Samson Po'uha (born June 2, 1971) is a Tongan former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2002.
Background
Boxing career
Amateur Highly-touted as an amateur, Po'uha was a National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion in 1991 and United States (National AAU ) amateur Super Heavyweight champion in 1992. During his amateur career, he defeated Larry Donald , Darroll Wilson , and Cuban star Roberto Balado.
Professional After turning professional in 1992, Po'uha showed good power, but was often out of shape.
He lost to former amateur Craig Payne , (then 11-8), in 1994, and never became a major contender.
He lost by technical knockout to then-undefeated Andrew Golota in a fight, where Golota was nearly knocked out by Po'uha, out of desperation he resorted to biting Po'uha on the side of his neck during a clinch.
Po'uha later lost to a journeyman Jesse Ferguson .
Overall he had a pro career record of 20-5-1 with 18 KOs. He retired in 2003.
Professional boxing record 20 Wins (18 knockouts, 2 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw [1] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 19-6-1 Sherman Williams MD 10 21/04/2002 Laughlin, Nevada , U.S.Draw 37-22-3 Frankie Swindell PTS 5 30/01/2002 Miami Beach, Florida , U.S.Win 11-20-3 Louis Monaco KO 8 05/05/2000 Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.Monaco knocked out at 1:27 of the eighth round. Loss 15-17-3 David Vedder PTS 6 12/06/1999 Saint George, Utah , U.S.Loss 23-16 Jesse Ferguson TKO 8 31/05/1997 Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 2:53 of the eighth round. Win 33-16 Bert Cooper TKO 4 22/04/1997 Auburn Hills, Michigan , U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 1:36 of the fourth round. Win 31-14-1 Frankie Swindell SD 10 05/04/1997 Albuquerque, New Mexico , U.S.Win 9-4-1 Jimmy Haynes TKO 2 28/01/1997 Auburn Hills, Michigan , U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the second round. Win 3-4-2 Patrick Freeman UD 4 15/07/1996 Laughlin, Nevada , U.S.Loss 23-0 Andrew Golota TKO 5 16/05/1995 Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the fifth round. Win 11-5-1 Martin Foster TKO 1 19/01/1995 Auburn Hills, Michigan , U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the first round. Win 10-2 Jeff Lally KO 1 08/12/1994 Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.Win 11-30 John Morton KO 1 17/11/1994 Saint George, Utah , U.S.Loss 11-8-1 Craig Payne TKO 6 30/06/1994 Mesquite, Nevada , U.S.Win 5-8-6 David Graves KO 7 14/01/1994 Saint George, Utah , U.S.Win 16-10-2 Mike Rouse TKO 8 16/11/1993 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi , U.S.Win 18-3-2 Jason Waller TKO 1 05/10/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the first round. Win 4-7 Carl McGrew TKO 1 04/09/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.Win 10-9 Al Shoffner TKO 2 30/08/1993 Kansas City, Missouri , U.S.Win 26-15-1 Eddie Gonzales KO 1 05/08/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.Win 2-2 Domingo Monroe TKO 2 15/07/1993 Mashantucket, Connecticut , U.S.Win 10-8-1 Mike Acklie KO 1 26/06/1993 Saint George, Utah , U.S.Win 7-3 Warren Williams TKO 1 06/06/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.Win 9-0 Willie Jackson TKO 1 03/04/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.Win 1-0 Patrick Smith TKO 4 14/02/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.Win 6-16 Steve Cortez KO 1 25/11/1992 Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
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