David Tua
"The Tuamanator"
- Born
- 1972
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- New Zealand / Samoa
- Career
- 1992–2013
A thunderous left-hooking heavyweight.
Titles & Honours
- Olympic Bronze (1992)
Career Timeline
1992–2013- Milestone
Olympic Bronze (1992)
Year from profile honours.
- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Ron Humes · W KO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Darroll Wilson · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Michael Moorer
W KO · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Shane Cameron · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Alexander Ustinov · L UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
No freely licensed photographs of David Tua are available in this archive.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-12-01 | W | Ron Humes | KO | 1 | Convention Center , Virginia Beach, Virginia , US |
| 1992-12-14 | W | Lorenzo Poole | KO | 1 | Foxwoods Resort Casino , Ledyard, Connecticut , US |
| 1993-02-06 | W | Lazaro Almanza | TKO | 3 | Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York, US |
| 1993-02-27 | W | Howard Kelly | TKO | 3 | Showboat Hotel Casino and Bowling Center , Atlantic City, New Jersey , US |
| 1993-03-23 | W | Alfredo Nevarez | TKO | 1 | HemisFair Arena , San Antonio , Texas, US |
| 1993-05-28 | W | Willie Washington | KO | 1 | Houston , Texas, US |
| 1993-06-22 | W | Bruce Johnson | TKO | 2 | Etess Arena , Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1993-07-10 | W | Larry Davis | KO | 1 | Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania , US |
| 1993-09-25 | W | Rick Honeycutt | KO | 2 | Mid-Hudson Civic Center , Poughkeepsie, New York , US |
| 1993-11-06 | W | Krishna Wainwright | UD | 6 | Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada , US |
| 1993-11-26 | W | Mike Acey | KO | 1 | ASB Stadium , Auckland , New Zealand |
| 1994-02-05 | W | Bill Corrigan | KO | 2 | The Aladdin , Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 1994-04-16 | W | Calvin Jones | TKO | 4 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 1994-05-07 | W | Lester Jackson | UD | 8 | Broadway by the Bay Theater , Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1994-08-13 | W | Everton Davis | UD | 10 | The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 1994-10-01 | W | Ken Lakusta | KO | 4 | Scope , Norfolk, Virginia , US |
| 1994-12-09 | W | Cecil Coffee | KO | 1 | ASB Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand |
| 1995-03-04 | W | Bruce Bellocchi | TKO | 1 | Convention Hall , Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1995-05-20 | W | Dan Murphy | TKO | 5 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1995-07-15 | W | Sean Hart | UD | 8 | Caesars Tahoe , Stateline, Nevada , US |
| 1995-08-26 | W | Mauricio Villegas | TKO | 6 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1996-01-13 | W | Bruce Bellocchi | TKO | 2 | Bally's Park Place , Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1996-03-15 | W | John Ruiz | KO | 1 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1996-07-21 | W | Anthony Cooks | TKO | 1 | Teamsters Hall, Baltimore , Maryland, US |
| 1996-09-20 | W | Darroll Wilson | KO | 1 | James L. Knight International Center , Miami , Florida, US |
| 1996-12-21 | W | David Izon | TKO | 12 | Mohegan Sun Arena , Montville, Connecticut , US |
| 1997-04-05 | W | Oleg Maskaev | TKO | 11 | Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1997-06-07 | L | Ike Ibeabuchi | UD | 12 | ARCO Arena , Sacramento, California , US |
| 1997-11-22 | W | Jeff Lally | TKO | 2 | Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1998-03-10 | W | Jeff Wooden | MD | 10 | National Guard Armory , Pikesville, Maryland , US |
| 1998-04-18 | W | Cleveland Woods | TKO | 3 | Cow Palace , San Francisco , California, US |
| 1998-05-30 | W | Nate Tubbs | KO | 2 | Boardwalk Hall , Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 1998-09-26 | W | Eric Curry | TKO | 1 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US |
| 1998-12-19 | W | Hasim Rahman | TKO | 10 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming , Miami, Florida, US |
| 1999-07-17 | W | Gary Bell | TKO | 1 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, US |
| 1999-10-23 | W | Shane Sutcliffe | TKO | 2 | MGM Grand Garden Arena , Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 2000-06-03 | W | Obed Sullivan | KO | 1 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 2000-07-21 | W | Robert Daniels | TKO | 3 | Regent , Las Vegas, Nevada, US |
| 2000-11-11 | L | Lennox Lewis | UD | 12 | Mandalay Bay Events Center , Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 2001-03-23 | W | Danell Nicholson | KO | 6 | Texas Station , North Las Vegas, Nevada , US |
| 2001-08-18 | L | Chris Byrd | UD | 12 | Cox Pavilion , Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 2001-12-19 | W | Garing Lane | TKO | 8 | Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California , US |
| 2002-04-13 | W | Fres Oquendo | TKO | 9 | Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort , New Cumberland, West Virginia , US |
| 2002-08-17 | W | Michael Moorer | KO | 1 | Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 2002-11-30 | W | Russell Chasteen | KO | 2 | Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 2003-03-29 | D | Hasim Rahman | SD | 12 | Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, US |
| 2005-03-31 | W | Talmadge Griffis | TKO | 10 | The Trusts Arena , Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2005-10-21 | W | Cisse Salif | SD | 10 | Hard Rock Live , Hollywood, Florida , US |
| 2006-07-26 | W | Edward Gutierrez | KO | 4 | Hammerstein Ballroom , New York City, New York, US |
| 2006-11-03 | W | Maurice Wheeler | KO | 7 | Roseland Ballroom , New York City, New York, US |
| 2007-02-22 | W | Robert Hawkins | UD | 10 | Roseland Ballroom, New York City, New York, US |
| 2007-08-18 | W | Saúl Montana | KO | 1 | South Towne Expo Center, Sandy, Utah , US |
| 2007-09-07 | W | Cerrone Fox | TKO | 2 | Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort , Mount Pleasant, Michigan , US |
| 2009-10-03 | W | Shane Cameron | KO | 2 | Mystery Creek Events Centre , Hamilton , New Zealand |
| 2010-03-31 | W | Friday Ahunanya | UD | 12 | The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2010-07-17 | D | Monte Barrett | MD | 12 | Tropicana Casino & Resort , Atlantic City, New Jersey, US |
| 2011-03-19 | W | Demetrice King | UD | 10 | TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre , Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2011-08-13 | L | Monte Barrett | UD | 12 | TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2013-11-16 | L | Alexander Ustinov | UD | 12 | Claudelands Arena , Hamilton, New Zealand |
Showing 59 of 59 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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