David Tua has five losses against five opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Tua's best fights, refer to "Best fights of David Tua".
On November 16, 2013 David Tua faced off against Alexander Ustinov in a heavyweight bout at age 40. He was coming in with a record of 52-5-2 (43). Tua lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On August 13, 2011 David Tua faced off against Monte Barrett in a heavyweight bout at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 52-4-2 (43), and Barrett was 40 years old and with a record of 34-9-2 (20). Tua lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On August 18, 2001 David Tua faced off against Chris Byrd in a heavyweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 38-3 (33), and Byrd was 31 years old and with a record of 33-2 (19). Tua lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On November 11, 2000 David Tua fought Lennox Lewis in a heavyweight world-title fight for Lewis' WBC and IBF titles. Tua was 27 years old and with a record of 37-2 (32), and Lewis was 35 years old and with a record of 37-1-1 (29). Tua lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On June 7, 1997 David Tua faced off against Ike Ibeabuchi in a heavyweight bout at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 27-1 (23), and Ibeabuchi was 24 years old and with a record of 16-0 (12). Tua lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.