Tim Littles - Revision history

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			'''Trainers:''' [[Eddie Futch]], [[Lou Duva]]<br>
			'''Manager:''' [[Lou Duva]]

			== Career Overview ==
	'''Tim Littles''' was a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones Jr.]] as well, Littles turned professional.		'''Tim Littles''' was a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones Jr.]] as well, Littles turned professional.

Wouter at 14:19, 17 April 2016

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	Tim Littles was a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones Jr.]] as well, Littles turned professional.		'''Tim Littles''' was a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones Jr.]] as well, Littles turned professional.

	Around the same time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace. It seemed inevitable they would clash again. Littles and Liles were both fringe contenders, unbeaten, and on the verge of cracking the top ten when they met for the first time in the pro ranks. Littles would win by a 12 round decision, avenging his losses as an amateur and securing his standing as a legit contender as a pro. Liles would rebound very well after the		Around the same time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace. It seemed inevitable they would clash again. Littles and Liles were both fringe contenders, unbeaten, and on the verge of cracking the top ten when they met for the first time in the pro ranks. Littles would win by a 12 round decision, avenging his losses as an amateur and securing his standing as a legit contender as a pro. Liles would rebound very well after the

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	Tim Littles was a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones, Jr.]] as well, Littles turned professional.		Tim Littles was a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones Jr.]] as well, Littles turned professional.

	Around the same time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace. It seemed inevitable they would clash again. Littles and Liles were both fringe contenders, unbeaten, and on the verge of cracking the top ten when they met for the first time in the pro ranks. Littles would win by a 12 round decision, avenging his losses as an amateur and securing his standing as a legit contender as a pro. Liles would rebound very well after the		Around the same time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace. It seemed inevitable they would clash again. Littles and Liles were both fringe contenders, unbeaten, and on the verge of cracking the top ten when they met for the first time in the pro ranks. Littles would win by a 12 round decision, avenging his losses as an amateur and securing his standing as a legit contender as a pro. Liles would rebound very well after the
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	*1985 United States Amateur Light middleweight champion.		*1985 United States Amateur Light middleweight champion.

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	Tim Littles was a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones]] as well, Littles turned professional.		Tim Littles was a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones, Jr.]] as well, Littles turned professional.

	Around the same time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace. It seemed inevitable they would clash again. Littles and Liles were both fringe contenders, unbeaten, and on the verge of cracking the top ten when they met for the first time in the pro ranks. Littles would win by a 12 round decision, avenging his losses as an amateur and securing his standing as a legit contender as a pro. Liles would rebound very well after the		Around the same time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace. It seemed inevitable they would clash again. Littles and Liles were both fringe contenders, unbeaten, and on the verge of cracking the top ten when they met for the first time in the pro ranks. Littles would win by a 12 round decision, avenging his losses as an amateur and securing his standing as a legit contender as a pro. Liles would rebound very well after the

Matt at 20:10, 20 September 2007

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	Tim had two comeback fights, both KO wins, and then challenged his old rival one last time for Liles' piece of the title. Liles accepted the challenge and on June 8th 1996 a [[Frankie Liles vs. Tim Littles (2nd meeting)\|war]] was waged, which Liles won on a third round TKO. This was the end of their rivalry and also effectively ended Tim Littles' career. Apart from his win over Liles, Littles' best wins were over [[Antoine Byrd]] and [[John Scully]]. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim's prime.		Tim had two comeback fights, both KO wins, and then challenged his old rival one last time for Liles' piece of the title. Liles accepted the challenge and on June 8th 1996 a [[Frankie Liles vs. Tim Littles (2nd meeting)\|war]] was waged, which Liles won on a third round TKO. This was the end of their rivalry and also effectively ended Tim Littles' career. Apart from his win over Liles, Littles' best wins were over [[Antoine Byrd]] and [[John Scully]]. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim's prime.

			== Amateur highlights ==
			*1985 United States Amateur Light middleweight champion.

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Wouter at 14:02, 19 December 2006

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	Tim had two comeback fights, both KO wins, and then challenged his old rival one last time for Liles' piece of the title. Liles accepted the challenge and on June 8th 1996 a [[Frankie Liles vs. Tim Littles (2nd meeting)\|war]] was waged, which Liles won on a third round TKO. This was the end of their rivalry and also effectively ended Tim Littles' career. Apart from his win over Liles, Littles' best wins were over [[Antoine Byrd]] and [[John Scully]]. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim's prime.		Tim had two comeback fights, both KO wins, and then challenged his old rival one last time for Liles' piece of the title. Liles accepted the challenge and on June 8th 1996 a [[Frankie Liles vs. Tim Littles (2nd meeting)\|war]] was waged, which Liles won on a third round TKO. This was the end of their rivalry and also effectively ended Tim Littles' career. Apart from his win over Liles, Littles' best wins were over [[Antoine Byrd]] and [[John Scully]]. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim's prime.
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Wouter at 10:05, 19 December 2006

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	Littles also earned himself a title shot, but he was matched much tougher than Liles was when he received his title shot; pound for pound entrant [[James Toney]] stopped Littles in the fourth round, giving him his first defeat.		Littles also earned himself a title shot, but he was matched much tougher than Liles was when he received his title shot; pound for pound entrant [[James Toney]] stopped Littles in the fourth round, giving him his first defeat.

	Tim had two comeback fights, both KO wins, and then challenged his old rival one last time for Liles' piece of the title. Liles accepted the challenge and on June 8th 1996 a war was waged, which Liles won on a third round TKO. This was the end of their rivalry and also effectively ended Tim Littles' career. Apart from his win over Liles, Littles' best wins were over [[Antoine Byrd]] and [[John Scully]]. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim's prime.		Tim had two comeback fights, both KO wins, and then challenged his old rival one last time for Liles' piece of the title. Liles accepted the challenge and on June 8th 1996 a [[Frankie Liles vs. Tim Littles (2nd meeting)\|war]] was waged, which Liles won on a third round TKO. This was the end of their rivalry and also effectively ended Tim Littles' career. Apart from his win over Liles, Littles' best wins were over [[Antoine Byrd]] and [[John Scully]]. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim's prime.

