Have James Tillis and Rodney Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. James Tillis and Rodney Smith met once on April 9, 1988, and James Tillis won by KO.

Who has the better record, Tillis or Smith?

James Tillis is 42-22-1 and Rodney Smith is 0-4 across the 4 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.

Who has more knockouts, Tillis or Smith?

James Tillis has 31 knockout wins and Rodney Smith has 0. James Tillis has more.

Do Tillis and Smith have any common opponents?

James Tillis and Rodney Smith share 2 common opponents: Gary Mason and Tyrell Biggs. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tillis and Smith?

This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for James Tillis and 4 bouts tracked for Rodney Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

James Tillis vs Rodney Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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James Tillis

Rodney Smith

James Tillis (42-22-1) and Rodney Smith (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Tillis

Wins31 KO · 74%

Losses

Draw66 tracked bouts

Smith

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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 Rodney Smith have met 1 time; Tillis leads 1–0.
Met	1988Apr 9	Series
James TillisFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Rodney SmithFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOTillis vs Smith	1Meeting

Tillis vs Smith · Apr 9, 1988

The Numbers

Tillis 4 · Smith 1 of 5 measurable rows

TillisEdge = longer wingSmith

Record^†: 42-22-1 (edge)0-4
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
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.9: 2.9 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66: 66
4

† 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″; Rodney Smith: No height on file
Reachnot held: James Tillis: 80″; Rodney Smith: No reach on file
Agenot held: James Tillis: 69; Rodney Smith: No date of birth
Stance: James Tillis: Orthodox; Rodney Smith: Not recorded

James Tillis left, Rodney Smith 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

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

Rodney Smith0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Smith yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Tillis 66, Rodney Smith 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 22 shared · even on 2

TillisJames Tillis

Opponent

SmithRodney Smith

James Tillis
Loss, TKO 5
1988Nov 1988
MasonGary MasonJamaica 37–1 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Rodney Smith
Loss, TKO 1
1987Feb 1987
James Tillis
Loss, UD
1986Jan 1986
BiggsTyrell BiggsUnited States 30–10 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Rodney Smith
Loss, RTD 7
1986Aug 1986

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

James Tillis last boxed on Apr 13, 2001 — 9,319 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

Rodney Smith last boxed on Apr 9, 1988 — 14,071 days ago. Smith had lost four straight.LLLL

Biggs Aug 1986Damiani Dec 1986Mason Feb 1987Tillis Apr 19882.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have James Tillis and Rodney Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. James Tillis and Rodney Smith met once on April 9, 1988, and James Tillis won by KO.
Who has the better record, Tillis or Smith?: James Tillis is 42-22-1 and Rodney Smith is 0-4 across the 4 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.
Who has more knockouts, Tillis or Smith?: James Tillis has 31 knockout wins and Rodney Smith has 0. James Tillis has more.
Do Tillis and Smith have any common opponents?: James Tillis and Rodney Smith share 2 common opponents: Gary Mason and Tyrell Biggs. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tillis and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for James Tillis and 4 bouts tracked for Rodney Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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