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18. Draws. 1. 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. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Box-pro 60 bouts. Weaver was knocked down in rounds 1 and 8. Anthony ran across the ring and struck Weaver with a left hook from behind after the bell ending the first round. Anthony said that he did not hear the bell ring. Weaver was stunned and sagged to the canvas.
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Weaver excelled in all sports and was offered a college football scholarship after graduating high school but decided to enlist in the Marine Corps at 17. He served from 1968 to 1971 and went to Vietnam. During his service, he got into an altercation with a boxer. Weaver dropped the man, who happened to be the base heavyweight.
Nov 18, 2022 · A star football and track and field athlete in high school, Weaver picked up boxing in the military, ultimately compiling a 23-3 amateur record before entering the punch for pay ranks in 1972.
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.
November 13, 2020 herculesking Boxing, Extraordinary People, Great People 1475. 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. Weaver was a member of the United States Marine Corps from 1968 to 1971, and went to Vietnam.
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In any conversation about boxing upsets and/or fantastic finishes, the last minute, 15th Rd stoppage of Big John Tate by challenger Mike Weaver, has to be near the top. 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.
