was very flat footed and one dimensional in that fight. He had also been gifted 2 journeymen level fighters and Frank Bruno who was B- at best. I think Tyson just came out and was spoon fed some easy KOs to get the media hype and it went to his head thinking he was going to walk through Holyfield.
Tony did well here. You can see what was to come in late 87 and all of 88 leading up to the Spinks fight. Just utter destruction. Then things started to come apart slowly. What a time I remember it all clearly. The absolute bad-ass-ness. The sporting world stopped whenever he had a fight on.
Mike Tyson would have destroyed Lennox lewis in 87. When they finally fought Tyson was a different fighter. RIP Cuss one of the best trainers in history
@@schwabbakombo606 Mike tyson beat lewis in sparring when tyson was 18، There are video clips of the sparring but Lennox Not OK to show up. this is prime for tyson and tucker.
Dant e Yea cus was a good to tyson cus knew how to beat any fighter he even told mike tyson he would ko larry holmes with right hand and tyson did it, if cus would be alive in tyson whole career, tyson would retire without any loses. I also had few times dream about cus he is a god i get emotinal in my dreams u can feel he is a special person.
@@sonnyliston8863 I respect your tour right your opinion but I completely disagree, Mike was overrated, a myth that never was and got beat by every true champ he faced and got utterly schooled by Lennox the greatest of all times Lewis. On a totally separate point if a fighter is dependant on another individual such as cus or Rooney in this case it means the fighter is not that great without help. On another totally separate point there is only one God and His name is Jesus Christ Blessings
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In my opinion standing on your feet all the 12 rounds with young and furious Mike Tyson is considered huge victory itself
FACT!
That left hook in the 12th round had to rock Tony. It was so clean it knocked the carefree activator outta his curl.
Yes.Rape Tyson ain;t all that.
He's the real Apollo lol
1:14 moment where Mike style was exposed, other guys just started working from there...Douglas, Lewis implemented that. Throwing uppercut every time Mike slips jab and ducks.
When ppl saw Mike never fought anybody they need to see this fight. Tucker was undefeated and had just won the IBF title. By TKO. Tucker had 30 KOs coming into this fight. So when ppl say Mike fought bums they need to do honework
Mike beat 6 hall of famers, but they still say he fought bums 🤣
He’s beaten Olympic gold medal winners who were undefeated as professionals when they faced mike & if he didn’t ko them he won almost every round against them. He beat heavyweight champions & former heavyweight champions & if he didn’t ko them he once again won almost every round against them. You have to understand that the standards are always changing when talking about Tyson. They hate him so much they discredit other fighters just to discredit him. Also not every guy was afraid of mike when they fought but it still didn’t matter, they were dominated the same way the other fighters were. In his 37 fights with Rooney he never once was cut, swelled up or bruised! That’s insane man cause he was there to be hit. He constantly came forward & got inside close but it was still so hard to catch him clean. Had he stayed with Rooney they would have had too ask Mike to retire cause he was not getting be beat.
@@thetruth72667 mfs will come and say: oh tyson got beat by lewis in his prime.
Lewis was lethal but he definitely won't beat a prime mike tyson like in 2002, maybe split decision.
Sure, but Tucker had a broken hand. Tyson beat a one handed Tucker; and lost to a healthy Douglas who happened to train and show up. The truth is that Tyson never beat any of his peers at their peak: Holyfield, Bowe, Lewis. Tyson was a prodigy who was done before he even turned 24. This fight and Quick Tillis showed the difference when Tyson actually had to fight talented heavyweights who weren't scared.
@@patrickmcdonnell4427 it's a shame that his wins against Trevor berbick and Michael spinks are counted out because mike made it look sooo easy.
To walk away on your own legs after 12 rounds with Tyson....
The guy is a legend!!!
@UdaM30Bitch U got it wrong...He was in his prime in this video, that's the feat!
@UdaM30Bitch he's a hard bone crushing hitter, how come you don't see how tough you need to be just to take a beating like that from Tyson?!
@UdaM30Bitch that is a 12 rounds ass whooping with bad ideas...pro or not that hurts both mentally and physically and has it's merits to survive...even more then winning, because if you take a look at Mike's career,a 12 rounder that survived is not to be found...and still today is a monster with 50+ years
@UdaM30Bitch back in the days Mike was on his way to greatest heavyweight of all time so ur wrong
@UdaM30Bitch lol that was a 19 yr old Tyson . that wasnt prime yet also Tillis was scared of a 19 yr old kid lmao
Having obliterated almost every opponent during 1985/86 I always look at 87 as Tyson's apprenticeship year at top level. He fought two 12 rounders, a round 6 ko and a round 7 ko. That experience was invaluable and set him up for 3 devastating victories in 1988.
Tucker on that night fought his best fight and would have given any heavyweight of any era problems.
Yea... every one thinks Tyson never went the distance... or was not able to keep up his relentless style of fighting for 12 rounds ... you can see in multiple fights during this era his ability to last the whole fight was evident
Yeah, Toney did his thing regardless.
