James Tillis vs. Earnie Shavers - Revision history

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	*Tillis entered ranked as the # 4 heavyweight contender by the [[WBA]].		*Tillis entered ranked as the # 4 heavyweight contender by the [[WBA]].
	*Fight was on the undercard of [[Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney]].		*Fight was on the undercard of [[Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney]].
	*Shavers, 37, was 13 years older than ~~Tills~~.		*Shavers, 37, was 13 years older than Tillis.
	*At 217 pounds, Tillis was fighting at his heaviest to date.		*At 217 pounds, Tillis was fighting at his heaviest to date.

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	James "Quick" Tillis, pushed to the limit by veteran Earnie Shavers, survived a ninth-round knockdown and finished strong to score a unanimous 10-round decision over the aging heavyweight.		James "Quick" Tillis, pushed to the limit by veteran Earnie Shavers, survived a ninth-round knockdown and finished strong to score a unanimous 10-round decision over the aging heavyweight.

			The fight, which occurred outdoors, took place on a day in which temperatures reached 100 degrees.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	*At 217 pounds, Tillis was fighting at his heaviest to date.		*At 217 pounds, Tillis was fighting at his heaviest to date.

	== ~~Quotes~~ ==		== Quote ==
	"The baddest n* I fought was Earnie Shavers. That n can make July into June and made me jump over the mother**' moon! That n hit so hard, he'll bring back tomorrow. Muhammad Ali told me he hit him so hard, he shook his kin folk in Africa. He hit me so hard, I thought I was on the corner smoking a cigarette and eating a spam sandwich. That's how hard that n** hit. - James Tillis in a 2010 interview.		"The baddest n* I fought was Earnie Shavers. That n can make July into June and made me jump over the mother**' moon! That n hit so hard, he'll bring back tomorrow. Muhammad Ali told me he hit him so hard, he shook his kin folk in Africa. He hit me so hard, I thought I was on the corner smoking a cigarette and eating a spam sandwich. That's how hard that n** hit. - James Tillis in a 2010 interview.


	'''Source:''' Crawford, Percy. "James Tillis: "It ain't like it used to be" (2010, Aug 4) www.fighthype.com [http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content8139.html\| Article]		'''Source:''' Crawford, Percy. "James Tillis: "It ain't like it used to be" (2010, Aug 4) www.fighthype.com [http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content8139.html\| Article]

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James "Quick" Tillis, pushed to the limit by veteran Earnie Shavers, survived a ninth-round knockdown and finished strong to score a unanimous 10-round decision over the aging heavyweight.

== Notes ==
*James Tillis 21-1 (17 KOs) vs. Earnie Shavers 68-10-1 (64 KOs)
*Tillis entered ranked as the # 4 heavyweight contender by the [[WBA]].
*Fight was on the undercard of [[Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney]].
*Shavers, 37, was 13 years older than Tills.
*At 217 pounds, Tillis was fighting at his heaviest to date.

== Quotes ==
*"The baddest n**** I fought was Earnie Shavers. That n**** can make July into June and made me jump over the mother******' moon! That n**** hit so hard, he'll bring back tomorrow. Muhammad Ali told me he hit him so hard, he shook his kin folk in Africa. He hit me so hard, I thought I was on the corner smoking a cigarette and eating a spam sandwich. That's how hard that n**** hit. - James Tillis in a 2010 interview.

'''Source:''' Crawford, Percy. "James Tillis: "It ain't like it used to be" (2010, Aug 4) www.fighthype.com [http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content8139.html| Article]