Tony Tubbs

January 10, 2024
Boxer

Quick Facts

Tony Tubbs
Full Name Tony Tubbs
Occupation Boxer
Date Of Birth Feb 15, 1958(1958-02-15)
Age 66
Birthplace Cincinnati
Country United States
Birth City Ohio
Horoscope Aquarius

Tony Tubbs Biography

Name Tony Tubbs
Birthday Feb 15
Birth Year 1958
Place Of Birth Cincinnati
Home Town Ohio
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Aquarius

Tony Tubbs is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on February 15, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. 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.

1978: World Championships, Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Heavyweight):

1978: National Sports Festival, Fort Carson (Heavyweight)

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. 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.

1977: USA–USSR Duals, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Heavyweight)

Tony Tubbs Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Boxer
House Living in own house.

Tony Tubbs is one of the richest Boxer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Tubbs 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

1976: USA–USSR Duals, Sahara Hotel Space Center, Las Vegas, Nevada (Heavyweight)

1977: National Golden Gloves, Honolulu, Hawaii (Heavyweight)

1978: United States National Championships, Biloxi, Mississippi (Heavyweight)

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 1.9 m

Tony Tubbs height 1.9 m Torsten weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tony Tubbs Dating?

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Tubbs made his professional debut on June 14, 1980, with a first-round knockout of Bruce Scott. After 11 fights, he fought fellow undefeated prospect Clarence Hill on August 7, 1982 and won by a ten-round unanimous decision. After out-pointing Jimmy Young (who had defeated George Foreman) on April 10, 1983, he was signed by Don King and began rising up the rankings while appearing on several King undercards. On March 15, 1985, he faced future WBA Heavyweight Champ James “Bonecrusher” Smith in a WBA title eliminator. Tubbs won by a unanimous decision, taking his record to 20-0 (15 knockouts).

Facts & Trivia

Torsten Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tony Tubbs celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.

By 1980 the conclusion of Tubbs’ 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.

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