James Tillis stopped 11 times.

Hahaha, hard to argue, with either of you

 

This is one of the most entertaining threads ever...

I feel sorry for you JT, don't you see the futility of your arguments..?

 

I certainly do now

He's impossible. He'd say blacks white and never admit he was wrong

 

I could easily do a pic of the odds page, but he'd just say it was photo shopped anyway

:nut

 

Tillis was a great character, He starred in a few very good films, he played an amazing part in the film (The colour purple.) James was a good fighter.. in many weaker eras he ould have definitely been a champion.. His book is also an incredible read... (Welcome to the big time..) I met James in Vegas when Tyson boxed Seldon, he was an absolute gentleman , he was massive and looked so jolly always smiling. while i was with him we ran into James Broad .. he snarled at him.. Broad smiled and came across and shook his hand.. everyone liked him.. one of boxings nice guys..

 

Ok, sounds like he was exactly the way he seemed to come across. Great little insights (as always), cheers.

 

Tillis was stopped 11 times, true, but most of those kayo defeats occured when Tillis was well past his prime. In his younger years, Tillis was known as a survivor. He was fast and elusive, and he wasn't necessarily easy to kayo.

Also, Tyson was still inexperienced when he met Tillis the first time.

As for the bout, Tillis ran and held the entire match. Tillis's object was to survive and not to win. Sometimes fighters who are inclined to just survive get good at lasting the distance, even though they don't win many big bouts.

 

In some ways, maybe Tillis losing to Weaver may have hurt him subconsciously.