1972 - Today
Faumuina To'aletai Mafaufau David Tua (born 21 November 1972), best 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 devastating 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 1,630,692 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. David Tua is the 183rd most popular boxer (down from 151st in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Samoa and the most popular Samoan Boxer.
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Among boxers, David Tua ranks 183 out of 326. Before him are Enrique Rodríguez, Charles Adkins, David Haye, Shane Mosley, Marco Antonio Barrera, and Chris Byrd. After him are Oleg Maskayev, Virgil Hill, Roberto Balado, Artur Beterbiev, Ryōta Murata, and John Mugabi.
1951 - 2022
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 177
1932 - 1993
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 178
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 179
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 180
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 181
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 182
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 183
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.80
Rank: 184
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 185
1969 - 1994
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 186
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 187
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 188
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 189
Among people born in 1972, David Tua ranks 422. Before him are Björn Höcke, Derartu Tulu, Constantin Gâlcă, Oscar Dronjak, Richard Dutruel, and Maria Butyrskaya. After him are Shan Sa, Léa Drucker, Nima Arkani-Hamed, Justina Machado, Radivoje Manić, and John Ruiz.
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 416
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 417
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 418
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 419
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 420
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 421
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 422
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 423
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 424
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 425
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 426
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 427
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 428
Among people born in Samoa, David Tua ranks 5 out of 7. Before him are Va'aletoa Sualauvi II (1947), Malietoa Tanumafili II (1913), Tufuga Efi (1938), and Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1945). After him are Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa (1957) and Pua Magasiva (1980).
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 1
1913 - 2007
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 2
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 3
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 4
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 5
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 6
1980 - 2019
HPI: 28.91
Rank: 7
Among boxers born in Samoa, David Tua ranks 1.