Mike Weaver (boxer)

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Mike Weaver (boxer) : biography

June 13, 1951 –

Michael Dwayne Weaver (born June 13, 1951, in Gatesville, Texas) a retired professional boxer who between March 1980 and December 1982 held WBA version World Heavyweight Championship, and who is better known in the boxing world simply as Mike Weaver.

Weaver is the oldest brother of "the fighting Weaver triplets" Floyd, Lloyd and Troy.

Marines

Weaver was a United States Marine Corps member from 1968 to 71, and went to Vietnam, and during this time got into amateur boxing and training. He notably fought Duane Bobick, a future amateur star out of the Navy. In a fight where both men were down, Weaver was outpointed.

Professional boxing record

|- |align="center" colspan=8|41 Wins (28 knockouts, 13 decisions), 18 Losses (12 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Larry "Easton Assassin" Holmes |TKO |6 |17/11/2000 |align=left| Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Melvin "Top Gun" Foster |TKO |9 |08/08/1998 |align=left| Spirit Lake, North Dakota, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Derrick Ryals |UD |10 |27/03/1996 |align=left| Woodland Hills, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| George O’Mara |UD |12 |21/06/1995 |align=left| Woodland Hills, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Bill Corrigan |TKO |2 |17/09/1994 |align=left| Macao, China |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ladislao Mijangos |KO |2 |06/06/1994 |align=left| Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| "Smokin" Bert Cooper |UD |10 |27/02/1993 |align=left| Beijing, China |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mike Gans |KO |5 |17/11/1992 |align=left| Bakersfield, California, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Lennox "The Lion" Lewis |KO |6 |12/07/1991 |align=left| Stateline, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Dion Burgess |TKO |5 |18/07/1990 |align=left| Toronto, Ontario, Canada |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| James "Bonecrusher" Smith |UD |12 |04/04/1990 |align=left| New York City, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Philipp Brown |PTS |12 |27/07/1989 |align=left| New York City, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Lionel "The Train" Washington |TKO |1 |01/05/1989 |align=left| Inglewood, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Bobby Crabtree |KO |3 |31/01/1989 |align=left| Reseda, California, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Johnny du Plooy |KO |2 |30/04/1988 |align=left| Sun City, North West, South Africa |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Johnny du Plooy |TKO |7 |28/11/1987 |align=left| Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| James Pritchard |TKO |6 |24/08/1987 |align=left| Louisville, Kentucky, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| David Jaco |KO |2 |29/07/1987 |align=left| Yaounde, Cameroon |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Donovan "Razor" Ruddock |SD |10 |23/08/1986 |align=left| Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| James "Bonecrusher" Smith |TKO |1 |05/04/1986 |align=left| Latham, New York, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Carl "The Truth" Williams |TKO |2 |16/02/1986 |align=left| Troy, New York, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Pinklon Thomas |TKO |8 |15/06/1985 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Tony "Fighting Schoolteacher" Anthony |DQ |1 |09/11/1984 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Billy Joe Thomas |TKO |7 |31/08/1984 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Stan "Avalanche" Ward |TKO |9 |30/09/1983 |align=left| Inglewood, California, United States |align=left| |- |Draw | |align=left| Michael "Dynamite" Dokes |PTS |15 |20/05/1983 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Michael "Dynamite" Dokes |TKO |1 |10/12/1982 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| James "Quick" Tillis |UD |15 |03/10/1981 |align=left| Rosemont, Illinois, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Gerrie "The Bionic Hand" Coetzee |TKO |13 |25/10/1980 |align=left| Sun City, North West, South Africa |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| "Big" John Tate |KO |15 |31/03/1980 |align=left| Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Scott "Fighting Frenchman" LeDoux |UD |12 |24/11/1979 |align=left| Bloomington, Minnesota, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Harry Terrell |KO |4 |22/09/1979 |align=left| Los Angeles, California, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Larry "Easton Assassin" Holmes |TKO |12 |22/06/1979 |align=left| New York City, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Oliver Philipps |KO |4 |02/03/1979 |align=left| Reno, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Stan "Avalanche" Ward |TKO |9 |18/01/1979 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Abdul "Mel Rush" Khan |KO |2 |05/12/1978 |align=left| Reno, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Bernardo Mercado |TKO |5 |22/10/1978 |align=left| Reno, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mike Creel |KO |2 |17/09/1978 |align=left| Reno, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Leroy Jones |UD |12 |19/08/1978 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Stan "Avalanche" Ward |UD |12 |24/01/1978 |align=left| Sacramento, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Pedro Lovell |UD |10 |15/11/1977 |align=left| Anaheim, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Dave Martinez |KO |1 |13/09/1977 |align=left| Anchorage, Alaska, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Bill Sharkey |MD |10 |01/04/1977 |align=left| New York City, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Dwain Bonds |KO |9 |19/01/1977 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Fonomanu Young Sekona |KO |6 |04/11/1976 |align=left| San Carlos, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jody Ballard |PTS |10 |14/07/1976 |align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| "Irish" Tony Doyle |TKO |9 |27/06/1975 |align=left| San Diego, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mani Vaka |PTS |10 |24/08/1974 |align=left| Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Duane Bobick |KO |7 |26/07/1974 |align=left| San Diego, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Orville "Baby Boy" Qualls |KO |2 |31/05/1974 |align=left| San Diego, California, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Rodney "The Bowlus Bear" Bobick |PTS |10 |22/03/1974 |align=left| San Diego, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ellis "Kid Hercules" McKinley |PTS |6 |21/02/1974 |align=left| Los Angeles, California, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| "Laughing" Larry Frazier |KO |2 |11/12/1973 |align=left| San Francisco, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| "Bouncing" Bob Swoopes |KO |1 |09/11/1973 |align=left| San Diego, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Tony Pulu |KO |2 |11/10/1973 |align=left| Los Angeles, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Lyn Martin |KO |1 |10/09/1973 |align=left| Inglewood, California, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Billy "The Kid" Ryan |TKO |2 |28/02/1973 |align=left| Fresno, California, United States |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left|Carlos Lopez |PTS |5 |02/02/1973 |align=left| San Bernardino, California, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Howard "K.O." Smith |PTS |5 |31/10/1972 |align=left| Bakersfield, California, United States |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Howard "K.O." Smith |KO |3 |14/09/1972 |align=left| Los Angeles, California, United States |align=left| |}