- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMichael Marshall Dokes
- Nickname
- Dynamite
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Michael Dokes was born on August 10, 1958 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He died on August 11, 2012 in Akron, Ohio, USA.
- Died a day after his 54th birthday.
- Dokes won a silver medal at the 1975 Pan American Games.
- In 1999 Dokes was sentenced to between four and 15 years in prison after being convicted of an attack on his fiancée in August 1998. Late in 2008, Dokes was released on parole.
- 1975 National AAU Heavyweight Champion.
- 1976 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion, beating future pro champs John Tate and Greg Page en route.
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