About Elijah Tillery
Born 1957. Elijah Tillery is an American boxer.
Carlton Elijah Tillery (born August 8, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who competed in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. He was nicknamed "Phoenix Steel".
Amateur career Born in Albany, New York, Tillery compiled an amateur record of 45 wins and 2 losses.
Professional career Tillery turned professional in 1980 and was known as a hard-punching journeyman in the heavyweight division. He is best known for his two fights against Riddick Bowe in 1991. His first bout 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 responded by kicking Bowe, after which Bowe unleashed a flurry of punches while Tillery was against the ropes. Bowe's trainer, Rock Newman, then pulled Tillery over the ropes as Bowe continued to throw punches. Tillery somersaulted over the ropes and was quickly detained by security. After the 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 final professional bout was a TKO loss to James Smith two years after his rematch with Bowe.
Professional boxing record
Loss
TKO 6 14/09/1993
Loss
TKO 4 Dec 13, 1991
Loss
DQ 1 29/10/1991
Loss
UD 10 02/11/1990
Win
MD 10 17/08/1990
Win
RTD 4 08/07/1990
Win
UD 6 08/05/1990
Win
UD 8 Jun 15, 1987
Win
KO 3 23/08/1986
Win
KO 9 11/07/1986
Win
TKO 8 31/05/1986
Win
KO 4 05/04/1986
Loss
UD 12 19/09/1984
Win
PTS 10 09/08/1983
Win
KO 1 15/04/1983
Win
KO 2 10/11/1982
Loss
UD 10 13/03/1982
Win
TKO 3 11/02/1982
Loss
UD 8 07/11/1981
Win
PTS 8 24/07/1981
Win
PTS 8 25/06/1981
Win
UD 6 11/05/1981
Win
KO 1 18/03/1981
Win
KO 2 08/03/1981
Win
KO 1 28/02/1981
Win
KO 1 18/02/1981
Win
PTS 4 07/02/1981
Win
KO 1 07/01/1981
Win
KO 1 12/12/1980
Win
KO 1 23/10/1980
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American boxer
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Elijah Tillery was born on 8 August 1957 in Staten Island.
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