Career
Known as "The Doctor of Styles", Littles had a successful amateur career. Amateur highlights
Littles turned pro in 1989 and became a super middleweight contender during the early to mid 1990s. The two fought 3 times as amateurs, starting a rivalry between the two men that would last the rest of their careers.
Around the same time Liles also turned pro and made their way up the rankings around the same pace.
lieutenant 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.
Liles would rebound very well after the loss, winning the WBA title from Steve Little and scoring wins over Merqui Sosa and Michael Nunn. 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 James Toney 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. This was the end of their rivalry and also effectively ended Tim Littles" career. All three of those bouts happened in succession in what can be considered Tim"s prime.
