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Michael Dokes

1958 - 2012

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Michael Marshall Dokes (August 10, 1958 – August 11, 2012) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1997, and held the WBA heavyweight title from 1982 to 1983. As an amateur he won a silver medal in the heavyweight division at the 1975 Pan American Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Dokes is the 299th most popular boxer (down from 260th in 2019), the 15,356th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,440th in 2019) and the 87th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Michael Dokes ranks 299 out of 496. Before him are Joe Gans, Vassiliy Jirov, Mohamed Bahari, Luke Campbell, Rogelio Marcelo, and Svilen Rusinov. After him are Nergüin Enkhbat, Mairis Briedis, Mario Kindelán, Diego Corrales, Parinya Charoenphol, and Bekzat Sattarkhanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Michael Dokes ranks 725. Before him are Christina Romer, Vernon Reid, Rainer Troppa, Douglas McGrath, Tommy Byrne, and José Manuel Soria. After him are Sandi Toksvig, Rick Snyder, Yasuyuki Kishino, Stuart Adamson, Kenny Sansom, and Vicky Rosti. Among people deceased in 2012, Michael Dokes ranks 504. Before him are Johnny Lewis, Alexander Dale Oen, Dolphy, Arnaldo Mesa, Anthony Bevilacqua, and Mary Tamm. After him are John Ingle, James Abdnor, Alan G. Poindexter, Jonathan Frid, Alex Alves, and Mika Yamamoto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Dokes ranks 15,362 out of 20,380. Before him are Lloy Ball (1972), John Kitzhaber (1947), Ralph Stanley (1927), Reese Hoffa (1977), Shannon Whirry (1964), and Mark Steven Johnson (1964). After him are Allen Drury (1918), Jermaine Stewart (1957), Ronnie Milsap (1943), Mark Pellington (1962), G. David Low (1956), and Kate DiCamillo (1964).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Michael Dokes ranks 87. Before him are James Toney (1968), Tim Witherspoon (1957), Virgil Hill (1964), Meldrick Taylor (1966), Oliver McCall (1965), and Joe Gans (1874). After him are Diego Corrales (1977), Antonio Margarito (1978), Errol Spence Jr. (1990), Danny García (1988), Timothy Bradley (1983), and Andre Ward (1984).

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