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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mike_Weaver_(boxer)Mike Weaver (boxer) - Wikipedia

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   Michael Dwayne Weaver (born June 13, 1951) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 2000, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1980 to 1982. He is widely regarded as one of the Best Heavyweight Boxers of the 1980s beating Heavyweight Champions such as Gerrie Coetzee and John Tate .

   • Losses: 18
   • Wins: 41

   • Total fights: 60
   • Wins by KO: 28

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     Mike Weaver Documentary - 1980s Heavyweight Hercules

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     Larry Holmes (USA) vs Mike Weaver (USA) | KNOCKOUT Boxing Fight | 4K Ultra HD

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3. www.ringtv.com › 595804-best-i-faced-mike-weaverBest I Faced: Mike Weaver - The Ring

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   Weaver excelled in all sports and was offered a college football scholarship after graduating high school but decided to enlist in the Marine Corps at 17. He served from 1968 to 1971 and went to Vietnam. During his service, he got into an altercation with a boxer. Weaver dropped the man, who happened to be the base heavyweight.

4. boxrec.com › en › box-proBoxRec: Mike Weaver

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   Mike Weaver 41: 18: 1: 28 KOs 12 KOs; wiki. Box-pro ... International Boxing Authority Heavyweight Title 1993-02-27: Bert Cooper: 29 9 0: Capital City Gymnasium, Beijing

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6. www.youtube.com › watchMike Weaver Documentary - 1980s Heavyweight Hercules - YouTube

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   A look back at the career of former WBA Heavyweight Champion Mike Weaver.If you wish to donate/support the channel please click here:https://www.paypal.com/d...

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7. www.boxingnewsonline.net › rise-of-hercules-mikeRise of Hercules: Mike Weaver and the ... - Boxing News

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   Nov 18, 2022 · A star football and track and field athlete in high school, Weaver picked up boxing in the military, ultimately compiling a 23-3 amateur record before entering the punch for pay ranks in 1972.

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   Who is Mike Weaver?

   • Mike Weaver. Photo from The Ring archive Mike Weaver rose from journeyman status to become the heavyweight champion of the world in one of the most unlikely title runs in the division’s history. Weaver was born in Gatesville, Texas, on June 14, 1951. He was from a large family, much of whom he didn’t know about until years later.

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   Did Tate win the WBA vs Weaver fight?

   • Tate, who took the vacant WBA title in a bout with Gerrie Coetzee, was seemingly given a soft touch for his first defense in the 21-9 Weaver, and most of the boxing world assumed he would win handily, especially fighting in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. “I told everybody I was going to knock out Tate,” said Weaver. “And I believed it.

   Rise of Hercules: Mike Weaver and the importance of never giving up

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   Did Weaver really know he was going to beat Coetzee?

   • Twenty-two years ago, Weaver could do more than that, and as he traveled to Sun City in South Africa to face another favored foe in Coetzee, he had no doubt that he was going to retain his WBA title and come back home with the belt. “I knew I was gonna beat Coetzee,” he said. “This guy has never been knocked down, never been off his feet.

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9. www.heavyweightboxing.com › featuredboxers › mike-weaverMike Weaver | Top Heavyweight Boxing

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   In any conversation about boxing upsets and/or fantastic finishes, the last minute, 15th Rd stoppage of Big John Tate by challenger Mike Weaver, has to be near the top. For on that first day of Spring, 1980, at the Stokely Athletic Centre in Knoxville TN, Mike “Hercules” Weaver, trailing badly on every scorecard, forever etched his name in boxing lore when he knocked out the defending WBA ...

10. www.heavyweightboxing.com › post › interview-withInterview with former WBA Heavyweight Champ Mike Weaver

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    Mar 13, 2020 · Mike Weaver gave us perhaps the most shocking and memorable KO of the 1980s with his desperate, come from behind knockout of defending champ John Tate Share This Page Top Heavyweight Boxing