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James Tillis vs Sylvester Wilder — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Tillis

Sylvester Wilder

James Tillis (42-22-1) and Sylvester Wilder (0-9 across 9 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

Wilder

Tracked record

0–9

counted from 9 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 Sylvester Wilder have met 1 time; Tillis leads 1–0.

James Tillis and Sylvester Wilder have met 1 time; Tillis leads 1–0.
Met1979Feb 28Series
James TillisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sylvester WilderFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Tillis 4 · Wilder 1 of 5 measurable rows
TillisWilder
Record†
42-22-1 (edge)0-9
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
9 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
66
9

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

James Tillis left, Sylvester Wilder 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%

Sylvester Wilder0 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Sylvester Wilder: no tracked wins in the 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Wilder yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Tillis 66, Sylvester Wilder 9 — 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 — 9,322 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

Sylvester Wilder last boxed on Jul 19, 1981 — 16,530 days ago. Wilder had lost nine straight.LLLLL

Tillis Feb 1979Douglas May 1979Cummings Feb 1980Williams Apr 1980Lampkin Jul 19811.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Tillis and Sylvester Wilder ever fought each other?
Yes. James Tillis and Sylvester Wilder met once on February 28, 1979, and James Tillis won by TKO.
The meeting

WFeb 28, 1979 · Tillis · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tillis or Wilder?
James Tillis is 42-22-1 and Sylvester Wilder is 0-9 across the 9 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%

Wilder0–90%

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

Tillis3173.8%

Wilder0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tillis and Wilder have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Tillis and Sylvester Wilder have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tillis and Wilder?
This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for James Tillis and 9 bouts tracked for Sylvester Wilder. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tillis66bouts

Wilder9bouts

How They Win ↓

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