David Reid

CTL-E-7109 · Person · other · 1973–present

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David Terrell Reid, born September 17, 1973, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, won the 1995 Pan American Games welterweight title and then, at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, became the United States' only boxing gold medalist of those Games — a run that earned him the nickname 'The American Dream.' In the Atlanta final he trailed Cuba's Alfredo Duvergel before knocking him out in the third round to take the light-middleweight gold; his semifinal was a 12–4 points win over Uzbekistan's Karim Tulaganov. Turning professional in March 1997, Reid won the WBA light-middleweight title from Laurent Boudouani in March 1999, in only his tenth professional fight as Olympedia counts it — among the fastest ascents to a world championship — and defended it twice. On March 3, 2000, he defended against Félix Trinidad, dropped Trinidad in the third round, but was himself dropped in the seventh and three more times in the eleventh, losing a unanimous decision and sustaining a detached retina. Eye trouble shortened his career; Olympedia and BoxRec both record his final professional mark as 17 wins, 7 by knockout, and 2 losses.

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• Also known as: David Terrell Reid, The American Dream

Notes

Sports Encyclopedia roster CTL-SPE-0499. CORRECTION to the packet brief, made on the sources and flagged for the head: the brief described 'the comeback KO of Karim Tulaganov' — the record shows otherwise. Tulaganov was Reid's SEMIFINAL opponent, beaten 12-4 on points; the come-from-behind one-punch knockout came in the FINAL, against Cuba's Alfredo Duvergel (KO 3, 0:36). The description follows BoxRec's Olympic results and Olympedia, not the brief. Bout-count variance: Olympedia counts the Boudouani title win as Reid's 10th professional fight; one BoxRec revision says his 12th — the description carries Olympedia's count, attributed, and the March 6, 1999 date both lines agree on. Identity: David Terrell Reid of Philadelphia, 'The American Dream' — the nickname, as BoxRec records, followed from his being the lone U.S. boxing gold medalist of Atlanta, in the line of Oscar De La Hoya four years earlier. Blocked edge: Felix Trinidad is not in the live graph — the 2000 title fight is prose only. Photo: HELD — no depicting rights-clean file on Wikimedia Commons (see visual_assets basis).

Sources

• Olympedia. "David Reid." Olympedia.org. Accessed 2026-11-03. (build store)
• BoxRec. "David Reid." BoxRec Wiki. Accessed 2026-11-03. (build store)

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