David Pearce (boxer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Pearce (boxer)

British boxer

Date of Birth: 08-May-1959

Place of Birth: Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 20-May-2000

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

David 'Bomber' Pearce (8 May 1959 – 20 May 2000) was a British heavyweight boxing champion. He was one of a quartet of exciting British heavyweights in the 1980s, along with Frank Bruno, John L.
Gardner and Noel Quarless, who held out the possibility of a future British heavyweight world champion.Pearce was seen as the first real Cruiserweight from Great Britain, but due to the BBBoC reluctance to recognise the division he was unable to fight for the WBA Cruiserweight title in 1983 after signing the contract.
Subsequently the BBBoC recognised the Cruiserweight division in 1985, 1 year after Pearce was forced to retire.
Pearce defeated a number of top heavyweights, by knockout, in his career, including Mal Tetley, Winston Allen, Denton Ruddock, Larry McDonald, Ishaq Hussain, Dennis Andries, Gordon Ferris, Albert Syben, Neville Meade and John Tate.