@@basecamp84 He could go the distance but he did lose his punching power as the fight went on. According to the stats, if there was a knockout in the last half of a fight, Tyson was more likely to get knocked out than to knock out his opponent. He's still one of the greatest of all time though.
Tucker was no easy opponent gave Tyson a good challenge, wasn't an easy opponent but Tyson proved he can go all 12 rounds and not gas out 💯
Its funny but I was most impressed with Tyson in this fight he outworked and outboxed a good big guy Tucker was a very good heavyweight ,all you hear is how Tyson gases out ,when his stamina was really good.
At his peak no one was able to stand against him . A fighter like Lewis tony tucker test the speed and power of Mike Tyson . A living legend .
Bonecrusher Smith went the Distance. Tony Tucker went the Distance. Quick Tillis went the Distance. Razor Ruddock went the Distance. Douglas Knocked him out. ALL IN HIS PRIME!
@@thespy7795went to distance and won
@@thespy7795after winning ibf title mike fired rooney , and got knockout by douglas after 2 fights.. and razor fought him even after that.. he had no headmovement no defence but only offence .. and bone crusher smith ran all during the fight..😂 and only just two people went toe to toe with mike and went the distance in his prime .. its tucker and tills.. and you r saying like they r just bums😂 i cant understand this fking tucker knocked out buster douglas just before this fight.. amnd this man went toe to toe with lewis.. and went the distance .. and its ok with lewis but when it comes to tyson, he must knock tucker..otherwise he is a bum.. i cant just understand ur logic 😂
Jake paul
Tucker was like a rock. I would love to see him boxing these days with the top3 heavyweights.. He would be a tough opponent for everyone.
The heavyweight division in 2023 is an absolute joke.
@@iby914nah there are are some pretty good boxers. Even George Foreman said they’re great.
@@iby914 Tucker would be for sure a top contender in this era. I think he could beat Joshua. He is much quicker and has heart + he‘s big.
@@iby914😂😂😂true
Tony tucker is either equal or better than Lewis, Riddik Bowe and Holly field in his Prime time.
Whose here after the paul fight 😢
That fight was a let down for me personally
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i know imma get hate and hella comments for this but people are hating too much its stupid
@@jaydenh2862 fr
Had to remind myself about prime tyson
I didnt knew about him..Such a great fighter Tony Tucker!
No just Tyson overhyped
@@clintbronson5동의 마이클는 홀리필드한테 2번이나 졌다.😅
Grande Tucker
He had 7 losses!
People say Tyson fought bums ...tucker in this video would give most of today's heavyweights a problem
@Nikita Peikov Tucker wasn't a bum.....
He would have whip wilder's ass
Yep. So would bone crusher Smith and even Donovan Ruddick.
@19Lion8 He went the distance with Lewis as well. He wasn't anywhere close to being a bum.
Either of these guys are better than anyone in boxing today in that weight class
Tony tucker one of only 5 fighters that went the distance with Tyson under the age of 25 yrs old.
Tillis, Tucker, Green, Ruddock and Bonecrusher
And ribalta
Ribalta got his head smashed up it was a tko stoppage
You sholl right😂😂😂😂
And razor ruddock
1 round with tyson is a lifetime of pain. This guy stood tall, nice
Now this is satisfaction for me
Tony Tucker was a very underrated fighter who for some reason could never land big fights except on two occasions. He had this competitive fight with Tyson at his absolute best. He lost to Lennox Lewis in 1993 but that's when he was a little past it and he still gave Lewis a pretty good fight Even George Foreman wanted nothing to do with him, which I suspect was because Foreman simply wasn't interested in a tough fight after beating Moorer. Though at that point in his career Tucker was no more dangerous than Shannon Briggs who Foreman fought a couple of years later so its rather curious. But with a little better management and promotion Tucker had the potential to be an ATG.
Guess everyone ducked him?
I always wondered why everyone was so hype about Tyrell Biggs even after this fight, Tucker was waaaaaaay better boxer than Biggs but a lot of people was giving more credit to Biggs. I remember Biggs saying about Tyson "He never fought anyone like me" Tucker managed to give Tyson a good fight, he was a fair opponent to prime Mike
@@georgoroth Tucker was very good boxer but after Tyson's fight he went in down hill.
@@Shovelhook sadly true, still waaaay better than Tyrell Bigg
@@Shovelhook mm
One of the best Tyson's opponents!!!! This is a real boxing match.
Tucker played well
He always skipped 😂😂
@@Aryayee2023 Was the only way to stay 12 rounds with Tyson on his prime. Tyson had the most powerful and fast punches ( yesterday and actually ) and was a real suicide to fight him at a short distance.
@@nemesyssecurity8203 For sure. He used his reach, danced out of Tyson's reach, clinched when he had to - and for 12 rounds! I wish I had half that fitness.
Tucker was a good fighter!! Good jab and good balance. He can say he fought a prime mike tyson, and although losing the majority of the rounds, he carried himself well.
