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James Tillis vs Tommy Morrison

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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James Tillis and Tommy Morrison met once (1991). Tommy Morrison won in 1991 by ko.

SOURCE·James Tillis and Tommy Morrison — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
James TillisTommy Morrison
80″ (203.2 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
73″ (185.4 cm)Height74″ (188 cm)
+9.6%Reach advantage+2.66%
42–22Record2–0
74%Finish rate100%
19Longest unbeaten run24
69Recorded bouts57
OrthodoxStance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 2. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentJames TillisTommy Morrison
Carl Williams L W
Pinklon Thomas L W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

James Tillis

1970198019902000UNFILEDwin v Al Bell, 1978, kowin v Ron Stephany, 1978, kowin v Al Jones, 1979, kowin v Harry Terrell, 1979, kowin v Bob Whaley, 1979, kowin v Jimmy Cross, 1979, kowin v Charles Anderson Atlas, 1979, kowin v Henry Porter, 1979, kowin v George Gofarth, 1979, kowin v Rocky Lane, 1979, kowin v Sylvester Wilder, 1979, kowin v Dave Watkins, 1979, kowin v Domingo D'Elia, 1980, kowin v Mike Koranicki, 1980, decisionwin v Eric Sedillo, 1980, kowin v Walter Santemore, 1980, decisionwin v Frank Schram, 1980, kowin v Ron Stander, 1980, kowin v Roy Wallace, 1980, decisionloss v Mike Weaver, 1981, decisionwin v Tom Fischer, 1981, decisionloss v Greg Page, 1982, koloss v Pinklon Thomas, 1982, kowin v Earnie Shavers, 1982, decisionwin v Jerry Williams, 1982, koloss v Tim Witherspoon, 1983, kowin v Lynwood Jones, 1983, kowin v Larry Givens, 1983, kowin v Grady Daniels, 1983, kowin v Leroy Boone, 1983, decisionwin v Bashir Wadud, 1984, decisionloss v Carl Williams, 1984, decisionwin v Michael Bennett, 1984, kowin v Billy Joe Thomas, 1984, kowin v Bobby Crabtree, 1984, kowin v Otis Bates, 1984, koloss v Gerrie Coetzee, 1985, decisionloss v Marvis Frazier, 1985, decisiondraw v Avery Rawls, 1986, decisionwin v Lorenzo Boyd, 1986, kowin v Eddie Richardson, 1986, decisionloss v Joe Bugner, 1986, decisionwin v Art Terry, 1986, decisionwin v Mark Young, 1986, koloss v Mike Tyson, 1986, decisionloss v Tyrell Biggs, 1986, decisionwin v Dennis Jackson, 1987, koloss v Johnny DuPlooy, 1987, koloss v Frank Bruno, 1987, kowin v Ronnie Douglas, 1987, koloss v Mike Williams, 1987, koresult not stated v Mike Tyson, 1987loss v Gary Mason, 1988, koloss v Evander Holyfield, 1988, kowin v Rodney Smith, 1988, koloss v Adilson Rodrigues, 1989, decisionloss v Arthel Lawhorne, 1989, decisionwin v Carlton West, 1990, koresult not stated v Larry Holmes, 1990win v Danny Blake, 1991, decisionloss v Tommy Morrison, 1991, kowin v Stan White Johnson, 1992, konc v Will Hinton, 1995loss v Alexander Zolkin, 1995, decisionloss v Cliff Couser, 1996, kowin v Craig Payne, 1996, decisionloss v Tim Puller, 1999, decisionloss v Rob Calloway, 2001, koresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1978–2001 · 1 UNDATED
1980 1990 2000 win vs Al Bell (1978)win vs Ron Stephany (1978)win vs Al Jones (1979)win vs Harry Terrell (1979)win vs Bob Whaley (1979)win vs Jimmy Cross (1979)win vs Charles Anderson Atlas (1979)win vs Henry Porter (1979)win vs George Gofarth (1979)win vs Rocky Lane (1979)win vs Sylvester Wilder (1979)win vs Dave Watkins (1979)win vs Domingo D'Elia (1980)win vs Mike Koranicki (1980)win vs Eric Sedillo (1980)win vs Walter Santemore (1980)win vs Frank Schram (1980)win vs Ron Stander (1980)win vs Roy Wallace (1980)loss vs Mike Weaver (1981)win vs Tom Fischer (1981)loss vs Greg Page (1982)loss vs Pinklon Thomas (1982)win vs Earnie Shavers (1982)win vs Jerry Williams (1982)loss vs Tim Witherspoon (1983)win vs Lynwood Jones (1983)win vs Larry Givens (1983)win vs Grady Daniels (1983)win vs Leroy Boone (1983)win vs Bashir Wadud (1984)loss vs Carl Williams (1984)win vs Michael Bennett (1984)win vs Billy Joe Thomas (1984)win vs Bobby Crabtree (1984)win vs Otis Bates (1984)loss vs Gerrie Coetzee (1985)loss vs Marvis Frazier (1985)draw vs Avery Rawls (1986)win vs Lorenzo Boyd (1986)win vs Eddie Richardson (1986)loss vs Joe Bugner (1986)win vs Art Terry (1986)win vs Mark Young (1986)loss vs Mike Tyson (1986)loss vs Tyrell Biggs (1986)win vs Dennis Jackson (1987)loss vs Johnny DuPlooy (1987)loss vs Frank Bruno (1987)win vs Ronnie Douglas (1987)loss vs Mike Williams (1987)? vs Mike Tyson (1987)loss vs Gary Mason (1988)loss vs Evander Holyfield (1988)win vs Rodney Smith (1988)loss vs Adilson Rodrigues (1989)loss vs Arthel Lawhorne (1989)win vs Carlton West (1990)? vs Larry Holmes (1990)win vs Danny Blake (1991)loss vs Tommy Morrison (1991)win vs Stan White Johnson (1992)nc vs Will Hinton (1995)loss vs Alexander Zolkin (1995)loss vs Cliff Couser (1996)win vs Craig Payne (1996)loss vs Tim Puller (1999)loss vs Rob Calloway (2001)
winlossdraw / NC1978–2001

