Former Heavyweight Champ Michael Dokes Dies From Liver Cancer
by Robert Littal | Posted on Monday, August 13th, 2012
He was called Dynamite Dokes because he had an explosive punch.
Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
Michael Dokes, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, has died. He was 54.
The Rhoden Memorial Home in Akron said Dokes died Saturday. The Akron Beacon Journal reported that the boxer died in an Akron hospice from liver cancer.
Known as “Dynamite” Dokes because he packed a powerful punch, the fighter won the WBA title in 1982 by defeating Michael Weaver. He lost the title a year later when he was beaten by Gerrie Coetzee.
