James Tillis

James Tillis intrigues me because his nickname, "Quick," captures something genuinely unusual. Heavyweights of his size rarely move their hands the way he did, and the fact that he was a natural southpaw who switched to orthodox mid-career tells me he was a thinking fighter, not just a brawler. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1957, he later moved into acting too, the kind of restless reinvention I find appealing in athletes. Speed in the heavyweight division is a rare and exciting gift, and I imagine Tillis was a thrilling fighter to watch, the sort of boxer who could light up a crowd on raw quickness alone.

Name (English)

James Tillis

Name (Japanese)

ジェームス・ティリス

Reading

じぇーむす・てぃりす

Born

July 5, 1957 (age 69)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster

Origin

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Occupation

boxer

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Tillis
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q331059

Tags

• Oklahoma
• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-24

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.