Tim Witherspoon Record
Tim Witherspoon (Terrible) is a 67-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 23 years, 4 months, and 15 days, Witherspoon amassed a record of 55-13-1, which includes 38 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Boxing Career
Tim Witherspoon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on December 27, 1957. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on October 30, 1979 against Joe Adams. Witherspoon defeated Adams via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Witherspoon got his first world-title fight at the age of 25 after 15 professional fights. On May 20, 1983 Witherspoon challenged Larry Holmes' WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 12-round split decision.
He became a world champion on March 9, 1984 at the age of 26 years, after by defeating Greg Page, the then-reining WBC heavyweight champion, via 12-round majority decision. This was his 19th fight as a professional.
Witherspoon then went on to successfully win the WBA heavyweight world title as well.
Witherspoon's last fight was a split decision loss to Brian Nix at age 45, on March 15, 2003.
Some of Tim Witherspoon's best fights have been against Al Cole, Frank Bruno, Tony Tubbs, Carl Williams, Greg Page, Jorge Luis González, and José Ribalta. For a complete list of Witherspoon's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Tim Witherspoon".
Witherspoon has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Tim Witherspoon Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Mar 15, 2003 | 45 |  Brian Nix | loss | SD 10 |
68 | Sep 22, 2002 | 44 | 
Lou Savarese 37 42-4 | loss | TKO 5 |
67 | May 18, 2002 | 44 | Ahmed Abdin | win | UD 10 |
66 | Mar 10, 2002 | 44 | Darroll Wilson | win | KO 2 |
65 | Jan 18, 2002 | 44 | Ed White | win | TKO 1 |
64 | Jul 29, 2001 | 43 | Cleveland Woods | win | KO 1 |
63 | Jun 08, 2001 | 43 | 
Monte Barrett 30 24-2 | loss | SD 10 |
62 | Apr 13, 2001 | 43 | Danny Wofford | win | TKO 3 |
61 | Mar 31, 2001 | 43 | Elieser Castillo | win | MD 10 |
60 | Feb 22, 2001 | 43 | David Bostice | win | TKO 1 |
59 | Jul 08, 2000 | 42 | David Smith | win | TKO 2 |
58 | Apr 29, 2000 | 42 | Mike Sedillo | draw | PTS 12 |
57 | Feb 25, 2000 | 42 | Joe Ballard | win | KO 1 |
56 | Jun 18, 1999 | 41 | 
Greg Page 40 55-14-1 | loss | RTD 7 |
55 | Apr 16, 1999 | 41 | 
Brian Nielsen 34 48-0 | loss | TKO 4 |
54 | Oct 02, 1998 | 40 | 
Andrew Golota 30 31-3 | loss | UD 10 |
53 | Apr 07, 1998 | 40 | Jimmy Thunder | loss | UD 10 |
52 | Dec 13, 1997 | 39 | Larry Donald | loss | UD 12 |
51 | Nov 04, 1997 | 39 | Levi Billups | win | TKO 1 |
50 | Dec 14, 1996 | 38 | 
Ray Mercer 35 23-4-1 | loss | UD 10 |
49 | May 10, 1996 | 38 | 
Jorge Luis González 31 24-1 | win | TKO 5 |
48 | Jan 12, 1996 | 38 | 
Al Cole 31 27-1 | win | UD 10 |
47 | Nov 14, 1995 | 37 | Tim Puller | win | TKO 2 |
46 | Oct 31, 1995 | 37 | Everton Davis | win | TKO 7 |
45 | Mar 24, 1995 | 37 | Jesse Shelby | win | TKO 1 |
44 | Dec 17, 1994 | 36 | Nathaniel Fitch | win | TKO 6 |
43 | Aug 12, 1994 | 36 | Sherman Griffin | win | TKO 3 |
42 | Aug 25, 1992 | 34 | Tony Willis | win | UD 10 |
41 | Jul 21, 1992 | 34 | Everett Martin | loss | SD 10 |
40 | Mar 23, 1992 | 34 | James Pritchard | win | UD 10 |
39 | Feb 04, 1992 | 34 | Jimmy Lee Smith | win | KO 1 |
38 | Sep 10, 1991 | 33 | Art Tucker | win | TKO 3 |
37 | Mar 08, 1991 | 33 | 
Carl Williams 31 23-3 | win | SD 12 |
36 | Jul 19, 1990 | 32 | 
José Ribalta 27 31-4-1 | win | MD 10 |
35 | Mar 12, 1990 | 32 | Greg Gorrell | win | TKO 3 |
34 | Jan 11, 1990 | 32 | Jeff Sims | win | RTD 5 |
33 | Oct 19, 1989 | 31 | Anders Eklund | win | KO 1 |
32 | Jan 27, 1989 | 31 | Larry Alexander | win | SD 10 |
31 | Feb 17, 1988 | 30 | Mauricio Villegas | win | TKO 9 |
30 | Oct 14, 1987 | 29 | Mike Williams | win | SD 10 |
29 | Aug 04, 1987 | 29 | Mark Wills | win | TKO 1 |
28 | Dec 12, 1986 | 28 | 
James Smith 33 18-5 | loss | KO 1 |
27 | Jul 19, 1986 | 28 | 
Frank Bruno 24 28-1 | win | TKO 11 |
26 | Jan 17, 1986 | 28 | 
Tony Tubbs 27 21-0 | win | MD 15 |
25 | Oct 12, 1985 | 27 | Sammy Scaff | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Sep 06, 1985 | 27 | Larry Beilfuss | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Jun 15, 1985 | 27 |
James Smith 32 15-3 | win | UD 12 |
22 | Apr 29, 1985 | 27 | James Broad | win | KO 2 |
21 | Mar 25, 1985 | 27 | Mark Wills | win | TKO 9 |
20 | Aug 31, 1984 | 26 | 
Pinklon Thomas 26 24-0-1 | loss | MD 12 |
19 | Mar 09, 1984 | 26 |
Greg Page 25 23-1 | win | MD 12 |
18 | Sep 23, 1983 | 25 | 
James Tillis 26 26-3 | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Jul 16, 1983 | 25 | Floyd Cummings | win | UD 10 |
16 | May 20, 1983 | 25 | 
Larry Holmes 33 42-0 | loss | SD 12 |
15 | Jun 05, 1982 | 24 | Renaldo Snipes | win | MD 10 |
14 | Mar 30, 1982 | 24 | Luis Acosta | win | KO 2 |
13 | Dec 05, 1981 | 23 | Alfonzo Ratliff | win | TKO 7 |
12 | Nov 17, 1981 | 23 | Curtis Gaskins | win | KO 2 |
11 | Jul 30, 1981 | 23 | Jerry Williams | win | TKO 8 |
10 | Jun 17, 1981 | 23 | Bobby Jordan | win | KO 4 |
9 | Apr 11, 1981 | 23 | Dave Johnson | win | UD 8 |
8 | Feb 07, 1981 | 23 | Marvin Stinson | win | PTS 10 |
7 | Jan 24, 1981 | 23 | Ed Bednarik | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Dec 11, 1980 | 22 | James Reid | win | TKO 6 |
5 | Oct 24, 1980 | 22 | Oliver Wright | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Jul 20, 1980 | 22 | Charles Cox | win | KO 5 |
3 | May 09, 1980 | 22 | Robert Evans | win | UD 6 |
2 | Apr 26, 1980 | 22 | Robert Ritchie | win | KO 1 |
1 | Oct 30, 1979 | 21 | Joe Adams | win | TKO 1 |