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Tony Tubbs (born February 15, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2006, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1985 to 1986.
In 1978 Tubbs lost in the quarterfinals of the world Cup to Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson. Tubbs was the only opponent who managed to go the distance with Stevenson. Tubbs trained with the Muhammad Ali Amateur Boxing Team in Santa Monica, CA. In 1979, Tubbs became the National AAU Heavyweight Champion by defeating Mitch Green and Greg Page, both contests were rematches of previous defeats. In the match-up meetings USSR versus the United States Tubbs defeated the two-time amateur European champion Yevgeni Gorstkov and the future silver medalist of the Olympic games Pyotr Zayev. In 1979 Tubbs won the AIBA Boxing World Cup, defeating Khoren Indzhyan, and finally avenged his loss to Marvis Frazier, who prior to that upset went unbeaten with a 42–0 (21 KOs) record. Frazier sees self in son, Lansing State Journal, December 9, 1979, p. 53. Tony fought as a member of the Muhammad Ali Amateur Boxing Team.
By 1980 the conclusion of Tubbs's amateur career was the Olympic Games, but Tubbs was unable compete due to the US boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Among his other notable Amateur victories were defeating James Broad and Jimmy Clark, and 1980 Olympic bronze medalist Stephen Left. As an amateur, Tubbs worked as a sparring partner to Muhammad Ali, helping the former to prepare for his rematch with Leon Spinks for the World Heavyweight Championship.
1979: USA–USSR Duals, Las Vegas, Nevada (Heavyweight)
1979: National Golden Gloves (Heavyweight)
1979: United States National Championships, Lake Charles, Louisiana (Heavyweight)
1979: World Cup, Madison Square Garden, New York City (Heavyweight):
Tubbs finished his career having 253 fights, with a record of 240 wins, 13 losses. Tony Tubbs Career Record at BoxingRecords.com. Last updated: March 1, 2006.
Tubbs and Witherspoon had a rematch scheduled for December 12, 1986, but Tubbs pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Bonecrusher Smith, who knocked Witherspoon out in the first round. Tubbs said he had an injured shoulder, but promoter Don King accused Tubbs of trying to get more money. On March 21, 1988, Tubbs challenged Mike Tyson for the undisputed world heavyweight championship; after out-boxing Tyson in the first round, Tubbs was knocked out in the second.
On November 21, 1989, Tubbs out-pointed top contender Orlin Norris, winning the North American Boxing Federation title. However, Tubbs failed two post-fight drugs tests, testing positive for cocaine. Tubbs was stripped of the title and the victory was changed to a no contest.
On April 20, 1991, a 34-year-old Tubbs lost a highly controversial ten-round decision to future undisputed world heavyweight Champion, Riddick Bowe. The general consensus in the media was that Tubbs had easily outboxed Bowe. On August 8, 1992, Tubbs was upset by Lionel Butler in a first-round knockout. Tubbs came back to out-point future WBA heavyweight champion Bruce Seldon, knocking him down in the 1st round, and beating undefeated Alexander Zolkin by unanimous decision, but then suffered another first-round knockout—this one to clubfighter Jimmy Ellis.
