Greg Page vs. James Tillis

Greg Page 239 lbs beat James Tillis 216 lbs by TKO at 0:43 in round 8 of 12

• Date: 1982-11-26
• Location: Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA
• Referee: Mark Tessman
• Judge: Dave McCullough
• Judge: Barry Yeats

"Greg Page got up from a 2nd round knockdown to floor James 'Quick' Tillis in the 8th round and keep the USBA heavyweight title Friday night at the Astrodome. Tillis dropped Page with a left and right to the jaw late in the 2nd round and drew a warning from referee Mark Tessman when he hit Page while Page was still on the floor. Page struggled up at eight and lasted the round. Tillis, 216, seemed to hold an edge after the 6th round. Then in the 7th, Page, 238 3/4, began to find the range with his right hand and rocked Tillis on seven occasions. A right and left almost put Tillis down near the end of the round. In the 8th round, Page sent Tillis reeling around the ring with four overhand rights to the head, then after hitting him with a left, he slammed home another right that dropped Tillis in a heap. The time was 43 seconds of the 8th round." -Associated Press

• This bout took place on the undercard of the Larry Holmes v Randy 'Tex' Cobb heavyweight title fight.
• This was Page's first fight since June when he broke his right thumb against Trevor Berbick.