Anyone who goes 12rds with a heavy weight champion has my respect!
Ppp
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Im pretty sure this was the fight after Berbick and tyson was partying the whole time after
They are both heavyweight champions here you dimbo
This was peak Tyson. Huge achievement as most others were knocked out viciously!
حصريا ححك
It was a shame Tucker didn't build on this performance.
He probably nearly got brain damage.....
Damn! Tony Tucker was one tough opponent respect ✊
Tony had fractured his hand the day before this and actually broke it on Tyson in the fight but he still fought 12 rounds he told me he was supposed to win this fight but due to his hand he couldn't knock him out
that makes sense. That’s why Tucker did three consecutive left hooks in a row……..his right hand was in pain
Tony tucker was awesome.👌🥊🥊
Tony fought Lennox Lewis later in his career when he was much older.
@@Geerladenlad Yeah i have watched that fight.
@@truthreignsforever9286 think was just an excuse. But Tucker was a fantastic fighter.his only loses in 50 fights was to a peak Tyson & Lennox on points.
6:16 that wasnt tucker nodding that he wasnt hurt, that was his head still rebounding from the hit.
Lets get it right.tucker would have beat wilder and joshua because he was more talented.mike was a bull in his prime.what a great fighter he was.
Tucker was a better boxer then them 2.
Tucker had boxing skills unlike Wilder
No. Tucker had some skills, good technique, but no strength or power, Plus look at the guys he was fighting, a year earlier tucker fought otis bates 11 wins 10 losses, eddie richardson 11 wins 4 losses, david jaco 19 wins 4 losses, OT davis 10 wins 24 losses.. Joshua has beaten guys like wladmir klitsckom, alexander povetkin, tucker fought bums, even wilder has fougth and beaten better opponents. both joshua and wilder would ko tucker. tucker would outbox wilder though until wilder caught him with a right hand. people just sucking tuckers balls now because he gave a prime tyson a decent 12 rounds
@@joejoyce9979 Tucker went the distance with Mike Tyson with a broken hand...and Tyson is one of the best ever, if not the best. Joshua lost to Andy Ruiz Jr. In August. Sure, he did beat him in the rematch, but please, it's kinda obvious who would win. Fury, who is slower than Tucker, schooled Wilder. Even when he was under mental ilness and untrained, he schooled him. In their rematch, he DESTROYED Wilder. He was literally took to the hospital. About Fury, I don't know, he'd probably beat Tucker, but Tyson, Holyfield, Ali, Foreman, Frazier or Lewis would still school him.
@@danilodarmanovic2533 Fury would easily beat Fraizer and Foreman, probably Holyfeild and i also believe Fury would beat Mike Tyson. I believe mike tyson is too short. yes andy ruiz beat anthony joshua but james douglas beat mike tyson, so what's your point? ruiz actually has a better record then douglas did.
Tucker's previous fight was a 10 round TKO of Buster Douglas for the vacant IBF title. Douglas was ahead on points but tired badly and was stopped in the 10th round. If Douglas had won, he would have fought Tyson two and a half years earlier than he did in 1990. It worked out well for Douglas as he fought the fight of his life when he did fight Tyson.
Tyson would kill Douglas in 87!!!
@@milanbelovukovic8252 Absolutely agree, he was slowly losing best skills and he was untrained Mike Tyson during that fight with Douglas Buster.
@@milanbelovukovic8252 no doubt iron mike still has a little bit motivated to fight i remember tyson said he was quitting boxing after the wbc title fight with berbick
@@ruzcelbeltran i wish that Tyson quitting boxing after fight with Spinks. With record 35-0-0-31 ko. WBC, WBA, IBF, lineal champion and absolute, undisputed, undefeted champion. In that case, all this haters will love Mike. Same people who say bad things about him. Fools, dumb fools!!! Serbia
@@milanbelovukovic8252 trust me they would have found a way to hate
I ain't going to lie he made Mike Tyson earn every blow
Except for hugging and holding tight 😁
@@MaheshKumar-cx6uq Correct. Tony was more on defense than offense. Tyson was the aggressor.
@@orangepearlf40 which was the wise thing to do. Trading with Tyson would have had him knocked out. Tyson was quicker with his combinations and counters.
Tony tucker had 5 inches on Mike and 10+ inch reach advantage. Mike had to get in super close in the early rounds to connect. I don’t think he hit any of his bread and butter combos bang on the whole time. Tony Tucker had a phenomenal chin and his footwork really helped him evade early on. By the end you could see he was gassed and resorted to clenching as much as possible. Tucker fought a super smart fight and had the skills to back it up.
Hes at lest seven inches taller, no way just five.
I was shocked Tyson had the wind bcuz his fights were short and he had asthma as a kid
Tony Tucker did his thang for real. At the time when almost everyone feared Mike Tyson.
