3 John Tate Greatest Knockouts

3 John Tate Greatest Knockouts
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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.
Amateur career
"Big John" Tate (named due to his 6-foot-4-inch or 193-centimetre height) captured a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, losing to Olympic boxing legend Teófilo Stevenson in a semifinal bout.
1976 Olympic results
-Round of 16: Defeated Andrzej Biegalski (Poland) by decision, 5-0
-Quarterfinal: Defeated Peter Hussing (West Germany) by decision, 3-2
-Semifinal: Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) KO round 1 (was awarded bronze medal)
Tate lost in the finals of the 1975 National Golden Gloves to Emory Chapman. He lost in the quarterfinals the next year in a split decision to Michael Dokes. He avenged his loss to Dokes in the Olympic Trials by decision, and beat 1976 National AAU Champion Marvin Stinson to advance to the Olympic team. He also beat future heavyweight champion Greg Page by two close decisions, one in the quarterfinals of the 1975 National Golden Gloves tournament.
Tate met his future trainer, Ace Miller, during an amateur tournament in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tate and Miller worked together through 1983.
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Tate wasn’t really a big puncher huh? He stopped guys with what looks like a more culmination of punches. Looks like he had pop but guys didn’t go down. Good video! Never saw these before. Thank you!