On March 15, 1996, a 23-year-old David Tua (22-0, 18 KOs) and a 24-year-old American boxer John Ruiz (25-2, 17 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Tua came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days. Ruiz was on a 7-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 8 days.
David Tua stopped John Ruiz via KO in the 1st round. Tua improves his record to 23-0 (19 KOs), while Ruiz adds a loss to his record at 25-3.
On October 3, 2009, a 36-year-old David Tua (49-3-1, 42 KOs) and a 31-year-old New Zealander boxer Shane Cameron (23-1, 20 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Tua came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 years and 26 days. Cameron was on a 4-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 26 days.
David Tua stopped Shane Cameron via TKO in the 2nd round. Tua improves his record to 50-3-1 (43 KOs), while Cameron adds a loss to his record at 23-2.
On September 20, 1996, a 23-year-old David Tua (24-0, 20 KOs) and Darroll Wilson met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Tua came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 30 days.
David Tua stopped Darroll Wilson via KO in the 1st round. Tua improves his record to 25-0 (21 KOs)
On August 17, 2002, a 29-year-old David Tua (40-3, 35 KOs) and a 34-year-old American boxer Michael Moorer (43-2-1, 34 KOs) met in the ring.
Tua came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Moorer was on a 2-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 1 day.
David Tua stopped Michael Moorer via KO in the 1st round. Tua improves his record to 41-3 (36 KOs), while Moorer adds a loss to his record at 43-3-1.
On June 3, 2000, a 27-year-old David Tua (35-1, 30 KOs) and Obed Sullivan met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Tua came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 11 days.
David Tua stopped Obed Sullivan via KO in the 1st round. Tua improves his record to 36-1 (31 KOs)
On November 11, 2000, a 27-year-old David Tua (37-1, 32 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBC and IBF title held by 35-year-old British boxer Lennox Lewis (37-1-1, 29 KOs).
Tua came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days. Lewis was on a 3-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Lennox Lewis defeated David Tua via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. Lewis improves his record to 38-1-1, while Tua adds a loss to his record at 37-2.
On July 21, 2000, a 27-year-old David Tua (36-1, 31 KOs) and Robert Daniels met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Tua came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
David Tua stopped Robert Daniels via TKO in the 3rd round. Tua improves his record to 37-1 (32 KOs)
On December 19, 1998, a 26-year-old David Tua (32-1, 27 KOs) and a 26-year-old American boxer Hasim Rahman (29-0, 24 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Tua came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Rahman was on a 29-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 10 days.
David Tua stopped Hasim Rahman via TKO in the 10th round. Tua improves his record to 33-1 (28 KOs), while Rahman adds a loss to his record at 29-1.
On April 5, 1997, a 24-year-old David Tua (26-0, 22 KOs) and a 28-year-old Russian boxer Oleg Maskaev (10-1, 6 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Tua came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 15 days. Maskaev was on a 4-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 29 days.
David Tua stopped Oleg Maskaev via TKO in the 11th round. Tua improves his record to 27-0 (23 KOs), while Maskaev adds a loss to his record at 10-2.
On August 18, 2007, a 34-year-old David Tua (47-3-1, 40 KOs) and Saúl Montana met in the ring.
Tua came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 27 days.
David Tua stopped Saúl Montana via KO in the 1st round. Tua improves his record to 48-3-1 (41 KOs)