1993 Tony Tucker v Michael Dokes

Dokes was more washed up, so I'd definitely favor Tucker (prime4prime it would be a tough call).

Dokes' punch recistance was gone.

But Tucker never was a very hard hitter (despite his high KO%), and he couldn't stop (in his prime) glass-chined James Broad , nor he was able to stop small Orlin Norris or glass-jawed Bruce Seldon.

I'd pick Tucker for sure, but Dokes has some chances to last the distance.

 

As mentioned, Tucker still had a little left in 1993, and at least tried against Lewis. As courageous as the Holyfield performance was, Dokes was broken after that fight, and it seems pretty clear now, he only fought Bowe for the money.

 

Tucker was never a 'washed up crack head' ! That's ill informed and unfair.
He was irresponsibly handled in a financial way by his father in the first stage of his career, which resulted in his million dollar payday with Tyson netting Tony a mere 28,000$....this soured him from the sport and he developed some bad habits/ but within 18 months he was back and put together a list of wins before aquiting himself well against Lennox.. by now Tony was 33 and had only lost to Tyson and Lewis , taking both the distance.
Hardly a crack head or washed up/ that was 1993.
His career declined after that but he was a classy fighter in a tough era.
With better management/a top trainer in his prime ,this guy could have achieved more.He lacked aggresion/confidence but achieved alot despite alot going against him.

 

Tucker via decision

 

Tony by a decision, he had a little more in the tank than Michael.Prime vs Prime, Michael takes a strong decision.Shame that Tony wasn't developed during the early part of his career, he could've been special.

 

Dokes was a walking ghost when he got in the ring against Bowe. He was glassy-eyed and stumbling before the first punch.

Tucker was still a decent entity, certainly not prime but decent.

 

I actually like to speculate on how they'd do against each other in their primes. Both were very good when at their best...Tucker could still fight good at that time he gave Lewis a good fight for his title. Dokes on the other hand I believe was still good enough to beat good journeymen and give some of the top heavyweights a decent go but Rid**** Bowe at that time was on top of his game and blasted out a very faded Michael Dokes. I think Lewis would've done pretty much the same..... But in his prime Dokes prime or even early in his comeback Dokes was a serious fight for any heavyweight just ask Evander Holyfield he gave him one of the fights of his life and that's saying something.

 

Its worth pointing out that Tony did win a version of the title beaten none other than Buster D....i think that gets forgotten.
Sadly Tony then had to fight Tyson straight away and the story goes that he had to fight him with a broken hand rather than pull out of the fight.

 

Tucker easy. He was much less faded in '93 than was Dokes. Tucker went the full 12 Rounds with Lennox Lewis in '93.