Mike Weaver
78″ reach · +6.85% reach advantage · 81st percentile
Mike Weaver has a reach of 78″ against a height of 73″ — a reach advantage of +6.85%, long for heavyweight boxing and the 81st percentile of the 317 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+6.85%
78″ reach on a 73″ frame
Compared against 317 heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 3.99%.
| Reach | 78″ (198.1 cm) | 53rd pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 73″ (185.4 cm) | 27th pct |
| Stance | — | |
| Division | Heavyweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 1970s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
Boxing record
41–18
60 bouts on record
Finish rate
68%
of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 51st percentile
The career, bout by bout
60 recorded bouts from 1972 to 2000. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
29y
1972–2000
Longest unbeaten run
11
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1973
6 bouts
Recorded bouts
60
59 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | L | Larry Holmes | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1998 | L | Melvin Foster | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1996 | W | Derrick Ryals | Decision | 10 |
| 1995 | W | George O'Mara | Decision | 12 |
| 1994 | W | Bill Corrigan | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1994 | W | Ladislao Mijangos | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1993 | W | Bert Cooper | Decision | 10 |
| 1992 | W | Mike Gans | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1991 | L | Lennox Lewis | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1990 | W | Dion Burgess | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1990 | L | James Smith | Decision | 12 |
| 1989 | W | Philipp Brown | Decision | 12 |
| 1989 | W | Lionel Washington | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1989 | W | Bobby Crabtree | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1988 | L | Johnny DuPlooy | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1987 | W | Johnny DuPlooy | — | 6 |
| 1987 | W | James Pritchard | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1987 | W | David Jaco | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1986 | L | Donovan Ruddock | — | 10 |
| 1986 | L | James Smith | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1986 | W | Carl Williams | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1985 | L | Pinklon Thomas | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1984 | W | Tony Anthony | — | 1 |
| 1984 | W | Billy Joe Thomas | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1983 | W | Stan Ward | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1983 | D | Michael Dokes | Draw | 15 |
| 1982 | L | Michael Dokes | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1981 | W | James Tillis | Decision | 15 |
| 1980 | W | Gerrie Coetzee | KO/TKO | 13 |
| 1980 | W | John Tate | KO/TKO | 15 |
| 1979 | W | Scott LeDoux | Decision | 12 |
| 1979 | W | Harry Terrell | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1979 | L | Larry Holmes | KO/TKO | 12 |
| 1979 | W | Oliver Philipps | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1979 | W | Stan Ward | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1978 | W | Abdul Khan | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1978 | W | Bernardo Mercado | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1978 | W | Mike Creel | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1978 | L | Leroy Jones | Decision | 12 |
| 1978 | L | Stan Ward | Decision | 12 |
| 1977 | W | Pedro Lovell | Decision | 10 |
| 1977 | W | Dave Martinez | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1977 | W | Bill Sharkey | Decision | 10 |
| 1977 | W | Dwain Bonds | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1976 | W | Fonomanu Young Sekona | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1976 | W | Jody Ballard | — | 10 |
| 1975 | W | Tony Doyle | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1974 | W | Mani Vaka | Decision | 10 |
| 1974 | L | Duane Bobick | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1974 | W | Orville Qualls | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1974 | L | Rodney Bobick | — | 10 |
| 1974 | W | Ellis McKinley | Decision | 6 |
| 1973 | L | Larry Frazier | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1973 | W | Bob Swoopes | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1973 | W | Tony Pulu | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1973 | W | Lyn Martin | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1973 | L | Billy Ryan | — | 2 |
| 1973 | W | Carlos Lopez | Decision | 5 |
| 1972 | L | Howard Smith | — | 5 |
| — | ? | Opponent | — | — |
20 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Owen LeFranc Beck+6.85% 78″ reach · 81st pct
- Jack Gardner+6.85% 78″ reach · 81st pct
- J. B. Williamson+6.85% 78″ reach · 81st pct
- Bruce Seldon+6.85% 78″ reach · 81st pct
- Gregorio Peralta+6.94% 77″ reach · 82nd pct
- Dwight Muhammad Qawi+6.69% 71″ reach · 80th pct
- Ross Puritty+6.67% 80″ reach · 79th pct
- Charles Shufford+6.67% 80″ reach · 79th pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 317 heavyweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Mike Weaver (boxer) on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-29. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.