I believe this was Tyson toughest fight in his prime before buster douglas… this was Tyson at his best against a taller skilled fighter with footwork , reach and a jab
WOW! I actually watched this fight live in Vegas with some friends on Aug 1st, 1987, the day before my 19th birthday. During the match Michael Spinks and his entourage walked right past us and sat just a few rows above where we were sitting. Between rounds the crowd would turn to where Spinks was sitting and taunt him into challenging Tyson for a title bout. Almost a year later that matched happened.
Ironically, James Buster Douglass was on the under card for the Spinks match, and nearly 2-years later "Tokyo" Douglas would accomplish the biggest surprise upset in sports history. Great times to be a young guy and following the fight game.
PS- And nooo...... I didn't wake-up the next morning with a Tiger in my hotel bathroom. That happened during my Vegas bachelor party years later.
Haha cool story man
cool story bro
I turned 20....8 days after the Tucker/Tyson fight.
Those were some really good memories. Thanks for sharing!
Tyson is still a phenom taking on these giants and mostly knocking them out. I love when Tyson makes Tucker pay when showboating.
History must have not never witnessed fighters like both of them
Hats off n salutes to both of them
Tony Tucker's movements were reminiscent of Muhammad Ali.
Tucker countered strategically by dodging Tyson's powerful punches and leaning against the ropes. He was always careful to keep a proper distance from Tyson. Great Fight🔥🔥🔥
You're absolutely right. I've always said this was the closest thing to a Ali vs Tyson fight that we all witnessed in our dreams. And knowing Ali was a class above Tucker, that's why I think Ali would have been my favourite for the win.
Ali's skills were much better than tony tucker.
Tucker fought Tyson with a broken hand most of the fight. Makes this performance even more remarkable as he was giving Tyson fits. Classic underrated fight here
what do you mean fought with broke hand
@@danjithetruth1735 he said in the interview at the end he broke his hand midway through the fight
@@Detroit-gx5nd have see the person hand broke fight with it
It'll go numb
Tucker was a brilliant fighter.
Mike Tyson is the most SENSATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT of all time! Don't care what anyone says!
Another crackhead with access to the internet.
Agreed F Hernandez...Tyson electrified the HW division, brought interest and big money right back into a sport that was dying out at that time.
@@matt8863 Yes thank you! That's exactly what I meant! He was sensational and super exciting; not the greatest because his prime was only 86-88 but those 3 years he was absolutely incredible! 💪
@@fhernandez6589 Tyson's Prime lasted until the year 2000
@@thespy7795 you are so STUPID. You don't know shit about boxing!
When lewis fought Tucker he was relatively inactive and had been doing drugs .When Tyson fought him he was in great shape and was probably the 2nd best heavyweight around.
And lewis still could not knock him out, only soften him up for herbie hide!
Lerebele 1 I did not know he fought and lost to Hide ugh.
Tucker broke his hand against Tyson man, i think it's harder to fight one handed.
@@DruiD.aprime Because fighting against Tyson is a slugger fest. Against who else did Tucker break his hand? No one. Only against Iron Mike.
@@hg8droid229 He broke before the fight, man lol. He ALREADY had a broken hand, not because of Tyson.
El haber llegado hasta las tarjetas con Tyson y más aún en esa época de Tyson ya lo considero una victoria de parte de Tucker 😁
Corriendo llego
Mejor se hubiera de dedicado a correr velocidad ese Tucker
Exelente boxeador tuker, para la época dorada de Tyson q haya llegado hasta las tarjetas muy bueno....
The Tony tucker, I' remember the Aldair game defensor brasilian , World Cup EUA 1994.
Damn what a fight, heavyweights of today need to watch more fights like these and leave the mask and royal costumes for the trick or treaters,,, Tyson fights from the late 80s do more for boxing than the heavyweights of 2020 do!
😂😂👍
This was not a very entertaining fight. The edited highlights make it seem like it was a good fight. It wasn't. Watch the full fight and you will see.
@@Mike-kv5pl well excuse me...but i dont have to re watch this fight..i watched live on tv all those years back when fight took place...i sure hope you definition of a good fight does not involve deontay wilder
@@snowman7672 I saw this fight live when it aired on HBO in 1987. It was not a very good fight. That was the consensus at that time. Tucker was somewhat competitive but spent a lot of the fight holding Tyson. He did what he had to do to survive the 12 rounds. He did not use his right hand enough as he had hurt it while training for this fight. Like I said before, this video was edited very well but is not representative of how good the fight actually was. As far as Wilder is concerned, I have seen his fights with Fury and that's about it. Don't really follow boxing today. I am sure you (and everyone else watching this video) know a lot more about what is going on in boxing today than I do.
@@Mike-kv5pl im glad you stick your opinion ..sounds like we both remember the 80s boxing matches..and if u recall my original statement was...80s boxing does more for boxing than what todays boxing does...i still will say the tyson tucker fight was a good fight..and i can promise u it beats the shit out of anything we could see today from the heavyweights...
Great fight. Respect to both Tyson and Tucker
10:05 imagine being so confident in your skill and ability that you showboat like this in the same ring as Mike Tyson.
