Tony Fulilangi boxer

Tony Fulilangi boxer
bouts
42
won
36
lost
4
draw
2
Status
inactive
Division
heavyweight
Debut
1981-06-17
Height
6′ 1″/185cm
Reach
78″/198cm
Age
-
Born
1960-03-25
Death
-
Nationality
Tonga

Tony Fulilangi (born March 25, 1960) is a former heavyweight boxer from Tonga. He has fought Bert Cooper, and Jimmy Young. He also once fought George Foreman. He is also a boxing coach and has coached Paea Wolfgramm.Fulilangi was born Sonatane Fulilangi in Tonga.Prior to his career Fulilangi attended Brigham Young University in Hawaii where he had been offered a track and field scholarship. He dropped out and didn't do much of anything for a couple of years until he decided to go to Phoenix to visit his brother. He went to a boxing gym there and punched the coach. After that he went to Al Fenn's gym and had a bit of similar trouble there when sparring with a former Golden Glove champion. His first amateur fights were all won by knockout before the second round had finished. Fulilangi's change from an amateur boxer to pro came about when he went to Hawaii to visit his sister. He had a fight in a Honolulu gym with the best heavyweight in Hawaii. He beat him and was offered a pro fight. On his first fight he beat his opponent by knocking him out in the first round. The following six pro fight saw Fulilangi knocking his opponent out before the second round was up. Fenn would play a part in straightening out the young Fulilangi somewhat.By the age of 24, Fulilangi was based in Arizona and managed by Al Fenn.In 1981, Fulilangi had eight fights and won all of them. On June 17, he fought Marcellus Pake Dudoit in Honolulu and knocked him out in the first round. On August 3, he fought Memo Soto and knocked him out in the third. The next two fights he had were against Tim Lampkin and Brady Wills. He won both of them by TKO. He beat Charles Smith in the first round in a fight that took place in Phoenix on October 13. He fought Tim Lampkin again in Phoenix on November 17. he knocked him out in the first round. The last two fights he had that year were against Larry Ware and J D Hall. Fulilangi won both of the fights by knockout.In 1983, Fulilangi was set to fight Jimmy Young on July 31 at the Phoenix Civic Plaza. The fight was re-scheduled. Fulilangi at the time had a record of 22-0-1 with 21 knockouts. His last fight had been with state heavyweight champion Tony Perea on May 16, and the fight was a draw. Young had health issues and Vince Giorno, the manager for Young asked for the fight to be postponed. Because he had previously asked for a postponement, National Sports Concepts promoter Tom Donato decided to cancel the fight. On September 22 that year, Fulilangi suffered his first loss as a professional when Monte Masters beat him in the tenth round. The fight was stopped by referee Lew Eskin after Masters had Fulilangi pinned against the ropes and was landing punches for nearly a minute. Fulilangi was referred to by The Los Angeles Times as the Mike Tyson of Masters's day.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1988-10-27 George Foreman WWWWWW Civic Center, Marshall LOST
Technical knockout
1988-05-23 Freddie Rafferty WWWLWW Springs Indoor Centre, Springs LOST
KO
1988-03-19 Bert Cooper WWWLWW Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas LOST
Technical knockout
1987-12-12 Mickey Pryor LLWWLL Celebrity Theater, Phoenix WIN
Technical knockout
1987-08-17 Terrence Walker WDWLWL Studio West, Phoenix WIN
Technical knockout
1987-03-13 Niko Degei WLDLDL YMCA Stadium, Auckland WIN
Technical knockout
1987-02-20 Luke Tui DDLWWD YMCA Stadium, Auckland WIN
KO
1986-12-11 Dean Waters WWWW Hordern Pavilion, Sydney WIN
Split-decision
1986-11-14 Lucious Kirkley WWLL Entertainment Centre, Sydney WIN
Technical knockout
1986-08-22 Geoff Peate WWWWLL YMCA Stadium, Auckland WIN
Technical knockout
1986-08-09 Rocky Salanoa LLLLLL YMCA Stadium, Auckland WIN
Unanimous decision
1986-02-28 Daniel Saylor LLWLLL Nukualofa WIN
Technical knockout
1985-11-01 Jimmy Young WLLLLL Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix DRAW
Majority decision
1985-07-29 Hector Garcia WL Ramada Inn East, Phoenix WIN
KO
1985-06-21 Rahim Muhammad LLLLLL Laughlin WIN
Technical knockout
1984-12-08 Johnny White LLWLW Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix WIN
Technical knockout
1984-07-16 Charles Smith WWLLWL Graham Central Station, Phoenix WIN
Technical knockout
1984-06-25 Hector Fernandez LLWLLL Graham Central Station, Phoenix WIN
KO
1983-09-22 Monte Masters WWWWWL Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix LOST
Technical knockout
1983-05-16 Tony Perea WWWWWL Houston DRAW
Points
1983-04-21 Nick Wells LWWWWL Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1983-01-27 Bruce Grandham WWLLWL Las Vegas WIN
KO
1982-11-25 Ronald Gibbs LLWWLL Las Vegas WIN
KO
1982-08-03 Fernando Montes LWWWWL Fairgrounds Youth Center, Phoenix WIN
Technical knockout
1982-07-10 Harvey Steichen WLWLDL Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix WIN
Technical knockout
1982-06-22 Vic Scott WLLLL Civic Plaza, Phoenix WIN
Technical knockout
1982-06-06 Mike Jameson LWWWWL Laughlin WIN
KO
1982-05-20 John Williams LLLLLW Fairgrounds Youth Center, Phoenix WIN
KO
1982-05-13 Dragutin Teskac W Las Vegas WIN
KO
1982-05-04 Mark Wills WL Caesars Palace, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1982-04-20 Arnold Sam LLLLWW Fairgrounds Youth Center, Phoenix WIN
KO
1982-03-16 Charlie Wade WLLL Fairgrounds Youth Center, Phoenix WIN
KO
1982-02-18 Ruben Williams WWWLWL Fairgrounds Youth Center, Phoenix WIN
KO
1982-02-03 Otis Bates WWWDWW Silver Slipper, Las Vegas WIN
Points
1981-12-17 J D Hall debut Fairgrounds Youth Center, Phoenix WIN
KO
1981-12-05 Larry Ware WLWL Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
KO
1981-11-17 Tim Lampkin LL Fairgrounds Youth Center, Phoenix WIN
Technical knockout
1981-10-13 Charles Smith debut Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall, Phoenix WIN
KO
1981-09-02 Brady Wills WW Silver Slipper, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1981-08-19 Tim Lampkin debut Silver Slipper, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1981-08-03 Memo Soto WLLL Hilton Inn, Tucson WIN
Technical knockout
1981-06-17 Marcellus Pake Dudoit WLWWWW Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu WIN
Technical knockout