John Tate (boxer)
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Nickname | Big John | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 29, 1955 Marion, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | April 9, 1998 (aged 43) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||||||||||
| Reach | 80 in (203 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 37 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 34 | ||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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John Tate (January 29, 1955 – April 9, 1998) was an American professional boxer and held the WBA heavyweight championship from 1979 to 1980. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He scored notable victories over future Heavyweight Champion Gerrie Coetzee as well as beating number three ranked heavyweight Kallie Knoetze in 1979 and knocking out contender Bernardo Mercado and fringe contender Duane Bobick.