Henry Tillman
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There have been few "rags to riches to rags" stories in boxing more dramatic than that of Henry Tillman. Tillman was a former juvenile delinquent who was introduced to boxing and flourished. Tillman beat Mike Tyson twice as an amateur and then went on to win a Gold Medal for the United States in the 1984 Olympics. Tillman's professional career was only average, however, and in 1990 Tyson knocked him out in the first round. In 1996 Tillman was arrested and charged with murdering a man outside a Nevada casino. He has since been sentenced to prison.