Boxing Former champ Dokes dies Michael Dokes, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, died Saturday in Akron, Ohio. He was 54. The Akron Beacon Journal reported Dokes died in a hospice from liver cancer. Dokes won the heavyweight title at 24 in December 1982, when referee Joey Curtis made a controversial decision to stop his fight against champion Mike Weaver. Dokes dominated the first round over Weaver, prompting Curtis' decision. An admitted problem with cocaine was a factor as Dokes lost the WBA title nine months later to Gerrie Coetzee. Dokes never held the heavyweight crown again. Known as "Dynamite" Dokes because he packed a powerful punch, he had a career record of...
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