How Good Was Tony Tucker? Is he a HOF

they need to be near world class at least. That is above average!

nice not-try, Kentucky FC

 

they were not wholly average, they had some world class attributes.

 

I agree, but neither was as good as the sum of their parts (and they both only had some world class parts)

 

He was clearly above avarage H2H in his peak.

Resume-wise, he was one of the most mismanaged fighters. The should have put him into the ring with someone much earlier.

 

Piiss poor era.

His only A level fights were losses.
And he fought in a tween era.

 

Tucker was above average, he could rumble sometimes...........but not HOF............

 

Lewis didn't face a very old TUCKER, he was 34 in 93' and still had only one loss to TYSON, he'd never been stopped and his wins over McCall and Norris gave him his mandatory to face LEWIS. He was still a decent fighter at that time and considered a worthy opponent.
TUCKER could be thought of as a bit player supreme, a good fighter capable of giving anyone a hard nights work but wasn't quite up there with the best.

 

He had no urgency against top fighters. It's not like he went full sparring partner mode against them, but he didn't throw enough punches to win rounds. Good size, movement, cardio, geat chin and power in his lead hand (probably more than in his rear hand, his lead hook was IMO his besst punch). Clearly not HoF material, but a really solid guy who was in the title picture and probably Tyson's best win against an opponent who wasn't past his prime.

 

Tony was an fine boxer no doubt. Beat Douglas, Orlin Norris (lost rematch), McCall, lost to Tyson and Lewis. Former title holder. But his resume isnt filled with top guys. Alot of gate keeper/bums he also fought. So no Ill say no to HOF for Tony but much respect to him

 

Tony Tucker was a good boxer for a while, solid HW with some talent who lacked drive imo, ones of those world class guys a little below the best, not HOF.

 

He was very good and talented but perhaps not quite HOF. He was not like a Lloyd Honeyghan who fought and beat many good fighters including world champions like Don Curry, Maurice Blocker, Gene Hatcher, Johnny Bumphus, Jorge Vaca, Gianfranco Rosi and lost to good world champions like Mark Breland, Marlon Starling and Vinny Pazienza. That’s what you call a classic championship career. Honeyghan won every belt available to him Southern Area, British, European, Commonwealth Empire, WBC, WBA and IBF and won the undisputed Welterweight Championship of the world at the time he held the British, European and Commonwealth titles. In my opinion he does not get the respect he deserves same with Tucker to some extent.

 

Was a very good fighter.lost a lot of his best years after the Tyson fight.disappeared for years .I was waiting at the time for him to fight again and rematch Tyson.He could well of won the title back with how Tyson was going off the rails.

 

This is how I see it. Tucker, if he had Steward as his trainer could have been something.

 

I think he had a drug problem not sure my memory a bit hazy on this but he was a good boxer one of several talented heavyweight boxers in the 1980s who were really good but not as good as Iron Mike Tyson and the Great Larry Holmes. It sometimes makes me laugh when people think the young Tyson was going through bums during his reign of terror. He was not all they were very good boxers who in some cases would be champions and have longer reigns had they not run into Iron Mike Tyson. Those guys were better skilled than what is available today just think of Terrible Tim Witherspoon, Tony Tucker, James Buster Douglas, Pinklon Thomas, Greg Page, David Bey, Carl the Truth Williams, Tyrell Biggs, Bug Frank Bruno, Gerrie Coetzee, James Bonecrusher Smith, Michael TNT Dokes, Reinaldo Mr Snipes, Gerry Cooney, Tony Tubbs, Mike Weaver, John Tate and the list goes on and on. What a generation the 1980s of heavyweights was!

 

HOF level talent, sure. HOF career, no.