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James Tillis vs Jimmy Cross — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Tillis

Jimmy Cross

James Tillis (42-22-1) and Jimmy Cross (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Tillis

42

Wins31 KO · 74%

22

Losses

1

Draw66 tracked bouts

Cross

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Tillis leads 1–0

James Tillis and Jimmy Cross have met 1 time; Tillis leads 1–0.

James Tillis and Jimmy Cross have met 1 time; Tillis leads 1–0.
Met1979Sep 7Series
James TillisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jimmy CrossFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Tillis 4 · Cross 1 of 5 measurable rows
TillisCross
Record†
42-22-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
65.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
73.81%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
74%—
Times stopped‡max 11
11
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
0
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
66
2

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
James Tillis: 6′1″
Jimmy Cross: No height on file
Reachnot held
James Tillis: 80″
Jimmy Cross: No reach on file
Agenot held
James Tillis: 69
Jimmy Cross: No date of birth
Stance
James Tillis: Orthodox
Jimmy Cross: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Jimmy Cross0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Jimmy Cross: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cross yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Tillis 66, Jimmy Cross 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

James Tillis last boxed on Apr 13, 2001 — 9,331 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

Jimmy Cross last boxed on Sep 7, 1979 — 17,220 days ago. Cross had lost two straight.LL

Williams Mar 1911Tillis Sep 19790 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Tillis and Jimmy Cross ever fought each other?
Yes. James Tillis and Jimmy Cross met once on September 7, 1979, and James Tillis won by TKO.
The meeting

WSep 7, 1979 · Tillis · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tillis or Cross?
James Tillis is 42-22-1 and Jimmy Cross is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James Tillis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tillis42–22–165.4%

Cross0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tillis or Cross?
James Tillis has 31 knockout wins and Jimmy Cross has 0. James Tillis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tillis3173.8%

Cross0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tillis and Cross have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Tillis and Jimmy Cross have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tillis and Cross?
This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for James Tillis and 2 bouts tracked for Jimmy Cross. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tillis66bouts

Cross2bouts

How They Win ↓

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