On October 11, 1997, a 39-year-old Michael Dokes (53-5-2, 34 KOs) and Paul Phillips met in the ring.
Dokes came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 6 days.
Michael Dokes lost to Paul Phillips via TKO in the 2nd round, and adds a loss to his record at 53-6-2.
On April 5, 1997, a 38-year-old Michael Dokes (53-4-2, 34 KOs) and Louis Monaco met in the ring.
Dokes came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days.
Michael Dokes lost to Louis Monaco via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 53-5-2.
On February 6, 1993, a 34-year-old Michael Dokes (50-3-2, 32 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBA and IBF title held by 25-year-old Riddick Bowe (32-0, 27 KOs).
Dokes came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 10 days. Bowe was on a 32-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 24 days.
Riddick Bowe made quick work of Michael Dokes, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Bowe improves his record to 33-0 (28 KOs), while Dokes adds a loss to his record at 50-4-2.
On April 4, 1990, a 31-year-old Michael Dokes (41-2-2, 27 KOs) and a 26-year-old Jamaican boxer Donovan Ruddock (22-1-1, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Dokes came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 30 days. Ruddock was on a 13-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 2 days.
Donovan Ruddock stopped Michael Dokes via TKO in the 4th round. Ruddock improves his record to 23-1-1 (16 KOs), while Dokes adds a loss to his record at 41-3-2.
On March 11, 1989, a 30-year-old Michael Dokes (37-1-2, 23 KOs) and a 26-year-old Evander Holyfield (20-0, 16 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Dokes came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 2 days. Holyfield was on a 20-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 2 days.
Evander Holyfield stopped Michael Dokes via TKO in the 10th round. Holyfield improves his record to 21-0 (17 KOs), while Dokes adds a loss to his record at 37-2-2.
On September 23, 1983, the 25-year-old WBA heavyweight world champion, Michael Dokes (26-0-2, 15 KOs), faced a 28-year-old South African boxer Gerrie Coetzee (28-3-1, 17 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Dokes came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 3 days. Coetzee was on a 0-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 1 day.
Gerrie Coetzee stopped the champion via KO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA heavyweight champion. Coetzee improves his record to 29-3-1 (18 KOs), while Dokes adds a loss to his record at 26-1-2.