the fixer, he asked "Who else?" in return. The WBA launched an investigation, during which it was revealed that referee Joey Curtis had been affected by the recent death of South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim, which had taken place just weeks before Weaver-Dokes I after a contest between Kim and WBA world Lightweight champion Ray Mancini at the Caesar's Palace. Curtis himself admitted that he had been affected by Kim's death. Meanwhile, Weaver publicly apologized to Don King's adoptive son, Dokes' manager Carl King, for the earlier remarks he had done about the fight being fixed. The WBA reunited in Panama in a meeting attended by the WBA president Gilberto Mendoza as well as members of the WBA's executive committee, medical doctors and boxing experts to analyze the bout and take a decision as far as what course they would take about the contest and its result. Mendoza told reporters that they viewed tapes of the contest three times. Ultimately, the WBA decided not to overturn the contest's result, retaining Dokes as their world Heavyweight champion, but ordering a rematch to take place soon. Weaver's manager, Don Manuel, responded by declaring that "Weaver and I are thankful to the association for the decision to repeat the fight". Second fight The second Dokes-Weaver contest is considered a classic by many; websites such as thefightcity.com and others mentioning them among the greatest 25 or so fights to have ever taken place in the Heavyweight division. Jimmy Lennon was the rematch's ring announcer, introducing champion Dokes and challenger Weaver to the attending crowds. The referee was Richard Steele. The fight's judges were Larry Hazzard, Harold Lederman and, for the second time, Jerry Roth. It was contested on Friday, May 20th, 1983, at the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, as part of a program that included the Ossie Ocasio versus Randy Stephens WBA world Cruiserweight championship and Larry Holmes versus Tim Witherspoon WBC world Heavyweight championship contests, effectively completing what was then a rare world championship boxing triple-header program. Being put together along with Holmes-Witherspoon, Dokes-Weaver II became part of history as the first time two world Heavyweight championship bouts took place on the same date. The entire show was nicknamed "The Crown Affair". As in their first encounter, both boxers came out aggressive to start their rematch. Early on, Dokes hurt his left hand. By round five, Dokes was on