What is John Tate's record?

John Tate's professional record is 34-3-0 with 23 knockouts.

Which world titles has John Tate held?

John Tate has held 1 world title reign: WBA heavyweight (1979–1980).

Heavyweight · United States

John Tate

34-3-0 23 KO · 1977–1988

Photo: Wevr333, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

John Tate was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Jan 29, 1955. Record 34-3-0 with 23 knockouts over 1977–1988. World titles: WBA heavyweight (1979–1980). John Tate last fought Noel Quarless on Mar 30, 1988 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.

Also: Джон Тейт · Джон Тэйт · جان تیت

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جون تيت · জন টেট · ジョン・テート · 约翰·泰特 (拳击运动员) · 존 테이트 · Big John · Тэйт Джон · Тэйт, Джон

BornJan 29, 1955

DiedApr 9, 1998

Country🇺🇸 United States

StanceOrthodox

Height193 cm

Reach203 cm

NicknameBig John

DebutMay 7, 1977

Career1977–1988

Rounds boxed200

KO share68%

Born inMarion, Arkansas, U.S.

TitlesWBA heavyweight · 1979–1980

Boxerbook rating1839 ± 276 · inactive since Mar 1988Why here ›

Confirmed bouts4 of 37

Career record

Record

34-3-0, 23 KOs · 1977–1988

Last result

Noel Quarless

PTS 10/10 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧

1988-03-30 ›
✓ one source

The record

37 bouts, 1977–1988, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 37, Wikipedia (es) · 1

Noel Quarless

PTS 10/10 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧

Tate 34-2-0 · Quarless —

1988-03-30 ›
✓ one source

Wesley Smith

UD 4/4 · Viking Hall, Bristol, 🇺🇸

Tate 33-2-0 · Smith —

1988-01-16 ›
✓ one source

Mark Green

KO 1/6 · Bristol, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

Tate 32-2-0 · Green —

1987-12-19 ›
✓ one source

Calvin Jones

MD 4/4 · International Speedway, Bristol, 🇺🇸

Tate 31-2-0 · Jones —

1987-11-28 ›
✓ one source

Steve Eisenbarth

TKO 1/6 · Convention Center, Bakersfield, California, 🇺🇸

Tate 30-2-0 · Eisenbarth —

1986-04-17 ›
✓ one source

Marty Capasso

KO 2/10 · Auditorium, West Palm Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸

