Heavyweight · United States
Michael Dokes 53-7-2 34 KO · 1976–1997
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Michael Dokes was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Aug 10, 1958. Record 53-7-2 with 34 knockouts over 1976–1997. World titles: WBA heavyweight (1982–1983). Michael Dokes last fought Paul Phillips on Oct 11, 1997 and lost by TKO in round 2 of 10.
Also: Майкл Доукс · مايكل دوكيس · مایکل دوکز +6 more マイケル・ドークス · 麥克·杜克 · 마이클 도크스 · Michael Marshall Dokes · Доукс, Майкл · 마이클 마셜 도크스
Born Aug 10, 1958
Died Aug 11, 2012
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 191 cm
Reach 198 cm
Nickname Dynamite
Debut Oct 15, 1976
Career 1976–1997
Rounds boxed 364
KO share 64%
Born in Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Titles WBA heavyweight · 1982–1983
Boxerbook rating 1842 ± 238 · inactive since Oct 1997Why here › Confirmed bouts 13 of 62
Career record Record
53-7-2, 34 KOs · 1976–1997
Last result L
Paul Phillips
TKO 2/10 · Peels Palace, Erlanger, Kentucky, 🇺🇸
The record 62 bouts, 1976–1997, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 61, Wikipedia (ru) · 4, Wikipedia (ja) · 1
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Paul Phillips
TKO 2/10 · Peels Palace, Erlanger, Kentucky, 🇺🇸
Dokes 53-6-2 · Phillips —
L
PTS 10/10 · Aztlan Theatre, Denver, 🇺🇸
Dokes 53-5-2 · Monaco —
W
Doug Davis
PTS 10/10 · Tempe, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Dokes 52-5-2 · Davis —
W
Dave Fiddler
KO 2/10 · Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester, Washington, 🇺🇸
Dokes 51-5-2 · Fiddler —
W
Dave Slaughter
KO 3 · Aurora, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Dokes 50-5-2 · Slaughter —
L
12 · Madison Square Garden, New York, 🇺🇸
Dokes 50-4-2 · Bowe 37-0-0
L
For WBA and IBF heavyweight titles TKO 1/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 50-3-2 · Bowe 35-0-0
W
Barry Forbes
UD 10/10 · Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Dokes 49-3-2 · Forbes —
W
UD 10/10 · Mahi Shrine Temple, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Dokes 48-3-2 · Ribalta 32-8-1
W
UD 10/10 · Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 47-3-2 · Ferguson —
W
Danny Sutton
KO 3/10 · Paramount Theatre, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 46-3-2 · Sutton —
W
Percell Davis
RTD 5/10 · CSU Convocation Center, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Dokes 45-3-2 · Davis —
W
Danny Wofford
TKO 9/10 · The Aladdin, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Dokes 44-3-2 · Wofford —
W
Danny Stonewalker
TKO 6/10 · Union Plaza Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Dokes 43-3-2 · Stonewalker —
W
Tyrone Armstrong
KO 4/10 · Union Plaza Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Dokes 42-3-2 · Armstrong —
W
John Morton
PTS 8/8 · The Mirage, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Dokes 41-3-2 · Morton —
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Lost WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title KO 4/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 41-2-2 · Ruddock 23-1-1
W
Jorge Alfredo Dascola
Retained WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title TKO 11/12 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Dokes 40-2-2 · Dascola —
W
Lionel Washington
Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title TKO 8/12 · Great Western Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Dokes 39-2-2 · Washington —
W
TKO 3/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 38-2-2 · Watson —
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Bobby Crabtree
KO 1/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 37-2-2 · Crabtree —
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For WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title TKO 10/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Dokes 37-1-2 · Holyfield 20-0-0
W
Retained WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 36-1-2 · Sekorski —
W
Curtis Isaac
TKO 4/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 35-1-2 · Isaac —
W
Manoel De Almeida
RTD 4/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 34-1-2 · Almeida —
W
Andrew Stokes
TKO 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 33-1-2 · Stokes —
W
