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Tony Craig Tucker (born December 27, 1958) 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 was briefly a world heavyweight champion as a professional.
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.[citation needed]
After turning pro in 1980, Tucker's early fights were often shown on NBC, as part of a collection known as Tomorrow's Champions.
Tucker's progress in the professional ranks was slow. He was injury prone, and he changed managers and trainers several times. Eventually his father Bob Tucker performed both roles. After enjoying a high profile upon his professional debut, Tucker spent the majority of the 80s boxing in off-TV bouts. In addition, he injured his knee in a bout against Danny Sutton, which caused him to miss a little over a year.
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a retired American professional boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, with 12 of them occurring in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. In 1987, Tyson added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to individually unify them.
In 1988, Tyson became the lineal champion when he knocked out Michael Spinks in the first 91 seconds of the fight. Tyson successfully defended the world heavyweight championship nine times, including victories over Larry Holmes and Frank Bruno. Tyson lost his titles to 42-to-1 underdog James "Buster" Douglas on February 11, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan, by a knockout in round 10. Tyson continued in his quest to regain the titles, defeating Donovan Ruddock twice in 1991. Tyson was then scheduled to take on the undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield but pulled out due to injury.
Gerald McClellan (born October 23, 1967 in Freeport, Illinois) is a former boxer from the United States of America, who was the WBO and WBC middleweight champion. McClellan's record as a professional boxer was 31 wins and 3 losses with 29 wins by knockout. He is rated #27 on Ring Magazine's list of 100 Greatest Punchers Of All-Time.
McClellan became a professional boxer in 1988. Trained by hall of fame trainer Emanuel Steward, he captured the WBO middleweight title by knocking out John Mugabi in one round in 1991, and the WBC's version by knocking out Julian Jackson in five rounds in May 1993. He defended the WBC title three times, including a first round stoppage of Jackson in a rematch. http://www.geraldmcclellan.com/
McClellan moved up in weight to challenge WBC super middleweight champion Nigel Benn in London on February 25, 1995. The fight was watched by an estimated 17 million people on television and 10,300 paying spectators.
McClellan dropped Benn, who went out of the ring in round one. They continued battling, but the fight had a devastating ending. McClellan knocked Benn down again in the eighth round but Benn was able to continue and after enduring numerous punches from Benn, McClellan slumped to one knee in round ten. He took the mandatory eight count, resumed boxing, but soon dropped to his knee for a second time. He was counted out. He returned to his corner but appeared to be unable to stand and lost consciousness. McClellan briefly regained consciousness in the ambulance and ripped off his oxygen mask.
Tony Tucker's Answer Phone Before And After Death - Rise Of The Foot Soldier
THE ESSEX BOYS- Pat Tate and Tony Tucker ( VIDEO CLIPS)
Crime Monthly 22/12/1995 Part01
Mike Tyson vs Tony Tucker Highlights
Lennox Lewis vs Tony Tucker (08.05.1993)
Nigel Benn Vs Gerald McClellan - includes footage of Tony Tucker and Carlton Leach during entrance
Tony Tucker's Stone Blue Crazy
Tony Tucker vs Buster Douglas (Highlights)
Tony Tucker's Answer Phone Before And After Death - Rise Of The Foot Soldier.avi
TONY TUCKER - Wait For The Night To Turn Blue (HQ Sound,HD,Lyrics)
Mike Tyson vs Tony Tucker Rd. 3 (Click "Watch in HD" For Best Quality)
Mike Tyson VS Tony Tucker 1987-08-01
Actors: Craig Fairbrass (actor), Terry Stone (actor), Julian Gilbey (director), Julian Gilbey (writer), Will Gilbey (writer), Andrew Loveday (producer), Sean O'Kelly (producer), Terry Loveday (producer), Michael Loveday (producer),
Genres: Crime,Actors: Billy Murray (actor), Simon Phillips (actor), Jon-Paul Gates (actor), Simon Phillips (producer), Billy Murray (producer), Ian Virgo (actor), Paul Tanter (producer), Paul Tanter (director), Paul Tanter (writer), Shane Nolan (actor), Kris Sommerville (actor), Darren Luckin (actor), Vas Blackwood (actor), Lorraine Stanley (actress), Jay Brown (actor),
Plot: When three of the country's most notorious killers were shot dead in a desolate field, late one night, a criminal empire was toppled and the legend of the infamous Range Rover murders was born. Twenty years later, new faces are at the forefront of gangland Britain, but with the notorious killer never caught, there are those who haven't forgotten and won't rest until justice is served. The epic revenge spree that would shake the local crime families and police force to their core. Their names will never be known, but their actions shocked a nation.
Genres: Crime,Actors: Simon Phillips (actor), Chris Cowlin (actor), Simon Phillips (producer), Billy Murray (producer), Jonathan Sothcott (writer), Paul Blackwell (actor), Jonathan Sothcott (producer), Peter Woodward (actor), Nick Nevern (actor), Paul Tanter (director), Robert Cavanah (actor), Shane Salter (actor), Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty (actress), Shane Salter (actor), Emile Jansen (actor),
Genres: Crime,Actors: Mick Hurrell (miscellaneous crew), Simon Phillips (actor), Neil Maskell (actor), Christopher Fosh (actor), Vincent Regan (actor), Tamer Hassan (actor), Lewis James (actor), Richard Turner (miscellaneous crew), Terry Stone (actor), Terry Stone (producer), Natalie Sloan (miscellaneous crew), Johnny Lynch (actor), Adam Deacon (actor), Samuel Victor (actor), Laurence Brown (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared criminals in the south of England, maintaining the hold on their empire with fear and violence until their untimely death.
Keywords: blood, evil-man, mass-execution, violenceActors: Anya Noakes (miscellaneous crew), Billy Murray (producer), Dave Evans (actor), Billy Murray (actor), Frank Harper (actor), Dave Evans (miscellaneous crew), Craig Fairbrass (actor), Neil Maskell (actor), Jason Maza (actor), Ian Virgo (actor), Terry Stone (actor), Terry Stone (producer), Ricci Harnett (actor), Dave Legeno (actor), Greg Corke (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties. It is three decades of his life following him from football hooliganism, through to his burgeoning career as a bouncer, his involvement in the criminal aspects of the early 'rave' scene and subsequently to his rise to power as one of the most feared and respected criminals in the country.
Keywords: axe, baby, baseball-bat, beating, bigotry, blow-job, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, car-on-fire, criminal, discoActors: Jeremy Piven (actor), Ving Rhames (actor), Bob Minor (actor), Kevin Grevioux (actor), Brad Garrett (actor), Lou Rawls (actor), Ken Lerner (actor), Vondie Curtis-Hall (actor), James Black (actor), Keith David (actor), Bernie Mac (actor), James Keane (actor), Michael Bowen (actor), Gwen McGee (actress), Loretta Devine (actress),
Plot: Biography of fight promoter Don King follows his rise from a street goon convicted of strong arm tactics to a minor music promoter to pulling off his first major fight with Muhammed Ali for a charity. Ving Rhames' characterization gives a fully three dimensional person with warts and all, but still makes it understandable how he became the affluent promoter he has become.
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