violent and that she was punched and sexually assaulted by Dokes after she arrived home at 5AM one early morning following a musical concert she had attended to. Also, in 1993, police in Florida accused Dokes of running down a vendor after drinking and using drugs. Dokes battled alcoholism and drug addiction. Dokes died of liver cancer on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at a hospice in his hometown of Akron. Mike Weaver For his part, Weaver obtained three consecutive wins after the Dokes rematch and then challenged Pinklon Thomas for Thomas' WBC world Heavyweight title on Saturday, June 15, 1985, at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, losing by an eighth-round knockout after another competitive fight. He and James Smith fought in the program in which Dokes battled Donovan Ruddock, losing to Smith by a 12-rounds unanimous decision at the Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, April 4, 1990 as part of a show headlined by a WBA world Lightweight championship bout between Puerto Ricans Edwin Rosario and Juan Nazario. On July 12, 1991, Weaver gave future International Boxing Hall of Fame member Lennox Lewis a test before losing by a sixth-round technical knockout at the Caesar's Tahoe Outdoor Arena in Stateline, Nevada, as part of a card whose headliners were Tony Lopez and Lupe Gutierrez for Lopez's IBF's world Junior Lightweight championship. Weaver retired after another sixth-round technical knockout loss; this time in a rematch with Larry Holmes on Friday, November 17, 2000, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi as part of a "boxing legends" program. He had a record of 41 wins, 18 losses and 1 draw (tie) in professional boxing, with 28 wins and 12 losses by knockout. One of eleven siblings which included 8 brothers and 2 sisters and also included triplet brothers Floyd, Lloyd and Troy Weaver, Mike Weaver has largely stayed out of the spotlight after his boxing career was over, and he has followed a life largely led by his Christian faith. References Boxing on HBO Boxing matches December 1982 sports events May 1983 sports events Boxing in Las Vegas