Michael Dokes - Revision history

Slugger at 02:17, 15 October 2017

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	'''~~Manager~~''': [[Carl King]]<br>		'''Managers:''' [[Marty Cohen]], [[Carl King]]<br>
	'''~~Trainer~~''': [[Bill Slayton]], [[Johnny Tocco]]<br>		'''Trainers:''' [[Bill Slayton]], [[Johnny Tocco]]<br>
	'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])<br>		'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])<br>
	'''Cut Man''': [[Eddie Aliano]]<br>		'''Cut Man:''' [[Eddie Aliano]]<br>
	'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<br>		'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<br>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	'''Michael Dokes''' won the [[WBA]] heavyweight title with a controversial [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (1st meeting)\|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 [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (2nd meeting)\|fifteen-round draw]]. On September 23, 1983, Dokes lost the title to [[Gerrie Coetzee]] by a [[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee\|tenth-round KO]].		'''Michael Dokes''' won the [[WBA]] heavyweight title with a controversial [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (1st meeting)\|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 [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (2nd meeting)\|fifteen-round draw]]. On September 23, 1983, Dokes lost the title to [[Gerrie Coetzee]] by a [[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee\|tenth-round KO]].

Slugger at 16:06, 13 October 2017

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	'''Manager''': [[Carl King]]<br>		'''Manager''': [[Carl King]]<br>
	'''Trainer''': [[Bill Slayton]], [[Johnny Tocco]]<br>		'''Trainer''': [[Bill Slayton]], [[Johnny Tocco]]<br>
			'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])<br>
	'''Cut Man''': [[Eddie Aliano]]<br>		'''Cut Man''': [[Eddie Aliano]]<br>
	'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<br>		'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<br>

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Amateur highlights

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	*1974 North American Light Heavyweight Champion		*1974 North American Light Heavyweight Champion
	*1975 National AAU Heavyweight Champion		*1975 National AAU Heavyweight Champion
	*1975 Pan American Games Heavyweight Silver Medalist, losing a 5-0 decision to [[~~Teofilio~~ Stevenson]]		*1975 Pan American Games Heavyweight Silver Medalist, losing a 5-0 decision to [[Teofilo Stevenson]]
	*1976 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, defeating [[John Tate]] and [[Greg Page]] en route to the title		*1976 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, defeating [[John Tate]] and [[Greg Page]] en route to the title
	*1976 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials semifinalist, losing a close decision to [[John Tate]]		*1976 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials semifinalist, losing a close decision to [[John Tate]]

Boxsoup at 01:16, 17 April 2013

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	'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<br>		'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<br>
	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	'''Michael Dokes''' won the [[WBA]] heavyweight title with a controversial [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (1st meeting)\|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 [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (2nd meeting)\|fifteen round draw]]. On September 23, 1983, Dokes lost the title to [[Gerrie Coetzee]] by a [[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee\|tenth round KO]].		'''Michael Dokes''' won the [[WBA]] heavyweight title with a controversial [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (1st meeting)\|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 [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (2nd meeting)\|fifteen-round draw]]. On September 23, 1983, Dokes lost the title to [[Gerrie Coetzee]] by a [[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee\|tenth-round KO]].

	Dokes battled drug addiction for many years and was in and out of rehabilitation programs. He told ''Sports Illustrated'' that he trained for the Coetzee fight on Jack Daniel’s and cocaine.		Dokes battled drug addiction for many years and was in and out of rehabilitation programs. He told ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' that he trained for the Coetzee fight on Jack Daniel’s and cocaine.

	Dokes was arrested in 1998 in Las Vegas after his girlfriend told police that he beat her, sexually assaulted her, and held her against her will. She testified that Dokes was a good person when he was clean and sober, but drug and alcohol use made him violent. In 2000, Dokes pleaded guilty to attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, and intent to commit sexual assault ~~and~~ was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Paroled in 2008, he lived in Las Vegas before returning to Akron to live with relatives in 2010. Dokes died in an Akron hospice from liver cancer.		Dokes was arrested in 1998 in Las Vegas after his girlfriend told police that he beat her, sexually assaulted her, and held her against her will. She testified that Dokes was a good person when he was clean and sober, but drug and alcohol use made him violent. In 2000, Dokes pleaded guilty to attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, and intent to commit sexual assault. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Paroled in 2008, he lived in Las Vegas before returning to Akron to live with relatives in 2010. Dokes died in an Akron hospice from liver cancer.

