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Players A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X/Y Z Sets/Unopened Order Now Home		Antonio Tarver Sold Out Jermaine Taylor Sold Out Meldrick Taylor '86 Browns Boxing #64................$10 '91 All World #38.....................$2 '91 Kayo #15..........................$2 '91 Ringlords #27......................$2 James "Lights Out" Toney '91 Kayo #180...........................$2 '96 Ringside #22........................$2 Felix Trinidad "Tito" '96 Ringside #37 Rookie...................$8 David Tua Born on a tiny island in Western Samoa, Faleatiu, with a population of less than 300. In 1989 at age 16, David became the Australian Champion. In 1990 he became a gold medalist in the 5 Nations Championships in Tahiti. In 1991 he won a bronze metal at the World Cup and he has won 3 Senior New Zealand Titles. David was the Oceania Champion from 1990 to 1992. David's amateur record stands at 84 fights, 78 wins, with 60 wins coming by way of the big 'KO'. In 1992, at the age of 19, David represented New Zealand at the Barcelona Olympics. Despite his sparse international experience, David scored two knockouts over favored European fighters before the vastly experienced Izonritei decisioned him in the semi-final. The bronze made David the first Polynesian to capture an Olympic medal in any sport since the great Duke Kahanamoku took swimming medals early in the century. David's finest moment came during HBO's 'Night of the Young Heavyweights' on March 15, 1996. He brutalized the favorite Johnny Ruiz (who had never been off his feet) in 19 seconds to win the WBC heavyweight title. His first and only defeat to date as a professional came in his 28th fight, a controversial 12-round decision to Ike Ibeabuchi on June 7, 1997. It was an epic battle and was voted the top heavyweight bout of the year. The fight set a new record for number of punches thrown in a heavyweight fight eclipsing the 22 year old record set in 1975 by Muhammed Ali and Joe Frazier. Over 1700 blows were exchanged, well beating the 1591 thrown by Ali/Frazier over 14 rounds. The old 12-round record was 1574 by Tua and Izonritei. HBO commentators Larry Merchant and Jim Lampley, HBO judge Harold Lederman, as well as many of the attending press thought David had done enough to win. The loss came in Tua's fourth defense of his WBC Heavyweight Championship. '96 Ringside #R1 Rookie...................$5 Tony "TNT" Tucker '87 Browns Boxing #............................$10 '48 Leaf EXMT.....$30 '91 All World #120...............$1 Gene Tunney This Marine was Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion. '91 All World #120...............$1 '96 Ringside #3................$1 '96 Ringside #3................$1 Randy Turpin Sold Out 2006 Allen & Gintner's #301.................$5 Mike Tyson '91 Ringlords Promo...................$25 2006 Allen & Gintner's #301.................$5 At bigdaddycollectibles.com, we respect your privacy. We do not use cookies and neither collect nor use any information from our site visitors. Our mailing list is 100% opt-in and you will never receive anything from us unless you ask for it. That is our privacy policy to you, our readers. So surf with confidence that your privacy is never betrayed. bigdaddycollectibles 9C Medway Rd STE 208 Milford, MA 01757 Got a Question? Just drop us a line! LEGAL NOTICE - bigdaddycollectibles.com's participation in any advertising is solely that of providing advertising space and linking. Although bigdaddycollectibles.com carefully chooses who advertises on these pages, we cannot and do not investigate the legitimacy, validity, legality of any ad, and expressly disclaim any responsibility or liability arising out of or relating to any advertising including the legality of the ad, the performance or conduct of the advertiser and any damages or injury that may result from the ad. bigdaddycollectibles.com is a registered trademark, Registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office bigdaddycollectibles.com, Inc. copyrighted 1998-2008 USA