John Tate - Revision history

Olivares at 15:32, 8 April 2026

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	*'''Manager:''' [[Jerry Miller]]		*'''Manager:''' [[Jerry Miller]]
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John at 15:21, 9 August 2025

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Don Marshall]]~~<br>~~		*'''Trainer:''' [[Don Marshall]]
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	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==

Journeymen at 07:10, 19 April 2015

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Journeymen at 07:08, 19 April 2015

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Boxsoup at 03:36, 17 April 2013

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Don Marshall]]<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Don Marshall]]<br>
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	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==
			*Amateur record: 50-7
	*Beat future [[WBA]] Heavyweight Champions [[Michael Dokes]] and [[Greg Page]] in close decisions as an amateur.		*Beat future [[WBA]] Heavyweight Champions [[Michael Dokes]] and [[Greg Page]] in close decisions as an amateur.
	*Won ~~the Heavyweight~~ Bronze Medal ~~representing~~ the United States at the 1976 [[Olympics]] in Montreal, Canada:		*1975 & 1976 Memphis [[Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Champion.
			*Won a Bronze Medal as the United States heavyweight representative at the 1976 [[Olympics]] in Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
	**1st round bye		**1st round bye
	**Defeated [[Andrzej Biegalski]] (Poland) 5-0		**Defeated [[Andrzej Biegalski]] (Poland) 5-0
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	== Professional Career ==		== Professional Career ==
	*Won the vacant [[WBA]] ~~heavyweight title on October 20, 1979, beating~~ [[Gerrie Coetzee]] in Pretoria, South Africa. ~~He would lose~~ the ~~title five months later~~, in Knoxville, Tennessee, ~~suffering~~ a ~~dramatic~~ [[~~John Tate vs. Mike Weaver\|15th round knockout~~]] ~~at the hands of~~ [[~~Mike Weaver~~]].		*Won the vacant [[WBA]] Heavyweight Championship with a fifteen-round unanimous decision against [[Gerrie Coetzee]] on October 20, 1979 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
			*Lost the WBA Heavyweight Championship to [[Mike Weaver]] by a fifteenth-round knockout on March 31, 1980 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Tate was ahead on all three official scorecards when he was knocked cold by a left hook.
			*Knocked out in nine rounds by future [[WBC]] Heavyweight Champion [[Trevor Berbick]] on June 20, 1980 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
			*Retired with a record of 34-3 in 1988 after losing a ten-round unanimous decision to journeyman Noel Quarless.

	== Personal Life ==		== Personal Life ==
	*~~Admitted~~ to a cocaine habit during the 1980s and served time in prison for petty theft and assault before resorting to panhandling on the streets of Knoxville.		*Earned more than $1.7 million but ended up broke. Tate admitted to a cocaine habit during the 1980s and served time in prison for petty theft and assault before resorting to panhandling on the streets of Knoxville.
	*Died at age 43 ~~in Knoxville, when~~ he ~~suffered~~ a ~~massive~~ stroke, caused by a brain tumor, ~~while driving. The pickup truck crashed into a utility pole~~. Two ~~other~~ passengers ~~were not seriously injured~~. The Knox County medical examiner stated that Tate "had been using cocaine regularly in the last 24 hours of his life".		*Died April 9, 1998 in Knoxville at the age of 43. He was driving a pickup truck that crashed into a utility pole. An autopsy revealed that he died of a stroke caused by a brain tumor. Tate had convulsions and blacked out, causing the wreck. Two passengers suffered minor injuries. The Knox County medical examiner stated that Tate "had been using cocaine regularly in the last 24 hours of his life".
	*Author [[Kerry Pharr~~]] writes~~ an insightful story about John Tate helping to train [[Keith McKnight]] for a nationally televised bout shortly before his untimely death in his book ''Fight The Good Fight: Getting Up After Life Knocks You Down''. ~~Available at www.fightthegoodfight.info~~		*Author Kerry Pharr wrote an insightful story about John Tate helping to train [[Keith McKnight]] for a nationally televised bout shortly before his untimely death in his book ''Fight The Good Fight: Getting Up After Life Knocks You Down'' (ISBN 0615391478).