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	*1975 Pan American Games Heavyweight Silver Medalist, losing a 5-0 decision to [[Teofilio Stevenson]]		*1975 Pan American Games Heavyweight Silver Medalist, losing a 5-0 decision to [[Teofilio Stevenson]]
	*1976 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, defeating [[John Tate]] and [[Greg Page]] en route to the title		*1976 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, defeating [[John Tate]] and [[Greg Page]] en route to the title
	*1976 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials semifinalist, losing a close decision to John Tate		*1976 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials semifinalist, losing a close decision to [[John Tate]]

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Slugger at 09:29, 8 October 2012

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	'''Manager''': [[Carl King]]<br>		'''Manager''': [[Carl King]]<br>
	'''Trainer''': [[Bill Slayton]], [[Johnny Tocco]]<br>		'''Trainer''': [[Bill Slayton]], [[Johnny Tocco]]<br>
	'''Cut Man''': [[Eddie Aliano]]<BR>		'''Cut Man''': [[Eddie Aliano]]<br>
	'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<BR>		'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<br>
			== Biography ==
	'''Michael Dokes''' won the [[WBA]] heavyweight title with a controversial [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (1st meeting)\|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 [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (2nd meeting)\|fifteen round draw]]. On September 23, 1983, Dokes lost the title to [[Gerrie Coetzee]] by a [[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee\|tenth round KO]].		'''Michael Dokes''' won the [[WBA]] heavyweight title with a controversial [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (1st meeting)\|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 [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (2nd meeting)\|fifteen round draw]]. On September 23, 1983, Dokes lost the title to [[Gerrie Coetzee]] by a [[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee\|tenth round KO]].

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	Dokes was arrested in 1998 in Las Vegas after his girlfriend told police that he beat her, sexually assaulted her, and held her against her will. She testified that Dokes was a good person when he was clean and sober, but drug and alcohol use made him violent. In 2000, Dokes pleaded guilty to attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, and intent to commit sexual assault and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Paroled in 2008, he lived in Las Vegas before returning to Akron to live with relatives in 2010. Dokes died in an Akron hospice from liver cancer.		Dokes was arrested in 1998 in Las Vegas after his girlfriend told police that he beat her, sexually assaulted her, and held her against her will. She testified that Dokes was a good person when he was clean and sober, but drug and alcohol use made him violent. In 2000, Dokes pleaded guilty to attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, and intent to commit sexual assault and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Paroled in 2008, he lived in Las Vegas before returning to Akron to live with relatives in 2010. Dokes died in an Akron hospice from liver cancer.

	==Amateur highlights ==		== Amateur highlights ==
	*'''Amateur Record:''' 147-7		*'''Amateur Record:''' 147-7
	*1974 National [[Golden Gloves]] Light Heavyweight finalist, losing to Bobby Stewart		*1974 National [[Golden Gloves]] Light Heavyweight finalist, losing to Bobby Stewart
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	*1976 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, defeating [[John Tate]] and [[Greg Page]] en route to the title		*1976 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, defeating [[John Tate]] and [[Greg Page]] en route to the title
	*1976 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials semifinalist, losing a close decision to John Tate		*1976 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials semifinalist, losing a close decision to John Tate
	~~== Awards ==~~
	*[[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine named Dokes [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 1988.
	*''The Ring'' magazine named Dokes' 1989 [[Michael Dokes vs. Evander Holyfield\|fight]] with [[Evander Holyfield]] the best heavyweight fight of the 1980s.

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			== Awards ==
			*[[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine named Dokes [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 1988.
			*''The Ring'' magazine named Dokes' 1989 [[Michael Dokes vs. Evander Holyfield\|fight]] with [[Evander Holyfield]] the best heavyweight fight of the 1980s.

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Boxsoup at 08:44, 8 October 2012

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	'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<BR>		'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<BR>

	'''Michael Dokes''' ~~battled drug addiction for many years and~~ was in and ~~out of rehabilitation programs. After he~~ [[Michael Dokes vs. ~~Gerrie Coetzee~~\|~~lost~~]] the ~~WBA heavyweight~~ title to [[Gerrie Coetzee]] in ~~1983, Dokes~~ told ''Sports Illustrated'' that he trained for the fight on Jack Daniel’s and cocaine.		'''Michael Dokes''' won the [[WBA]] heavyweight title with a controversial [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (1st meeting)\|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 [[Michael Dokes vs. Mike Weaver (2nd meeting)\|fifteen round draw]]. On September 23, 1983, Dokes lost the title to [[Gerrie Coetzee]] by a [[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee\|tenth round KO]].

			Dokes battled drug addiction for many years and was in and out of rehabilitation programs. He told ''Sports Illustrated'' that he trained for the Coetzee fight on Jack Daniel’s and cocaine.

	Dokes was arrested in 1998 in Las Vegas after his girlfriend told police that he beat her, sexually assaulted her, and held her against her will. She testified that Dokes was a good person when he was clean and sober, but drug and alcohol use made him violent. In 2000, Dokes pleaded guilty to attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, and intent to commit sexual assault and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Paroled in 2008, he lived in Las Vegas before returning to Akron to live with relatives in 2010. Dokes died in an Akron hospice from liver cancer.		Dokes was arrested in 1998 in Las Vegas after his girlfriend told police that he beat her, sexually assaulted her, and held her against her will. She testified that Dokes was a good person when he was clean and sober, but drug and alcohol use made him violent. In 2000, Dokes pleaded guilty to attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, and intent to commit sexual assault and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Paroled in 2008, he lived in Las Vegas before returning to Akron to live with relatives in 2010. Dokes died in an Akron hospice from liver cancer.

