David Bey
| David Bey | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | David Bey |
| Nickname(s) | Hand Grenade |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
March 11, 1957 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
September 13, 2017 (aged 60) Camden, New Jersey |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 14 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
David Bey (March 11, 1957 – September 14, 2017) was a 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. In 1994 in his final fight Bey knocked out David Jaco in China.
Bey died in a construction accident in Camden in 2017.[1]
Professional boxing record
| 18 Wins (14 knockouts, 4 decisions), 11 Losses (8 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw [2] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 18–11–1 |  |
TKO | 8 | 1994-09-17 |  |
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| Loss | 17–11–1 |  |
TKO | 4 | 1993-10-16 |  |
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| Loss | 17–10–1 | |
UD | 12 | 1993-02-27 | |
NBA Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. 111-117, 111-117, 113-116. |
| Loss | 17–9–1 |  |
TKO | 6 | 1991-09-30 | |
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| Draw | 17–8–1 | |
PTS | 10 | 1991-09-07 |  |
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| Loss | 17–8 | |
TKO | 7 | 1991-02-26 |  |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the seventh round. |
| Loss | 17–7 | |
TKO | 10 | 1990-11-01 |  |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:38 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 17–6 | |
KO | 2 | 1990-08-21 |  |
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| Win | 16–6 | |
TKO | 3 | 1990-02-17 |  |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the seventh round. |
| Loss | 15–6 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
KO | 9 | 1987-04-27 | |
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| Loss | 15–5 | |
TKO | 6 | 1987-03-07 |  |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the sixth round. |
| Loss | 15–4 |  |
UD | 10 | 1986-11-14 | |
94-99, 94-97, 94-100. |
| Loss | 15–3 | |
UD | 10 | 1986-08-23 | |
92-98, 91-98, 92-97. |
| Win | 15–2 | |
SD | 10 | 1986-01-17 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the sixth round. |
| Loss | 14–2 | |
TKO | 11 | 1985-06-15 | |
USBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the 11th round. |
| Loss | 14–1 | |
TKO | 10 | 1985-03-15 | |
For IBF, The Ring, and lineal heavyweight titles |
| Win | 14–0 | |
UD | 12 | 1984-08-31 | |
USBA Heavyweight Title. 116-112, 115-114, 115-113. |
| Win | 13–0 | |
PTS | 10 | 1984-03-09 | |
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| Win | 12–0 | |
KO | 2 | 1983-08-17 | |
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| Win | 11–0 | |
KO | 1 | 1983-07-16 | |
Daniels knocked out at 2:01 of the first round. |
| Win | 10–0 | |
TKO | 3 | 1983-02-12 |  |
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| Win | 9–0 | |
TKO | 4 | 1982-11-26 |  |
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| Win | 8–0 | |
TKO | 1 | 1982-10-02 | |
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| Win | 7–0 | |
KO | 2 | 1982-08-14 | |
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| Win | 6–0 | |
PTS | 6 | 1982-06-27 | |
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| Win | 5–0 | |
TKO | 1 | 1982-05-02 | |
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| Win | 4–0 | D.B. Johnson | KO | 1 | 1982-04-09 | |
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| Win | 3–0 | |
TKO | 2 | 1982-03-20 | |
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| Win | 2–0 | Larry Ham | TKO | 1 | 1982-02-24 | |
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| Win | 1–0 | |
TKO | 2 | 1981-11-06 |  |
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