David Bey

David Bey (March 11, 1957 – September 13, 2017) was an American 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.

Professional boxing record

18 Wins (14 knockouts, 4 decisions), 11 Losses (8 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	18–11–1	Template:Flagicon David Jaco	TKO	8	1994-09-17	Template:Flagicon Macao, China
Loss	17–11–1	Template:Flagicon Zeljko Mavrovic	TKO	4	1993-10-16	Template:Flagicon Koblenz, Germany
Loss	17–10–1	Template:Flagicon Terry Davis	UD	12	1993-02-27	Template:Flagicon Beijing, China	NBA Continental Americas Heavyweight Title.
Loss	17–9–1	Template:Flagicon Derek Williams	TKO	6	1991-09-30	Template:Flagicon London, England
Template:Draw Draw	17–8–1	Template:Flagicon David Jaco	PTS	10	1991-09-07	Template:Flagicon Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Loss	17–8	Template:Flagicon Joe Hipp	TKO	7	1991-02-26	Template:Flagicon Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the seventh round.
Loss	17–7	Template:Flagicon Bruce Seldon	TKO	10	1990-11-01	Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:38 of the tenth round.
Win	17–6	Template:Flagicon Terry Miller	KO	2	1990-08-21	Template:Flagicon Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Win	16–6	Template:Flagicon Paul Bradshaw	TKO	3	1990-02-17	Template:Flagicon Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Loss	15–6	Template:Flagicon Johnny DuPlooy	KO	9	1987-04-27	Template:Flagicon Johannesburg, South Africa
Loss	15–5	Template:Flagicon Tyrell Biggs	TKO	6	1987-03-07	Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the sixth round.
Loss	15–4	Template:Flagicon Joe Bugner	UD	10	1986-11-14	Template:Flagicon Sydney, Australia
Loss	15–3	Template:Flagicon James Smith	UD	10	1986-08-23	Template:Flagicon Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Win	15–2	Template:Flagicon Wesley Smith	SD	10	Jan 17, 1986	Template:Flagicon Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	Split Decision win 10 Rounds.
Loss	14–2	Template:Flagicon Trevor Berbick	TKO	11	1985-06-15	Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	USBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the 11th round.
Loss	14–1	Template:Flagicon Larry Holmes	TKO	10	1985-03-15	Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	For IBF, The Ring, and lineal heavyweight titles.
Win	14–0	Template:Flagicon Greg Page	UD	12	1984-08-31	Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	USBA Heavyweight Title.
Win	13–0	Template:Flagicon Leroy Caldwell	PTS	10	Mar 9, 1984	Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	12–0	Template:Flagicon Alf Coffin	KO	2	1983-08-17	Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	11–0	Template:Flagicon Grady Daniels	KO	1	1983-07-16	Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Daniels knocked out at 2:01 of the first round.
Win	10–0	Template:Flagicon Chuck Johnson	TKO	3	1983-02-12	Template:Flagicon Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Win	9–0	Template:Flagicon George Chaplin	TKO	4	1982-11-26	Template:Flagicon Houston, Texas, U.S.
Win	8–0	Template:Flagicon Larry Beilfuss	TKO	1	1982-10-02	Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	7–0	Template:Flagicon Jack Watkins	KO	2	1982-08-14	Template:Flagicon Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Win	6–0	Template:Flagicon Larry Sims	PTS	6	1982-06-27	Template:Flagicon Highland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Win	5–0	Template:Flagicon Laverne Bumpers	TKO	1	1982-05-02	Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	4–0	D.B. Johnson	KO	1	1982-04-09	Template:Flagicon Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Win	3–0	Template:Flagicon Steve Flemester	TKO	2	1982-03-20	Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	2–0	Larry Ham	TKO	1	1982-02-24	Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	1–0	Template:Flagicon James Douglas	TKO	2	1981-11-06	Template:Flagicon Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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