Know what I realized Mike had tough opponents we were to young to notice
No Mike was overrated
No doubt, damn i forgot how good boxing used to be, hell put this fight on pay per view and ill watch it again before any of the fights in 2020!
@Dillon Mcconnell ifs buts and maybes. Mike was a flawed boxer, his inability to survive alone without his brain(cus) means he's not great at all, he was half a boxer and never did anything great beyond being the youngest champ, he's a myth, nothing more.
Oh and I was there.
@Dillon Mcconnell Of course it's my opinion, what else would it be? So is yours🤔
I don't find it surprising, if it did happen, that Ali would advise an old Forman not to take on a hard hitter, why would you think that is some kind of argument for Tyson being great?
I agree with Forman that you only get the greatest ego and mouth of the century once on a lifetime, I don't agree you get a Tyson once in a lifetime, Tua is more or less a Tyson, so was Liston. I also agree with Forman that Lennox Lewis is the greatest boxer of all times, without a doubt. That guy has the stats to back up his claims.
@Dillon Mcconnell 😆I'm not reading that story you just shat out your ass. Either you think Formans opinion is better than yours or you don't, he said Lennox was the greatest of all time. Debate over my troll🤪
Tony tucker went all 12 rds with Lennox Lewis to ..the guy was talented
Yeah, he also TKO'd Buster Douglas who we saw was a talented heavyweight when he actually put the work in and he showed up to the Tucker fight in the same condition as he fought Tyson in
Actual prime Tyson probably met his match mostly in Tucker, a heavyweight that took his power and even won 4 rounds against him, Razor Ruddock gave Tyson some trouble but Tyson dropped him numerous times
The only man who defeated Mike Tyson was Mike Tyson
?? What, there are many people who defeated mike Tyson. What drugs are you on
Holyfield!!
@@kabitakar5737 u didnt get it
@@matthewstylianou8363 post drugs Tyson
Yea rite. Lennox the Great Closed Tyson's Final Chapter
My english is very bad, but you - cool man. I'm a love boxing.
Thanks from Kirgizstan.
@Vril Vendha
Unfortunately, some of us still do this. One of my uncles found a wife this way.
I think it will disappear completely soon.
What else (also) do you know about us?
@Joepie De poepie Good. Sagely.)
Нормально говори не коверкай)
@@leopard3252 оооо, откуда пишешь?
Как дела друг?Я с Болгарии.
Tyson is like a pit bull , looking for his dinner 🍴. Amazing fighter
Tison vc royjhon. Z
Tyson like a " pit bull with a bone !" ( tucker was " mike s " tucker" ) ahh
Star boxer Iron Mike Tyson is a talented heavyweight boxer. His legendary punches are attract me & I became the fan of star boxer Iron Mike Tyson. Watching his punching power, I start to respect Iron Mike Tyson
Tucker was an exquisite technical boxer. But Tyson was out of this world.
We have to congratulate Tony. Being able to endure Mike Tyson until the last round is a success.
Agreed .... Congratulations Mr Tony
TRUE !!! Passing the first 3 laps against Tyson, is already an extraordinary performance ! Bravo Tony Tucker !
@@hugogarcia2662 qxqv da aateygre
Tony Tucker was highly rated as a dangerous fighter, he was not on many pros wishlist in his day!
@@peterdrake8392 Wasn't Tucker a HW Champion at one point? I think he could've been more aggressive here, like Douglas was later. Douglas had a bad attitude that night. He flat out showed up to kick anyone's ass that he was up against that night. He was fighting for his mom that night. Not a fan of Douglas, but on that night, I don't think anyone would have beaten him......
A lot of respect for Tony Tucker
Watching Tyson at his peak, I never fail to be stunned at the way he could shake off punches that would literally have knocked out any other fighter. A titanium chin.
Buster Knocked him out. That's NOT Titanium!
@@thespy7795 True, but the amount of punishment he absorbed from Buster before being counted out,
was enough to finish five other fighters.
@@thespy7795 Did you not see how many hard shots Tyson ate before that?
@@Aamo2023 Buster couldn't finish Tony Tucker or Holyfield. They Both stopped Douglas. Tyson got Knocked Out. Lewis and Holyfield Knocked Out Tyson. They're the ones with Titanium Chins. Why are you praising Tyson?? Quick Tillis beat Tyson in my opinion but was STOPPED by Holyfield. Why are you praising Tyson? Tyson did HORRIBLE against Top Competition.
@@thespy7795 That many punches will eventually wear you down, especially at heavyweight. Holyfield had a granite chin and so did Tucker, I’m not talking about who beat who, I’m saying Tyson can definitely take a fucking punch, if you watch ANY of Tyson’s fights you’ll see that. It looks like you just don’t want to give credit where it’s due, or you just go off of what fat fucks who have never boxed a day in their life have to say in the comment section. And how in the hell did you give that fight to Tillis? 😂 Man I’m not even gonna waste anymore of my time with you. Clown.
