Tyrell Biggs

Tyrell Biggs
Data
Birth Name	Tyrell Biggs
Weight class	Heavyweight
nationality	US-american
birthday	December 22nd, 1960
place of birth	Philadelphia
style	Left delivery
size	1.96 m
Range	2.03 cm
Combat Statistics
Struggles	40
Victories	30th
Knockout victories	20th
Defeats	10
Profile in the BoxRec database

Tyrell Biggs (born December 22, 1960 in Philadelphia ) is a retired American heavyweight boxer .

Amateur career

Biggs was American champion in 1981, 1982 and 1983. His first international success was winning the amateur world championship in 1982 in Munich . On the way to the title he won, among other things, in the semifinals against Peter Hussing and in the final against Francesco Damiani , who had previously beaten Teófilo Stevenson .

In 1983 he lost by knockout against Stevenson, in 1984 he was defeated by the Cuban on points.

At the Pan American Games in 1983, Tyrell finished third. In 1984 he took part in the Olympic Games for the USA and won the first ever gold medal in the super heavyweight division in Stevenson's absence. He won in the quarter-finals against Lennox Lewis , Canada (5-0), in the semifinals against Aziz Salihu , Yugoslavia (5-0), and in the final again against Francesco Damiani, Italy (4-1).

His record was 108-6-4.

Professional career

Biggs' professional boxer career began in November 1984. After he was able to make his first 15 professional fights victorious (including two very strong opponents with James "Quick" Tillis and Renaldo Snipes ), his only major title fight took place on October 16, 1987, the he lost to Mike Tyson by technical knockout in the seventh round. He did not return to the ring until a year later, but he also lost against Francesco Damiani , whom he was able to defeat twice as an amateur, due to an abort due to a laceration over his right eye. He also lost his next fight against Gary Mason , the third in a row against an undefeated opponent. In 1990 he beat Ossie Ocasio and Rodolfo Marin (record 17-0). In 1991 he fought the aspiring future world champions Riddick Bowe and Lennox Lewis . He also lost both fights by knockout. After these defeats he never made it to the top of the world. Later comeback attempts failed, including defeats to Tony Tubbs and Buster Mathis Jr. , so that he ended his career in 1998.

List of professional fights

30 wins (20 knockout wins), 10 losses (7 knockout losses), 0 draws
year	Day	place	opponent	Result for Biggs
1984	15th of November	Madison Square Garden , New York City, USA	Mike Evans	Points victory (unanimous) / 6 rounds
1985	20th of April	Memorial Coliseum , Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Mike Perkins	Victory / TKO 1st round
	17th of May	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, USA	Grady Daniels	Victory / abandonment 2nd round
	July 13th	Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City (New Jersey), USA	Eddie Richardson	Victory / TKO 3rd round
	29th August	The Omni , Atlanta, USA	Sterling Benjamin	Victory / TKO 7th round
	November 19th	Landmark Hotel, Metairie, USA	Danny Sutton	Victory / TKO 7th round
	21st December	Pavillion Convention Center, Virginia, USA	Tony Anthony	Victory / KO 1st round
1986	January 25th	Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA	James Tillis	Points victory (unanimous) / 8 rounds
	March 23	Lawlor Events Center, Reno (Nevada), USA	Jeff Sims	Points victory (unanimously) / 10 rounds
	August 14th	Felt Forum, New York City. United States	Rodney Smith	Victory / TKO 6th round
	September 14th	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City (New Jersey), USA	Percell Davis	Points victory (unanimously) / 10 rounds
	October 29th	Alexandra Pavillion, London, UK	Robert Evans	Victory / KO 5th round
	12th of December	Madison Square Garden , New York City, USA	Renaldo Snipes	Points victory (unanimously) / 10 rounds
1987	7th March	Las Vegas Hilton , Las Vegas, USA	David Bey	Victory / TKO 6th round
	July 31	Memorial Coliseum , Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Lorenzo Boyd	Victory / TKO 3rd round
	October, 16th	Convention Hall, Atlantic City (New Jersey), USA	Mike Tyson WBC / WBA / IBF World Championship	Loss / TKO 7th round
1988	October 29th	PalaTrussardi, Milan, Italy	Francesco Damiani	Loss / TKO 5th round
1989	4th of October	Royal Albert Hall , London, UK	Gary Mason	Loss / KO 7th round
	November 29th	The Palace, Auburn Hills (Michigan), USA	Bobby Crabtree	Victory / TKO 5th round
1990	11th January	Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City (New Jersey), USA	Ossie Ocasio	Points victory (unanimously) / 10 rounds
	April 5th	The Palace, Auburn Hills (Michigan), USA	Rick Kellar	Victory / TKO 2nd round
	December 8th	Convention Center, Atlantic City (New Jersey), USA	Rodolfo Marin	Points victory (unanimously) / 10 rounds
1991	2nd March	Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City (New Jersey), USA	Riddick Bowe	Loss / TKO 7th round
	November 23	The Omni , Atlanta, USA	Lennox Lewis	Loss / KO 3rd round
1992	April 18	High School Field House, Chandler, Oklahoma, USA	Alan Jamison	Victory / KO 1st round
	May 7th	Westlin Hotel, Tulsa, USA	Charles Woolard	Victory / TKO 1st round
	May 29th	Amarillo , Texas, USA	Mike Faulkner	Victory / TKO 2nd round
	July 18th	Civic Assembly Center, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA	Roy Jobe	Victory / KO 1st round
	November 19th	Days Inn South, Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), USA	John Jones	Victory / KO 2nd round
	December 8th	Hyatt Regency , Tampa (Florida), USA	Marion Wilson	Points victory (unanimously) / 10 rounds
1993	January 17th	Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas, USA	Mike Hunter vacant USBA World Championship	Loss of points (unanimously) / 12 rounds
	3rd of December	Casino Magic 500 , Bay Saint Louis, USA	Tony Tubbs "People's Choice One-Night Heavyweight Tournament (Semifinals)"	Point defeat (unanimous) / 3 rounds
	3rd of December	Casino Magic 500 , Bay Saint Louis, USA	Shane Sutcliffe "People's Choice One-Night Heavyweight Tournament"	Victory / TKO 2nd round
	3rd of December	Casino Magic 500 , Bay Saint Louis, USA	Evgeny Sudakov "People's Choice One-Night Heavyweight Tournament"	Points victory (polyphonic) / 3 rounds
1994	February 5th	Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, USA	Buster Mathis Jr. vacant USBA World Championship	Loss of points (unanimously) / 12 rounds
	2nd of April	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Ray anise	Defeat / TKO 3rd round
1997	11th January	Mount Washington , Kentucky, USA	Andre Crowder	Victory / KO 1st round
	19th of February	Louisville , Kentucky, USA	Alonzo Hollis	Points win / 6 rounds
	September 11	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, USA	Larry Donald	Defeat / KO 2nd round
1998	27th of February	Atlanta , Georgia, USA	Carlton Davis	Victory / KO 2nd round

Web links

• Tyrell Biggs in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Tyrell Biggs in the BoxRec database
• Tyrell Biggs in the BoxRec Encyclopaedia