Tim Witherspoon (55-13-1, 38) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on December 27, 1957. At the age of 21 years on October 30, 1979, he made his professional boxing debut against Joe Adams, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 16th career fight at 25 years old, Tim Witherspoon got a shot at the WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles against Larry Holmes on May 20, 1983 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a heavyweight world champion (WBC) on March 9, 1984 at the age of 26 years old, on his 19th career fight, after defeating Greg Page via 12-round majority decision.
Witherspoon's last fight was a 10-round split decision loss to Brian Nix at age 45 on March 15, 2003. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Tim Witherspoon's best fights have been against James Smith, Al Cole, Tony Tubbs, Greg Page, Larry Holmes, James Tillis and Carl Williams.
Witherspoon has 13 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Mar 15, 2003 45 years, 2 months 55-13-1 (38) | Brian Nix | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
68  | Sep 22, 2002 44 years, 8 months 55-12-1 (38) | 37 years, 2 months 42-4 (34) | HW | 5 | TKO | LOSS |
67 | May 18, 2002 44 years, 4 months 55-11-1 (38) | Ahmed Abdin | 10 | UD | WIN | |
66 | Mar 10, 2002 44 years, 2 months 54-11-1 (38) | Darroll Wilson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
65 | Jan 18, 2002 44 years 53-11-1 (37) | Ed White | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
64 | Jul 29, 2001 43 years, 7 months 52-11-1 (36) | Cleveland Woods | 1 | KO | WIN | |
63  | Jun 8, 2001 43 years, 5 months 51-11-1 (35) | 30 years 24-2 (15) | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
62 | Apr 13, 2001 43 years, 3 months 51-10-1 (35) | Danny Wofford | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
61 | Mar 31, 2001 43 years, 3 months 50-10-1 (34) | Elieser Castillo | 10 | MD | WIN | |
60 | Feb 22, 2001 43 years, 1 months 49-10-1 (34) | David Bostice | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
59 | Jul 8, 2000 42 years, 6 months 48-10-1 (33) | David Smith | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
58 | Apr 29, 2000 42 years, 4 months 47-10-1 (32) | Mike Sedillo | HW | 12 | PTS | DRAW |
57 | Feb 25, 2000 42 years, 1 months 47-10 (32) | Joe Ballard | 1 | KO | WIN | |
56  | Jun 18, 1999 41 years, 5 months 46-10 (31) | 40 years, 7 months 55-14-1 (45) | 7 | RTD | LOSS | |
55  | Apr 16, 1999 41 years, 3 months 46-9 (31) | 34 years 48-0 (32) | 4 | TKO | LOSS | |
54  | Oct 2, 1998 40 years, 9 months 46-8 (31) | 30 years, 8 months 31-3 (27) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
53 | Apr 7, 1998 40 years, 3 months 46-7 (31) | Jimmy Thunder | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
52 | Dec 13, 1997 39 years, 11 months 46-6 (31) | Larry Donald | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
51 | Nov 4, 1997 39 years, 10 months 46-5 (31) | Levi Billups | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
50  | Dec 14, 1996 38 years, 11 months 45-5 (30) | 35 years, 8 months 23-4-1 (16) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
49  | May 10, 1996 38 years, 4 months 45-4 (30) | 31 years, 6 months 24-1 (23) | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
48  | Jan 12, 1996 38 years 44-4 (29) | 31 years, 8 months 27-1 (13) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
47 | Nov 14, 1995 37 years, 10 months 43-4 (29) | Tim Puller | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
46 | Oct 31, 1995 37 years, 10 months 42-4 (28) | Everton Davis | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
45 | Mar 24, 1995 37 years, 2 months 41-4 (27) | Jesse Shelby | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
44 | Dec 17, 1994 36 years, 11 months 40-4 (26) | Nathaniel Fitch | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Aug 12, 1994 36 years, 7 months 39-4 (25) | Sherman Griffin | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Aug 25, 1992 34 years, 7 months 38-4 (24) | Tony Willis | 10 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Jul 21, 1992 34 years, 6 months 37-4 (24) | Everett Martin | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
40 | Mar 23, 1992 34 years, 2 months 37-3 (24) | James Pritchard | 10 | UD | WIN | |
39 | Feb 4, 1992 34 years, 1 months 36-3 (24) | Jimmy Lee Smith | 1 | KO | WIN | |