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title TKO 7/12 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 32-1-2 · Pritchard —
W
TKO 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 31-1-2 · Richardson —
W
Ken Lakusta
TKO 7/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 30-1-2 · Lakusta —
W
Kevin Porter
TKO 5/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 29-1-2 · Porter —
W
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title TD 4/12 · Riviera, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Dokes 28-1-2 · Cobb 24-4-0
W
Young Louis
TKO 2/10 · Andy Murphy Midtown Neighborhood Center, Kingston, New York, 🇺🇸
Dokes 27-1-2 · Louis —
W
UD 10/10 · Riviera, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Dokes 26-1-2 · Jameson 12-8-0
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For WBA heavyweight title KO 10/15 · Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Dokes 26-0-2 · Coetzee 28-3-1
D
For WBA heavyweight title MD 15/15 · Dunes, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Dokes 26-0-1 · Weaver 24-10-0
W
Won WBA heavyweight title TKO 1/15 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Dokes 25-0-1 · Weaver 24-9-0
W
Tommy Franco Thomas
Retained NABF heavyweight title KO 5/12 · Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Dokes 24-0-1 · Thomas —
W
Lynn Ball
Won NABF heavyweight title TKO 1/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Dokes 23-0-1 · Ball —
W
UD 10/10 · Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Dokes 22-0-1 · Chaplin —
W
Harry Terrell
KO 1/10 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Dokes 21-0-1 · Terrell —
W
KO 4/10 · Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Dokes 20-0-1 · Gardner —
W
MD 10/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Dokes 19-0-1 · Cobb 17-1-0
W
Tom Fischer
TKO 7/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Dokes 18-0-1 · Fischer —
W
TKO 1/10 · Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Dokes 17-0-1 · Ocasio 14-1-1
D
SD 10/10 · Coliseo Pedrin Zorrilla, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Dokes 17-0-0 · Ocasio 14-1-0
W
UD 10/10 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Dokes 16-0-0 · Rodriguez —
W
Earl Tripp
KO 1/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Dokes 15-0-0 · Tripp —
W
UD 10/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Dokes 14-0-0 · Young 25-8-2
W
Willie McIntyre
KO 2/10 · Auditorium, West Palm Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Dokes 13-0-0 · McIntyre —
W
Greg Sorrentino
KO 3/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Dokes 12-0-0 · Sorrentino —
W
Wendell Bailey
SD 10/10 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Dokes 11-0-0 · Bailey —
W
Ira Martin
TKO 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Dokes 10-0-0 · Martin —
W
Eugene Green
UD 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Dokes 9-0-0 · Green —
W
Terry Mims
UD 8/8 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Dokes 8-0-0 · Mims —
W
Dan Johnson
UD 6/6 · The Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸
Dokes 7-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Abdul Khan
UD 8/8 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Dokes 6-0-0 · Khan —
W
George Holden
KO 2/8 · Rif Stadion, Willemstad
Dokes 5-0-0 · Holden —
W
Ed Turner
PTS 6/6 · Fontainbleau, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Dokes 4-0-0 · Turner —
W
Charlie Jordan
TKO 3/4 · Correctional Facility, Marion, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Dokes 3-0-0 · Jordan —
W
Dave Wilson
PTS 4/4 · Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Dokes 2-0-0 · Wilson —
W
Sergio Rodriguez
TKO 2 · Pensacola, Florida, 🇺🇸
Dokes 1-0-0 · Rodriguez —
W
Al Byrd
RTD 2/4 · Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, 🇺🇸
Dokes 0-0-0 · Byrd —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Michael Dokes's record? Michael Dokes's professional record is 53-7-2 with 34 knockouts.
Who did Michael Dokes fight last? Michael Dokes last fought Paul Phillips on Oct 11, 1997 and lost by TKO in round 2 of 10.
Which world titles has Michael Dokes held? Michael Dokes has held 1 world title reign: WBA heavyweight (1982–1983). Sources Boxerbook ID 19269 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/19269 . 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.
