Frank Tate has five losses against four opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Tate's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Frank Tate".
On October 9, 1998 Frank Tate faced off against David Telesco at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 41-5 (24), and Telesco was 30 years old and with a record of 19-2 (16). Tate lost the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On July 23, 1994 Frank Tate fought Virgil Hill in a light-heavyweight world-title fight for Hill's WBA title. Tate was 29 years old and with a record of 34-4 (20), and Hill was 30 years old and with a record of 38-1 (20). Tate lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On September 29, 1992 Frank Tate fought Virgil Hill in a light-heavyweight world-title fight for Hill's WBA title. Tate was 28 years old and with a record of 30-3 (17), and Hill was 28 years old and with a record of 32-1 (19). Tate lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On January 27, 1990 Frank Tate fought Lindell Holmes in a super-middleweight world-title fight for the IBF title. Tate was 25 years old and with a record of 24-2 (13). Tate lost the fight via 12-round majority decision.
On July 28, 1988 Frank Tate met Michael Nunn in a middleweight (IBF) world-title defense fight. Tate was 23 years old and with a record of 23-1 (13), and Nunn was 25 years old and with a record of 30-0 (20). Tate lost the fight via 9th-round TKO and lost the title.