| 59 | Win | Adam Smith | UD | 6 | Nov 4, 2006 | |||
| 58 | Win | 46–10 | Jason Waller | TKO | 7 (8), | Aug 6, 2006 | ||
| 57 | Win | 45–10 | Danny Wofford | UD | 6 | Feb 25, 2005 | ||
| 56 | Win | 44–10 | Brian Minto | 10 | Dec 30, 2004 | |||
| 55 | Win | 43–10 | Brian Sargent | TKO | 1 (6), | Oct 29, 2004 | ||
| 54 | Loss | 42–10 | Abraham Okine | TKO | 8 (10), | Jul 25, 2003 | ||
| 53 | Loss | 42–9 | Gilbert Martinez | UD | 10 | Jan 17, 2003 | ||
| 52 | Win | 42–8 | Michael Shanks | TKO | 2 (4), | Mar 26, 2002 | ||
| 51 | Win | 41–8 | Mario Oscar Melo | KO | 5 (10) | Aug 30, 1997 | ||
| 50 | Loss | 40–8 | Brian Nielsen | RTD | 3 (10) | Oct 20, 1995 | ||
| 49 | Loss | 40–7 | Alexander Zolkin | MD | 12 | Aug 25, 1995 | ||
| 48 | Win | 40–6 | Andre Crowder | KO | 1 (10), | Mar 29, 1995 | ||
| 47 | Loss | 39–6 | Jimmy Thunder | PTS | 12 | Dec 6, 1994 | ||
| 46 | NC | 39–5 | William Morris | UD | 10 | Oct 4, 1994 | ||
| 45 | Win | 39–5 | Everett Martin | UD | 10 | Feb 22, 1994 | ||
| 44 | Win | 38–5 | Willie Jackson | UD | 3 | Dec 3, 1993 | ||
| 43 | Win | 37–5 | Tyrell Biggs | UD | 3 | Dec 3, 1993 | ||
| 42 | Win | 36–5 | Jose Ribalta | UD | 3 | Dec 3, 1993 | ||
| 41 | Win | 35–5 | Daniel Dăncuță | UD | 3 | Dec 3, 1993 | ||
| 40 | Loss | 34–5 | Jimmy Ellis | KO | 1 | Aug 16, 1993 | ||
| 39 | Win | 34–4 | Melton Bowen | UD | 10 | Apr 27, 1993 | ||
| 38 | Win | 33–4 | Alexander Zolkin | UD | 10 | Feb 2, 1993 | ||
| 37 | Win | 32–4 | Jesse Ferguson | UD | 10 | Nov 24, 1992 | ||
| 36 | Win | 31–4 | Bruce Seldon | UD | 10 | Oct 14, 1992 | ||
| 35 | Loss | 30–4 | Lionel Butler | KO | 1 (10), | Aug 18, 1992 | ||
| 34 | Win | 30–3 | Leon Taylor | TKO | 8 (10), | Feb 16, 1992 | ||
| 33 | Loss | 29–3 | Riddick Bowe | UD | 10 | Apr 20, 1991 | ||
| 32 | Win | 29–2 | Lawrence Carter | RTD | 6 (10) | Oct 20, 1990 | ||
| 31 | Win | 28–2 | Mike Cohen | TKO | 6 (10), | Jul 28, 1990 | ||
| 30 | 27–2 | Orlin Norris | MD | 12 | Nov 21, 1989 | |||
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | Ladislao Mijangos | TKO | 3 (10) | Jun 24, 1989 | ||
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | Eddie Richardson | 8 (10), | May 6, 1989 | |||
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Mike Evans | UD | 10 | Apr 20, 1989 | ||
| 26 | Loss | 24–2 | Mike Tyson | TKO | 2 (12), | Mar 21, 1988 | ||
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Eddie Gonzales | RTD | 3 (10), | Sep 29, 1987 | ||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Jerry Halstead | UD | 10 | May 30, 1987 | ||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Mike Jameson | UD | 10 | Apr 20, 1987 | ||
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | Tim Witherspoon | 15 | Jan 17, 1986 | |||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Greg Page | UD | 15 | Apr 29, 1985 | ||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | James Smith | UD | 10 | Mar 15, 1985 | ||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Tim Miller | TKO | 2 (10) | Jan 16, 1985 | ||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Jerry Williams | TKO | 7 (10), | Nov 9, 1984 | ||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Tom Trimm | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 18, 1984 | ||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Gordon Racette | UD | 10 | Sep 9, 1983 | ||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Jimmy Young | UD | 10 | Apr 10, 1983 | ||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Larry Givens | TKO | 7 (10), | Feb 25, 1983 | ||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Steve Zouski | TKO | 5 (10) | Sep 18, 1982 | ||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Clarence Hill | UD | 10 | Aug 7, 1982 | ||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Clayman Parker | TKO | 1, | Jun 12, 1982 | ||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Baker Tinsley | 3, | Apr 11, 1982 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Don Halpin | 8 | Dec 18, 1981 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jesse Brown | TKO | 1, | Nov 21, 1981 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Dennis Wimberly | TKO | 2, | Aug 21, 1981 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Mike Creel | 3 (8), | Nov 29, 1980 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Larry Sims | TKO | 3 (6) | Nov 22, 1980 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | John L Johnson | TKO | 1 (6), | Nov 14, 1980 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ron Draper | 6 | Nov 7, 1980 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ron Draper | TKO | 4 (6), | Aug 2, 1980 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Bruce Scott | 1 (6), | Jun 14, 1980 |
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