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- Michael Dwayne Weaver (born June 13, 1951) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 2000, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1980 to 1982. He is widely regarded as one of the Best Heavyweight Boxers of the 1980s beating Heavyweight Champions such as Gerrie Coetzee and John Tate.
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Michael Dwayne Weaver (born June 13, 1951) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 2000, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1980 to 1982. He is widely regarded as one of the Best Heavyweight Boxers of the 1980s beating Heavyweight Champions such as Gerrie Coetzee and John Tate .
Jun 11, 2021 · Mike Weaver, dubbed “Hercules” because of his incredible physique, fought some memorable fights at the tail-end of the 1970s. This a genuinely glorious era for the heavyweights. Weaver then...
Jun 14, 2021 · Mike carried on until 2000, his remaining ability and experience testing guys like Razor Ruddock and Johnny DuPlooy (with Weaver getting the win in the first installment of his two-fight duel...
Mike Weaver rose from journeyman status to become the heavyweight champion of the world in one of the most unlikely title runs in the division’s history. Weaver was born in Gatesville, Texas, on June 14, 1951.
Mar 12, 2020 · Former WBA heavyweight champ Mike Weaver gave us perhaps the most shocking and memorable KO of the 1980s with his desperate, come from behind knockout of defending champ John Tate in March...
For on that first day of Spring, 1980, at the Stokely Athletic Centre in Knoxville TN, Mike “Hercules” Weaver, trailing badly on every scorecard, forever etched his name in boxing lore when he knocked out the defending WBA Heavyweight Champion, Marion, Arkansas’ “Big” John Tate.
The referee took away a point from Weaver for low blows in round 14. Terrell was knocked down once in the 1st, 3rd, and twice in the 4th round. Weaver was down once in the 11th round. Ward did not answer the 9th round bell.
