Henry Tillman

Henry Tillman

Personal information
Birth name	Henry Durand Tillman
Born	August 1, 1960 (1960-08) (age 56) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medal record Men's boxing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Heavyweight Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Heavyweight

Henry Durand Tillman (born August 1, 1960) is an American former boxer. He was born in Los Angeles, California.^[1]

Amateur career

Tillman twice defeated Mike Tyson as an amateur, winning both bouts via close decisions. Tillman went on to win heavyweight gold at the Los Angeles Olympics against highly touted Canadian boxer Willie de Wit

Pro career

Tillman turned pro in 1984 as a cruiserweight and had a disappointing professional career, primarily due to a weak chin. In 1986, he was knocked down twice and upset by Bert Cooper via a decision. However, in 1987 he was able to secure a shot at WBA Cruiserweight Title holder Evander Holyfield. Holyfield dropped Tillman three times en route to a 7th-round TKO, according to WBA rules. Tillman later lost to Willie DeWitt in a rematch of their 1984 Heavyweight Olympic Final bout. In 1990, he took on Mike Tyson in Tyson's comeback bout after his loss to James "Buster" Douglas. Tyson knocked him out in the first round. He finished his professional career with a record of 25-6-0 with 16 knockouts.

In the movie Rocky V, Tillman played contender "Tim Simms" who lost a bout to "Tommy Gunn" played by Tommy Morrison.

In the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street, Dev stated that Henry Tillman was the greatest heavyweight never to have won a world heavyweight championship.

In July 2004, Tillman was sentenced to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal identity theft charges.

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (16 knockouts, 9 decisions), 6 Losses (4 knockouts, 2 decisions) [2]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	28-3-2	Terry "Turbo" Davis	KO	7	1992-09-15	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States	NBA Continental Americas Heavyweight Title.
Win	32-14-1	Eddie "Young Joe Louis" Taylor	TKO	6	1992-04-21	Tampa, Florida, United States
Win	28-16-1	Mark "White Lightning" Lee	UD	10	1992-03-26	Irvine, California, United States	99-90, 98-92, 100-89.
Win	15-30-2	Rick "King Kong" Kellar	TKO	4	1990-11-29	Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Win	5-12	Lynwood Jones	UD	10	1990-10-26	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States	100-90, 100-90, 99-91.
Win	12-30-6	Danny Blake	UD	10	1990-08-30	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States	99-91, 99-91, 99-91.
Loss	37-1	"Iron" Mike Tyson	KO	1	1990-06-16	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Tillman knocked out at 2:47 of the first round.
Win	9-9-2	Tim Morrison	TKO	2	1990-02-17	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win	3-5	Gerardo Valero	KO	2	1990-01-30	Reseda, California, United States
Win	8-5-1	Danny Wofford	PTS	10	1989-12-09	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Loss	20-1-1	Willie de Wit	UD	10	1988-03-29	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	94-100, 94-98, 95-97.
Loss	13-14-2	Dwain Bonds	TKO	8	1987-11-20	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	25-12	Danny "Smiley" Sutton	KO	7	1987-08-22	Columbia, South Carolina, United States	Sutton knocked out at 1:37 of the seventh round.
Win	13-3-1	Kevin P Porter	UD	10	1987-07-11	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	6-11-1	Woody Clark	TKO	7	1987-06-07	Providence, Rhode Island, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the seventh round.
Loss	13-0	Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield	TKO	7	1987-02-14	Reno, Nevada, United States	WBA World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the seventh round.
Win	9-11-1	Stanley Ross	TKO	4	1986-12-26	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	11-5-2	Tyrone Booze	UD	10	1986-10-17	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	10-7-1	Oscar Holman	TKO	6	1986-09-24	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	13-3	Cedric Parsons	KO	1	1986-08-19	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Parsons knocked out at 2:20 of the first round.
Loss	11-1	"Smokin" Bert Cooper	UD	12	1986-06-15	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	NABF Cruiserweight Title. 113-114, 112-115, 113-115.
Win	29-9	Bash Ali	TKO	1	1986-04-22	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	NABF Cruiserweight Title.
Win	18-3	Reggie Gross	UD	10	1986-03-04	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	8-2, 9-1, 10-0.
Win	6-3	Sylvester Lee	TKO	1	1986-02-02	Hollywood, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the first round.
Win	5-3-2	Richard Scott	UD	6	1985-09-18	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	6-0, 4-1, 4-2.
Win	8-2	Larry Phelps	TKO	2	1985-08-11	Hollywood, California, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:11 of the second round.
Win	28-30-5	Leroy Caldwell	PTS	6	1985-06-30	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	2-11-1	John "Rocky Young" Williams	TKO	1	1985-05-12	Tyler, Texas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:57 of the first round.
Win	2-1	Andre Crowder	TKO	1	1985-04-18	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	7-2-1	Mickey Pryor	TKO	4	1985-03-05	Dallas, Texas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:51 of the fourth round.
Win	1-0	Uriah "Bossman" Grant	TKO	2	1984-12-07	Houston, Texas, United States

References

1. ↑ "Henry Tillman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 
2. ↑ Boxing record for Henry Tillman. BoxRec.com.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Henry Tillman from BoxRec

1984 USA Olympic Boxing Team
Athletes	Paul Gonzales Steve McCrory Robert Shannon Meldrick Taylor Pernell Whitaker Jerry Page Mark Breland Frank Tate Virgil Hill Evander Holyfield Henry Tillman Tyrell Biggs
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