38 | Sep 10, 1991 33 years, 8 months 35-3 (23) | Art Tucker | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
37  | Mar 8, 1991 33 years, 2 months 34-3 (22) | 31 years, 3 months 23-3 (18) | HW | 12 | SD | WIN |
36  | Jul 19, 1990 32 years, 6 months 33-3 (22) | 27 years, 3 months 31-4-1 (22) | 10 | MD | WIN | |
35 | Mar 12, 1990 32 years, 2 months 32-3 (22) | Greg Gorrell | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
34 | Jan 11, 1990 32 years 31-3 (21) | Jeff Sims | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
33 | Oct 19, 1989 31 years, 9 months 30-3 (20) | Anders Eklund | 1 | KO | WIN | |
32 | Jan 27, 1989 31 years, 1 months 29-3 (19) | Larry Alexander | 10 | SD | WIN | |
31 | Feb 17, 1988 30 years, 1 months 28-3 (19) | Mauricio Villegas | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Oct 14, 1987 29 years, 9 months 27-3 (18) | Mike Williams | 10 | SD | WIN | |
29 | Aug 4, 1987 29 years, 7 months 26-3 (18) | Mark Wills | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
28  | Dec 12, 1986 28 years, 11 months 25-3 (17) | 33 years, 8 months 18-5 (13) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Lost WBA |
27  | Jul 19, 1986 28 years, 6 months 25-2 (17) | 24 years, 8 months 28-1 (27) | HW | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
26  | Jan 17, 1986 28 years 24-2 (16) | 27 years, 11 months 21-0 (14) | HW | 15 | MD | WIN Won WBA |
25 | Oct 12, 1985 27 years, 9 months 23-2 (16) | Sammy Scaff | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Sep 6, 1985 27 years, 8 months 22-2 (15) | Larry Beilfuss | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Jun 15, 1985 27 years, 5 months 21-2 (14) | 32 years, 2 months 15-3 (12) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
22 | Apr 29, 1985 27 years, 4 months 20-2 (14) | James Broad | HW | 2 | KO | WIN |
21 | Mar 25, 1985 27 years, 2 months 19-2 (13) | Mark Wills | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
20  | Aug 31, 1984 26 years, 8 months 18-2 (12) | 26 years, 6 months 24-0-1 (20) | HW | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBC |
19 | Mar 9, 1984 26 years, 2 months 18-1 (12) | 25 years, 4 months 23-1 (18) | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
18  | Sep 23, 1983 25 years, 8 months 17-1 (12) | 26 years, 2 months 26-3 (20) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Jul 16, 1983 25 years, 6 months 16-1 (11) | Floyd Cummings | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16  | May 20, 1983 25 years, 4 months 15-1 (11) | 33 years, 6 months 42-0 (30) | HW | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBC, The Ring |
15 | Jun 5, 1982 24 years, 5 months 15-0 (11) | Renaldo Snipes | 10 | MD | WIN | |
14 | Mar 30, 1982 24 years, 3 months 14-0 (11) | Luis Acosta | 2 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Dec 5, 1981 23 years, 11 months 13-0 (10) | Alfonzo Ratliff | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Nov 17, 1981 23 years, 10 months 12-0 (9) | Curtis Gaskins | 2 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Jul 30, 1981 23 years, 7 months 11-0 (8) | Jerry Williams | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jun 17, 1981 23 years, 5 months 10-0 (7) | Bobby Jordan | 4 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 11, 1981 23 years, 3 months 9-0 (6) | Dave Johnson | 8 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Feb 7, 1981 23 years, 1 months 8-0 (6) | Marvin Stinson | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Jan 24, 1981 23 years 7-0 (6) | Ed Bednarik | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Dec 11, 1980 22 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | James Reid | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Oct 24, 1980 22 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | Oliver Wright | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Jul 20, 1980 22 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Charles Cox | 5 | KO | WIN | |
3 | May 9, 1980 22 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Robert Evans | 6 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Apr 26, 1980 22 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Robert Ritchie | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 30, 1979 21 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Joe Adams | 1 | TKO | WIN |
