On March 15, 2003, a 45-year-old Tim Witherspoon (55-12-1, 38 KOs) and Brian Nix met in the ring.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 21 days.
Tim Witherspoon lost to Brian Nix via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 55-13-1.
On September 22, 2002, a 44-year-old Tim Witherspoon (55-11-1, 38 KOs) and a 37-year-old Lou Savarese (42-4, 34 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Savarese was on a 3-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 20 days.
Lou Savarese stopped Tim Witherspoon via TKO in the 5th round. Savarese improves his record to 43-4 (35 KOs), while Witherspoon adds a loss to his record at 55-12-1.
On June 8, 2001, a 43-year-old Tim Witherspoon (51-10-1, 35 KOs) and a 30-year-old Monte Barrett (24-2, 15 KOs) met in the ring.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days. Barrett was on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
Monte Barrett defeated Tim Witherspoon via split decision in the 10-round fight. Barrett improves his record to 25-2, while Witherspoon adds a loss to his record at 51-11-1.
On June 18, 1999, a 41-year-old Tim Witherspoon (46-9, 31 KOs) and a 40-year-old Greg Page (55-14-1, 45 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 4-fight losing streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days. Page was on a -1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 17 days.
In the rematch, Greg Page stopped Tim Witherspoon via RTD in the 7th round. Page improves his record to 56-14-1 (46 KOs), while Witherspoon adds a loss to his record at 46-10.
On April 16, 1999, a 41-year-old Tim Witherspoon (46-8, 31 KOs) and a 34-year-old Danish boxer Brian Nielsen (48-0, 32 KOs) met in the ring.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 14 days. Nielsen was on a 48-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 28 days.
Brian Nielsen stopped Tim Witherspoon via TKO in the 4th round. Nielsen improves his record to 49-0 (33 KOs), while Witherspoon adds a loss to his record at 46-9.
On October 2, 1998, a 40-year-old Tim Witherspoon (46-7, 31 KOs) and a 30-year-old Polish boxer Andrew Golota (31-3, 27 KOs) met in the ring.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 25 days. Golota was on a 3-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 11 days.
Andrew Golota defeated Tim Witherspoon via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Golota improves his record to 32-3, while Witherspoon adds a loss to his record at 46-8.
On April 7, 1998, a 40-year-old Tim Witherspoon (46-6, 31 KOs) and Jimmy Thunder met in the ring.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 25 days.
Tim Witherspoon lost to Jimmy Thunder via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 46-7.
On December 13, 1997, a 39-year-old Tim Witherspoon (46-5, 31 KOs) and Larry Donald met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 9 days.
Tim Witherspoon lost to Larry Donald via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 46-6.
On December 14, 1996, a 38-year-old Tim Witherspoon (45-4, 30 KOs) and a 35-year-old Ray Mercer (23-4-1, 16 KOs) met in the ring.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 4 days. Mercer was on a -2-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 4 days.
Ray Mercer defeated Tim Witherspoon via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Mercer improves his record to 24-4-1, while Witherspoon adds a loss to his record at 45-5.
On July 21, 1992, a 34-year-old Tim Witherspoon (37-3, 24 KOs) and Everett Martin met in the ring.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 28 days.
Tim Witherspoon lost to Everett Martin via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 37-4.
On December 12, 1986, Tim Witherspoon and James Smith met again in a rematch.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 23 days. Smith was on a 3-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 19 days.
James Smith made quick work of Tim Witherspoon in the rematch, stopping the champion via KO in the 1st. Smith improves his record to 19-5 (14 KOs), while Witherspoon adds a loss to his record at 25-3.
On August 31, 1984, the 26-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Tim Witherspoon (18-1, 12 KOs), faced a 26-year-old Pinklon Thomas (24-0-1, 20 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Thomas was on a 4-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 11 days.
Pinklon Thomas defeated Tim Witherspoon via majority decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Thomas improves his record to 25-0-1, while Witherspoon adds a loss to his record at 18-2.
On May 20, 1983, a 25-year-old Tim Witherspoon (15-0, 11 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBC and The Ring title held by 33-year-old Larry Holmes (42-0, 30 KOs).
Witherspoon came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 15 days. Holmes was on a 42-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 23 days.
Larry Holmes defeated Tim Witherspoon via split decision and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles. Holmes improves his record to 43-0, while Witherspoon adds a loss to his record at 15-1.