On this Day in Fistiana... 1/17/86 Witherspoon vs. Tubbs

On this Day in Fistiana…

   Tim Witherspoon vs. Tony Tubbs

January 17, 1986

On this day in fistiana in 1986, Don King put on a heavyweight extravaganza at The Omni in Atlanta Georgia. In the headliner, Terrible Tim Witherspoon robbed Tony Tubbs of his WBA Heavyweight Title by 15 round majority decision. Check out some of the names on the undercard! It's a who's who of 80s King Heavyweights.

 

The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

commission: Georgia Boxing Commission

promoter: Don King (Don King Productions)

Tim Witherspoon 227 23(16)-2-0 W Tony Tubbs 244 21(14)-0-0 MD15 15

referee: Nate Morgan | judge: Harry Cecchini 144-143 | judge: Robert Ferrara 143-143 | judge: Eddie Woods 144-141
WBA World heavyweight title

Greg Page 236 24(19)-4-0 L James Douglas 230 20(15)-3(2)-1 UD 10 10   

Trevor Berbick 221 29(22)-4(1)-1 W Mike Perkins 208 16(11)-10(3)-2 TKO10 10 

Mitch Green 225 15(10)-1-1 W Percell Davis 248 13(9)-3(2)-0 UD10 10       

David Bey 236 14(11)-2(2)-0 W Wesley Smith 249 3(2)-9(2)-1 SD10 10   

Eddie Gregg 23(18)-1(1)-1 W Walter Santemore 20(8)-18(10)-0 UD10 10    

James Pritchard 1(1)-0-0 W Jack Jackson UD4 4