Wouter at 12:02, 8 December 2006

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	Tim Littles was a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones]] as well, Littles turned professional.		Tim Littles was a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones]] as well, Littles turned professional.

	Around the ~~sam~~ time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace. It seemed inevitable they would clash again. Littles and Liles were both fringe contenders, unbeaten, and on the verge of cracking the top ten when they met for the first time in the pro ranks. Littles would win by 10 round decision, avenging his losses as an amateur, and securing his standing as a legit contender as a pro. Liles would rebound very well after the		Around the same time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace. It seemed inevitable they would clash again. Littles and Liles were both fringe contenders, unbeaten, and on the verge of cracking the top ten when they met for the first time in the pro ranks. Littles would win by a 12 round decision, avenging his losses as an amateur and securing his standing as a legit contender as a pro. Liles would rebound very well after the
	loss ~~and won~~ the WBA title from [[Steve Little]] and ~~also would go on to score~~ wins over [[Merqui Sosa]] and [[Michael Nunn]].		loss, winning the WBA title from [[Steve Little]] and scoring wins over [[Merqui Sosa]] and [[Michael Nunn]].
	Littles also earned himself a title shot, but he was matched much tougher than Liles was when he received his title shot; pound for pound entrant [[James Toney]] stopped Littles in the fourth round giving him his first defeat.		Littles also earned himself a title shot, but he was matched much tougher than Liles was when he received his title shot; pound for pound entrant [[James Toney]] stopped Littles in the fourth round, giving him his first defeat.

	Tim had two comeback fights, both KO wins, and then challenged his old rival one last time for Liles' piece of the title. Liles accepted the challenge and on June 8th 1996 a war was waged, which Liles won on a third round TKO. This was the end of their rivalry and effectively ended Tim Littles' career. Apart from his win over Liles, Littles' best wins were over [[Antoine Byrd]] and [[John Scully]]. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim's prime.		Tim had two comeback fights, both KO wins, and then challenged his old rival one last time for Liles' piece of the title. Liles accepted the challenge and on June 8th 1996 a war was waged, which Liles won on a third round TKO. This was the end of their rivalry and also effectively ended Tim Littles' career. Apart from his win over Liles, Littles' best wins were over [[Antoine Byrd]] and [[John Scully]]. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim's prime.

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	Tim Littles was a ~~top~~ super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones]] as well, turned professional.		Tim Littles was a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 90's. He will forever be linked with his arch-nemesis [[Frankie Liles]] who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a long stretch during the 90's. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs Liles won every fight. After a great amateur career, in which he scored a win over [[Roy Jones]] as well, Littles turned professional.

	Around the sam time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace. It seemed inevitable they would clash again. Littles and Liles were both fringe contenders, unbeaten, and on the verge of cracking the top ten when they met for the first time in the pro ranks. Littles would win by 10 round decision, avenging his losses as an amateur, and securing his standing as a legit contender as a pro. Liles would rebound very well after the		Around the sam time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace. It seemed inevitable they would clash again. Littles and Liles were both fringe contenders, unbeaten, and on the verge of cracking the top ten when they met for the first time in the pro ranks. Littles would win by 10 round decision, avenging his losses as an amateur, and securing his standing as a legit contender as a pro. Liles would rebound very well after the
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	Littles also earned himself a title shot, but he was matched much tougher than Liles was when he received his title shot; pound for pound entrant [[James Toney]] stopped Littles in the fourth round giving him his first defeat.		Littles also earned himself a title shot, but he was matched much tougher than Liles was when he received his title shot; pound for pound entrant [[James Toney]] stopped Littles in the fourth round giving him his first defeat.

	Tim had two comeback fights, both KO wins, and then challenged his old rival one last time for Liles' piece of the title. Liles accepted the challenge and on June 8th 1996 a war was ~~wagged. In the first round Liles almost KO'd Littles with a fierce barrage of punches that dropped the challenger for a 7 count. Tim was back on his feet~~, ~~groggy, when the bell sounded ending the round a minute early! The early rest help him recuperate and he came out for the second looking to take the champion out. A heavy right hand had~~ Liles in a lot of trouble but the follow-up blows did not connect enough to end matters. A low blow dropped Liles, and then in a heated exchange Littles was docked a point for hitting behind the head. Littles also sustained a cut on ~~his left eye in this round.~~		Tim had two comeback fights, both KO wins, and then challenged his old rival one last time for Liles' piece of the title. Liles accepted the challenge and on June 8th 1996 a war was waged, which Liles won on a third round TKO. This was the end of their rivalry and effectively ended Tim Littles' career. Apart from his win over Liles, Littles' best wins were over [[Antoine Byrd]] and [[John Scully]]. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim's prime.

	~~Littles came back guns blazing but was dropped for the second time in the fight by~~ a ~~counter right hook and follow-up left-right combination. The~~ third was even wilder than the previous rounds. Littles crashed home several big right hands on Liles' head and sent him through the ropes. Liles held on desperately, and tried to ride out the onslaught that Tim laid on him. Then just after Littles shook Liles again with a hard left hook, Liles responded with the fight ending bomb. This ~~right hook sent Littles down for another seven count and the bout was stopped after Tim rose on shaky legs. It~~ was the end of their rivalry and effectively ended Tim Littles' career. Apart from his win over Liles, Littles' best wins were over [[Antoine Byrd]] and [[John Scully]]. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim's prime.