David Bey

David Bey (born March 11, 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former heavyweight boxer who held the USBA title and challenged Larry Holmes for the world title in 1985.

Bey was an outstanding amateur boxer who had taken up the sport to lose weight and eventually competed on the U.S. All Army Boxing Team. He made his professional debut in 1981, defeating future undisputed world heavyweight champion James "Buster Douglas by a second round knockout. He built up a record of 14-0, becoming the first man to stop the durable veteran contender George Chaplin (TKO4) as well as defeating future WBA heavyweight champion Greg Page (W12) to capture the United States Boxing Association heavyweight championship.

In March 1985 Bey was given a title shot by long-reigning IBF heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. After a strong start Bey was knocked down twice and stopped by Holmes in the 10th round.

Bey never regained his confidence, losing his USBA title by 11th round TKO to Trevor Berbick in his comeback fight, then being relegated to 'opponent' status for the remainder of his career, matched against the likes of James "Bonecrusher" Smith, Joe Bugner in Australia, Tyrell Biggs, Johnny DuPlooy in South Africa, Bruce Seldon, and Zeljko Mavrovic in Germany.

Professional boxing record

18 Wins (14 knockouts, 4 decisions), 11 Losses (8 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	24-24-1	David Jaco	TKO	8	1994-09-17	Macao, China
Loss	5-0	Zeljko Mavrovic	TKO	4	1993-10-16	Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Loss	29-3-2	Terry Davis	UD	12	1993-02-27	Beijing, China	NBA Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. 111-117, 111-117, 113-116.
Loss	17-4	Derek Williams	TKO	6	1991-09-30	Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Draw	23-18	David Jaco	PTS	10	1991-09-07	Sarasota, Florida, United States
Loss	18-1	Joe Hipp	TKO	7	1991-02-26	Birmingham, Alabama, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the seventh round.
Loss	15-0	Bruce Seldon	TKO	10	1990-11-01	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:38 of the tenth round.
Win	0-5	Terry Miller	KO	2	1990-08-21	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Win	6-7	Paul Bradshaw	TKO	3	1990-02-17	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the seventh round.
Loss	12-0	Johnny DuPlooy	KO	9	1987-04-27	Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss	13-0	Tyrell Biggs	TKO	6	1987-03-07	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the sixth round.
Loss	59-11-1	Joe Bugner	UD	10	1986-11-14	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	94-99, 94-97, 94-100.
Loss	17-5	James Smith	UD	10	1986-08-23	Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States	92-98, 91-98, 92-97.
Win	3-9-1	Wesley Smith	SD	10	1986-01-17	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the sixth round.
Loss	27-4-1	Trevor Berbick	TKO	11	1985-06-15	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	USBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the 11th round.
Loss	46-0	Larry Holmes	TKO	10	1985-03-15	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	IBF World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the tenth round.
Win	23-2	Greg Page	UD	12	1984-08-31	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	USBA Heavyweight Title. 116-112, 115-114, 115-113.
Win	28-28-5	Leroy Caldwell	PTS	10	1984-03-09	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	4-4-1	Alf Coffin	KO	2	1983-08-17	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	8-18	Grady Daniels	KO	1	1983-07-16	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Daniels knocked out at 2:01 of the first round.
Win	16-10	Chuck Johnson	TKO	3	1983-02-12	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win	18-5-2	George Chaplin	TKO	4	1982-11-26	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	13-14	Larry Beilfuss	TKO	1	1982-10-02	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	2-2-1	Jack Watkins	KO	2	1982-08-14	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win	3-10-3	Larry Sims	PTS	6	1982-06-27	Highland Heights, Ohio, United States
Win	--	Laverne Bumpers	TKO	1	1982-05-02	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	--	D.B. Johnson	KO	1	1982-04-09	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win	1-1	Steve Flemester	TKO	2	1982-03-20	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	--	Larry Ham	TKO	1	1982-02-24	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	5-0	James Douglas	TKO	2	1981-11-06	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

References

1. ↑ Boxing record for David Bey. BoxRec.com.

External links

• Professional boxing record for David Bey from BoxRec