David Bey

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.

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

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, Holmes knocked Bey down twice and stopped him 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]

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

References

1. "Industrial accident reportedly kills former boxer who fought Larry Holmes".
2. Boxing record for David Bey. BoxRec.com.

External links

• Boxing record for David Bey from BoxRec