Tony Tucker
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1958 –
Who is Tony Tucker?
Tony Craig Tucker is a retired professional heavyweight boxer. Tucker fought professionally from 1980 to 1998. Nicknamed "TNT", he won a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games, and holds the ignominious distinction of having been, at 64 days, the shortest-reigning world heavyweight champion in history.
Tucker had a notable amateur career, winning the 1979 National AAU Light Heavyweight Championship. He also won the 1979 Pan-Ams and World Cup at Light Heavyweight. He also lost a decision to LeRoy Murphy in the finals of the 1977 Ohio State Fair tournament, and was upset at the Western Olympic trials in 1980 by Alex DeLucia.
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- Born
- Dec 27, 1958
Grand Rapids - Also known as
- Tony Craig Tucker
- TNT
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Grand Rapids
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on July 23, 2013
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