Heavyweight · Television Era (1960–1989)
Mike Weaver
"Hercules"
41
Wins
18
Losses
1
Draws
28
KOs
68%
KO %
- Born
- 1952
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1972–2000
Won the title with a late KO of John Tate.
Titles & Honours
- WBA Heavyweight Champion (1980–1982)
Career Timeline
1972–2000- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Howard Smith · L KO
- Title history
Title reign begins
WBA Heavyweight Champion (1980–1982). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Stan Ward · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Larry Holmes · L TKO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-09-14 | L | Howard Smith | KO | 3 | Grand Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
| 1972-10-31 | L | Howard Smith | PTS | 5 | Civic Auditorium , Bakersfield, California , U.S. |
| 1973-02-02 | W | Carlos Lopez | PTS | 5 | San Bernardino Arena, San Bernardino, California , U.S. |
| 1973-02-28 | L | Billy Ryan | TKO | 2 | Warnors Theatre , Fresno, California , U.S. |
| 1973-09-10 | W | Lyn Martin | KO | 1 | The Forum , Inglewood, California , U.S. |
| 1973-10-11 | W | Tony Pulu | KO | 2 | Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1973-11-09 | W | Bob Swoopes | KO | 1 | San Diego , California, U.S. |
| 1973-12-11 | L | Larry Frazier | KO | 2 | Civic Auditorium , San Francisco , California, U.S. |
| 1974-02-21 | W | Ellis McKinley | PTS | 6 | Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1974-03-22 | L | Rodney Bobick | UD | 10 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. |
| 1974-05-31 | W | Orville Qualls | KO | 2 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. |
| 1974-07-26 | L | Duane Bobick | TKO | 7 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. |
| 1974-08-24 | W | Mani Vaka | PTS | 10 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center , Honolulu, Hawaii , U.S. |
| 1975-06-27 | W | Tony Doyle | TKO | 9 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. |
| 1976-07-14 | W | Jody Ballard | MD | 10 | The Aladdin , Paradise, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1976-11-04 | W | Fonomanu Young Sekona | KO | 6 | Circle Star Theater , San Carlos, California , U.S. |
| 1977-01-19 | W | Dwain Bonds | KO | 8 | Sahara Hotel and Casino , Winchester, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1977-04-01 | W | Bill Sharkey | MD | 10 | Beacon Theatre , New York City, New York , U.S. |
| 1977-09-13 | W | Dave Martinez | KO | 1 | Sports Arena, Anchorage, Alaska , U.S. |
| 1977-11-15 | W | Pedro Lovell | UD | 10 | Convention Center , Anaheim, California , U.S. |
| 1978-01-24 | L | Stan Ward | UD | 12 | Sacramento, California , U.S. |
| 1978-08-19 | L | Leroy Jones | UD | 12 | Sahara Hotel and Casino, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1978-09-17 | W | Mike Creel | KO | 2 | Sahara , Reno, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1978-10-22 | W | Bernardo Mercado | TKO | 5 | Sahara, Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1978-12-05 | W | Abdul Khan | KO | 2 | Sahara, Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1979-01-18 | W | Stan Ward | RTD | 9 | Sahara Hotel and Casino, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1979-03-02 | W | Oliver Philipps | KO | 4 | Sahara, Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1979-06-22 | L | Larry Holmes | TKO | 12 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1979-09-22 | W | Harry Terrell | KO | 4 | Memorial Sports Arena , Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1979-11-24 | W | Scott LeDoux | UD | 12 | Metropolitan Sports Center , Bloomington, Minnesota , U.S. |
| 1980-03-31 | W | John Tate | KO | 15 | Stokely Athletic Center , Knoxville, Tennessee , U.S. |
| 1980-10-25 | W | Gerrie Coetzee | TKO | 13 | Superbowl, Sun City , Bophuthatswana |
| 1981-10-03 | W | James Tillis | UD | 15 | Horizon , Rosemont, Illinois , U.S. |
| 1982-12-10 | L | Michael Dokes | TKO | 1 | Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1983-05-20 | D | Michael Dokes | MD | 15 | Dunes , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1983-09-30 | W | Stan Ward | TKO | 9 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1984-08-31 | W | Billy Joe Thomas | TKO | 7 | Riviera , Winchester, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1984-11-09 | W | Tony Anthony | DQ | 1 | Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1985-06-15 | L | Pinklon Thomas | KO | 8 | Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1986-02-16 | W | Carl Williams | TKO | 2 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy, New York , U.S. |
| 1986-04-05 | L | James Smith | TKO | 1 | Coliseum, Colonie, New York , U.S. |
| 1986-08-23 | L | Donovan Ruddock | SD | 10 | Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium, Fayetteville, North Carolina , U.S. |
| 1987-07-29 | W | David Jaco | KO | 2 | Yaounde , Cameroon |
| 1987-08-24 | W | James Pritchard | TKO | 6 | Louisville Gardens , Louisville, Kentucky , U.S. |
| 1987-11-28 | W | Johnny DuPlooy | RTD | 6 | Rand Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa |
| 1988-04-30 | L | Johnny DuPlooy | KO | 2 | Superbowl, Sun City , Bophuthatswana |
| 1989-01-31 | W | Bobby Crabtree | KO | 3 | Country Club , Reseda, California , U.S. |
| 1989-05-01 | W | Lionel Washington | TKO | 1 | Great Western Forum , Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1989-07-27 | W | Philipp Brown | SD | 12 | Felt Forum , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1990-04-04 | L | James Smith | UD | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1990-07-18 | W | Dion Burgess | TKO | 5 | Varsity Arena , Toronto, Ontario , Canada |
| 1991-07-12 | L | Lennox Lewis | KO | 6 | Caesars Tahoe , Stateline, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1992-11-17 | W | Mike Gans | KO | 5 | Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| 1993-02-27 | W | Bert Cooper | UD | 10 | Capital Indoor Stadium , Beijing , China |
| 1994-06-06 | W | Ladislao Mijangos | KO | 2 | Casino Magic , Bay St. Louis, Mississippi , U.S. |
| 1994-09-17 | W | Bill Corrigan | RTD | 2 | Pavilhão do Colégio D. Bosco, Macau , SAR |
| 1995-06-21 | W | George O'Mara | UD | 12 | Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California , U.S. |
| 1996-03-27 | W | Derrick Ryals | UD | 10 | Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
| 1998-08-08 | L | Melvin Foster | TKO | 9 | Spirit Lake, North Dakota , U.S. |
| 2000-11-17 | L | Larry Holmes | TKO | 6 | Coast Coliseum , Biloxi, Mississippi , U.S. |
Showing 60 of 60 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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