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Michael Marshall Dokes (August 10, 1958 – August 11, 2012) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1997, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1982 to 1983. As an amateur he won a silver medal in the heavyweight division at the 1975 Pan American Games.
Aug 13, 2012 · AKRON, Ohio -- Michael Dokes, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, has died. He was 54. The Rhoden Memorial Home in Akron said Dokes died Saturday.
Pro debut for Dokes. Byrd down twice, stopped due a cut eye. ©BoxRec is the official record keeper for 410 sports authorities worldwide, it is not under direct control of any single authority.
Biography. Michael Dokes won the WBA heavyweight title with a controversial first-round TKO of Mike Weaver on December 10, 1982. Most thought the fight was prematurely stopped. On May 20, 1983, Dokes had a rematch with Weaver and retained the title with a fifteen-round draw.
Aug 14, 2012 · Michael Dokes, who used his swift, punishing fists to become the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1982 and, 15 years later, to beat his live-in girlfriend so savagely that he was convicted...
Aug 13, 2012 · Michael Dokes, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, has died. He was 54. The Rhoden Memorial Home in Akron said Dokes died Saturday.
Aug 14, 2012 · Michael Dokes, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, has died. He was 54. The Rhoden Memorial Home in Akron said Dokes died Saturday.
Aug 14, 2012 · (AP) AKRON, Ohio - Michael Dokes, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, has died. He was 54. The Rhoden Memorial Home in Akron said Dokes died Saturday.
Aug 13, 2012 · Michael Dokes, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, has died. He was 54.
Aug 13, 2012 · Image: Michael Dokes: Gifted amateur whose cocaine addiction undermined his career Former heavyweight champion Michael Dokes has died of cancer at the age of 54. Latest Boxing Stories
