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Tim Witherspoon

1957 - Today

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Tim Witherspoon (born December 27, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2003. He was a two-time world heavyweight champion, having held the WBC title in 1984, and the WBA title in 1986. He beat heavyweight world champions Greg Page, James Smith, Tony Tubbs, Frank Bruno and cruiserweight world champions Alfonzo Ratliff and Al Cole. He is best known for his fight against undefeated heavyweight world champion Larry Holmes in which he lost by split decision. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Witherspoon is the 270th most popular boxer (down from 251st in 2024), the 14,174th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,190th in 2019) and the 84th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Tim Witherspoon ranks 270 out of 496. Before him are Victor Ortiz, Sultan Ibragimov, Sven Ottke, James Toney, Willie Toweel, and Henry Tillman. After him are Vladimir Kolev, Robert Wells, Oleg Maskayev, Roberto Cammarelle, Virgil Hill, and Hocine Soltani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Tim Witherspoon ranks 667. Before him are Víctor Rangel, Christopher Moore, Elena Chizhova, Maurice Kottelat, Aki Karvonen, and Viktor Gavrikov. After him are Paul Dini, Vasyl Arkhypenko, Beat Breu, Tony Alva, Timothy Busfield, and Frederico Rosa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Witherspoon ranks 14,178 out of 20,380. Before him are Laurell K. Hamilton (1963), Roy Halladay (1977), Etika (1990), Henry Tillman (1960), Sophia Ali (1995), and Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890). After him are Peter Del Vecho (1958), Buddy Jeannette (1917), Tory Belleci (1970), Gus Hutchison (1937), Alberto Gonzales (1955), and Justin Berfield (1986).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Tim Witherspoon ranks 84. Before him are Gervonta Davis (1994), John Ruiz (1972), Charles Adkins (1932), Victor Ortiz (1987), James Toney (1968), and Henry Tillman (1960). After him are Virgil Hill (1964), Meldrick Taylor (1966), Oliver McCall (1965), Joe Gans (1874), Michael Dokes (1958), and Diego Corrales (1977).

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