Michael Dokes (53-6-2, 34) was born in Akron, Ohio, USA on August 10, 1958. At the age of 18 years on October 15, 1976, he made his professional boxing debut against Al Byrd, winning the fight via 2nd-round retirement.
On his 27th career fight at 24 years old, Dokes became a heavyweight world champion on December 10, 1982 after defeating Mike Weaver via 1st-round TKO to win the WBA title.
Dokes' last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Paul Phillips at age 39 on October 11, 1997. He was on a 2-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Michael Dokes' best fights have been against Jimmy Young, Jose Ribalta, Mike Weaver and Lynn Ball.
Dokes has 6 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Oct 11, 1997 39 years, 2 months 53-6-2 (34) | Paul Phillips | 2 | TKO | LOSS | |
60 | Apr 5, 1997 38 years, 7 months 53-5-2 (34) | Louis Monaco | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
59 | Dec 10, 1996 38 years, 4 months 53-4-2 (34) | Doug Davis | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
58 | Jul 27, 1996 37 years, 11 months 52-4-2 (34) | Dave Fiddler | 2 | KO | WIN | |
57 | Nov 18, 1995 37 years, 3 months 51-4-2 (33) | Dave Slaughter | 3 | KO | WIN | |
56  | Feb 6, 1993 34 years, 5 months 50-4-2 (32) | 25 years, 5 months 32-0 (27) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS For WBA, IBF |
55 | Oct 27, 1992 34 years, 2 months 50-3-2 (32) | Barry Forbes | 10 | UD | WIN | |
54  | Oct 6, 1992 34 years, 1 months 49-3-2 (32) | 29 years, 6 months 31-8-1 (22) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
53 | Jul 28, 1992 33 years, 11 months 48-3-2 (32) | Jesse Ferguson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
52 | Apr 16, 1992 33 years, 8 months 47-3-2 (32) | Danny Sutton | 3 | KO | WIN | |
51 | Mar 21, 1992 33 years, 7 months 46-3-2 (31) | Percell Davis | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
50 | Feb 14, 1992 33 years, 6 months 45-3-2 (30) | Danny Wofford | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
49 | Jan 21, 1992 33 years, 5 months 44-3-2 (29) | Danny Stonewalker | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
48 | Dec 27, 1991 33 years, 4 months 43-3-2 (28) | Tyrone Armstrong | 4 | KO | WIN | |
47 | Nov 29, 1991 33 years, 3 months 42-3-2 (27) | John Morton | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
46  | Apr 4, 1990 31 years, 7 months 41-3-2 (27) | 26 years, 3 months 22-1-1 (15) | HW | 4 | KO | LOSS |
45 | Feb 5, 1990 31 years, 5 months 41-2-2 (27) | Jorge Alfredo Dascola | HW | 11 | TKO | WIN |
44 | Nov 13, 1989 31 years, 3 months 40-2-2 (26) | Lionel Washington | HW | 8 | TKO | WIN |
43 | Aug 24, 1989 31 years 39-2-2 (25) | Wesley Watson | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Jul 13, 1989 30 years, 11 months 38-2-2 (24) | Bobby Crabtree | 1 | KO | WIN | |
41  | Mar 11, 1989 30 years, 7 months 37-2-2 (23) | 26 years, 4 months 20-0 (16) | HW | 10 | TKO | LOSS |
40 | Dec 9, 1988 30 years, 3 months 37-1-2 (23) | Rocky Sekorski | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
39 | Oct 27, 1988 30 years, 2 months 36-1-2 (23) | Curtis Isaac | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Jul 28, 1988 29 years, 11 months 35-1-2 (22) | Manoel De Almeida | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
37 | Jun 27, 1988 29 years, 10 months 34-1-2 (21) | Andrew Stokes | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Apr 28, 1988 29 years, 8 months 33-1-2 (20) | James Pritchard | HW | 7 | TKO | WIN |
35 | Feb 24, 1988 29 years, 6 months 32-1-2 (19) | Eddie Richardson | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
34 | Jan 22, 1988 29 years, 5 months 31-1-2 (18) | Ken Lakusta | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Dec 17, 1987 29 years, 4 months 30-1-2 (17) | Kevin Porter | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Mar 15, 1985 26 years, 7 months 29-1-2 (16) | Randall Cobb | HW | 4 | TD | WIN |
31 | Feb 16, 1985 26 years, 6 months 28-1-2 (16) | Young Louis | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Aug 31, 1984 26 years 27-1-2 (15) | Mike Jameson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
29  | Sep 23, 1983 25 years, 1 months 26-1-2 (15) | 28 years, 5 months 28-3-1 (17) | HW | 10 | KO | LOSS Lost WBA |
28  | May 20, 1983 24 years, 9 months 26-0-2 (15) | 31 years, 11 months 24-10 (16) | HW | 15 | MD | DRAW Defended WBA |
27 | Dec 10, 1982 24 years, 4 months 26-0-1 (15) | 31 years, 5 months 24-9 (16) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
26 | Mar 20, 1982 23 years, 7 months 25-0-1 (14) | Tommy Franco Thomas | HW | 5 | KO | WIN |
25 | Jan 30, 1982 23 years, 5 months 24-0-1 (13) | Lynn Ball | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
24 | Nov 6, 1981 23 years, 2 months 23-0-1 (12) | George Chaplin | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Aug 9, 1981 22 years, 11 months 22-0-1 (12) | Harry Terrell | 1 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Jun 12, 1981 22 years, 10 months 21-0-1 (11) | John L. Gardner | 4 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Mar 22, 1981 22 years, 7 months 20-0-1 (10) | Randall Cobb | 10 | MD | WIN | |
20 | Oct 2, 1980 22 years, 1 months 19-0-1 (10) | Tom Fischer | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Jun 27, 1980 21 years, 10 months 18-0-1 (9) | Ossie Ocasio | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
18  | Apr 19, 1980 21 years, 8 months 17-0-1 (8) | 24 years, 8 months 14-1 (10) | 10 | SD | DRAW | |
17 | Feb 10, 1980 21 years, 6 months 17-0 (8) | Lucien Rodriguez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Jan 13, 1980 21 years, 5 months 16-0 (8) | Earl Tripp | 1 | KO | WIN | |
15  | Sep 28, 1979 21 years, 1 months 15-0 (7) | 30 years, 10 months 23-8-2 (8) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Jul 20, 1979 20 years, 11 months 14-0 (7) | Willie McIntyre | 2 | KO | WIN | |
13 | May 12, 1979 20 years, 9 months 13-0 (6) | Greg Sorrentino | 3 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Mar 23, 1979 20 years, 7 months 12-0 (5) | Wendell Bailey | 10 | SD | WIN | |
11 | Dec 8, 1978 20 years, 3 months 11-0 (5) | Ira Martin | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Oct 27, 1978 20 years, 2 months 10-0 (4) | Eugene Green | 8 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Sep 26, 1978 20 years, 1 months 9-0 (4) | Terry Mims | 8 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Apr 29, 1978 19 years, 8 months 8-0 (4) | Dan Johnson | 6 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Mar 25, 1978 19 years, 7 months 7-0 (4) | Abdul Khan | 8 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Mar 3, 1978 19 years, 6 months 6-0 (4) | George Holden | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Apr 10, 1977 18 years, 8 months 5-0 (3) | Ed Turner | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Mar 6, 1977 18 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Charlie Jordan | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jan 29, 1977 18 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Dave Wilson | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Jan 16, 1977 18 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Sergio Rodriguez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 15, 1976 18 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Al Byrd | 2 | RTD | WIN |
