Henry Tillman

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Henry Durand Tillman (born August 1, 1960) is an American former professional boxer. He won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics as a Heavyweight.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He scored notable wins over Cruiserweight Champions Uriah Grant and Tyrone Booze.

Early life

Tillman was born in Los Angeles, California.<ref>Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref>

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 against highly touted Canadian boxer Willie DeWitt, considered the world's #1 amateur heavyweight by the AIBA in 1984<ref>From Canada, a New Image For Boxing in Willie deWit.</ref> (to whom he lost in 1988 in professionals.)

Highlights

Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2 United States National Championships (super heavyweight), Indianapolis, Indiana, December 1982:

  • 1/16: Defeated Howard Lake by split decision, 3–2
  • 1/8: Defeated William Ross RSC 2
  • 1/4: Lost to Mark Mahone by majority decision, 1–4

USA–USSR Duals (super heavyweight), Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 1983:

USA–Cuba Duals (heavyweight), Havana, Cuba, April 1983:

  • Lost to Hermenegildo Báez (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 0–5

Template:Gold1 National Sports Festival (heavyweight), Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 1983:

  • 1/2: Defeated Henry Milligan RSC 2
  • Finals (Pan Am Trials): Defeated Richard Johnson by majority decision, 4–1

Pan Am Box-Offs (178 lbs), St. Louis, Missouri, August 1983:

  • Defeated (no data available)

Template:Silver2 Pan American Games (heavyweight), Caracas, Venezuela, August 1983:

  • 1/2: Defeated Virgilio Frias (Dominicana) by majority decision, 4–1
  • Finals: Lost to Aurelio Toyo (Cuba) by majority decision, 1–4

USA–Bulgaria Duals (light heavyweight), Rapid City, South Dakota, October 1983:

Template:Col-2 United States National Championships (heavyweight), Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 1983:

USA–Combined Team of GBR & Canada Duals (heavyweight), Reno, Nevada, November 1983:

National Golden Gloves (heavyweight), St. Louis, Missouri, April 1984:

  • 1/4: Defeated Terry Anderson by decision
  • 1/2: Lost to Jonathan Littles by walkover

Olympic Trials (heavyweight), Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, June 1984:

Olympic Box-Offs (heavyweight), Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 1984:

Template:Gold1 Olympic Games (heavyweight), Los Angeles, California, August 1984:

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Professional career

Template:Further 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. In 1987 he secured a bout 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 the movie Rocky V, Tillman played contender "Tim Simms" who lost a bout to "Tommy Gunn" played by Tommy Morrison.

Personal life

At the 1984 Summer Olympics Henry met his bride-to-be Gina Hemphill, a granddaughter of Jesse Owens, she carried the torch into the Los Angeles Coliseum at the opening ceremony, and worked as a production assistant on The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago. In 1987 they were married among friends and Olympic teammates.

In February 2001, Tillman was sentenced to six years in prison for a 1996, attempted murder and voluntary manslaughter charge, and released from custody in 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In July 2004, Tillman was sentenced to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal identity theft charges.<ref name="Wallechinsky">Template:Cite book</ref>

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (16 knockouts, 9 decisions), 6 Losses (4 knockouts, 2 decisions)<ref>Boxing record for Henry Tillman Template:Webarchive. BoxRec.com.</ref>
Result Opp
Record 		Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Template:No2Loss Template:Small Template:Flagicon Terry Davis KO 7 1992-09-15 Template:Flagicon Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Eddie Taylor TKO 6 1992-04-21 Template:Flagicon Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Mark Lee UD 10 1992-03-26 Template:Flagicon Irvine, California, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Rick Kellar TKO 4 1990-11-29 Template:Flagicon Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Lynwood Jones UD 10 1990-10-26 Template:Flagicon Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Danny Blake UD 10 1990-08-30 Template:Flagicon Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Template:No2Loss Template:Small Template:Flagicon Mike Tyson KO 1 1990-06-16 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Tim Morrison TKO 2 1990-02-17 Template:Flagicon Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Gerardo Valero KO 2 1990-01-30 Template:Flagicon Reseda, California, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Danny Wofford PTS 10 1989-12-09 Template:Flagicon Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Template:No2Loss Template:Small Template:Flagicon Willie DeWitt UD 10 1988-03-29 Template:Flagicon Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Template:No2Loss Template:Small Template:Flagicon Dwain Bonds TKO 8 1987-11-20 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Danny Sutton KO 7 1987-08-22 Template:Flagicon Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Kevin P. Porter UD 10 1987-07-11 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Woody Clark TKO 7 1987-06-07 Template:Flagicon Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. Template:Small
Template:No2Loss Template:Small Template:Flagicon Evander Holyfield TKO 7 1987-02-14 Template:Flagicon Reno, Nevada, U.S. Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Stanley Ross TKO 4 1986-12-26 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Tyrone Booze UD 10 1986-10-17 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Oscar Holman TKO 6 1986-09-24 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Cedric Parsons KO 1 1986-08-19 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Template:Small
Template:No2Loss Template:Small Template:Flagicon Bert Cooper UD 12 1986-06-15 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Bash Ali TKO 1 1986-04-22 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Reggie Gross UD 10 1986-03-04 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Sylvester Lee TKO 1 1986-02-02 Template:Flagicon Hollywood, Florida, U.S. Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Richard Scott UD 6 1985-09-18 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Larry Phelps TKO 2 1985-08-11 Template:Flagicon Hollywood, California, U.S. Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Leroy Caldwell PTS 6 1985-06-30 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon John Williams TKO 1 1985-05-12 Template:Flagicon Tyler, Texas, U.S. Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Andre Crowder TKO 1 1985-04-18 Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Mickey Pryor TKO 4 1985-03-05 Template:Flagicon Dallas, Texas, U.S. Template:Small
Template:Yes2Win Template:Small Template:Flagicon Uriah Grant TKO 2 1984-12-07 Template:Flagicon Houston, Texas, U.S.

References

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