James Tillis (42-22-1, 31) was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. on July 5, 1957. At the age of 21 years on November 18, 1978, he made his professional boxing debut against Ron Stephany, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Tillis' last fight was a 9th-round TKO loss to Rob Calloway at age 43 on April 13, 2001. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of James Tillis' best fights have been against Earnie Shavers.
Tillis has 22 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Apr 13, 2001 43 years, 9 months 42-22-1 (31) | Rob Calloway | 9 | TKO | LOSS | |
65 | Oct 16, 1999 42 years, 3 months 42-21-1 (31) | Tim Puller | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
64 | Aug 30, 1996 39 years, 1 months 42-20-1 (31) | Cliff Couser | 6 | TKO | LOSS | |
63 | Jun 21, 1996 38 years, 11 months 42-19-1 (31) | Craig Payne | 8 | UD | WIN | |
62 | Dec 7, 1995 38 years, 5 months 41-19-1 (31) | Will Hinton | 3 | NC | NC | |
61 | Oct 8, 1995 38 years, 3 months 41-19-1 (31) | Alexander Zolkin | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
60 | Feb 28, 1992 34 years, 7 months 41-18-1 (31) | Stan White Johnson | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
59 | Nov 22, 1991 34 years, 4 months 40-18-1 (30) | Danny Blake | 10 | SD | WIN | |
58  | Jan 11, 1991 33 years, 6 months 39-18-1 (30) | 22 years 24-0 (20) | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
57 | Dec 7, 1990 33 years, 5 months 39-17-1 (30) | Carlton West | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
56 | Mar 20, 1989 31 years, 8 months 38-17-1 (29) | Adilson Rodrigues | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
55 | Jan 14, 1989 31 years, 6 months 38-16-1 (29) | Arthel Lawhorne | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
54  | Nov 30, 1988 31 years, 4 months 38-15-1 (29) | 25 years, 11 months 27-0 (26) | 5 | TKO | LOSS | |
53 | Jul 16, 1988 31 years 38-14-1 (29) | Evander Holyfield | 5 | RTD | LOSS | |
52 | Apr 9, 1988 30 years, 9 months 38-13-1 (29) | Rodney Smith | 2 | KO | WIN | |
51 | Oct 16, 1987 30 years, 3 months 37-13-1 (28) | Dennis Jackson | 5 | KO | WIN | |
50 | Jun 23, 1987 29 years, 11 months 36-13-1 (27) | Johnny DuPlooy | 10 | TKO | LOSS | |
49  | Mar 24, 1987 29 years, 8 months 36-12-1 (27) | 25 years, 4 months 28-2 (27) | 5 | TKO | LOSS | |
48 | Mar 6, 1987 29 years, 8 months 36-11-1 (27) | Ronnie Douglas | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
47 | Jan 8, 1987 29 years, 6 months 35-11-1 (26) | Mike Williams | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
46 | Nov 11, 1986 29 years, 4 months 35-10-1 (26) | Avery Rawls | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
45 | Oct 28, 1986 29 years, 3 months 35-10 (26) | Lorenzo Boyd | 3 | KO | WIN | |
44 | Oct 18, 1986 29 years, 3 months 34-10 (25) | Eddie Richardson | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
43  | Sep 15, 1986 29 years, 2 months 33-10 (25) | 36 years, 6 months 58-11-1 (37) | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
42 | Jul 29, 1986 29 years 33-9 (25) | Art Terry | 8 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Jun 17, 1986 28 years, 11 months 32-9 (25) | Mark Young | 8 | KO | WIN | |
40  | May 3, 1986 28 years, 9 months 31-9 (24) | 19 years, 10 months 19-0 (19) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
39  | Jan 25, 1986 28 years, 6 months 31-8 (24) | 25 years, 1 months 7-0 (6) | 8 | UD | LOSS | |
38  | Sep 7, 1985 28 years, 2 months 31-7 (24) | 30 years, 4 months 29-4-1 (18) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
37  | May 20, 1985 27 years, 10 months 31-6 (24) | 24 years, 8 months 13-1 (7) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
36 | Dec 15, 1984 27 years, 5 months 31-5 (24) | Bashir Wadud | 10 | UD | WIN | |
35  | Oct 23, 1984 27 years, 3 months 30-5 (24) | 24 years, 11 months 15-0 (12) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
34 | Aug 20, 1984 27 years, 1 months 30-4 (24) | Michael Bennett | 1 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Jul 10, 1984 27 years 29-4 (23) | Billy Joe Thomas | 3 | KO | WIN | |
32 | Apr 26, 1984 26 years, 9 months 28-4 (22) | Bobby Crabtree | 3 | KO | WIN | |
31 | Feb 9, 1984 26 years, 7 months 27-4 (21) | Otis Bates | 2 | KO | WIN | |
30  | Sep 23, 1983 26 years, 2 months 26-4 (20) | 25 years, 8 months 16-1 (11) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS |
29 | Jul 9, 1983 26 years 26-3 (20) | Lynwood Jones | 4 | KO | WIN | |
28 | May 22, 1983 25 years, 10 months 25-3 (19) | Larry Givens | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Apr 25, 1983 25 years, 9 months 24-3 (18) | Grady Daniels | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Mar 28, 1983 25 years, 8 months 23-3 (17) | Leroy Boone | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
25  | Nov 26, 1982 25 years, 4 months 22-3 (17) | 24 years, 1 months 19-1 (16) | HW | 8 | TKO | LOSS |
24  | Aug 14, 1982 25 years, 1 months 22-2 (17) | 24 years, 6 months 19-0 (16) | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
23  | Jun 11, 1982 24 years, 11 months 22-1 (17) | 37 years, 9 months 67-10-1 (63) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Mar 13, 1982 24 years, 8 months 21-1 (17) | Jerry Williams | 3 | KO | WIN | |
21  | Oct 3, 1981 24 years, 2 months 20-1 (16) | 30 years, 3 months 23-9 (16) | HW | 15 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
20 | Mar 9, 1981 23 years, 8 months 20-0 (16) | Tom Fischer | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
19 | Nov 13, 1980 23 years, 4 months 19-0 (16) | Domingo D'Elia | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Aug 14, 1980 23 years, 1 months 18-0 (15) | Mike Koranicki | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Jun 12, 1980 22 years, 11 months 17-0 (15) | Eric Sedillo | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | May 15, 1980 22 years, 10 months 16-0 (14) | Walter Santemore | 10 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Apr 17, 1980 22 years, 9 months 15-0 (14) | Frank Schram | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Mar 3, 1980 22 years, 7 months 14-0 (13) | Ron Stander | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Feb 1, 1980 22 years, 6 months 13-0 (12) | Roy Wallace | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Dec 13, 1979 22 years, 5 months 12-0 (12) | Al Jones | 4 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Nov 20, 1979 22 years, 4 months 11-0 (11) | Harry Terrell | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Oct 19, 1979 22 years, 3 months 10-0 (10) | Bob Whaley | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Sep 7, 1979 22 years, 2 months 9-0 (9) | Jimmy Cross | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jul 30, 1979 22 years 8-0 (8) | Charles Anderson Atlas | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jul 20, 1979 22 years 7-0 (7) | Henry Porter | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jun 11, 1979 21 years, 11 months 6-0 (6) | George Gofarth | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Mar 31, 1979 21 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Rocky Lane | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Feb 28, 1979 21 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Sylvester Wilder | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Feb 2, 1979 21 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Dave Watkins | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Dec 15, 1978 21 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Al Bell | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 18, 1978 21 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Ron Stephany | 1 | KO | WIN |