Tate 29-2-0 · Capasso —

1983-08-19 ›
✓ one source

Donnie Long

UD 10/10 · Hilton, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

Tate 28-2-0 · Long —

1983-04-10 ›
✓ one source

Danny Sutton

TKO 5/10 · Viking Hall, Bristol, 🇺🇸

Tate 27-2-0 · Sutton —

1983-01-13 ›
✓ one source

Bruce Grandham

TKO 3/10 · Bristol, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

Tate 26-2-0 · Grandham —

1982-08-27 ›
✓ one source

Leroy Boone

UD 10/10 · Knoxville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

Tate 25-2-0 · Boone —

1982-07-08 ›
✓ one source

Leroy Caldwell 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸

Tate 24-2-0 · Caldwell —

1982-03-25 ›
✓ one source

Chuck Gardner

KO 1/10 · Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, 🇺🇸

Tate 23-2-0 · Gardner —

1981-11-27 ›
✓ one source

Barry Funches

TKO 7/10 · Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸

Tate 22-2-0 · Funches —

1981-10-15 ›
✓ one source

Clayman Parker

TKO 1/10 · Knoxville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

Tate 21-2-0 · Parker —

1981-08-08 ›
✓ one source

Harvey Steichen

UD 10/10 · Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, 🇺🇸

Tate 20-2-0 · Steichen —

1981-02-15 ›
✓ one source

Trevor Berbick 🇨🇦

KO 9/10 · Olympic Stadium, Montreal, 🇨🇦

Tate 20-1-0 · Berbick 14-1-1

1980-06-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

Mike Weaver 🇺🇸

Lost WBA heavyweight title

KO 15/15 · Stokely Athletic Center, Knoxville, 🇺🇸

Tate 20-0-0 · Weaver 21-9-0

1980-03-31 ›
✓✓ two sources

Gerrie Coetzee 🇿🇦

Won vacant WBA heavyweight title

UD 15/15 · Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, 🇿🇦

Tate 19-0-0 · Coetzee 22-0-0

1979-10-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

Kallie Knoetze 🇿🇦

TKO 8/12 · Independence Stadium, Mmabatho

Tate 18-0-0 · Knoetze —

1979-06-02 ›
✓ one source

Duane Bobick 🇺🇸

KO 1/10 · Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana, 🇺🇸

Tate 17-0-0 · Bobick —

1979-02-17 ›
✓ one source

Show all 37 bouts

Ron Draper

KO 5/10 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸

Tate 16-0-0 · Draper —

1978-12-09 ›
✓ one source

Roy Wallace

KO 9/10 · The Summit, Houston, 🇺🇸

Tate 15-0-0 · Wallace —

1978-10-14 ›
✓ one source

Johnny Boudreaux

SD 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸

Tate 14-0-0 · Boudreaux —

1978-08-26 ›
✓ one source

Walter Santemore

KO 6/10 · Sports Stadium, Orlando, 🇺🇸

Tate 13-0-0 · Santemore —

1978-07-07 ›
✓ one source

Bernardo Mercado 🇨🇴

TKO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸

Tate 12-0-0 · Mercado 20-0-0

1978-06-22 ›
✓✓ two sources

Reinaldo Gorosito

KO 2/10 · Sports Stadium, Orlando, 🇺🇸

Tate 11-0-0 · Gorosito —

1978-05-13 ›
✓ one source

Harold Carter

DQ 4/10 · Sports Stadium, Orlando, 🇺🇸

Tate 10-0-0 · Carter —

1978-04-25 ›
✓ one source

Leon Shaw

KO 7/10 · Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida, 🇺🇸

Tate 9-0-0 · Shaw —

1978-03-14 ›
✓ one source

James Dixon

KO 3/8 · Hyatt Regency, Knoxville, 🇺🇸

Tate 8-0-0 · Dixon —

1978-01-29 ›
✓ one source

Charlie Jordan

KO 1/10 · Knoxville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

Tate 7-0-0 · Jordan —

1977-12-03 ›
✓ one source

Frank Schram

TKO 1/6 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸

Tate 6-0-0 · Schram —

1977-11-18 ›
✓ one source

Lou Esa 🇺🇸

KO 3/6 · The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸

Tate 5-0-0 · Esa —

1977-10-22 ›
✓ one source

Eddie Lopez

MD 6/6 · Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸

Tate 4-0-0 · Lopez —

1977-09-13 ›
✓ one source

Walter Santemore

PTS 6/6 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

Tate 3-0-0 · Santemore —

1977-08-23 ›
✓ one source

Baker Tinsley

KO 2/6 · High School Gym, Pikeville, Kentucky, 🇺🇸

Tate 2-0-0 · Tinsley —

1977-08-20 ›
✓ one source

Norm Kues

KO 1/6 · Forum, Montreal, Quebec, 🇨🇦

Tate 1-0-0 · Kues —

1977-06-01 ›
✓ one source

Jerry Thompkins

TKO 5/6 · Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸

Tate 0-0-0 · Thompkins —

1977-05-07 ›
✓ one source

Amateur career

🥉 Olympics 1976 heavyweight

1976 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight

Semi-finalLTeófilo Stevenson 🇨🇺KO R1

Quarter-finalWPeter Hussing FRG3:2

Round of 16WAndrzej Biegalski 🇵🇱5:0

3 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

WBAHeavyweight

1979-10-20 – 1980-03-31

Facts

What is John Tate's record?: John Tate's professional record is 34-3-0 with 23 knockouts.
Who did John Tate fight last?: John Tate last fought Noel Quarless on Mar 30, 1988 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has John Tate held?: John Tate has held 1 world title reign: WBA heavyweight (1979–1980).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 4679 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/4679. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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