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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.
Aug 14, 2012 · Dokes, nicknamed \"Dynamite\", won the title in 1982 but lost it to Gerrie Coetzee in 1983. He had a troubled life with drug arrests, prison time and health problems.
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Aug 14, 2012 · Michael Dokes, Larger-Than-Life Heavyweight Boxer, Dies at 54. By Douglas Martin. Aug. 13, 2012. Michael Dokes, who used his swift, punishing fists to become the world heavyweight boxing...
Michael Dokes is a retired American boxer who competed in the heavyweight division from 1976 to 1997. He won the WBA and IBF world titles in 1989 and 1990, but lost them to Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe respectively.
Oct 15, 2017 · 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 13, 2012 · Michael Dokes, who won the heavyweight title in 1982 and fought Riddick Bowe in 1993, died in an Akron hospice at 54. He had a troubled career and a violent past, serving time for cocaine trafficking and assaulting his girlfriend.
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