Henry Tillman

Henry Durand Tillman (born August 1, 1960) is a former American boxer.

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.

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 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)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	28-3-2	Terry "Turbo" Davis	KO	7	15/09/1992	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States	NBA Continental Americas Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	32-14-1	Eddie "Young Joe Louis" Taylor	TKO	6	21/04/1992	Tampa, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28-16-1	Mark "White Lightning" Lee	UD	10	26/03/1992	Irvine, California, United States	99-90, 98-92, 100-89.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-30-2	Rick "King Kong" Kellar	TKO	4	29/11/1990	Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-12	Lynwood Jones	UD	10	26/10/1990	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States	100-90, 100-90, 99-91.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-30-6	Danny Blake	UD	10	30/08/1990	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States	99-91, 99-91, 99-91.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	37-1	"Iron" Mike Tyson	KO	1	16/06/1990	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Tillman knocked out at 2:47 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-9-2	Tim Morrison	TKO	2	17/02/1990	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-5	Gerardo Valero	KO	2	30/01/1990	Reseda, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-5-1	Danny Wofford	PTS	10	09/12/1989	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	20-1-1	Willie de Wit	UD	10	29/03/1988	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	94-100, 94-98, 95-97.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	13-14-2	Dwain Bonds	TKO	8	20/11/1987	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	25-12	Danny "Smiley" Sutton	KO	7	22/08/1987	Columbia, South Carolina, United States	Sutton knocked out at 1:37 of the seventh round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-3-1	Kevin P Porter	UD	10	11/07/1987	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-11-1	Woody Clark	TKO	7	07/06/1987	Providence, Rhode Island, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the seventh round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	13-0	Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield	TKO	7	14/02/1987	Reno, Nevada, United States	WBA World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the seventh round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-11-1	Stanley Ross	TKO	4	26/12/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-5-2	Tyrone Booze	UD	10	17/10/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-7-1	Oscar Holman	TKO	6	24/09/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-3	Cedric Parsons	KO	1	19/08/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Parsons knocked out at 2:20 of the first round.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	11-1	"Smokin" Bert Cooper	UD	12	15/06/1986	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	NABF Cruiserweight Title. 113-114, 112-115, 113-115.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	29-9	Bash Ali	TKO	1	22/04/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	NABF Cruiserweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-3	Reggie Gross	UD	10	04/03/1986	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	8-2, 9-1, 10-0.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-3	Sylvester Lee	TKO	1	02/02/1986	Hollywood, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-3-2	Richard Scott	UD	6	18/09/1985	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	6-0, 4-1, 4-2.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-2	Larry Phelps	TKO	2	11/08/1985	Hollywood, California, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:11 of the second round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28-30-5	Leroy Caldwell	PTS	6	30/06/1985	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-11-1	John "Rocky Young" Williams	TKO	1	12/05/1985	Tyler, Texas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:57 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-1	Andre Crowder	TKO	1	18/04/1985	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-2-1	Mickey Pryor	TKO	4	05/03/1985	Dallas, Texas, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:51 of the fourth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Uriah "Bossman" Grant	TKO	2	07/12/1984	Houston, Texas, United States

External links

• Professional boxing record for Henry Tillman from BoxRec

Notes and references

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.

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