# Henry Tillman

Henry Durand Tillman (born August 1, 1960) is an American former professional boxer. He won a Gold at the 1984 Olympics as a Heavyweight. He scored notable wins over Cruiserweight Champions Uriah Grant and Tyrone Booze.

## Early life

Tillman was born in Los Angeles, California.

## 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 (to whom he lost in 1988 in professionals.)

### Highlights
## Professional career

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.

## Legal issues

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. In July 2004, Tillman was sentenced to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal identity theft charges.

## Professional boxing record

25 Wins (16 knockouts, 9 decisions), 6 Losses (4 knockouts, 2 decisions) :
| Result | Opp Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 28-3-2 | Terry Davis | KO | 7 | 1992-09-15 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | NBA Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 32-14-1 | Eddie Taylor | TKO | 6 | 1992-04-21 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| Win | 28-16-1 | Mark Lee | UD | 10 | 1992-03-26 | Irvine, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 15-30-2 | Rick Kellar | TKO | 4 | 1990-11-29 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | |
| Win | 5-12 | Lynwood Jones | UD | 10 | 1990-10-26 | Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| Win | 12-30-6 | Danny Blake | UD | 10 | 1990-08-30 | Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| Loss | 37-1 | Mike Tyson | KO | 1 | 1990-06-16 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Tillman knocked out at 2:47 of the first round. |
| Win | 9-9-2 | Tim Morrison | TKO | 2 | 1990-02-17 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 3-5 | Gerardo Valero | KO | 2 | 1990-01-30 | Reseda, California, U.S. | |
| Win | 8-5-1 | Danny Wofford | PTS | 10 | 1989-12-09 | Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| Loss | 20-1-1 | Willie DeWitt | UD | 10 | 1988-03-29 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Loss | 13-14-2 | Dwain Bonds | TKO | 8 | 1987-11-20 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 25-12 | Danny Sutton | KO | 7 | 1987-08-22 | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | Sutton knocked out at 1:37 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 13-3-1 | Kevin P. Porter | UD | 10 | 1987-07-11 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 6-11-1 | Woody Clark | TKO | 7 | 1987-06-07 | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the seventh round. |
| Loss | 13-0 | Evander Holyfield | TKO | 7 | 1987-02-14 | Reno, Nevada, U.S. | For WBA cruiserweight title |
| Win | 9-11-1 | Stanley Ross | TKO | 4 | 1986-12-26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 11-5-2 | Tyrone Booze | UD | 10 | 1986-10-17 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 10-7-1 | Oscar Holman | TKO | 6 | 1986-09-24 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 13-3 | Cedric Parsons | KO | 1 | 1986-08-19 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Parsons knocked out at 2:20 of the first round. |
| Loss | 11-1 | Bert Cooper | UD | 12 | 1986-06-15 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | NABF Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 29-9 | Bash Ali | TKO | 1 | 1986-04-22 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | NABF Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 18-3 | Reggie Gross | UD | 10 | 1986-03-04 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 6-3 | Sylvester Lee | TKO | 1 | 1986-02-02 | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the first round. |
| Win | 5-3-2 | Richard Scott | UD | 6 | 1985-09-18 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 8-2 | Larry Phelps | TKO | 2 | 1985-08-11 | Hollywood, California, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 1:11 of the second round. |
| Win | 28-30-5 | Leroy Caldwell | PTS | 6 | 1985-06-30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 2-11-1 | John Williams | TKO | 1 | 1985-05-12 | Tyler, Texas, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 0:57 of the first round. |
| Win | 2-1 | Andre Crowder | TKO | 1 | 1985-04-18 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Win | 7-2-1 | Mickey Pryor | TKO | 4 | 1985-03-05 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 0:51 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 1-0 | Uriah Grant | TKO | 2 | 1984-12-07 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |