{{Short description|American boxer (born 1960)}} {{Infobox boxer | name = Henry Tillman | image = | realname = | nickname = | weight = Cruiserweight<br />Heavyweight | height = 6 ft 3 in | reach = 77.5 in | nationality = American | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|8|1}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | style = Orthodox | total = 31 | wins = 25 | draws = 0 | losses = 6 | no contests = 0 | KO = 16 | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's amateur boxing }} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }} {{MedalGold | 1984 Los Angeles | Heavyweight }} {{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }} {{MedalSilver | 1983 Caracas | Heavyweight }} }}
'''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>{{Cite web | url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/los-angeles-1984/results/boxing/81-91kg-heavyweight-men | title=Los Angeles 1984 - Boxing 81-91kg heavyweight men Results | website=olympics.com}}</ref> He scored notable wins over Cruiserweight Champions Uriah Grant and Tyrone Booze.
==Early life== Tillman was born in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/henry-tillman-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008190423/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/henry-tillman-1.html |archive-date=2015-10-08 }}</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>[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/11/sports/from-canada-a-new-image-for-boxing-in-willie-dewit.html From Canada, a New Image For Boxing in Willie deWit].</ref> (to whom he lost in 1988 in professionals).
===Highlights=== {{col-begin}} {{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: * Lost to Alexander Yagubkin (Soviet Union) by decision USA–Cuba Duals (heavyweight), Havana, Cuba, April 1983: * Lost to Hermenegildo Báez (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 0–5 {{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) {{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: * Lost to Deyan Kirilov (Bulgaria) by unanimous decision, 0–3 {{col-2}} United States National Championships (heavyweight), Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 1983: *1/8: Lost to Henry Milligan by split decision, 2–3 USA–Combined Team of GBR & Canada Duals (heavyweight), Reno, Nevada, November 1983: * Finals: Lost to Willie DeWitt (Canada) KO 1 {{small|(1:55)}} 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: * 1/4: Defeated Olian Alexander by majority decision, 4–1 * 1/2: Defeated James Pritchard by majority decision, 4–1 * Finals: Defeated Mike Tyson by unanimous decision, 5–0 {{small|(Tillman knocked down at 2:02 of the 1st rd)}} Olympic Box-Offs (heavyweight), Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 1984: * Defeated Mike Tyson by majority decision, 4–1 {{gold1}} Olympic Games (heavyweight), Los Angeles, California, August 1984: * 1/8: Defeated Kaliq Singh (India) RSCH 1 * 1/4: Defeated Tevita Taufo'ou (Tonga) RSCH 2 * 1/2: Defeated Angelo Musone (Italy) by unanimous decision, 5–0 * Finals: Defeated Willie DeWitt (Canada) by unanimous decision, 5–0 {{col-end}}
==Professional career== {{Further|Evander Holyfield vs. Henry Tillman|Mike Tyson vs. Henry Tillman}} 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-24-me-29791-story.html| title = Archives - Los Angeles Times| website = Los Angeles Times| date = 24 February 2001}}</ref> In July 2004, Tillman was sentenced to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal identity theft charges.<ref name="Wallechinsky">{{cite book|last1=Wallechinsky|first1=David|title=The Book of Olympic Lists|date=2012|publisher=Aurum Press Ltd|location=London|isbn=9781845137731|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bookofolympiclis0000wall/page/232 232]|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofolympiclis0000wall/page/232}}</ref>
==Professional boxing record== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | colspan="8" | '''25 Wins''' (16 knockouts, 9 decisions), '''6 Losses''' (4 knockouts, 2 decisions)<ref>[http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=761&cat=boxer Boxing record for Henry Tillman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331172028/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=761&cat=boxer |date=2015-03-31 }}. ''BoxRec.com''.</ref> |- | style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | '''Result''' | style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | '''Opp<br />Record''' | style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | '''Opponent''' | style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | '''Type''' | style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | '''Round''' | style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | '''Date''' | style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | '''Location''' | style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" | '''Notes''' |- align=center | {{no2}}Loss | {{small|28-3-2}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Terry Davis | KO | 7 | 1992-09-15 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | align=left | {{small|'''NBA Continental Americas Heavyweight Title'''.}} |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|32-14-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Taylor | TKO | 6 | 1992-04-21 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Tampa, Florida, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|28-16-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Lee | UD | 10 | 1992-03-26 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Irvine, California, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|15-30-2}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Kellar | TKO | 4 | 1990-11-29 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|5-12}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Lynwood Jones | UD | 10 | 1990-10-26 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|12-30-6}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Blake | UD | 10 | 1990-08-30 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{no2}}Loss | {{small|37-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Tyson | KO | 1 | 1990-06-16 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | align=left | {{small|Tillman knocked out at 2:47 of the first round.