Michael Dokes

Michael Dokes
Statistics
Real name	Michael Dokes
Nickname(s)	Dynamite
Rated at	Heavyweight
Nationality	American
Born	(1958-08-10)August 10, 1958 Akron, Ohio
Died	August 11, 2012(2012-08-11) (aged 54) Akron, Ohio
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	61
Wins	53
Wins by KO	33
Losses	6
Draws	2
No contests	0
Medal record Men’s Boxing Competitor for  United States Pan American Games Silver Mexico City 1975 Heavyweight

Michael Marshall Dokes (August 10, 1958 – August 11, 2012) was a former American boxer in the heavyweight division, nicknamed "Dynamite." He briefly held the WBA version of the world title in the early 1980s.

Amateur career

Dokes won a silver medal at the 1975 Pan American Games. He lost a 3-2 split decision to Teófilo Stevenson in the finals. He also lost a close decision to John Tate in the Olympic Trials, after which he turned professional.

Amateur accomplishments

• 1975 National AAU Heavyweight Champion
• 1976 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, beating future pro champs John Tate and Greg Page en route.
• As an underage 15 year old, made it to the finals of both the 1974 National Golden Gloves and the National AAU tournaments.He lost to Leon Spinks in AAU final, and future Tyson trainer Bobby Stewart in the Golden Gloves final.
• Won 1974 North American championships.
• Beat Marvin Stinson, who won the 1976 National AAU Heavyweight Championship.

Pro career

Dokes turned professional in 1976. He received national exposure in a televised exhibition with Muhammad Ali in 1977, which saw Ali clown and mug while slipping Dokes' punches, but also revealed glimpses of Dokes' potential.^[1] He came to real prominence in 1979 by defeating veteran contender Jimmy Young. His career faltered slightly after fighting to a draw with Ossie Ocasio, but Dokes returned to knock out Ocasio in one round soon thereafter. By early 1982, after a first round knockout of Lynn Ball to win the NABF title, Dokes was in line for a title shot. He was ranked #2 by the WBC and #3 by the WBA. Dokes became WBA heavyweight champion in 1982 by knocking out Mike Weaver in the first round. A rematch was ordered due to the controversial nature of referee Joey Curtis's stoppage, which some felt was premature. In the rematch, Dokes retained his title on a majority draw.

Dokes's reign as the WBA title holder was short-lived. He lost his title by a tenth round knockout to Gerrie Coetzee. He was later knocked out by future champion Evander Holyfield in a fight which was called the "Heavyweight Fight of the Year" in 1989, and the "Heavyweight Fight of the Decade" for the 1980s.^{[citation needed]}

Dokes was knocked out by Razor Ruddock in 1990. In 1993, Dokes faced newly crowned heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe in his first title defense since defeating Evander Holyfield. Bowe won by TKO in the first round. Although Dokes and his team protested that the fight was stopped prematurely, it was obvious that Dokes was in no condition to continue after taking a vicious barrage of punches from the heavy hitting Bowe. After a nearly three year hiatus, Dokes returned to the ring winning 3 out 5 matches over a two year period before retiring for good in 1997.

Honors

Dokes was named The Ring magazine Comeback of the Year fighter for 1988.