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Journeymen at 06:09, 27 September 2010

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Slugger at 13:52, 31 July 2010

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	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==
	*Beat future [[WBA]] Heavyweight Champions [[Michael Dokes]] and [[Greg Page]] in close decisions as an amateur.		*Beat future [[WBA]] Heavyweight Champions [[Michael Dokes]] and [[Greg Page]] in close decisions as an amateur.
	*Won the Heavyweight Bronze Medal representing the United States at the 1976 [[Olympics]] in Montreal, Canada.		*Won the Heavyweight Bronze Medal representing the United States at the 1976 [[Olympics]] in Montreal, Canada:
	~~== Olympic Results ==~~		**1st round bye
	*1st round bye		**Defeated [[Andrzej Biegalski]] (Poland) 5-0
	*Defeated [[Andrzej Biegalski]] (Poland) 5-0		**Defeated [[Peter Hussing]] (West Germany) 3-2
	*Defeated [[Peter Hussing]] (West Germany) 3-2		**Lost to [[Teofilo Stevenson]] (Cuba) KO by 1
	*Lost to [[Teofilo Stevenson]] (Cuba) KO by 1

	== Professional Career ==		== Professional Career ==

Slugger at 13:50, 31 July 2010

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	~~'''Division:''' Heavyweight<br>~~		'''Trainer:''' [[Don Marshall]]<br>
	'''Trainer:''' [[Don Marshall]]<br>		'''Manager:''' [[Jerry "Ace" Miller]]<br>
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	~~<br clear~~=~~all>~~		== Amateur Career ==
	*Beat future [[WBA]] Heavyweight Champions [[Michael Dokes]] and [[Greg Page]] in close decisions as an amateur.		*Beat future [[WBA]] Heavyweight Champions [[Michael Dokes]] and [[Greg Page]] in close decisions as an amateur.
	*Won the Heavyweight Bronze Medal representing the United States at the 1976 [[Olympics]] in Montreal, Canada.		*Won the Heavyweight Bronze Medal representing the United States at the 1976 [[Olympics]] in Montreal, Canada.
	*Won the vacant [[WBA]] heavyweight title on October 20, 1979, beating [[Gerrie Coetzee]] in Pretoria, South Africa. He would lose the title five months later, in Knoxville, Tennessee, suffering a dramatic [[John Tate vs. Mike Weaver\|15th round knockout]] at the hands of [[Mike Weaver]].
	*Admitted to a cocaine habit during the 1980s and served time in prison for petty theft and assault before resorting to panhandling on the streets of Knoxville.
	*Died at age 43 in Knoxville, when he suffered a massive stroke, caused by a brain tumor, while driving. The pickup truck crashed into a utility pole. Two other passengers were not seriously injured. The Knox County medical examiner stated that Tate "had been using cocaine regularly in the last 24 hours of his life."
	*Author Kerry Pharr writes an insightful story about John Tate helping to train Keith McKnight for a nationally televised bout shortly before his untimely death in his book ''Fight The Good Fight: Getting Up After Life Knocks You Down''. Available at www.fightthegoodfight.info
	== Olympic Results ==		== Olympic Results ==
	*1st round bye		*1st round bye
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	*Defeated [[Peter Hussing]] (West Germany) 3-2		*Defeated [[Peter Hussing]] (West Germany) 3-2
	*Lost to [[Teofilo Stevenson]] (Cuba) KO by 1		*Lost to [[Teofilo Stevenson]] (Cuba) KO by 1

			== Professional Career ==
			*Won the vacant [[WBA]] heavyweight title on October 20, 1979, beating [[Gerrie Coetzee]] in Pretoria, South Africa. He would lose the title five months later, in Knoxville, Tennessee, suffering a dramatic [[John Tate vs. Mike Weaver\|15th round knockout]] at the hands of [[Mike Weaver]].