Tommy Morrison

198019902000UNFILEDwin v Tony Dewar, 1988win v William Muhammad, 1988win v Ken Lakusta, 1989, decisionwin v Lorenzo Canady, 1989, decisionwin v Charles Hostetter, 1989, kowin v Harry Terrell, 1989, kowin v David Jaco, 1989, kowin v Rick Enis, 1989, kowin v Jesse Shelby, 1989, kowin v Mike Robinson, 1989, kowin v Aaron Brown, 1989, decisionwin v Steve Zouski, 1989win v Ricky Nelson, 1989, kowin v Mike McGrady, 1989, kowin v Lorenzo Boyd, 1989, kowin v Alan Jamison, 1989, kowin v Lee Moore, 1989, kowin v Traore Ali, 1989, kowin v Mike Foley, 1989, kowin v Elvin Evans, 1989, kowin v Joe Adams, 1989, kowin v Mike Acey, 1990, kowin v John Morton, 1990, kowin v Charles Woolard, 1990, koloss v Ray Mercer, 1991, kowin v Ladislao Mijangos, 1991, kowin v Yuri Vaulin, 1991, kowin v Pinklon Thomas, 1991win v James Tillis, 1991, kowin v Marshall Tillman, 1992, kowin v Joe Hipp, 1992, kowin v Art Tucker, 1992, kowin v Kimmuel Odum, 1992, kowin v Jerry Halstead, 1992, kowin v Bobby Quarry, 1992, koloss v Michael Bentt, 1993, kowin v Tim Tomashek, 1993, kowin v George Foreman, 1993, decisionwin v Dan Murphy, 1993, kowin v Carl Williams, 1993, kodraw v Ross Puritty, 1994, drawwin v Sherman Griffin, 1994, decisionwin v Brian Scott, 1994, kowin v Tui Toia, 1994, koloss v Lennox Lewis, 1995, kowin v Donovan Ruddock, 1995, kowin v Terry Anderson, 1995, kowin v Marselles Brown, 1995, kowin v Ken Merritt, 1995, kowin v Marcus Rhode, 1996, kowin v John Stover, 2007, kowin v John Castle, 2007, kowin v Matt Weishaar, 2008, kowin v Corey Williams, 2009, koresult not stated v Dave, Resistance Fighter, no date on recordresult not stated v Tommy Gunn, no date on recordresult not stated v Himself, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1988–2009 · 3 UNDATED
1990 2000 win vs Tony Dewar (1988)win vs William Muhammad (1988)win vs Ken Lakusta (1989)win vs Lorenzo Canady (1989)win vs Charles Hostetter (1989)win vs Harry Terrell (1989)win vs David Jaco (1989)win vs Rick Enis (1989)win vs Jesse Shelby (1989)win vs Mike Robinson (1989)win vs Aaron Brown (1989)win vs Steve Zouski (1989)win vs Ricky Nelson (1989)win vs Mike McGrady (1989)win vs Lorenzo Boyd (1989)win vs Alan Jamison (1989)win vs Lee Moore (1989)win vs Traore Ali (1989)win vs Mike Foley (1989)win vs Elvin Evans (1989)win vs Joe Adams (1989)win vs Mike Acey (1990)win vs John Morton (1990)win vs Charles Woolard (1990)loss vs Ray Mercer (1991)win vs Ladislao Mijangos (1991)win vs Yuri Vaulin (1991)win vs Pinklon Thomas (1991)win vs James Tillis (1991)win vs Marshall Tillman (1992)win vs Joe Hipp (1992)win vs Art Tucker (1992)win vs Kimmuel Odum (1992)win vs Jerry Halstead (1992)win vs Bobby Quarry (1992)loss vs Michael Bentt (1993)win vs Tim Tomashek (1993)win vs George Foreman (1993)win vs Dan Murphy (1993)win vs Carl Williams (1993)draw vs Ross Puritty (1994)win vs Sherman Griffin (1994)win vs Brian Scott (1994)win vs Tui Toia (1994)loss vs Lennox Lewis (1995)win vs Donovan Ruddock (1995)win vs Terry Anderson (1995)win vs Marselles Brown (1995)win vs Ken Merritt (1995)win vs Marcus Rhode (1996)win vs John Stover (2007)win vs John Castle (2007)win vs Matt Weishaar (2008)win vs Corey Williams (2009)
winlossdraw / NC1988–2009

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