David Lee Jaco was born on January 24,1954 and is a retired heavyweight boxer.
19 Facts About David Jaco
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David Jaco spent his career as a journeyman, fighting boxers to build up their career records.
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David Jaco retired in 1994 with 24 wins, 25 losses, and 1 draw.
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David Jaco's first fight was on January 6,1981, and he defeated Vic Wallace by knockout in four rounds.
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David Jaco went on to win his next eleven fights before a 1983 first-round knockout defeat at the hands of future title contender Carl "The Truth" Williams.
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David Jaco continued to fight journeymen like himself for the next several months and won five more fights before his next defeat, a unanimous decision against Carlos Hernandez.
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David Jaco was dominated in that fight, losing all ten rounds on one judge's scorecard, eight on a second, and seven on a third.
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Regardless, David Jaco won the fight and gained more publicity to further promote himself to fight big time opponents.
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David Jaco's losing streak was finally broken on March 11,1988, when he knocked out previously unbeaten Zambian Michael Simuwelu in the first round.
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David Jaco's retirement fight resulted in him getting knocked out by Bey.
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David Jaco was never the quickest or the strongest fighter.
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David Jaco took a lot of beatings, but he always gave everything he ever had.
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David Jaco was born in Oregon, Ohio, and grew up in Toledo where he worked at Interlaken Steel after graduating from Clay High School.
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David Jaco was laid off in 1979, to earn money for his wife and two young sons he entered into an amateur "Toughman" competition.
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David Jaco was so successful that he quickly turned pro and won every fight until his first loss to Carl "The Truth" Williams in June 1983.
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In 1986, David Jaco used the money he made fighting Tyson to move to Florida where his twin boys lived from his first marriage.
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David Jaco published a memoir of his boxing experiences titled Spontaneous Palooka and Mr Mom.
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In 2003, it was reported that David Jaco ran a youth boxing program at the Manatee County Police Athletic League.
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In October 2005, David Jaco was fired from the position after he was arrested in a McDonald's parking lot for possessing 30 grams of marijuana.