John Tate vs Mike Weaver March 31, 1980 720p 60FPS HD

Mike Weaver 207 lbs beat John Tate 232 lbs by KO at 2:15 in round 15 of 15 Date: 1980-03-31 Location: Stokley Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Referee: Ernesto Magana 133-138 Judge: Nicasio Drake 134-137 Judge: Cesar Ramos 133-136 World Boxing Association Heavyweight Title (1st defense by Tate) Aired On: ABC Wide World of Sports Notes Tate was three inches taller and 24½ lbs heavier than Weaver. Tate was a 2-1 favorite. There was a crowd of . Unofficial AP scorecard (through 14 rounds) - 137-132 Tate. Weaver said he knew he was behind and needed a knockout to win. “Finally in the fifteenth round, my manager reminded me I was telling everyone I knew that I was going to knock Tate out. He told me I was running out of time and it was now or never so you better do it! I sat in my corner and recited the 23rd Psalm to myself and asked the Lord to give me the strength to knock him out. He gave me more than I needed,“ said Mike Weaver in a 2016 interview with Ringside Report. Weaver knocked Tate out