Professional boxing record

53 Wins (34 knockouts, 19 decisions), 6 Losses (5 knockouts, 1 decision), 2 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	19-3	Paul "Rocky" Phillips	TKO	2	11/10/1997	Erlanger, Kentucky, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	5-6-2	Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco	PTS	10	05/04/1997	Denver, Colorado, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-20-1	Doug "Dig-em-Up" Davis	PTS	10	10/12/1996	Tempe, Arizona, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-19-2	Dave Fiddler	KO	2	27/07/1996	Rochester, Washington, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-18-1	Dave Slaughter	KO	3	18/11/1995	Aurora, Colorado, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	32-0	Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe	TKO	1	06/02/1993	New York City, United States	IBF/WBA World Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:19 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-4-2	Barry Forbes	UD	10	27/10/1992	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	31-8-1	Jose "El Nino" Ribalta	SD	10	06/10/1992	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-7	Jesse "The Boogieman" Ferguson	UD	10	28/07/1992	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	99-90, 98-91, 97-92.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	29-17	Danny "Smiley" Sutton	KO	3	16/04/1992	New York City, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-12	Percell "Magic" Davis	RTD	5	21/03/1992	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	Davis did not come out for the sixth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-16-2	Danny Wofford	TKO	9	14/02/1992	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-6-2	Danny Stonewalker	TKO	6	21/01/1992	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:39 of the sixth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-3	Tyrone Armstrong	KO	4	27/12/1991	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Armstrong knocked out at 1:32 of the fourth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-18	John "Big Red" Morton	PTS	8	29/11/1991	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	22-1-1	Donovan "Razor" Ruddock	TKO	4	04/04/1990	New York City, United States	WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the fourth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-2	Jorge Alfredo "El Gringo" Dascola	TKO	11	05/02/1990	Inglewood, California, United States	WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:05 of the 11th round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-5	Lionel Washington	TKO	8	13/11/1989	Inglewood, California, United States	WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:49 of the eighth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-1	Wesley Watson	TKO	3	24/08/1989	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the third round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	35-20-1	Bobby Crabtree	KO	1	13/07/1989	New York City, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	20-0	Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield	TKO	10	11/03/1989	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:41 of the tenth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-8	Rocky Sekorski	UD	12	09/12/1988	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. 120-106, 120-107, 120-106.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-6	Curtis "Coffee Man" Isaac	TKO	4	27/10/1988	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the fourth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-7-1	Manoel De Almeida	TKO	4	28/07/1988	New York City, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-4-1	Andrew Stokes	TKO	1	27/06/1988	New York City, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-1-1	James Pritchard	TKO	7	28/04/1988	New York City, United States	WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-10	Eddie Richardson	TKO	10	24/02/1988	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the tenth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-11	Ken Lakusta	TKO	7	22/01/1988	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:52 of the seventh round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-5-1	Kevin "K.P." Porter	TKO	5	17/12/1987	New York City, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:25 of the fifth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24-4	Randall "Tex" Cobb	TD	4	15/03/1985	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the fourth round due to an accidental foul. 29-28, 29-28, 28-29.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-8	Young "Playboy" Louis	TKO	2	16/02/1985	Kingston, New York, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:29 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-7	Mike Jameson	UD	10	31/08/1984	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	99-91, 98-92, 98-92.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	28-3-1	Gerrie "The Bionic Hand" Coetzee	KO	10	23/09/1983	Richfield, Ohio, United States	WBA World Heavyweight Title. Dokes knocked out at 3:08 of the tenth round.
Draw	24-10	Mike "Hercules" Weaver	PTS	15	20/05/1983	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBA World Heavyweight Title. 143-143, 144-144, 145-141.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24-9	Mike "Hercules" Weaver	TKO	1	10/12/1982	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBA World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24-3	Tommy Franco Thomas	KO	5	20/03/1982	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	NABF Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-5	Lynn "Bullet" Ball	TKO	1	30/01/1982	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:56 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-4-2	George Chaplin	10	06/11/1981	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-10	Harry Terrell	KO	1	09/08/1981	Cleveland, Ohio, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	33-2	John Lewis Gardner	KO	4	12/06/1981	Detroit, Michigan, United States	Gardner knocked out at 1:54 of the fourth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-1	Randall "Tex" Cobb	MD	10	22/03/1981	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	95-95, 96-94, 97-94.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28-4	Tom "Roughhouse" Fischer	TKO	7	02/10/1980	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the seventh round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-1-1	Ossie "Jaws" Ocasio	TKO	1	27/06/1980	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:33 of the first round.
Draw	14-0	Ossie "Jaws" Ocasio	PTS	10	22/04/1980	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24-6	Lucien Rodriguez	UD	10	10/02/1980	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-3	Earl Tripp	KO	1	13/01/1980	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-8-2	Jimmy Young	UD	10	28/09/1979	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-14-5	Willie McIntyre	KO	2	20/07/1979	West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-4-1	Greg Sorrentino	KO	3	12/05/1979	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-0	Wendell Bailey	SD	10	23/03/1979	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-3	Ira Martin	TKO	8	08/12/1978	New York City, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-2-1	Eugene Green	PTS	8	27/10/1978	New York City, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-1	Terry Mims	UD	8	26/09/1978	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-13	Dan Johnson	UD	6	29/04/1978	Inglewood, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	0-2-1	Abdul Khan	UD	8	25/03/1978	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-28-3	George "Moonport Mauler" Holden	KO	3	03/03/1978	Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-7-1	"Savage" Ed Turner	PTS	6	10/04/1977	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-32-2	Charlie "Big Tuna" Jordan	TKO	3	06/03/1977	Marion, Ohio, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0	Dave "Doc" Wilson	PTS	4	29/01/1977	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-6	Sergio Rodriguez	TKO	2	16/01/1977	Pensacola, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-6-1	Al "Hoss" Byrd	TKO	2	15/10/1976	Hollywood, Florida, United States

Life after boxing

In 1999 Dokes was sentenced to between four and 15 years in prison after being convicted of an attack on his fiancee in August 1998. Late in 2008, Dokes was released on parole.^[2] Dokes died of liver cancer at a hospice in Akron in August 2012 – a day after his 54th birthday.^[3][4]

Notes

References

Book: Michael Dokes

• Professional boxing record for Michael Dokes from BoxRec