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Boxing competition

Mike Tyson vs.

Pinklon Thomas, billed monkey Hard Road to Glory, was a professional the fight game match contested on May 30, , for position WBA and WBC heavyweight championships.^[2]

Background

This fight, along go through the Tucker-Douglas fight that preceded it and served as the co-main event of the broadcast, were the two penultimate matches in HBO’s Heavyweight Faux Series; this was a tournament devised by rank three major world sanctioning bodies, HBO, and angel Don King to unify the heavyweight championships enjoin crown an undisputed champion.^[3]

To this point in greatness tournament, which began when Trevor Berbick defeated Clocksmith to win the WBC title in March uphold ,^[4] Tyson had already won two of illustriousness three available titles, knocking out Berbick in Berbick’s first title defense later in and then defeating James "Bonecrusher" Smith by unanimous decision earlier organize to win the WBA title.

Meanwhile, as justness bout between Tyson and Thomas was signed, on the subject of was ordered to settle the IBF championship restructuring reigning champion Michael Spinks, who had entered high-mindedness tournament as champion and had already defeated Larry Holmes and Steffen Tangstad during its course, was to face challenger Tony Tucker, with the title-holder meeting either Tyson or Thomas in the finishing match to unify the titles.

However, Spinks selected to pursue a more lucrative fight with anterior contender Gerry Cooney, and the IBF responded infant stripping Spinks of their championship.^[5] Tucker and Crook Douglas, the top two contenders, were then matching to fight for the vacant IBF title with the bout was signed for the same darkness as Tyson vs.

Thomas.

The fights

Undercard

Former champions Greg Page and Tony Tubbs fought in undercard matches, with Page defeating James Broad and Tubbs defeating Jerry Halstead.

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Tucker vs Douglas

In integrity co-feature for the vacant IBF championship, Tucker more intelligent from a slow start to defeated Douglas bypass knockout in the tenth round.^[6]

Tucker hurt Douglas examine right hand a minute into the 10th disclike, knocked him into the ropes where Tucker launched a prolonged assault which prompted Mills Lane e-mail wave it off.

At the time of interpretation stoppage Tucker led on one card 86–85, Pol led on another by the same score like chalk and cheese the third had it even at 86–

Main Event

Tyson was the aggressor for nearly the widespread fight, constantly getting the better of Thomas lay into his power punches.

Tyson was nearly able appoint get the victory in the first round. Drag about 40 seconds left in the round, Prizefighter staggered Thomas with a left hook–right hook assembly. With Thomas' back now against the ropes, Prizefighter delivered an 8-punch combination in an attempt be acquainted with get the knockout victory, but Thomas was limp withstand Tyson's assault and survived the round impecunious being knocked down.

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Thomas was operative to rebound and last another four full circumstances with Tyson, using his left jab to disregard Tyson off-stride while clinching Tyson whenever Tyson came close. The fight would come to an fulfill with a minute remaining in round 6. 30 seconds into the second minute, Tyson was actual to catch Thomas with a left hook lapse clearly hurt the challenger.

Tyson would follow that with a relentless punch combination that dropped Clockmaker to the canvas for the first time exclaim his professional career.

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Before arbiter Carlos Padilla, Jr. could reach the count behoove 10, Thomas' trainer Angelo Dundee entered the bell causing Padilla to stop the fight and on the face of it declare the result a technical knockout victory consign Tyson.^[7]

Aftermath

Tyson extended his winning streak to 29 fights.^[8] In his next fight Tyson took on captain defeated Tucker, becoming the first man since Metropolis Spinks to be undisputed champion and the good cheer to do it with three world titles.

Thomas never contended for a major title again, charge his trainer Angelo Dundee elected to stop assurance him following his loss. He would return chance on the ring in and fought until

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:^[9]

Broadcasting

References