The power of the black mullet!
Funny shit. 🤣🤣
I died laughing 😂 Hahahaha!
That's a shag
@@CleanMusicLover229 lol I thought the same thing
Mike Tyson is a true technician!! Completely changed his fighting style mid fight!! When he saw this dude wasn't falling. He just started tagging him with that jab.
Yeah, 71 inches reach, 6 inches shorter than Tucker and still outjabbed him
In this match you always see the ability of Iron Mike to continue fighting to the end. Tucker ran and tied all the time bringing some shots but fighting less than Tillis. The high height and high experience saved him from the carpet. the only thing Tyson in this match was more "listless" than usual but still explosive and I think it was because he had not reached the maximum physical form. It is written in his book True. Iron Mike is still too superior and if they fought again I'm sure he would have knocked him out without problems. Obviously, any KO artist, however, always finds someone who manages to go all the way, whether by tactics or by heart.
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I don't think it's a matter of maximum physical form, mike Tyson hasn't grown since he was 13 years old.
I don't think he would've knocked out Tucker that easy either. Tucker was a solid contender who used to do a thousand push ups a day.
Mike felt confortable holding on Tucker probably because he was getting a free ride to a UD and Tucker complied.
True. I think in terms of physical strength, Tyson was at his peak in 2 fights against Ruddock. Again, Im talking about physical condition, not technique. In both fights against Ruddock, Mike took tons of big punches and keep firing back even more. Even though it was his 40th fight, Tyson actually was only 25 at the time.
By this time Tyson wasn’t seeming as dominant as he was in his previous years of professional boxing. You can see how boxers weren’t afraid of him and were giving him a tough fight. Also you can see Tyson’s slight frustration with struggling to beat these guys in the fights, plus how many times they would catch him with great shots and rock him a bit.
I would say Tyson was most dominant in 88, before he fired Rooney.
Your an pansy
By this time? This is dead smack in the middle of Tyson’s peak! As you can hear the announcers being surprised it went the distance. They should not have been. Tucker was 34-0 with 30 ko’s including one over Buster Douglas right before this fight.
Every one who went more then 5 rounds with prime Mike, could be easley Champion of now days poor era.
This is prime Tyson. Escaping 1 fall in 12 round is great achievement.
Tyson, as usual, is charging.
Tyson could not land body shot before going for hook & uppercut combination as Tony Tucker is moving well within ring.
Tucker really fought well
From what I remember in a post fight interview with Tucker. Tucker claimed he hurt his hand really bad about halfway through the fight... in the punch that knocked Tyson backwards...
Tucker also claimed because of that injury, he was unable to release the full magnitude of his right ... the rest of the fight.
If do he wouldn't be playing
It was actually the left hand that caught Tyson! and tucker threw it all night.. jus saying, taking nothing away from tucker
After a while it'll go numb
Tyson said in 2014 that Tucker was one of the best boxers he ever faced, hard to hit clean.
Best jab and best skills
Pls stop those written commentaries on top of d video action. It's blocking viewers and d comments have no direct correlation to d spoken words of d commentator. So everything look meaningless. This is only common to U TUBE boxing videos. Pls stop this!.
Masterpiece ever. Great
Good fight from both side. Nice Match.
Ну это талант - продержаться с Майком Тайсоном в 1987 году 12 раундов!!!!
I dont by that crap about "TUCKER FOUGHT WITH A BROKE HAND" !!!!,,,,,,,,,,, Simply because he threw that RIGHT HAND PUNCH all night, landed it on TYSON's hard head, and he never once winced in PAIN at all in those 12 Long Rds
Não tem como não gostar do boxe de Mike Tyson, muito rápido, muito agressivo, ele não para de caçar o adversário 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Mike Tyson will be a legend hello to all from Uzbekistan..
This was Mike's best win in his prime. Before this, Tucker hadn't lost a fight since his amateur days nine years prior. He trained for years in the Kronk gym in Detroit and I remember reading a Sport Illustrated article where Emmanuel Steward rated about his athleticism and natural instincts.
After this fight, Ticker apparently went into a depression amd had problems with drugs. Too bad because he was a real talent.
Mike Tyson the world's beast, at the age of twenty he fought the world best heavyweight champions no matter who.
Tyson my hero brilliant boxer I really believe he's best boxer ever s
They say Marciano would have worn him down and beat Mike . His mind was stronger
@Kryptonite All the old timers say Marciano would have probably beat Tyson . These are people that have seen Marciano Fight . We have never seem him fight
@Kryptonite weight is not everything , Marciano beat all time greats maybe past their prime but they were greats none the less , if Tyson did not take him out in 3 rounds Tyson would be in trouble . All the old timers say Marciano was mentally the tougher of the 2
Evander Holyfield
@@scott1713 your just about to have one again because Tyson Fury is going to win it when he gets a chance . He already has the lineal heavyweight title . He just has to beat Joshua to get the undisputed . But I think your going to have another undisputed white champ when Fury gets a chance to unifi it
This was the hardest fight Tyson had in his prime. Tucker was no joke, and obviously frustrated Tyson. Was the first time I questioned Tysons dominance. This was a great fight, and one that doesn't get the credit it deserves.
