Mike Weaver
Career, Record, Stats
Mike Weaver (Hercules) is a 73-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 28 years, 2 months, and 3 days, Weaver amassed a record of 41-18-1, which includes 28 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Mike Weaver's Boxing Career
Mike Weaver was born in Gatesville, Texas, U.S. on June 13, 1951. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on September 14, 1972 against Howard Smith. Weaver lost to Smith via 3rd round KO. Not a good start!
Weaver got his first shot at a world title at the age of 28 after 27 professional fights. On June 22, 1979 Weaver challenged Larry Holmes' WBC heavyweight title but lost via 12th round TKO.
He became a world champion on March 31, 1980 at the age of 28 years, after by defeating John Tate, the then-reining WBA heavyweight champion, via 15th round KO. This was his 31st fight as a professional.
Weaver's last fight was a 6th-round TKO loss to Larry Holmes at age 49, on November 17, 2000.
Some of Mike Weaver's best fights have been against Gerrie Coetzee, Carl Williams, Bert Cooper, and James Tillis. For a complete list of Weaver's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Mike Weaver".
Weaver has 18 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Mike Weaver Losses".
Mike Weaver's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Nov 17, 2000 | 49 | 
Larry Holmes 51 67-6  | loss | TKO 6 |
59 | Aug 08, 1998 | 47 |  Melvin Foster | loss | TKO 9 |
58 | Mar 27, 1996 | 44 | Derrick Ryals | win | UD 10 |
57 | Jun 21, 1995 | 44 | George O'Mara | win | UD 12 |
56 | Sep 17, 1994 | 43 | Bill Corrigan | win | RTD 2 |
55 | Jun 06, 1994 | 42 | Ladislao Mijangos | win | KO 2 |
54 | Feb 27, 1993 | 41 | 
Bert Cooper 27 29-9 | win | UD 10 |
53 | Nov 17, 1992 | 41 | Mike Gans | win | KO 5 |
52 | Jul 12, 1991 | 40 | 
Lennox Lewis 25 15-0 | loss | KO 6 |
51 | Jul 18, 1990 | 39 | Dion Burgess | win | TKO 5 |
50 | Apr 04, 1990 | 38 | 
James Smith 37 23-8-1 | loss | UD 12 |
49 | Jul 27, 1989 | 38 | Philipp Brown | win | SD 12 |
48 | May 01, 1989 | 37 | Lionel Washington | win | TKO 1 |
47 | Jan 31, 1989 | 37 | Bobby Crabtree | win | KO 3 |
46 | Apr 30, 1988 | 36 | Johnny DuPlooy | loss | KO 2 |
45 | Nov 28, 1987 | 36 | Johnny DuPlooy | win | RTD 6 |
44 | Aug 24, 1987 | 36 | James Pritchard | win | TKO 6 |
43 | Jul 29, 1987 | 36 | David Jaco | win | KO 2 |
42 | Aug 23, 1986 | 35 | 
Donovan Ruddock 22 12-1-1 | loss | SD 10 |
41 | Apr 05, 1986 | 34 |
James Smith 33 15-5 | loss | TKO 1 |
40 | Feb 16, 1986 | 34 | 
Carl Williams 26 17-1 | win | TKO 2 |
39 | Jun 15, 1985 | 34 | 
Pinklon Thomas 27 25-0-1 | loss | TKO 8 |
38 | Nov 09, 1984 | 33 | Tony Anthony | win | DQ 1 |
37 | Aug 31, 1984 | 33 | Billy Joe Thomas | win | TKO 7 |
36 | Sep 30, 1983 | 32 | Stan Ward | win | TKO 9 |
35 | May 20, 1983 | 31 | Michael Dokes | draw | MD 15 |
34 | Dec 10, 1982 | 31 | Michael Dokes | loss | TKO 1 |
33 | Oct 03, 1981 | 30 | 
James Tillis 24 20-0 | win | UD 15 |
32 | Oct 25, 1980 | 29 | 
Gerrie Coetzee 25 23-1 | win | TKO 13 |
31 | Mar 31, 1980 | 28 | John Tate | win | KO 15 |
30 | Nov 24, 1979 | 28 | Scott LeDoux | win | UD 12 |
29 | Sep 22, 1979 | 28 | Harry Terrell | win | KO 4 |
28 | Jun 22, 1979 | 28 |
Larry Holmes 29 30-0 | loss | TKO 12 |
27 | Mar 02, 1979 | 27 | Oliver Philipps | win | KO 4 |
26 | Jan 18, 1979 | 27 | Stan Ward | win | RTD 9 |
25 | Dec 05, 1978 | 27 | Abdul Khan | win | KO 2 |
24 | Oct 22, 1978 | 27 | Bernardo Mercado | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Sep 17, 1978 | 27 | Mike Creel | win | KO 2 |
22 | Aug 19, 1978 | 27 | 
Leroy Jones 28 20-0-1 | loss | UD 12 |
21 | Jan 24, 1978 | 26 | Stan Ward | loss | UD 12 |
20 | Nov 15, 1977 | 26 | Pedro Lovell | win | UD 10 |
19 | Sep 13, 1977 | 26 | Dave Martinez | win | KO 1 |
18 | Apr 01, 1977 | 25 | Bill Sharkey | win | MD 10 |
17 | Jan 19, 1977 | 25 | Dwain Bonds | win | KO 8 |
16 | Nov 04, 1976 | 25 | Fonomanu Young Sekona | win | KO 6 |
15 | Jul 14, 1976 | 25 | Jody Ballard | win | MD 10 |
14 | Jun 27, 1975 | 24 | Tony Doyle | win | TKO 9 |
13 | Aug 24, 1974 | 23 | Mani Vaka | win | PTS 10 |
12 | Jul 26, 1974 | 23 | Duane Bobick | loss | TKO 7 |
11 | May 31, 1974 | 22 | Orville Qualls | win | KO 2 |
10 | Mar 22, 1974 | 22 | Rodney Bobick | loss | UD 10 |
9 | Feb 21, 1974 | 22 | Ellis McKinley | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Dec 11, 1973 | 22 | Larry Frazier | loss | KO 2 |
7 | Nov 09, 1973 | 22 | Bob Swoopes | win | KO 1 |
6 | Oct 11, 1973 | 22 | Tony Pulu | win | KO 2 |
5 | Sep 10, 1973 | 22 | Lyn Martin | win | KO 1 |
4 | Feb 28, 1973 | 21 | Billy Ryan | loss | TKO 2 |
3 | Feb 02, 1973 | 21 | Carlos Lopez | win | PTS 5 |
2 | Oct 31, 1972 | 21 | Howard Smith | loss | PTS 5 |
1 | Sep 14, 1972 | 21 | Howard Smith | loss | KO 3 |