Tyrell Biggs - Definition and Overview

Tyrell Biggs (born Dec 22, 1960 in Philadelphia, PA) is an American Heavyweight boxer. He won the Gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, CA in boxing at the Superheavyweight division. He turned professional soon after his Olympic victory, scoring a 6 round unanimous decision over Mike Evans on November 15, 1984 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY in his first bout. He went on to face such boxing luminaries as James "Quick" Tillis, Mike Tyson, Francesco Damiani, Ossie Ocasio, Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis, Tony Tubbs, Buster Mathis, Jr., and Larry Donald before ending his career with a second round knockout of Carlton Davis on August 27, 1998 in Atlanta, GA. He never won a title, but stalked the rankings of contendership for much of the mid to late 1980's. His professional ring record was 30 wins (20 knockouts) and 10 loses in 40 contests.