Highlights of the short reigning but highly talented former IBF Heavyweight world champion. TNT at his best! <br /><br />Tony Tucker - Is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1998. He won the IBF Heavyweight title in 1987, and was the shortest-reigning world heavyweight champion at just 64 days. In an interview with Barry Tompkins, he referred to himself as the "invisible champion," due to the press and general public largely neglecting him. He is best known for giving Mike Tyson in his prime a relatively close fight, in which he, in the words of Larry Merchant, "rocked Tyson" in the first round. However, Tyson went on to win a unanimous decision. As an amateur, he won the 1979 United States national championships, the 1979 World Cup, and a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games, all in the light heavyweight division. The IBF stripped Michael Spinks of the championship on February 19, mandating that Tucker (as its #1-ranked contender) face its number-two contender, Buster Douglas, the very man who would eventually dethrone Tyson. As the co-feature of reining unified champion Mike Tyson and ex-champ Pinklon Thomas, Tucker won the bout and the vacant IBF crown via tenth-round technical knockout. <br /><br />PayPal donations: hanzagod@mail.com <br />YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/haNZAgod <br />TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hanzagod_1 <br />Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/haNZAgod <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanzagod_1 <br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haNZAgod1 <br /><br />Highlights Knockouts Tribute <br />---------------------------------- <br /><br />haNZAgod <br /><br />***Additional TAGS*** <br /><br />#boxing #tonytucker #miketyson #busterdouglas #lennoxlewis #highlight #ko #knockout #tribute #power #speed #heavyweight #champion #tnt #skills #footwork #combinations #underrated #fastest #flash #technical #slick #edit #training #technique #motivation #boxinghistory #hanzagod
