Tony Tubbs vs. Tim Witherspoon, billed as King's Dream was a professional boxing match contested on July 19, 1986, for the WBA heavyweight title.

[2] For his first defense, Tubbs was now obligated to face the WBA's #1 ranked heavyweight Tim Witherspoon, who had become the mandatory challenger after defeating James "Bonecrusher" Smith on June 15 that same year.

[5] Though it was not officially a part of it, the Tubbs–Witherspoon fight was a precursor to the heavyweight unification series, which aimed to crown a new undisputed champion, that King had announced plans for only 10 days prior.

Though there were no knockdowns in the fight's 15 rounds, Witherspoon had little trouble landing punches as Tubbs took a more defensive approach, backing up and not forcing anything offensively.

"[8] Shortly after his victory, Witherspoon ran into trouble after a post-fight drug test revealed traces of marijuana in his system.