Tillis fought for the last time in 2001 at the age of 44. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was the firstborn son of James Tillis and wife Rose. Tillis...

basketball player Frederick C. Tillis (1930–2020), American composer Iciss Tillis (born 1981), American basketball player James Tillis (born 1957), American boxer...

other places; Tillis never attended the same school in consecutive years. Tillis, his father, and his two brothers are all named Thomas Tillis. One of his...

He beat former heavyweight champions Mike Weaver, Tim Witherspoon, James Tillis and future cruiserweight champion Alfonso Ratliff. He also drew with...

gradually increased to journeyman fighters and borderline contenders, like James Tillis, David Jaco, Jesse Ferguson, Mitch Green, and Marvis Frazier. His win...

got himself back into title contention with wins over former contender James Tillis and journeymen Reggie Gross and Chuck Gardner. In October 1987 Bruno...

Senator Thom Tillis, was re-elected with 48.7% of the vote in 2020. On June 10, 2023, the North Carolina Republican Party had censured Tillis over his support...

Pinklon Thomas and wins over top contenders Ron Stander, Scott LeDoux and James Tillis. One of Coetzee's nicknames, "The Bionic Hand", came about because of...

Tillis' biggest hits include "I Ain't Never", "Good Woman Blues", and "Coca-Cola Cowboy". On February 13, 2012, President Barack Obama awarded Tillis...

Joe," beating fighters such as Greg Page, David Bey, Anders Eklund and James Tillis before retiring again after a TKO loss to Frank Bruno in 1987.[citation...

Morrison won four bouts, including notable victories against opponents James Tillis, the first man to take Mike Tyson the distance, and former WBC heavyweight...

of country singer Mel Tillis. After recording unsuccessful pop material for Elektra and Warner Records in the early 1980s, Tillis shifted to country music...

heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, whom Tillis had fought two years prior to his fight with Holyfield. Though Tillis would lose, he had an impressive showing...

heavyweight contender James "Quick" Tillis in his 20th professional bout. Tyson had won all his 19 previous fights by way of knockout, while Tillis had lost four...

Iciss Tillis (born December 6, 1981) is an American professional women's basketball player. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tillis played for Cascia...

Bernard Benton, heavyweight contenders José Ribalta and James Tillis, and future champion James "Bonecrusher" Smith. With the exception of a first-round...

well known heavyweights, including Tyrell Biggs, James Tillis, Alfonzo Ratliff, Ricky Parkey, James Pritchard, Louis Pergaud, Hughroy Currie and David...

John Patton Jr. as Preacher, Shug's father Bennet Guillory as Grady James Tillis as Henry Buster Broadnax Leonard Jackson as Papa Harris, Celie and Nettie's...

July 16, when he beat former Tyson rival James "Quick" Tillis by a knockout in five, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada (Tillis had gone the distance with Tyson). For...

Vaillant, Jimmy Lange, Tom Zbikowski, Troy Darrell, Adilson Rodrigues, James Tillis,Pat O'Connor and Sean Mannion. Throughout his career, Dundee was widely...

out of the ring, Holmes made his first defense of the IBF title, stopping James "Bonecrusher" Smith on a cut in the twelfth round. In the first half of...

rising prospect after winning his first 13 fights, including a win over James Tillis. In 1987, he stepped up and lost a split decision to the former champion...

"Quick" James "Quick" Parker (1958–2018), Canadian Football League player James Tillis (born 1957), American boxer nicknamed "Quick" Quick, Nebraska, an unincorporated...

at University of Tulsa Dale Cook (born 1956), kickboxer and actor James "Quick" Tillis (born 1957), boxer, heavyweight contender and actor Randy Heckenkemper...

close Shave with ring legend Ernie". The Star. Retrieved 2008-02-07. James Slater, James Slater (Mar 23, 2018). "On This Day: Earnie Shavers caramelises Ken...

George Foreman, Bob Foster, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Earnie Shavers and James Tillis. Born in Benoit, Mississippi, Moore was raised in St. Louis, Missouri...

Cooney in defense of his title instead of James Tillis, the WBA, however, ruled that Weaver had to fight James Tillis instead before Weaver vs. Cooney could...

contender James "Quick" Tillis in November 1982. After suffering the first knockdown of his career in the second round, Page came back to KO Tillis in the...

Reno, Nevada, U.S. For IBF and The Ring heavyweight titles 16 Win 16–0 James Tillis UD 10 Oct 23, 1984 Atlantis Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey...

been down, amateur or pro. In 1981 Weaver outpointed the spoiler James "Quick" Tillis over 15 rounds in Chicago to retain his title after a year's inactivity...