Tim Littles (born November 2, 1964, in

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) was an American boxer in the

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division.

Amateur career

Known as "The Doctor of Styles", Littles had a successful amateur career.

Amateur highlights

*1985 United States Amateur Light middleweight champion. *1989 Won Amateur World Championship over Torsten Schmitz from Germany in a 5-round World Championship bout in Casablanca, Morocco before turning Pro on November 13, 1989

Professional career

Littles turned pro in 1989 and became a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 1990s. His name will forever be linked with his nemesis Frankie Liles who was the WBA super middleweight champion for a stretch during the 1990s. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers. Of the three times they fought as amateurs, Liles won every fight. Around the same time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace. It seemed inevitable they would clash again. Littles and Liles were both fringe contenders, unbeaten, and on the verge of cracking the top ten when they met for the first time in the pro ranks. Littles would win by a 12-round decision, avenging his losses as an amateur and securing his standing as a legit contender as a pro. Liles would rebound very well after the loss, winning the WBA title from Steve Little and scoring wins over Merqui Sosa and

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. Littles also earned himself a title shot, but he was matched much tougher than Liles was when he received his title shot; pound for pound entrant

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stopped Littles in the fourth round, giving him his first defeat. Tim had two comeback fights, both KO wins, and then challenged his old rival one last time for Liles' piece of the title. Liles accepted the challenge and on June 8, 1996, a war was waged, which Liles won on a third-round TKO. This was the end of their rivalry and also effectively ended Tim Littles' career. Apart from his win over Liles, Littles' best wins were over Antoine Byrd and John Scully. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim's prime.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Littles, Tim 1964 births Boxers from Connecticut Living people Super-middleweight boxers People from Sharon, Connecticut Sportspeople from Litchfield County, Connecticut American male boxers 20th-century American sportsmen