Ọ meriri site na otu mkpebi na gbakwunyere Smith si World Boxing Association (WBA) aha ya dị ugbu a belt. "Tyson-mania" na mgbasa ozi na-aghọ rampant. O meriri Pinklon Thomas na May site TKO na nke isii gburugburu. Na August 1 o weghaara International Boxing Federation (IBF) aha si Tony Tucker na a iri na abụọ gburugburu otu mkpebi 119111, 118113, na 116112. Ọ ghọrọ onye mbụ ibu ibu na-abịa niile atọ isi belts <unk> WBA, WBC, na IBF na oge a. Ọgụ na-eche ihu Tony Holmes na October 7, 1987, na Las Vegas, Nevada. Ọ meriri site na otu mkpebi na gbakwunyere Smith si World Boxing Association (WBA) aha ya dị ugbu a belt.
Holmes, ọ bụ gị