Boxsoup at 08:23, 8 October 2012

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	'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<BR>		'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<BR>

	'''Michael Dokes''', the ~~former~~ [[~~WBA~~]] ~~Heavyweight Champion~~, was arrested in 1998 in ~~Nevada on charges~~ that he assaulted ~~his girlfriend~~. He pleaded guilty to attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, and intent to commit sexual assault~~. Dokes~~ was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Paroled in 2008, he lived in Las Vegas before returning to Akron to live with relatives in 2010. Dokes died of liver cancer.		'''Michael Dokes''' battled drug addiction for many years and was in and out of rehabilitation programs. After he [[Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee\|lost]] the WBA heavyweight title to [[Gerrie Coetzee]] in 1983, Dokes told ''Sports Illustrated'' that he trained for the fight on Jack Daniel’s and cocaine.

			Dokes was arrested in 1998 in Las Vegas after his girlfriend told police that he beat her, sexually assaulted her, and held her against her will. She testified that Dokes was a good person when he was clean and sober, but drug and alcohol use made him violent. In 2000, Dokes pleaded guilty to attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, and intent to commit sexual assault and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Paroled in 2008, he lived in Las Vegas before returning to Akron to live with relatives in 2010. Dokes died in an Akron hospice from liver cancer.

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	*1976 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials semifinalist, losing a close decision to John Tate		*1976 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials semifinalist, losing a close decision to John Tate
	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	*~~Named~~ [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 1988.		*[[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine named Dokes [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 1988.
			*''The Ring'' magazine named Dokes' 1989 [[Michael Dokes vs. Evander Holyfield\|fight]] with [[Evander Holyfield]] the best heavyweight fight of the 1980s.

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Boxsoup at 07:29, 8 October 2012

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	<boxer>000251</boxer>		<boxer>000251</boxer>
	'''Manager''': [[Carl King]]<br>		'''Manager''': [[Carl King]]<br>
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	'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<BR>		'''[[:Category:Michael Dokes Gallery\|Michael Dokes Gallery]]'''<BR>

	'''Michael Dokes''', the former [[WBA]] Heavyweight Champion, was arrested in 1998 in Nevada on charges that he assaulted his girlfriend. He ~~pled~~ guilty to attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping and intent to commit sexual assault. he was sentenced to 10 years in prison~~, and was paroled~~ in 2008~~. He~~ lived in Las Vegas before returning to Akron to live with relatives in 2010. Dokes died of liver cancer.		'''Michael Dokes''', the former [[WBA]] Heavyweight Champion, was arrested in 1998 in Nevada on charges that he assaulted his girlfriend. He pleaded guilty to attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping, and intent to commit sexual assault. Dokes was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Paroled in 2008, he lived in Las Vegas before returning to Akron to live with relatives in 2010. Dokes died of liver cancer.

	==Amateur highlights ==		==Amateur highlights ==
	* 1975 Pan~~-Am~~ Heavyweight Silver Medalist, losing 5-0 to [[Teofilio Stevenson]].		*'''Amateur Record:''' 147-7
	* 1975 National AAU Heavyweight Champion<br>		*1974 National [[Golden Gloves]] Light Heavyweight finalist, losing to Bobby Stewart
	* 1976 National [[Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Champion		*1974 National [[AAU]] Light Heavyweight finalist, losing to [[Leon Spinks]]
	*Beat future [[WBA]] Champs [[John Tate]], and [[Greg Page]] en route to the ~~Golden Gloves Championship.~~		*1974 North American Light Heavyweight Champion
	*~~Lost to Tate in~~ 1976 Olympic Trials by close decision.		*1975 National AAU Heavyweight Champion
			*1975 Pan American Games Heavyweight Silver Medalist, losing a 5-0 decision to [[Teofilio Stevenson]]
			*1976 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, defeating [[John Tate]] and [[Greg Page]] en route to the title
			*1976 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials semifinalist, losing a close decision to John Tate
			== Awards ==
			*Named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 1988.

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	~~== Awards ==~~
	* Named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Comeback of the Year\|Comeback of the Year]] fighter for 1988.

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Locoxelbox: /* Amateur highlights */

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Amateur highlights

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	==Amateur highlights ==		==Amateur highlights ==
	* 1975 Pan-Am Heavyweight Silver Medalist, losing 3-2 to [[Teofilio Stevenson]].		* 1975 Pan-Am Heavyweight Silver Medalist, losing 5-0 to [[Teofilio Stevenson]].
	* 1975 National AAU Heavyweight Champion<br>		* 1975 National AAU Heavyweight Champion<br>
	* 1976 National [[Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Champion		* 1976 National [[Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Champion

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	[[Category:NABF Heavyweight Champions]]		[[Category:NABF Heavyweight Champions]]
	[[Category:Cleveland Golden Gloves Champions]]		[[Category:Cleveland Golden Gloves Champions]]
			[[Category:2012 Deaths]]