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 Michael Dokes, 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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Nov 17, 2000 | 49 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
59 | Aug 08, 1998 | 47 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
58 | Mar 27, 1996 | 44 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
57 | Jun 21, 1995 | 44 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
56 | Sep 17, 1994 | 43 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
55 | Jun 06, 1994 | 42 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
54 | Feb 27, 1993 | 41 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
53 | Nov 17, 1992 | 41 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
52 | Jul 12, 1991 | 40 | ![]() | loss | KO 6 |
51 | Jul 18, 1990 | 39 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
50 | Apr 04, 1990 | 38 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
49 | Jul 27, 1989 | 38 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
48 | May 01, 1989 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
47 | Jan 31, 1989 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
46 | Apr 30, 1988 | 36 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
45 | Nov 28, 1987 | 36 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
44 | Aug 24, 1987 | 36 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
43 | Jul 29, 1987 | 36 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
42 | Aug 23, 1986 | 35 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
41 | Apr 05, 1986 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
40 | Feb 16, 1986 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
39 | Jun 15, 1985 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
38 | Nov 09, 1984 | 33 | ![]() | win | DQ 1 |
37 | Aug 31, 1984 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
36 | Sep 30, 1983 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
35 | May 20, 1983 | 31 | ![]() | draw | MD 15 |
34 | Dec 10, 1982 | 31 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
33 | Oct 03, 1981 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
32 | Oct 25, 1980 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 13 |
31 | Mar 31, 1980 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 15 |
30 | Nov 24, 1979 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
29 | Sep 22, 1979 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
28 | Jun 22, 1979 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 12 |
27 | Mar 02, 1979 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
26 | Jan 18, 1979 | 27 | ![]() | win | RTD 9 |
25 | Dec 05, 1978 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
24 | Oct 22, 1978 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Sep 17, 1978 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
22 | Aug 19, 1978 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
21 | Jan 24, 1978 | 26 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
20 | Nov 15, 1977 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
19 | Sep 13, 1977 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
18 | Apr 01, 1977 | 25 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
17 | Jan 19, 1977 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
16 | Nov 04, 1976 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
15 | Jul 14, 1976 | 25 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
14 | Jun 27, 1975 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
13 | Aug 24, 1974 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
12 | Jul 26, 1974 | 23 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
11 | May 31, 1974 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
10 | Mar 22, 1974 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
9 | Feb 21, 1974 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Dec 11, 1973 | 22 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
7 | Nov 09, 1973 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | Oct 11, 1973 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
5 | Sep 10, 1973 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Feb 28, 1973 | 21 | ![]() | loss | TKO 2 |
3 | Feb 02, 1973 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 5 |
2 | Oct 31, 1972 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 5 |
1 | Sep 14, 1972 | 21 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |