Michael Dokes was born in Akron, Ohio, USA on August 10, 1958. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on October 15, 1976 against Al Byrd. Dokes defeated Byrd via 2nd round RTD, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Dokes became a world champion at the age of 24 after 26 professional fights. He challenged Mike Weaver for the WBA heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 1st of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
Dokes' last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Paul Phillips at age 39, on October 11, 1997.
Some of Michael Dokes' best fights were against Mike Weaver, Jimmy Young, Ossie Ocasio, and José Ribalta. For a complete list of Dokes' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Michael Dokes".
Dokes has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Michael Dokes Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Oct 11, 1997 | 39 | ![]() | loss | TKO 2 |
60 | Apr 05, 1997 | 38 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
59 | Dec 10, 1996 | 38 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
58 | Jul 27, 1996 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
57 | Nov 18, 1995 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
56 | Feb 06, 1993 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
55 | Oct 27, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
54 | Oct 06, 1992 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
53 | Jul 28, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
52 | Apr 16, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
51 | Mar 21, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
50 | Feb 14, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
49 | Jan 21, 1992 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
48 | Dec 27, 1991 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
47 | Nov 29, 1991 | 33 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
46 | Apr 04, 1990 | 31 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
45 | Feb 05, 1990 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
44 | Nov 13, 1989 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
43 | Aug 24, 1989 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
42 | Jul 13, 1989 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
41 | Mar 11, 1989 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
40 | Dec 09, 1988 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
39 | Oct 27, 1988 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
38 | Jul 28, 1988 | 29 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
37 | Jun 27, 1988 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
36 | Apr 28, 1988 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
35 | Feb 24, 1988 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
34 | Jan 22, 1988 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
33 | Dec 17, 1987 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Mar 15, 1985 | 26 | ![]() | win | TD 4 |
31 | Feb 16, 1985 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
30 | Aug 31, 1984 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
29 | Sep 23, 1983 | 25 | ![]() | loss | KO 10 |
28 | May 20, 1983 | 24 | ![]() | draw | MD 15 |
27 | Dec 10, 1982 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
26 | Mar 20, 1982 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
25 | Jan 30, 1982 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
24 | Nov 06, 1981 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
23 | Aug 09, 1981 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
22 | Jun 12, 1981 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
21 | Mar 22, 1981 | 22 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
20 | Oct 02, 1980 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
19 | Jun 27, 1980 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
18 | Apr 19, 1980 | 21 | ![]() | draw | SD 10 |
17 | Feb 10, 1980 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
16 | Jan 13, 1980 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
15 | Sep 28, 1979 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
14 | Jul 20, 1979 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
13 | May 12, 1979 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
12 | Mar 23, 1979 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
11 | Dec 08, 1978 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
10 | Oct 27, 1978 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
9 | Sep 26, 1978 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
8 | Apr 29, 1978 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
7 | Mar 25, 1978 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
6 | Mar 03, 1978 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
5 | Apr 10, 1977 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Mar 06, 1977 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Jan 29, 1977 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Jan 16, 1977 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Oct 15, 1976 | 18 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |