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John TATE
Male
"Big John"
Heavyweight, USA
Born: January 29, 1955, Marion City, Arkansas, USA
Died: April 9 1998; near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
(died of injuries sustained following a one-car automobile accident)
Height: 6ft 4in, mt 1,92
Weight: 202-208-220-229-241-274-293-281 lbs
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1976 | |
| Montreal, Canada, Olympic Games bronze medal, +81 kg | + July 24 | Andrzej Biegalski | Montreal, Canada | WPTS 5:0 | | + July 26 | Peter Hussing | Montreal, Canada | WPTS 3:2 | | - July 28 | Teofilo Stevenson | Montreal, Canada | LKO 1 (1:36) | |
| Las Vegas, Nevada, Dual Match USA vs Soviet Union, +81 kg | + Nov. 28 | Evgeni Gorstkov | Las Vegas, Nevada | WPTS |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1977 | | + May 7 | Jerry Thompkins | Saint Louis, USA | TKO 5 | | + June 1 | Norm Kues | Montreal, Canada | KO 1 | | + Aug. 20 | Baker Tinsley | Pikeville, USA | KO 2 | | + Aug. 23 | Walter Santemore | Memphis, USA | W 6 | | + Sept. 13 | Eddie Lopez | Los Angeles, USA | W 6 | | + Oct. 22 | Lou Esa | Las Vegas, USA | KO 3 | | + Nov. 18 | Frank Schram | Las Vegas, USA | TKO 1 | | + Dec. 3 | Charlie Jordan | Knoxville, USA | KO 1 | | 1978 | | + Jan. 29 | James Dixon | Knoxville, USA | KO 3 | | + Mar. 14 | Leon Shaw | Orlando, USA | KO 7 | | + Apr. 25 | Harold Carter | Orlando, USA | WDQ 4 | | + May 13 | Raul Gorosito | Orlando, USA | KO 2 | | + June 22 | Bernardo Mercado | New York, USA | TKO 2 | | + July 7 | Walter Santemore | Orlando, USA | KO 6 | | + Aug. 26 | Johnny Boudreaux | Houston, USA | W 10 | | + Oct. 14 | Roy Wallace | Houston, USA | KO 9 | | + Dec. 9 | Ron Draper | Detroit, USA | KO 5 | | 1979 | | + Feb. 17 | Duane Bobick | Indianapolis, USA | KO 1 | | + June 2 | Kallie Knoetze | Mmabatho, South Africa | KO 8 | | + Oct. 20 | Gerrie Coetzee | Pretoria, South Africa | W 15 | | (Won vacant WBA Heavyweight Title) | | 1980 | | - Mar. 31 | Mike Weaver | Knoxville, USA | KO by 15 | | (Lost WBA Heavyweight Title) | | - June 20 | Trevor Berbick | Montreal, Canada | KO by 9 | | 1981 | | + Feb. 14 | Harvey Steichen | Knoxville, USA | W 10 | | + Aug. 8 | Claman Parker | Knoxville, USA | KO 1 | | + Oct. 15 | Barry Funches | Atlantic City, USA | TKO 7 | | + Nov. 27 | Chuck Gardner | Knoxville, USA | KO 1 | | 1982 | | + Mar. 25 | Leroy Caldwell | Las Vegas, USA | W 10 | | + July 9 | Leroy Boone | Knoxville, USA | W 10 | | + Aug. 27 | Bruce Grandham | Bristol, USA | KO 3 | | 1983 | | + Jan. 15 | Danny Sutton | Bristol, USA | KO 5 | | + Apr. 10 | Donnie Long | Pittsburgh, USA | W 10 | | + Aug. 19 | Marty Capasso | West Palm Beach, USA | KO 2 | 1984-1985
Inactive | | 1986 | | + Apr. 17 | Steve Eisenbarth | Bakersfield, USA | TKO 1 | | 1987 | | + Nov. 28 | Calvin Jones | Bristol, USA | W 4 | | + Dec. 19 | Mark Green | Bristol, USA | KO 1 | | 1988 | | + Jan. 16 | Wesley Smith | Bristol, USA | W 4 | | - Mar. 30 | Noel Quarless | Bethnal Green, Great Britain | L 10 |
Summary
Total bouts: 37, Won: 34 (23 inside the limit), Lost: 3 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0
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