Mike Tyson finalized one of boxing’s most significant championship collections on August 1, 1987, when he defeated Tony Tucker by a 12-round unanimous decision at the Las Vegas Hilton in Paradise, Nevada. Before a crowd of 7,419, the 21-year-old WBA and WBC champion captured Tucker’s IBF title to become the youngest undisputed heavyweight champion in boxing history.
The matchup, billed as The Ultimate, served as the championship finale of HBO’s Heavyweight World Series. Both fighters weighed 221 pounds, while referee Mills Lane officiated the first heavyweight championship contested over 12 rounds after the WBC reduced title fights from
