Elijah Tillery

Carlton Elijah Tillery (born August 8, 1957) is an American former boxer in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, nicknamed "Phoenix Steel".

Elijah Tillery
Statistics
Real nameCarlton Elijah Tillery
Nickname(s)Phoenix Steel
Weight(s)Heavyweight
NationalityAmerican
Born (1957-08-08) August 8, 1957
Albany, NY, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins23
Wins by KO15
Losses7
Draws2
No contests0

Amateur career

Born in Albany, NY, Tillery had an amateur record of 45-2.

Professional career

Tillery turned professional in 1980 and was a hard punching journeyman heavyweight during his career. He is best known for his two fights against Riddick Bowe in 1991. His first fight with Bowe is known for its bizarre conclusion. Bowe dominated the first round and dropped Tillery. After the round ended, Tillery walked toward Bowe and taunted him, and Bowe responded by punching Tillery. Tillery then landed several kicks on Bowe, and Bowe then unleashed a flurry of punches on Tillery as Tillery lay on the ropes. Bowe's trainer, Rock Newman, then grabbed Tillery and pulled him over the ropes as Bowe continued to throw punches. Tillery somersaulted over the ropes and was quickly detained by security.[1] After order was restored and the fighters returned to the ring, Tillery and Bowe continued a war of words, and there continued to be minor incidents as the ring was cleared. Tillery was disqualified for the kicks with Bowe getting the win, much to the surprise of the television announcers. The fighters rematched two months later, with Bowe dominating and TKO'ing Tillery, his first TKO loss. Tillery's next fight was his last, a TKO loss to James Smith two years after his loss to Bowe.

Professional boxing record

23 Wins (15 knockouts, 8 decisions), 7 Losses (2 knockouts, 5 decisions)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 36-11-1 James "Bonecrusher" Smith TKO 6 14/09/1993 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:51 of the sixth round.
Loss 27-0 Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe TKO 4 13/12/1991 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:14 of the fourth round.
Loss 26-0 Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe DQ 1 29/10/1991 Washington, District of Columbia, United States WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title.
Loss 17-2-1 "Big" Art Tucker UD 10 02/11/1990 Albany, New York, United States 91-98, 92-97, 94-96.
Win 8-5-1 William "K.O." Morris MD 10 17/08/1990 Newark, New Jersey, United States 97-93, 97-93, 95-95.
Win 7-1 Fred Whitaker RTD 4 08/07/1990 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Whitaker could not answer the bell for round five.
Win 5-0 Mike "The Duke" Dixon UD 6 08/05/1990 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 57-54, 58-54, 58-55.
Win 12-6-1 Dorcey Gaymon UD 8 15/06/1987 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 21-10 Mike Cohen KO 3 23/08/1986 Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Win 19-8 David Jaco KO 9 11/07/1986 Swan Lake, New York, United States
Win 3-10-1 Wesley Smith TKO 8 31/05/1986 Albany, New York, United States
Win 13-2 Rodney Frazier KO 4 05/04/1986 Latham, New York, United States
Loss 16-2 Anthony Davis UD 12 19/09/1984 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NABF Cruiserweight Title.
Win 11-2 William Hosea PTS 10 09/08/1983 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 3-4-2 Louis Alexander KO 1 15/04/1983 New York City, United States
Win 4-5 Charles Vanderhall KO 2 10/11/1982 Latham, New York, United States Charles knocked out at 2:53 of the second round.
Loss 13-1 Alfonzo Ratliff UD 10 13/03/1982 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 6-14 Henry "Bulldog" Patterson TKO 3 11/02/1982 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss 2-2-2 Quadir Muntaqim UD 8 07/11/1981 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 4-9 Eddie Smith PTS 8 24/07/1981 New York City, United States
Win 6-26-2 Kid Samson PTS 8 25/06/1981 Tarrytown, New York, United States
Win 15-15-2 Fred "Flintstone" Brown UD 6 11/05/1981 New York City, United States
Win 0-5 Milton Hopkins KO 1 18/03/1981 White Plains, New York, United States
Win 0-1 Johnny Pitts KO 2 08/03/1981 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win -- Vincent "Vince" Johnson KO 1 28/02/1981 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 2-9-1 Calvin Langston KO 1 18/02/1981 White Plains, New York, United States
Win 6-23-2 Kid Samson PTS 4 07/02/1981 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win -- Kasim Stephenson KO 1 07/01/1981 New York City, United States
Win 0-1 Austin Johnson KO 1 12/12/1980 New York City, United States
Win -- Gerald Hardy KO 1 23/10/1980 New York City, United States Hardy knocked out at 1:19 of the first round.

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