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David Bostice (born April 3, 1972, in Los Angeles, California) is an American retired heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Boss", Bostice is known for being a regular fighter on ESPN fight cards, and is a heavyweight clubfighter who fought several significant fighters of his era.
Bostice turned pro in 1996 and was relegated to being a heavyweight journeyman after a loss to Wladimir Klitschko in 2000. Bostice is often used as a gatekeeper used by aspiring contenders to enter the heavyweight rankings.
He has been beaten by Calvin Brock, Luan Krasniqi, Jeremy Williams, Lou Savarese, and most recently Alexander Povetkin.
Possibly Bostice's greatest claim to fame is his being featured as a boxer on the line up of EAs Knockout Kings 2001 for the PlayStation and PS2.
| 37 Wins (15 knockouts, 22 decisions), 12 Losses (4 knockouts, 8 decisions), 1 Draw [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 10-0 |  Alexander Povetkin | TKO | 2 | 2007-03-03 |  Rostock, Germany | Referee stopped the bout at 2:57 of the second round. |
| Win | 12-13-1 |  Earl Ladson | SD | 6 | 2007-02-09 | Manistee, Michigan, U.S. | |
| Win | 20-26-3 | Willie Chapman | SD | 6 | 2006-12-01 | Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| Loss | 28-2-1 | Luan Krasniqi | UD | 10 | 2006-04-29 | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| Loss | 26-0 | Calvin Brock | UD | 12 | 2005-11-19 | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | IBA Continental Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 6-32 | Ronnie Smith | UD | 6 | 2005-10-01 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
| Win | 4-5-2 | Patrick Smith | TKO | 3 | 2005-08-12 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:31 of the third round. |
| Loss | 20-0 | Malik Scott | UD | 8 | 2005-01-29 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 14-3-2 |  Cisse Salif | UD | 10 | Sep 23, 2004 | Temecula, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 16-2-3 |  Chauncy Welliver | UD | 10 | 2004-05-20 | Worley, Idaho, U.S. | |
| Loss | 7-4-1 | Maurice Wheeler | MD | 6 | 2004-02-21 | Reno, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 17-9-2 |  Sione Asipeli | UD | 6 | 2003-11-22 | Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 16-17-1 | Jason Nicholson | UD | 6 | 2003-08-21 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| Win | 6-29 | Ronnie Smith | UD | 6 | 2003-03-15 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
| Win | 6-28 | Ronnie Smith | TKO | 3 | 2003-01-30 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 0:10 of the third round. |
| Loss | 13-3-1 |  Gilbert Martinez | UD | 10 | 2002-06-28 | Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. | |
| Loss | 36-4 | Jeremy Williams | KO | 1 | 2002-04-21 | Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. | Bostice knocked out at 2:59 of the first round. |
| Win | 37-22-4 | Frankie Swindell | UD | 8 | 2002-02-08 | Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. | |
| Loss | 41-4 | Lou Savarese | UD | 12 | 2001-11-02 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | IBA Continental Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 30-51-1 | Lorenzo Boyd | UD | 8 | 2001-07-20 | Pala, California, U.S. | |
| Loss | 42-3-1 |  Francois Botha | UD | 10 | 2001-06-05 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Loss | 48-10-1 | Tim Witherspoon | TKO | 1 | 2001-02-22 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the first round. |
| Win | 31-6-2 | Al Cole | UD | 10 | 2000-12-08 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 22-1-2 | Ed Mahone | UD | 10 | 2000-10-06 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 13-7-2 | Terry Porter | KO | 1 | 2000-08-24 | Worley, Idaho, U.S. | Porter knocked out at 2:50 of the first round. |
| Loss | 32-1 |  Wladimir Klitschko | TKO | 2 | 2000-04-29 | New York City, U.S. | WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 12-6-3 | Zuri Lawrence | UD | 10 | 2000-03-02 | Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Win | 33-21-2 | Mike Sedillo | UD | 10 | 2000-01-13 | Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| Win | 6-9-2 |  Clement Hassan | TKO | 7 | 1999-10-22 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Win | 20-32-1 | Everett Martin | UD | 10 | 1999-10-07 | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S. | |
| Win | 8-4 | Donald Hellyer | KO | 2 | 1999-08-13 | Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| Loss | 14-8-4 |  Israel Cole | UD | 10 | 1999-06-17 | Worley, Idaho, U.S. | |
| Win | 12-14 | Isaac Brown | KO | 1 | 1999-04-28 | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 9-3 | Brian Nix | UD | 10 | 1999-04-01 | Worley, Idaho, U.S. | |
| Win | 6-10-2 | James Flowers | TKO | 5 | 1999-02-04 | Worley, Idaho, U.S. | |
| Win | 9-1 | Rodney Price | UD | 8 | 1999-01-07 | Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| Win | 14-21-3 | Lenzie Morgan | UD | 8 | 1998-11-07 | Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. | |
| Win | 18-15-1 | Marcos Gonzalez | TKO | 1 | 1998-10-02 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:52 of the first round. |
| Win | 14-20-3 | Lenzie Morgan | UD | 6 | 1998-08-06 | Worley, Idaho, U.S. | |
| Win | 6-0 | Lovy Page | TKO | 3 | 1998-04-21 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the third round. |
| Win | 5-1 | Renard Jones | TKO | 1 | 1998-03-05 | Worley, Idaho, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:57 of the first round. |
| Win | 16-12-1 | Will Hinton | TKO | 4 | 1998-02-05 | Worley, Idaho, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:28 of the fourth round. |
| Win | -- | Milton Burrage | KO | 1 | 1997-12-12 | Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. | Burrage knocked out at 0:46 of the first round. |
| Win | 4-1-1 | Doug Liggion | PTS | 6 | 1997-11-06 | Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| Win | 3-0 | Renard Jones | PTS | 6 | 1997-10-18 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 3-0 | Juan Pablo Rodriguez | UD | 4 | 1997-09-10 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 3-7-2 | Craig Brinson | KO | 2 | 1997-08-14 | Worley, Idaho, U.S. | |
| Draw | 4-0 | Maurice May | PTS | 4 | 1996-11-26 | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Win | 1-3 | Ricardo Phillips | TKO | 1 | 1996-06-04 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | -- | Clarence Garcia | TKO | 1 | 1996-05-30 | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
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