BOXER
David Tua
1972 - Today
David Tua
Mafaufau Tavita Lio Mafaufau Sanerivi Talimatasi (born 21 November 1972), known as David Tua, is a Samoan-New Zealand former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013. A highly ranked heavyweight contender for most of his career, Tua is considered by some to be one of the greatest heavyweights to have never won a world title. He was ranked by BoxRec in the world's top 10 heavyweights from 1996 to 2003, reaching his highest BoxRec ranking of No.3 in 1998. He was also ranked the No.1 heavyweight contender in 2000 by the WBC and IBF, leading up to his bout with Lennox Lewis. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. David Tua is the 259th most popular boxer (down from 200th in 2024), the 6th most popular biography from Samoa and the most popular Samoan Boxer.
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Among BOXERS
Among boxers, David Tua ranks 259 out of 496. Before him are Gene Fullmer, Gervonta Davis, Zou Shiming, John Ruiz, Artur Grigorian, and David Haye. After him are Andrés Aldama, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Charles Adkins, John Mugabi, Victor Ortiz, and Sultan Ibragimov.
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Gene Fullmer
1931 - 2015
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 253
Gervonta Davis
1994 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 254
Zou Shiming
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 255
John Ruiz
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 256
Artur Grigorian
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 257
David Haye
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 258
David Tua
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 259
Andrés Aldama
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 260
Guillermo Rigondeaux
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 261
Charles Adkins
1932 - 1993
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 262
John Mugabi
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 263
Victor Ortiz
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 264
Sultan Ibragimov
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 265
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, David Tua ranks 551. Before him are John Ruiz, Sérgio Manoel, Nicole Eggert, Jessica Hausner, Richard Dutruel, and Nocturno Culto. After him are Roberto Palacios, Alisha Klass, Dagur B. Eggertsson, Jure Košir, José Manuel Albares, and Adel Sellimi.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsJohn Ruiz
BOXER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 545
Sérgio Manoel
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 546
Nicole Eggert
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 547
Jessica Hausner
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 548
Richard Dutruel
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 549
Nocturno Culto
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 550
David Tua
BOXER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 551
Roberto Palacios
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 552
Alisha Klass
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 553
Dagur B. Eggertsson
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 554
Jure Košir
SKIER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 555
José Manuel Albares
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 556
Adel Sellimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 557
In Samoa
Among people born in Samoa, David Tua ranks 6 out of 8. Before him are Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1945), Va'aletoa Sualauvi II (1947), Tufuga Efi (1938), Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa (1957), and Malietoa Tanumafili II (1913). After him are Pua Magasiva (1980), Frankie Adams (1994), and Marion Faustino Ah Tong (2000).
Others born in Samoa
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Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 1
Va'aletoa Sualauvi II
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 2
Tufuga Efi
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 3
Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 4
Malietoa Tanumafili II
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2007
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 5
David Tua
BOXER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 6
Pua Magasiva
ACTOR
1980 - 2019
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 7
Frankie Adams
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 8
Marion Faustino Ah Tong
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 10.86
Rank: 9
Among BOXERS In Samoa
Among boxers born in Samoa, David Tua ranks 1.