}} |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|9-9-2}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Morrison | TKO | 2 | 1990-02-17 | align=left | {{flagicon|Canada}} Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|3-5}} | align=left | {{flagicon|Mexico}} Gerardo Valero | KO | 2 | 1990-01-30 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Reseda, California, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|8-5-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Wofford | PTS | 10 | 1989-12-09 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{no2}}Loss | {{small|20-1-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|Canada}} Willie DeWitt | UD | 10 | 1988-03-29 | align=left | {{flagicon|Canada}} Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | align=left | |- | {{no2}}Loss | {{small|13-14-2}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Dwain Bonds | TKO | 8 | 1987-11-20 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|25-12}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Sutton | KO | 7 | 1987-08-22 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | align=left | {{small|Sutton knocked out at 1:37 of the seventh round.}} |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|13-3-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin P. Porter | UD | 10 | 1987-07-11 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|6-11-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Woody Clark | TKO | 7 | 1987-06-07 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | align=left | {{small|Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the seventh round.}} |- | {{no2}}Loss | {{small|13-0}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Evander Holyfield | TKO | 7 | 1987-02-14 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Reno, Nevada, U.S. | align=left | {{small|For WBA cruiserweight title}} |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|9-11-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Stanley Ross | TKO | 4 | 1986-12-26 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|11-5-2}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Tyrone Booze | UD | 10 | 1986-10-17 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|10-7-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Oscar Holman | TKO | 6 | 1986-09-24 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|13-3}} | align=left | {{flagicon|Canada}} Cedric Parsons | KO | 1 | 1986-08-19 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | align=left | {{small|Parsons knocked out at 2:20 of the first round.}} |- | {{no2}}Loss | {{small|11-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Bert Cooper | UD | 12 | 1986-06-15 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | align=left | {{small|'''NABF Cruiserweight Title'''.}} |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|29-9}} | align=left | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Bash Ali | TKO | 1 | 1986-04-22 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | align=left | {{small|'''NABF Cruiserweight Title'''.}} |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|18-3}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Reggie Gross | UD | 10 | 1986-03-04 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|6-3}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Sylvester Lee | TKO | 1 | 1986-02-02 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | align=left | {{small|Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the first round.}} |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|5-3-2}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Richard Scott | UD | 6 | 1985-09-18 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|8-2}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Larry Phelps | TKO | 2 | 1985-08-11 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Hollywood, California, U.S. | align=left | {{small|Referee stopped the bout at 1:11 of the second round.}} |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|28-30-5}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Leroy Caldwell | PTS | 6 | 1985-06-30 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|2-11-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} John Williams | TKO | 1 | 1985-05-12 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler, Texas, U.S. | align=left | {{small|Referee stopped the bout at 0:57 of the first round.}} |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|2-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Andre Crowder | TKO | 1 | 1985-04-18 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | align=left | |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|7-2-1}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Pryor | TKO | 4 | 1985-03-05 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Dallas, Texas, U.S. | align=left | {{small|Referee stopped the bout at 0:51 of the fourth round.}} |- | {{yes2}}Win | {{small|1-0}} | align=left | {{flagicon|Jamaica}} Uriah Grant | TKO | 2 | 1984-12-07 | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Houston, Texas, U.S. | align=left | |}
==References== <references />
==External links== * {{Boxrec|id=761}}
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