BOXER

David Tua

1972 - Today

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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 was known for his formidable punching power, especially in his left hook. He scored sixteen wins by knockout in the first round, which included knockouts of world heavyweight champions John Ruiz and Michael Moorer within thirty seconds of the first round, as well as late stoppages of world champions Oleg Maskaev and Hasim Rahman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Tua has received more than 1,737,865 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. David Tua is the 199th most popular boxer (down from 183rd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Samoa (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Samoan Boxer.

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  • 1.7M

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  • 42.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, David Tua ranks 199 out of 496. Before him are Artur Beterbiev, Michael Moorer, Antonio Roldán, Sverre Sørsdal, Roberto Balado, and Wilfred Benítez. After him are Ion Alexe, Gennadiy Shatkov, Vasyl Lomachenko, Edwin Valero, James Toney, and Horace Gwynne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, David Tua ranks 356. Before him are Shawn Bradley, Devin Townsend, Erika Marozsán, Dave Williams, Jacinda Barrett, and Gianmarco Pozzecco. After him are Mathias Énard, Andriy Husin, Gabriel Mann, Luis García, Vladimir Jurowski, and Nikolaj Arcel.

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In Samoa

Among people born in Samoa, David Tua ranks 6 out of 8. Before him are Va'aletoa Sualauvi II (1947), Tufuga Efi (1938), Malietoa Tanumafili II (1913), Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1945), and Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa (1957). After him are Pua Magasiva (1980), Frankie Adams (1994), and Marion Faustino Ah Tong (2000).

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Among BOXERS In Samoa

Among boxers born in Samoa, David Tua ranks 1. 

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