David Bey

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David Bey (March 11, 1957 – September 13, 2017) was a heavyweight boxer who held the USBA title. He unsuccessfully challenged Larry Holmes for the heavyweight 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 IBF heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. After a strong start, Holmes knocked Bey down twice in the 8th round and the referee stopped the fight 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, and Johnny DuPlooy in South Africa. He retired in 1987 after losing to DuPlooy, but made a comeback in 1990 in which he went 3-5-1. In 1994 in his final fight he knocked out David Jaco in China. He lived in China for a time before returning to the States and his old construction job.

Bey died in a construction accident in Camden in 2017.^[1]

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	David Jaco	TKO	8	1994-09-17	Macao, China
Loss	17–11–1	Zeljko Mavrovic	TKO	4	1993-10-16	Koblenz, Germany
Loss	17–10–1	Terry Davis	UD	12	1993-02-27	Beijing, China	NBA Continental Americas Heavyweight Title.
Loss	17–9–1	Derek Williams	TKO	6	1991-09-30	London, England
Draw	17–8–1	David Jaco	PTS	10	1991-09-07	Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Loss	17–8	Joe Hipp	TKO	7	1991-02-26	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the seventh round.
Loss	17–7	Bruce Seldon	TKO	10	1990-11-01	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:38 of the tenth round.
Win	17–6	Terry Miller	KO	2	1990-08-21	Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Win	16–6	Paul Bradshaw	TKO	3	1990-02-17	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Loss	15–6	Johnny DuPlooy	KO	9	1987-04-27	Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss	15–5	Tyrell Biggs	TKO	6	1987-03-07	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the sixth round.
Loss	15–4	Joe Bugner	UD	10	1986-11-14	Sydney, Australia
Loss	15–3	James Smith	UD	10	1986-08-23	Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Win	15–2	Wesley Smith	SD	10	Jan 17, 1986	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	Split Decision win 10 Rounds.
Loss	14–2	Trevor Berbick	TKO	11	1985-06-15	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	USBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the 11th round.
Loss	14–1	Larry Holmes	TKO	10	1985-03-15	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	For IBF, The Ring, and lineal heavyweight titles.
Win	14–0	Greg Page	UD	12	1984-08-31	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	USBA Heavyweight Title.
Win	13–0	Leroy Caldwell	PTS	10	Mar 9, 1984	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	12–0	Alf Coffin	KO	2	1983-08-17	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	11–0	Grady Daniels	KO	1	1983-07-16	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Daniels knocked out at 2:01 of the first round.
Win	10–0	Chuck Johnson	TKO	3	1983-02-12	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Win	9–0	George Chaplin	TKO	4	1982-11-26	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Win	8–0	Larry Beilfuss	TKO	1	1982-10-02	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	7–0	Jack Watkins	KO	2	1982-08-14	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Win	6–0	Larry Sims	PTS	6	1982-06-27	Highland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Win	5–0	Laverne Bumpers	TKO	1	1982-05-02	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	4–0	D.B. Johnson	KO	1	1982-04-09	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Win	3–0	Steve Flemester	TKO	2	1982-03-20	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	2–0	Larry Ham	TKO	1	1982-02-24	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	1–0	James Douglas	TKO	2	1981-11-06	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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