Mike Tyson -v- Tony Tucker - 1987 (highlights) 

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.

@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

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.

No just Tyson overhyped

​@@clintbronson5동의 마이클는 홀리필드한테 2번이나 졌다.😅

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.

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.

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 😂

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

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

@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

Ppp ....n

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

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.

Haha cool story man

cool story bro

I turned 20....8 days after the Tucker/Tyson fight.

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.

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

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

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

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Tyson like a " pit bull with a bone !" ( tucker was " mike s " tucker" ) ahh

@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.

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.

By going 12 rounds? Lmaoooo

Funny shit. 🤣🤣

I died laughing 😂 Hahahaha!

That's a shag

@@CleanMusicLover229 lol I thought the same thing

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.

?? 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

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

Cause Tyson ain’t Ali or Holmes or Foreman 72

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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.

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🤪

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.

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.

Yeah, 71 inches reach, 6 inches shorter than Tucker and still outjabbed him

😂😂👍

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...

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.

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 👿🤣

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

Tysons left hook was the one to watch out for.

@@scott1713 both

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.

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

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!.

Rerrrrerr

Agreed the editing was fantastic.

Agreed. It makes it look like a good fight. Anyone who saw the whole fight knows otherwise.

Agreed .... Congratulations Mr Tony

TRUE !!! Passing the first 3 laps against Tyson, is already an extraordinary performance ! Bravo Tony Tucker !

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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......

If Tucker had the speed n power of a Siberian tiger he wouldve destroyed Tyson. That's how stupid your comment is

İf tyson had same height and reach he never will be a champ, his style not for taller guys like tucker.

@@frankfrega1302 lol

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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

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.

Fractured knuckle, not a broken hand.

@@sasukejaeger3039 splitting hairs there guy

Nearly beat tyson???????cnt u see tucker being smashed around in all rounds by mike..hahaaa

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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

even me my favourite bout...from Africa