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Craig Payne vs James Tillis — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Craig Payne

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James Tillis

Craig Payne (11-20-2) and James Tillis (42-22-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Payne

11

Wins8 KO · 73%

20

Losses

2

Draws33 tracked bouts

Tillis

42

Wins31 KO · 74%

22

Losses

1

Draw66 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tillis leads 1–0

Craig Payne and James Tillis have met 1 time; Tillis leads 1–0.

Craig Payne and James Tillis have met 1 time; Tillis leads 1–0.
Met1996Jun 21Series
Craig PayneFighter ALLost0–1W–L
James TillisFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Payne 1 · Tillis 6 of 7 measurable rows
PayneTillis
Record
11-20-242-22-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
36.4%
65.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31
8
31 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
72.73%
73.81% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73%
74% (edge)
Times stopped†max 11
7 (edge)
11
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.1
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
33
66

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+1″
Craig Payne: 6′2″ (edge)
James Tillis: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Craig Payne: No reach on file
James Tillis: 80″
Agenot comparable
Craig Payne: Died aged 55
James Tillis: 69
Stance
Craig Payne: Orthodox
James Tillis: Orthodox

Craig Payne left, James Tillis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Craig Payne11 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Craig Payne: 11 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (73%) and 3 on the cards (27%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 73%3 on the cards 27%

James Tillis42 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

James Tillis: 42 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (74%) and 11 on the cards (26%). Counted from 66 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 74%11 on the cards 26%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Craig Payne 33, James Tillis 66 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Payne better on 1 · even on 3

Payne

Opponent

Tillis

  • Craig Payne

    Loss, UD

    1999

    PullerEven

    James Tillis

    Loss, UD

    1999

  • Craig Payne

    Win, TKO

    1993

    CrabtreeEven

    James Tillis

    Win, KO

    1984

  • Craig Payne

    Loss, SD

    1992

    ThomasEven

    James Tillis

    Loss, TKO

    1982

  • Craig Payne

    Win, TKO

    1992

    LawhornePayne better

    James Tillis

    Loss, UD

    1989

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Craig Payne has lost 12 straight. Payne last boxed on Feb 10, 2001.LLLLL

Weida Jun 1999Oquendo Jul 1999Mason Oct 1999Curry Feb 2000Purlette Feb 20012.1 tracked bouts per year

James Tillis last boxed on Apr 13, 2001 — 9,321 days ago. Tillis had lost three straight, after one straight win.NCWLLL

Hinton Dec 1995Payne Jun 1996Couser Aug 1996Puller Oct 1999Calloway Apr 20012.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Craig Payne and James Tillis ever fought each other?
Yes. Craig Payne and James Tillis met once on June 21, 1996, and James Tillis won by UD.
The meeting

LJun 21, 1996 · Tillis · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Payne or Tillis?
Craig Payne is 11-20-2 and James Tillis is 42-22-1. James Tillis has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Payne11–20–236.4%

Tillis42–22–165.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Payne or Tillis?
Craig Payne has 8 knockout wins and James Tillis has 31. James Tillis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Payne872.7%

Tillis3173.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Payne and Tillis have any common opponents?
Craig Payne and James Tillis share 4 common opponents: Tim Puller, Bobby Crabtree and Pinklon Thomas (and 1 other). Craig Payne fared better against 1 of them.
4 shared opponents

Tim PullerLL

Bobby CrabtreeWW

Pinklon ThomasLL

Arthel LawhorneWL

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Payne or Tillis?
Craig Payne is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Payne188 cm

Tillis185 cm203 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Payne and Tillis?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Craig Payne and 66 bouts tracked for James Tillis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Payne33bouts

Tillis66bouts

How They Win ↓

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