Record details

John TATE

"Big John"

Heavyweight

Male

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

Amateur Results


1976
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Montreal, Canada, Olympic Games bronze medal, +81 kg
+ July 24	Andrzej Biegalski (POL)	Montreal, Canada	WPTS 5:0
+ July 26	Peter Hussing (GER)	Montreal, Canada	WPTS 3:2
- July 28	Teofilo Stevenson (CUB)	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


1977
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 31	Mike Weaver	Knoxville, USA	KO by 15
(Lost WBA Heavyweight Title)
- June 20	Trevor Berbick	Montreal, Canada	KO by 9

1981
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 17	Steve Eisenbarth	Bakersfield, USA	TKO 1

1987
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 28	Calvin Jones	Bristol, USA	W 4
+ Dec. 19	Mark Green	Bristol, USA	KO 1

1988
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 16	Wesley Smith	Bristol, USA	W 4
- Mar. 30	Noel Quarless	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	L 10

Summary