Tucker fought with a broken hand and lasted 12 rounds. Great chin and movement. Tyson knew he wasn't fighting an ordinary guy
Fractured knuckle, not a broken hand.
@@sasukejaeger3039 splitting hairs there guy
Tony tucker is the greatest man to fight Tyson in his prime....lovely bout Tucker
This fight reminded me of the first fight between Duran and Sugar Ray. Duran wanted to KO Sugar Ray so bad! Just like Tyson wanted to KO Tucker.
With all due respect to Tyson's skill and power... Tucker and Tillis were tough enough to go the distance with a prime Mike and showed when you put a well trained heavyweight with skills and heart in front of him Tyson is no longer quite the killing machine he was against scared fighters like Spinks. I feel half of Tysons success in the ring were the mediocre competition he faced throughout his career. This is Tyson at his absolute peak with Rooney in his corner and yet he never came close to knocking Tucker out. Unlike most of Mike's opponents of this era, Tony was an experienced fighter with skills and toughness and not a pushover.
Nor Tucker nor Tillis even had the slightliest chance of Victory against Tyson. He dominated both fights.
@@hg8droid229
Tillis almost won against Tyson. Tyson said he almost Quit in that fight.
Tony Tucker was the Heaveyweight I really liked. Tucker would have beaten Spinks. You notice Tyson never gave Tucker a rematch.
I think tucker retired
Tucker broke his hand two weeks before this fight. Watch the way he carries it at the beginning of the first round. Adrenaline took over and he was winning until it wore off. He was a one handed fighter after that.
@@stevesmith2171
true that tucker broke his hand
but tyson had problems too
tyson was 221 lbs here which is 6 lbs past his best weight of 215 lbs
so tucker had 1 broken hand
but tyson was not in proper shape
@@curtizjamezjackson111 Tyson lost 2 training weeks, true not in best shape of his like but won easy.
@@Shovelhook
Yes he had a bad camp going into this fight which is said in the Undisputed book too still won easy without any problems just couldn't knock tucker out which could be due to tuckers tough chin plus his bad fight camp
Am I the only one that sees a lot of Muhamed Ali's moves and Tony Tucker ...this fight actually gave me an idea of how a Tyson vs Ali fight would've went down. Take a Tony Tucker and multiply by two X the speed and who do you think would win??
Tucker has very good leg movements and he is very fast for heavyweight boxer as Tyson is.
Wow, Tucker lasted the whole 12 rounds without getting dropped by Mike once. Even Buster tasted the canvas against young Tyson. What's more, is Tucker even went the distance with prime Lennox Lewis in 93. As far as Mike, this matchup went to further prove that bigger, taller, UNAFRAID guys who could LEGIT box, typically gave even prime Mike the most issues.
Tucker had Muhammad Ali's fighting technique..that's why he went the distance with Iron.
funny you said that, Tucker did remind me of Ali as I watched this fight. You can tell Tucker watched a lot of Ali.
@@truthreignsforever9286 kida reminded me of a less crazy ali vs frazier 1
@@truthreignsforever9286 TNT Tucker was a bad ass in the late 80s.
@@truthreignsforever9286 lo oído perro pero
Very good and durable, Tucker, we have to admit!
WHOEVER EDITING THIS IS WILL GO DOWN AS THE GREATEST EDITOR IN HISTORY (I DO APPRECIATE THIS)!!!!!!!! SOLID
Rerrrrerr
Agreed the editing was fantastic.
Agreed. It makes it look like a good fight. Anyone who saw the whole fight knows otherwise.
One of Tysons toughest fights
Great !
🥊😜👍🏼
Due grandissimi pugili maik taison nel pieno della sua potenza👍👍👍
9:26 crazy speed..
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Tony Tucker era muito forte. Absorvia bem os golpes e todos que ganharam dele passaram sufoco
Era medalha de ouro nas olimpíadas.
Watch mike Tyson fight upto he 19 year old age ..when cus d'mato lived..he can beat 100 tony tuckler 👿🤣
For the folks on here saying Tucker was just trying to survive: 1) I'm not sure what fight you were watching.
2) You dont know very much about boxing. Tucker had injured his right hand in Training (the announcers actually allude to this fact during the fight.) It is very clear that he reinjures that hand in round 4. Tony was landing that punch over and over until then. Post round 4, he stopped throwing the right. Sadly, devastated by the belief that an injured hand had kept him from glory Tony Tucker fell into drug addiction for years after this fight.
What was really important about this fight that many of you are missing is Tucker laid down the blue print for how Iron Mike would be defeated. Indeed it was the very same punch - the right uppercut, that was Tyson's undoing in Tokyo.
The way Tucker moved reminded me of Muhammad Ali's movement skills. Only Tucker failed to sting like a bee. If Tucker could do that, this fight would certainly have ended differently.
