Tim Littles

Tim Littles (born November 2, 1964 in Sharon, Connecticut) was an American boxer in the super middleweight division.

Amateur career

Known as "The Doctor of Styles", Littles had a successful amateur career.

Amateur highlights
  • 1985 United States Amateur Light middleweight champion.
  • 1989 Won Amateur World Championship over Torsten Schmitz from Germany in a 5-round World Championship bout in Casablanca, Morocco before turning Pro in November 13, 1989

Professional career

Littles turned pro in 1989 and became a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 1990s. His name will forever be linked with his nemesis Frankie Liles who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a stretch during the 1990s. 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.

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, 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.

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 8, 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.

Professional boxing record
27 Wins (18 knockouts, 9 decisions), 3 Losses (3 knockouts)[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 22-3 Derrick Harmon TKO 2 03/11/2002 Table Mountain Casino, Friant, California Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the second round.
Loss 28-1 Frankie Liles TKO 3 08/06/1996 Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne WBA World Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the third round.
Win 19-9 Chris Sande TKO 3 09/03/1996 Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Ireland
Win 17-9 Mike Belcher TKO 1 29/07/1995 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
Win 5-9-1 Caseny Truesdale TKO 5 17/03/1995 Worcester Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, Massachusetts
Loss 41-0-2 James Toney TKO 4 05/03/1994 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles IBF World Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the fourth round.
Win 15-10-1 James Williamson TKO 7 03/11/1993 Biloxi, Mississippi
Win 9-4-1 Warren Williams UD 10 19/06/1993 The Summit, Houston, Texas
Win 24-5-1 Armando Rodriguez TKO 1 25/05/1993 The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title.
Win 11-9-2 Lenzie Morgan UD 12 28/01/1993 IMA Sports Arena, Flint, Michigan IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. 120-108, 119-110, 118-112.
Win 27-2 Iceman John Scully UD 12 13/11/1992 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. 120-108, 120-108, 119-109.
Win 21-0 Frankie Liles UD 12 07/07/1992 Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. 116-112, 116-112, 117-111.
Win 19-3-1 Antoine Byrd PTS 12 03/03/1992 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title.
Win 6-5 Willie Douglas PTS 6 18/01/1992 Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia
Win 7-5-1 Kenny Payne TKO 4 23/11/1991 The Omni, Atlanta
Win 8-13-3 Jerome Kelly TKO 5 17/09/1991 The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win 2-10 Ernest Perry TKO 1 27/07/1991 Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia
Win 0-1 Ricardo Villa TKO 4 18/05/1991 Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada
Win 0-5 Quirino Garcia KO 3 09/04/1991 The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win 11-9 Ali Sanchez TKO 7 23/02/1991 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 1:02 of the seventh round.
Win 6-2 Willie Douglas UD 8 21/01/1991 Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 8-9-1 Sylvester White KO 1 12/11/1990 Lakefront Arena, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Win 7-12-1 Danny Mitchell PTS 8 17/09/1990 Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 13-9-1 Steve Langley UD 8 05/08/1990 Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win -- Juan Ramon Perez TKO 1 08/07/1990 Harrah's Reno, Reno, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the first round.
Win 2-6 Larry Wilkins TKO 1 01/06/1990 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 2-0 Tommy Clark TKO 2 19/05/1990 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 2:22 of the second round.
Win 1-6 Mike Serr TKO 4 10/03/1990 The Dunes, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the fourth round.
Win 2-2 John Tobin TKO 2 29/01/1990 Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win -- Joe Wolf KO 1 13/11/1989 Central Park Athletic Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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References
  1. "BoxRec – Tim Littles".
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