James Tillis was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. on July 5, 1957. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on November 18, 1978 against Ron Stephany. Tillis defeated Stephany via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Tillis' last fight was a 9th-round TKO loss to Rob Calloway at age 43, on April 13, 2001.
Some of James Tillis' best fights have been against Earnie Shavers. For a complete list of Tillis' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of James Tillis".
Tillis has 22 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "James Tillis Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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66 | Apr 13, 2001 | 43 | Rob Calloway | loss | TKO 9 |
65 | Oct 16, 1999 | 42 | Tim Puller | loss | UD 10 |
64 | Aug 30, 1996 | 39 | Cliff Couser | loss | TKO 6 |
63 | Jun 21, 1996 | 38 | Craig Payne | win | UD 8 |
62 | Dec 07, 1995 | 38 | Will Hinton | nc | NA
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61 | Oct 08, 1995 | 38 | Alexander Zolkin | loss | UD 10 |
60 | Feb 28, 1992 | 34 | Stan White Johnson | win | TKO 3 |
59 | Nov 22, 1991 | 34 | Danny Blake | win | SD 10 |
58 | Jan 11, 1991 | 33 | Tommy Morrison 22 24-0 | loss | TKO 1 |
57 | Dec 07, 1990 | 33 | Carlton West | win | TKO 3 |
56 | Mar 20, 1989 | 31 | Adilson Rodrigues | loss | UD 10 |
55 | Jan 14, 1989 | 31 | Arthel Lawhorne | loss | UD 10 |
54 | Nov 30, 1988 | 31 | Gary Mason 25 27-0 | loss | TKO 5 |
53 | Jul 16, 1988 | 31 | Evander Holyfield 25 18-0 | loss | RTD 5 |
52 | Apr 09, 1988 | 30 | Rodney Smith | win | KO 2 |
51 | Oct 16, 1987 | 30 | Dennis Jackson | win | KO 5 |
50 | Jun 23, 1987 | 29 | Johnny DuPlooy | loss | TKO 10 |
49 | Mar 24, 1987 | 29 | Frank Bruno 25 28-2 | loss | TKO 5 |
48 | Mar 06, 1987 | 29 | Ronnie Douglas | win | TKO 5 |
47 | Jan 08, 1987 | 29 | Mike Williams | loss | TKO 8 |
46 | Nov 11, 1986 | 29 | Avery Rawls | draw | PTS 10 |
45 | Oct 28, 1986 | 29 | Lorenzo Boyd | win | KO 3 |
44 | Oct 18, 1986 | 29 | Eddie Richardson | win | PTS 10 |
43 | Sep 15, 1986 | 29 | Joe Bugner 36 57-11-1 | loss | PTS 10 |
42 | Jul 29, 1986 | 29 | Art Terry | win | UD 8 |
41 | Jun 17, 1986 | 28 | Mark Young | win | KO 8 |
40 | May 03, 1986 | 28 | Mike Tyson 19 19-0 | loss | UD 10 |
39 | Jan 25, 1986 | 28 | Tyrell Biggs 25 7-0 | loss | UD 8 |
38 | Sep 07, 1985 | 28 | Gerrie Coetzee 30 29-4-1 | loss | UD 10 |
37 | May 20, 1985 | 27 | Marvis Frazier 24 13-1 | loss | UD 10 |
36 | Dec 15, 1984 | 27 | Bashir Wadud | win | UD 10 |
35 | Oct 23, 1984 | 27 | Carl Williams 24 15-0 | loss | UD 10 |
34 | Aug 20, 1984 | 27 | Michael Bennett | win | KO 1 |
33 | Jul 10, 1984 | 27 | Billy Joe Thomas | win | KO 3 |
32 | Apr 26, 1984 | 26 | Bobby Crabtree | win | KO 3 |
31 | Feb 09, 1984 | 26 | Otis Bates | win | KO 2 |
30 | Sep 23, 1983 | 26 | Tim Witherspoon 25 16-1 | loss | TKO 1 |
29 | Jul 09, 1983 | 26 | Lynwood Jones | win | KO 4 |
28 | May 22, 1983 | 25 | Larry Givens | win | TKO 2 |
27 | Apr 25, 1983 | 25 | Grady Daniels | win | TKO 4 |
26 | Mar 28, 1983 | 25 | Leroy Boone | win | PTS 10 |
25 | Nov 26, 1982 | 25 | Greg Page 24 19-1 | loss | TKO 8 |
24 | Aug 14, 1982 | 25 | Pinklon Thomas 24 19-0 | loss | TKO 8 |
23 | Jun 11, 1982 | 24 | Earnie Shavers 37 67-10-1 | win | UD 10 |
22 | Mar 13, 1982 | 24 | Jerry Williams | win | KO 3 |
21 | Oct 03, 1981 | 24 | Mike Weaver 30 23-9 | loss | UD 15 |
20 | Mar 09, 1981 | 23 | Tom Fischer | win | PTS 10 |
19 | Nov 13, 1980 | 23 | Domingo D'Elia | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Aug 14, 1980 | 23 | Mike Koranicki | win | UD 10 |
17 | Jun 12, 1980 | 22 | Eric Sedillo | win | TKO 4 |
16 | May 15, 1980 | 22 | Walter Santemore | win | UD 10 |
15 | Apr 17, 1980 | 22 | Frank Schram | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Mar 03, 1980 | 22 | Ron Stander | win | TKO 7 |
13 | Feb 01, 1980 | 22 | Roy Wallace | win | UD 10 |
12 | Dec 13, 1979 | 22 | Al Jones | win | KO 4 |
11 | Nov 20, 1979 | 22 | Harry Terrell | win | KO 1 |
10 | Oct 19, 1979 | 22 | Bob Whaley | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Sep 07, 1979 | 22 | Jimmy Cross | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Jul 30, 1979 | 22 | Charles Anderson Atlas | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Jul 20, 1979 | 22 | Henry Porter | win | TKO 6 |
6 | Jun 11, 1979 | 21 | George Gofarth | win | TKO 5 |
5 | Mar 31, 1979 | 21 | Rocky Lane | win | KO 1 |
4 | Feb 28, 1979 | 21 | Sylvester Wilder | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Feb 02, 1979 | 21 | Dave Watkins | win | KO 1 |
2 | Dec 15, 1978 | 21 | Al Bell | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Nov 18, 1978 | 21 | Ron Stephany | win | KO 1 |