David Pearce (boxer)

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This article is about Welsh boxer David Pearce. For other people with this name, see David Pearce.

David 'Bomber' Pearce (May 8, 1959 - May 20, 2000) was a former British heavyweight boxing champion.

Contents 1 Early years 2 British Heavyweight Boxing Champion 3 Strength, Power & Endurance 4 External links

[edit] Early years

He was born in Newport, Monmouthshire. He was one of seven boxing brothers, possibly in itself a record, and boxed out of Alway Boxing Club in Newport.

[edit] British Heavyweight Boxing Champion

Pearce won the Welsh and British heavyweight boxing title in 1983.

[edit] Strength, Power & Endurance

Pearce is noted for boxing in the last 15-round British championship bout, as the contracts for the bout were finalised before the present 12-round rule was in place. He also knocked out dennis andries the three time WBC world light heavyweight champion. When fighting for the european heavyweight title he dropped lucien rodriguez the long serving european champion twice with a broken hand.. who went the distance with the great larry holmes.

[edit] External links

• Professional boxing record for David Pearce from Boxrec
• [1] BBC Wales Sports Hall of Fame