			== Personal Life ==
			*Admitted to a cocaine habit during the 1980s and served time in prison for petty theft and assault before resorting to panhandling on the streets of Knoxville.
			*Died at age 43 in Knoxville, when he suffered a massive stroke, caused by a brain tumor, while driving. The pickup truck crashed into a utility pole. Two other passengers were not seriously injured. The Knox County medical examiner stated that Tate "had been using cocaine regularly in the last 24 hours of his life".
			*Author [[Kerry Pharr]] writes an insightful story about John Tate helping to train [[Keith McKnight]] for a nationally televised bout shortly before his untimely death in his book ''Fight The Good Fight: Getting Up After Life Knocks You Down''. Available at www.fightthegoodfight.info

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	*Beat future ~~pros~~ [[Michael Dokes]] and [[Greg Page]] in close decisions.		*Beat future [[WBA]] Heavyweight Champions [[Michael Dokes]] and [[Greg Page]] in close decisions as an amateur.
	*Won the Heavyweight ~~bronze medal~~ representing the United States at the 1976 [[Olympics]] in Montreal, Canada.		*Won the Heavyweight Bronze Medal representing the United States at the 1976 [[Olympics]] in Montreal, Canada.
	*Won the vacant [[WBA]] heavyweight title on October 20, 1979, beating [[Gerrie Coetzee]] in Pretoria, South Africa. He would lose the title five months later, in Knoxville, Tennessee, suffering a dramatic [[John Tate vs. Mike Weaver\|15th round knockout]] at the hands of [[Mike Weaver]].		*Won the vacant [[WBA]] heavyweight title on October 20, 1979, beating [[Gerrie Coetzee]] in Pretoria, South Africa. He would lose the title five months later, in Knoxville, Tennessee, suffering a dramatic [[John Tate vs. Mike Weaver\|15th round knockout]] at the hands of [[Mike Weaver]].
	*Admitted to a cocaine habit during the 1980s and served time in prison for petty theft and assault before resorting to panhandling on the streets of Knoxville.		*Admitted to a cocaine habit during the 1980s and served time in prison for petty theft and assault before resorting to panhandling on the streets of Knoxville.
	*Died at age 43 in Knoxville, when he suffered a massive stroke, caused by a brain tumor, while driving. The pickup truck crashed into a utility pole. Two other passengers were not seriously injured. The Knox County medical examiner stated that Tate "had been using cocaine regularly in the last 24 hours of his life."		*Died at age 43 in Knoxville, when he suffered a massive stroke, caused by a brain tumor, while driving. The pickup truck crashed into a utility pole. Two other passengers were not seriously injured. The Knox County medical examiner stated that Tate "had been using cocaine regularly in the last 24 hours of his life."
	*Author Kerry Pharr, writes an insightful story about John Tate, helping train Keith McKnight for a ~~Nationally~~ televised bout shortly before his untimely death, in his book - Fight The Good Fight: Getting Up After Life Knocks You Down. Available at www.fightthegoodfight.info		*Author Kerry Pharr writes an insightful story about John Tate helping to train Keith McKnight for a nationally televised bout shortly before his untimely death in his book ''Fight The Good Fight: Getting Up After Life Knocks You Down''. Available at www.fightthegoodfight.info
	== Olympic Results ==		== Olympic Results ==
	*1st round bye		*1st round bye
	*Defeated [[Andrzej Biegalski]] (Poland) 5-0		*Defeated [[Andrzej Biegalski]] (Poland) 5-0
	*Defeated [[Peter Hussing]] (West Germany) 3-2		*Defeated [[Peter Hussing]] (West Germany) 3-2
	*Lost to [[~~Te�filo~~ Stevenson]] (Cuba) KO by 1		*Lost to [[Teofilo Stevenson]] (Cuba) KO by 1

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	*Beat future pros [[Michael Dokes]] and [[Greg Page]] in close decisions.		*Beat future pros [[Michael Dokes]] and [[Greg Page]] in close decisions.
	*Won the Heavyweight bronze medal representing the United States at the 1976 [[Olympics]] in Montreal, Canada.		*Won the Heavyweight bronze medal representing the United States at the 1976 [[Olympics]] in Montreal, Canada.
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	*Defeated [[Peter Hussing]] (West Germany) 3-2		*Defeated [[Peter Hussing]] (West Germany) 3-2
	*Lost to [[~~Teófilo~~ Stevenson]] (Cuba) KO by 1		*Lost to [[Te�filo Stevenson]] (Cuba) KO by 1

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