Thomas Tate was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA on December 19, 1965. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on February 12, 1989 against Maurice Daugherty. Tate defeated Daugherty via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Tate got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 25 professional fights. On August 1, 1992 Tate challenged Julian Jackson's WBC middleweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
Tate's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Sven Ottke at age 36, on June 1, 2002, in which he was fighting for the IBF super-middleweight title.
Some of Thomas Tate's best fights have been against Joseph Kiwanuka, Anwar Oshana, Eddie Hall, Ricky Johnson, and Mike Serr. For a complete list of Tate's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Thomas Tate".
Tate has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Thomas Tate Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Jun 01, 2002 | 36 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
47 | Oct 05, 2001 | 35 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
46 | May 04, 2001 | 35 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
45 | Mar 10, 2001 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
44 | May 26, 2000 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
43 | Mar 23, 2000 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
42 | Sep 04, 1999 | 33 | ![]() | loss | TD 11 |
41 | Jan 15, 1999 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
40 | Oct 02, 1998 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
39 | Apr 28, 1998 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
38 | Oct 28, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 11 |
37 | Aug 30, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
36 | Apr 08, 1997 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Sep 12, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
34 | Jan 30, 1996 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
33 | Nov 21, 1995 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
32 | May 27, 1994 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 2 |
31 | Dec 18, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
30 | Sep 10, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
29 | May 08, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
28 | Feb 02, 1993 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
27 | Sep 24, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
26 | Aug 01, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
25 | May 22, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
24 | Apr 01, 1992 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
23 | Dec 04, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 12 |
22 | Oct 18, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
21 | Aug 16, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
20 | Jun 15, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Jun 07, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
18 | Apr 26, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
17 | Apr 01, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
16 | Mar 12, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
15 | Feb 25, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
14 | Feb 05, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
13 | Jan 09, 1991 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
12 | Dec 14, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Sep 28, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
10 | Aug 24, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
9 | Jul 27, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Jul 17, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Jun 23, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Jun 08, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
5 | Apr 30, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Feb 17, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
3 | Jan 27, 1990 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
2 | Oct 05, 1989 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
1 | Feb 12, 1989 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |