THE COMEBACK FROM NEAR DEFEAT KO in KNOXVILLE: 1980 - Mike Weaver scores a come from behind KO over John Tate to win the WBA heavyweight title. However, most still considered LARRY HOLMES the real heavyweight champ. However, in the Tate fight, Weaver with less than a minute to go in the fight and losing on all score cards, he unloaded a devastating left hook to starch Tate WEAVER held his slice of the heavyweight title and had a couple of wins, but then came DOKES and it was over in 1982 when the KO artist was caught cold in Round 1.atsch SECONDS TO GO - LAMOTTA SCORES A HOME RUN TO SAVE THE DAY 1950 - If the Weaver vs Tate affair was the comeback of the decade, then Jake LaMotta's hail mary against Laurent Dauthuille with seconds to go must be the comeback of the Century. But, the writing was on the wall, if the "Raging Bull" could be picked apart for 14 plus rounds, his hopes against the best middleweights were fading fast. Well it didn't take long for welterweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson to move in and give tough Jake a painting lesson. A Jake became one of the best catchers in boxing for 13 rounds of punishment and pain in 1951. :bbb painting
