James Tillis
80″ reach · +9.6% reach advantage · 93rd percentile
James Tillis has a reach of 80″ against a height of 73″ — a reach advantage of +9.6%, exceptional for heavyweight boxing and the 93rd percentile of the 317 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+9.6%
80″ reach on a 73″ frame
Compared against 317 heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 3.99%.
| Reach | 80″ (203.2 cm) | 69th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 73″ (185.4 cm) | 27th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Heavyweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 1980s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
Boxing record
42–22
65 bouts on record
Finish rate
74%
of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 63rd percentile
The career, bout by bout
69 recorded bouts from 1978 to 2001. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
24y
1978–2001
Longest unbeaten run
19
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1979
10 bouts
Recorded bouts
69
68 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | L | Rob Calloway | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1999 | L | Tim Puller | Decision | 10 |
| 1996 | L | Cliff Couser | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1996 | W | Craig Payne | Decision | 8 |
| 1995 | N | Will Hinton | — | 3 |
| 1995 | L | Alexander Zolkin | Decision | 10 |
| 1992 | W | Stan White Johnson | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1991 | W | Danny Blake | Decision | 10 |
| 1991 | L | Tommy Morrison | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1990 | W | Carlton West | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1990 | ? | Larry Holmes | — | 2 |
| 1989 | L | Adilson Rodrigues | Decision | 10 |
| 1989 | L | Arthel Lawhorne | Decision | 10 |
| 1988 | L | Gary Mason | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1988 | L | Evander Holyfield | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1988 | W | Rodney Smith | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1987 | W | Dennis Jackson | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1987 | L | Johnny DuPlooy | KO/TKO | 10 |
| 1987 | L | Frank Bruno | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1987 | W | Ronnie Douglas | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1987 | L | Mike Williams | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1987 | ? | Mike Tyson | — | 4 |
| 1986 | D | Avery Rawls | Decision | 10 |
| 1986 | W | Lorenzo Boyd | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1986 | W | Eddie Richardson | Decision | 10 |
| 1986 | L | Joe Bugner | Decision | 10 |
| 1986 | W | Art Terry | Decision | 8 |
| 1986 | W | Mark Young | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1986 | L | Mike Tyson | Decision | 10 |
| 1986 | L | Tyrell Biggs | Decision | 8 |
| 1985 | L | Gerrie Coetzee | Decision | 10 |
| 1985 | L | Marvis Frazier | Decision | 10 |
| 1984 | W | Bashir Wadud | Decision | 10 |
| 1984 | L | Carl Williams | Decision | 10 |
| 1984 | W | Michael Bennett | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1984 | W | Billy Joe Thomas | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1984 | W | Bobby Crabtree | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1984 | W | Otis Bates | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1983 | L | Tim Witherspoon | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1983 | W | Lynwood Jones | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1983 | W | Larry Givens | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1983 | W | Grady Daniels | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1983 | W | Leroy Boone | Decision | 10 |
| 1982 | L | Greg Page | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1982 | L | Pinklon Thomas | KO/TKO | 8 |
| 1982 | W | Earnie Shavers | Decision | 10 |
| 1982 | W | Jerry Williams | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1981 | L | Mike Weaver | Decision | 15 |
| 1981 | W | Tom Fischer | Decision | 10 |
| 1980 | W | Domingo D'Elia | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1980 | W | Mike Koranicki | Decision | 10 |
| 1980 | W | Eric Sedillo | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1980 | W | Walter Santemore | Decision | 10 |
| 1980 | W | Frank Schram | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1980 | W | Ron Stander | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1980 | W | Roy Wallace | Decision | 10 |
| 1979 | W | Al Jones | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1979 | W | Harry Terrell | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1979 | W | Bob Whaley | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1979 | W | Jimmy Cross | KO/TKO | 2 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 69 recorded bouts.
23 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Duane Bobick+9.47% 81.9″ reach · 93rd pct
- Phil Jackson+9.73% 79″ reach · 94th pct
- Darroll Wilson+9.73% 79″ reach · 94th pct
- Earnie Shavers+9.73% 79″ reach · 94th pct
- Kirk Johnson+9.41% 81″ reach · 92nd pct
- Greg Page+9.41% 81″ reach · 92nd pct
- Johnny Nelson+9.41% 81″ reach · 92nd pct
- Max Baer Sr.+9.41% 81″ reach · 92nd pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 317 heavyweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: James Tillis on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-15. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.