Career
Bey was an outstanding amateur boxer who had taken up the sport to lose weight and eventually competed on the United States. All Army Boxing Team. After a strong start Bey was knocked down twice and stopped by Holmes in the 10th round.
Bey was an outstanding amateur boxer who had taken up the sport to lose weight and eventually competed on the United States. All Army Boxing Team. After a strong start Bey was knocked down twice and stopped by Holmes in the 10th round.
He made his professional debut in 1981, defeating future undisputed world heavyweight champion James "Buster Douglas by a second round knockout. He built up a record of 14-0, becoming the first man to stop the durable veteran contender George Chaplin (TKO4) as well as defeating future WBA heavyweight champion Greg Page (W12) to capture the United States Boxing Association heavyweight championship. In March 1985 Bey was given a title shot by long-reigning IBF heavyweight champion Larry Holmes.
