On July 16, 1988, Evander Holyfield (18-0, 14 KOs) and James Tillis (38-13-1, 29 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Evander Holyfield is coming in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Carlos de León, 3 months and 7 days ago. James Tillis is on a 2-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Rodney Smith, 3 months and 7 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Evander Holyfield at 99-1 winning odds. James Tillis really doesn't have much to present against Holyfield.
Evander Holyfield stopped James Tillis via RTD in the 5th round. Holyfield improves his record to 19-0 (15 KOs), while Tillis adds a loss to his record at 38-14-1.