People's Choice Heavyweight Tournament
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The People's Choice One Night Heavyweight Tournament was a heavyweight elimination tournament held in Bay St. Louis on December 3, 1993. The contest attempted to bring together many of the top boxers in the division together for an elimination tournament of three-round bouts, but instead it attracted former contenders and journeyman fighters. Former heavyweight champion Tony "TNT" Tubbs won the $1 million prize.
The format laid the groundwork for future elimination tournaments such as the Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament and the forthcoming Superfighter tournament.
The Results were (All bouts 3 rounds)
- First Round:
- James 'Bonecrusher' Smith W Pts Lester Jackson
- Marshall Tillman W Pts Jason Williams
- Tony Tubbs W Pts Willie Jackson
- Tyrell Biggs W Pts Evgueni Sudakov
- Shane Sutcliffe W DQ3 Paul Phillips
- Tyrell Biggs W TKO2 Shane Sutcliffe
- Quarter-Final:
- Daniel Dancuta W TKO3 Derrick Roddy
- James 'Bonecrusher' Smith W Pts Marshall Tillman
- Jose Ribalta W Pts Derek Williams
- Tony Tubbs W Pts Tyrell Biggs
- Semi-Final:
- Tony Tubbs W Pts Jose Ribalta
- Daniel Dancuta W Pts James 'Bonecrusher' Smith
- Final:
- Tony Tubbs W Pts Daniel Dancuta
Tubbs wins $1,000,000
