Henry Tillman

Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
Gold	Los Angeles 1984	Heavyweight
Pan American Games
Silver	Caracas 1983	Heavyweight

Henry Durand Tillman (born August 1, 1960) is a former American boxer.

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.

Pro 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. However, in 1987 he was able to secure a shot 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, despite Tillman having beaten Tyson twice as an amateur. He finished his professional career with a record of 25-6-0 with 16 knockouts.

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

External links

• Professional boxing record for Henry Tillman from BoxRec

Notes and references

In the movieRocky V, Tillman played contender "Tim Simms" who lost a bout to "Tommy Gunn" played by Tommy Morrison.

In the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street, Dev stated that Henry Tillman was the greatest heavyweight never to have won a world heavyweight championship.