He flew like a butterfly with shuffling too but did not sting like a bee...
Once tony also gave tough time to lenox lewis
Tyson fought giants...amazing what the smaller man was able to achieve.
Tony Tucker was a great boxer. First class athlete. Mike went in like a bison with little beauty in his fight. Landed more punches. They were both good.
Tyson never said a bad word about Tucker after the fight. He won Iron Mike's respect after that war.
I watched this fight back in 87. Tucker was a formidable opponent. The style reminded me of Lennox Lewis. He could have been like Lennox Lewis with better promotion and bigger fights. He hung with Tyson told a toe nearly beating him and lasted 12 rounds. Not only did he nearly beat Tyson in this fight but nearly did it but they Jerry curl. Respect!
Nearly beat tyson???????cnt u see tucker being smashed around in all rounds by mike..hahaaa
Mike Tyson is the greatest heavy weight champion of all times but I have to give this match to Tony Tucker they went a whole 12 and Tyson couldn't knock him out ..and this was when Mike Tyson was in his primes
Not even top 10 all-time.
Tyson had a beautiful jab.
Kevin Rooney was tailor made for tyson.. Had he been there when tyson fought douglas and holyfield, the result would have been opposite for sure.. Don king trainers ruined tyson skills and eventually finished his career prematurely
Tatarawr A focused Tyson is a problem for everybody. Holyfield was a blown up light heavyweight in 1991 and was even smaller in the 80s. Douglas was motivated and fought a crazy good fight but there were many spots where Tyson would’ve been effective in but because of his careless training camp and festivities he was physically unable to seize the moments. He kept trying to end the fight with one big shot against a man powered by the will of his deceased mother. Channeled an entire career’s worth of determination into one fight against an unmotivated Tyson.
@@KingJachai Holyfield's entire game plan was to force Tyson backwards while fighting him and when Tyson was at his best and Holyfield was light, he couldn't have done that. In my opinion, Tyson would have dealt him a serious beating pre prison. You see shades of the ferocious counter puncher mike tyson was in the 5th round of his 1st fight with Holyfield, he had started gaining momentum. Even in the 6th round he was winning until he sustained a cut above the eye.
@@sharvilkala192 I agree. Tyson was very flat footed and one dimensional in that fight. He had also been gifted 2 journeymen level fighters and Frank Bruno who was B- at best. I think Tyson just came out and was spoon fed some easy KOs to get the media hype and it went to his head thinking he was going to walk through Holyfield.
Tony tucker is really the toughest and biggest I saw... only tyson could stand 12th whole round with this monster
He's grappling him so often, it's ridiculous.. ^^
Thanks to this, he survived until the last round
A LOT more than hugging going on....
clinging is accepted in boxing as part of defense
2:13 slips jab lands uppercut, 4:59 counter, 5:05 counter. 5:37.
I forgot he didn't knock out Tucker. Great fight
Tyson wants so badly the ko but tony didn’t allow it to happen this is the courage that he got to stand up against the mighty Tyson,
Tony did well here. You can see what was to come in late 87 and all of 88 leading up to the Spinks fight. Just utter destruction. Then things started to come apart slowly. What a time I remember it all clearly. The absolute bad-ass-ness. The sporting world stopped whenever he had a fight on.
12 rounds in Tyson in early years of career...Tucker was rigth and a champion.
Tucker was a beast ❤️❤️❤️
Tony be proud. You did what no other has. Great job
Tucker needed warning and points off , he was clearly stopping the fight tying him up, holding his arms.
Mike Tyson would have destroyed Lennox lewis in 87. When they finally fought Tyson was a different fighter. RIP Cuss one of the best trainers in history
Lennox beat a prime Tucker. He would have given Tyson more trouble than Tucker.
@@schwabbakombo606 you sure? Tucker was far away from his prime actually
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Mike tyson beat lewis in sparring when tyson was 18، There are video clips of the sparring but Lennox Not OK to show up. this is prime for tyson and tucker.
Should Mike have fought in lower weight divisions? Due to his height he was always in reach disadvantage.
Nah he was good at his divisen and would end up 100-0 with kevin or cus in his corner
So no good without help
Dant e Yea cus was a good to tyson cus knew how to beat any fighter he even told mike tyson he would ko larry holmes with right hand and tyson did it, if cus would be alive in tyson whole career, tyson would retire without any loses. I also had few times dream about cus he is a god i get emotinal in my dreams u can feel he is a special person.
@@sonnyliston8863 I respect your tour right your opinion but I completely disagree, Mike was overrated, a myth that never was and got beat by every true champ he faced and got utterly schooled by Lennox the greatest of all times Lewis. On a totally separate point if a fighter is dependant on another individual such as cus or Rooney in this case it means the fighter is not that great without help.
On another totally separate point there is only one God and His name is Jesus Christ
Blessings
Dant e he lost after he left kevin roony, and there is no prove that jesus was a god