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Tony Tubbs

79″ reach · +5.63% reach advantage · 74th percentile

Tony Tubbs has a reach of 79″ against a height of 74.8″ — a reach advantage of +5.63%, above average for heavyweight boxing and the 74th percentile of the 317 compared here.

Reach in context

Reach advantage

+5.63%

79″ reach on a 74.8″ frame

Compared against 317 heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 3.99%.

-2.8%heavyweight boxing reach advantage12%
Measurements
Reach79″ (200.7 cm)61st pct
Height74.8″ (190 cm)54th pct
StanceOrthodox
DivisionHeavyweight Boxing
Peak era1980s
CountryUnited States

Record

Boxing record

47–10

59 bouts on record

Finish rate

53%

of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 23rd percentile

By knockout: 25 (53%)By decision: 22 (47%)
  • By knockout 53%
  • By decision 47%

The career, bout by bout

59 recorded bouts from 1980 to 2006. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.

1980 1990 2000 win vs Mike Creel (1980)win vs Larry Sims (1980)win vs John L Johnson (1980)win vs Ron Draper (1980)win vs Bruce Scott (1980)win vs Don Halpin (1981)win vs Jesse Brown (1981)win vs Dennis Wimberly (1981)win vs Steve Zouski (1982)win vs Clarence Hill (1982)win vs Clayman Parker (1982)win vs Baker Tinsley (1982)win vs Gordon Racette (1983)win vs Jimmy Young (1983)win vs Larry Givens (1983)win vs Jerry Williams (1984)win vs Tom Trimm (1984)win vs Greg Page (1985)win vs James Smith (1985)win vs Tim Miller (1985)loss vs Tim Witherspoon (1986)win vs Eddie Gonzales (1987)win vs Jerry Halstead (1987)win vs Mike Jameson (1987)loss vs Mike Tyson (1988)? vs Orlin Norris (1989)win vs Ladislao Mijangos (1989)win vs Eddie Richardson (1989)win vs Mike Evans (1989)win vs Lawrence Carter (1990)win vs Mike Cohen (1990)loss vs Riddick Bowe (1991)win vs Jesse Ferguson (1992)win vs Bruce Seldon (1992)loss vs Lionel Butler (1992)win vs Leon Taylor (1992)win vs Willie Jackson (1993)win vs Tyrell Biggs (1993)win vs Jose Ribalta (1993)win vs Daniel Dăncuță (1993)loss vs Jimmy Ellis (1993)win vs Melton Bowen (1993)win vs Alexander Zolkin (1993)loss vs Jimmy Thunder (1994)nc vs William Morris (1994)win vs Everett Martin (1994)loss vs Brian Nielsen (1995)loss vs Alexander Zolkin (1995)win vs Andre Crowder (1995)win vs Mario Oscar Melo (1997)win vs Michael Shanks (2002)loss vs Abraham Okine (2003)loss vs Gilbert Martinez (2003)win vs Brian Minto (2004)win vs Brian Sargent (2004)win vs Danny Wofford (2005)win vs Adam Smith (2006)win vs Jason Waller (2006)
winlossdraw / NC1980–2006

Career span

27y

1980–2006

Longest unbeaten run

20

without a loss — draws do not break it

Busiest year

1993

7 bouts

Recorded bouts

59

58 with a date

Fights

YearResultOpponentMethodRd
2006 W Adam Smith Decision6
2006 W Jason Waller KO/TKO7
2005 W Danny Wofford Decision6
2004 W Brian Minto 10
2004 W Brian Sargent KO/TKO1
2003 L Abraham Okine KO/TKO8
2003 L Gilbert Martinez Decision10
2002 W Michael Shanks KO/TKO2
1997 W Mario Oscar Melo KO/TKO5
1995 L Brian Nielsen KO/TKO3
1995 L Alexander Zolkin Decision12
1995 W Andre Crowder KO/TKO1
1994 L Jimmy Thunder Decision12
1994 N William Morris Decision10
1994 W Everett Martin Decision10
1993 W Willie Jackson Decision3
1993 W Tyrell Biggs Decision3
1993 W Jose Ribalta Decision3
1993 W Daniel Dăncuță Decision3
1993 L Jimmy Ellis KO/TKO1
1993 W Melton Bowen Decision10
1993 W Alexander Zolkin Decision10
1992 W Jesse Ferguson Decision10
1992 W Bruce Seldon Decision10
1992 L Lionel Butler KO/TKO1
1992 W Leon Taylor KO/TKO8
1991 L Riddick Bowe Decision10
1990 W Lawrence Carter KO/TKO6
1990 W Mike Cohen KO/TKO6
1989 ? Orlin Norris Decision12
1989 W Ladislao Mijangos KO/TKO3
1989 W Eddie Richardson 8
1989 W Mike Evans Decision10
1988 L Mike Tyson KO/TKO2
1987 W Eddie Gonzales KO/TKO3
1987 W Jerry Halstead Decision10
1987 W Mike Jameson Decision10
1986 L Tim Witherspoon 15
1985 W Greg Page Decision15
1985 W James Smith Decision10
1985 W Tim Miller KO/TKO2
1984 W Jerry Williams KO/TKO7
1984 W Tom Trimm KO/TKO2
1983 W Gordon Racette Decision10
1983 W Jimmy Young Decision10
1983 W Larry Givens KO/TKO7
1982 W Steve Zouski KO/TKO5
1982 W Clarence Hill Decision10
1982 W Clayman Parker KO/TKO1
1982 W Baker Tinsley 3
1981 W Don Halpin 8
1981 W Jesse Brown KO/TKO1
1981 W Dennis Wimberly KO/TKO2
1980 W Mike Creel 3
1980 W Larry Sims KO/TKO3
1980 W John L Johnson KO/TKO1
1980 W Ron Draper 6
1980 W Bruce Scott 1
? Opponent

18 of these opponents have their own page here.

How this is worked out

  1. Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
  2. Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
  3. Percentiles rank this fighter among the 317 heavyweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100

Full methodology →

Source: Tony Tubbs on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-25. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.

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