Jimmy Ellis

40 12 1
24 KOs 4 KOs
Jimmy Ellis profile picture
20 followers
division heavy
status inactive
bouts 53
rounds 341
KOs 60%
career 1961-1975
debut 1961-04-19

ID# 016178
birth name James Albert Ellis
sex male
nationality USA
stance orthodox
height 6′ 1″   /   185cm
reach 76″   /   193cm
residence Louisville, Kentucky, USA
birth place Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Box-pro 53 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
May 75 Carl Baker 18 23 1
Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando
W
Mar 75 Joe Frazier 31 2 0
St.Kilda Junction Oval, Melbourne
L
Fight stopped on advise of Ellis' corner
Nov 74 Joe Bugner 48 6 1
Empire Pool, Wembley
L
Jul 74 Ron Lyle 27 1 1
Denver Coliseum, Denver
L
Mar 74 Larry Middleton 21 4 1
Capitol Center, Landover
D
Dec 73 Boone Kirkman 30 2 0
Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle
L
Oct 73 Al Jones 5 19 2
Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta
W
Jun 73 Earnie Shavers 44 2 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
L
May 73 Rico Brooks 11 14 2
Phoenix Union Montgomery Stadium, Phoenix
W
Apr 73 Joe Tiger Harris 3 6 2
Huntington
W
Mar 73 Charlie Harris 7 16 1
Auditorium, Miami Beach
W
Feb 73 Bob Felstein 16 11 1
Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando
W
Oct 72 Harold Carter 11 21 2
Raleigh County Armory, Beckley
W
Sep 72 Ollie Wilson 21 40 0
St. Josaphat Auditorium, Parma
W
Jun 72 Rico Brooks 11 12 1
Miami Marine Stadium, Key Biscayne
W
May 72 Dick Gosha 10 13 0
Seattle Center Arena, Seattle
W
The bout was stopped shortly after Gosha was given a standing eight count.
Jul 71 Muhammad Ali 31 1 0
Astrodome, Houston
L

May 71 George Chuvalo 63 16 2
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto
W
Mar 71 Tony Doyle 36 8 1
Auditorium, Miami Beach
W
Nov 70 Roberto Davila 21 19 0
Auditorium, Miami Beach
W
Feb 70 Joe Frazier 24 0 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
L

Sep 68 Floyd Patterson 46 6 1
Råsunda Fotbollsstadion, Stockholm
W
Apr 68 Jerry Quarry 26 1 4
Coliseum Arena, Oakland
W
Dec 67 Oscar Bonavena 31 3 0
Freedom Hall, Louisville
W
WBA Heavyweight Elimination Tournament (Ellis-Bonavena vs. Quarry-Spencer)
Bonavena was floored in rounds 3 and 10
Aug 67 Leotis Martin 24 1 0
Astrodome, Houston
W
Elimination Tournament for WBA Heavyweight Title
(Ellis-Martin/Bonavena-Mildenberger vs. Quarry-Patterson/Spencer-Terrell)

Mar 67 Johnny Persol 17 3 1
Madison Square Garden, New York
W
Nov 66 Tommy Sims 35 28 4
Astrodome, Houston
W
Oct 66 Eddie Dembry 10 2 0
Fairgrounds, Louisville
W
Sep 66 Billy Daniels 20 14 1
Waldstadion/Radrennbahn, Frankfurt
W
May 66 Leweni Waqa 19 4 1
Arsenal Football Stadium, Highbury
W
Mar 66 Hubert Hilton 13 3 2
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto
W
Nov 65 Chuck Leslie 18 10 2
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas
W
May 65 Joe Blackwood 66 23 9
Central Maine Civic Center, Lewiston
W
Nov 64 George Benton 52 9 1
Arena, Philadelphia
L
Oct 64 Don Fullmer 32 11 2
Convention Center, Louisville
L
Apr 64 Joe Spencer 5 2 0
Phoenix Hotel Ballroom, Lexington
W
Spencer substituted for Jimmy Christopher.
Feb 64 Rubin Carter 18 4 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
L
Sep 63 Luis Gutierrez 50 5 3
Convention Center, Louisville
W
Jun 63 Johnny Halafihi 31 11 5
Wembley Stadium, Wembley
W
Boxing News June 21, 1963
Dec 62 LeRoy Green 20 15 2
Columbia Gymnasium Arena, Louisville
W
Sep 62 Henry Hank 52 16 3
Freedom Hall, Louisville
L
Jun 62 Charlie Glover 13 10 1
Phoenix Hotel Ballroom, Lexington
W
Jun 62 Sammy Poe 2 2 0
Phoenix Hotel Ballroom, Lexington
W
Jun 62 Rudolph Bent 39 29 4
State Fairgrounds, Louisville
W
May 62 Holly Mims 57 22 6
Freedom Hall, Louisville
W
Feb 62 Johnny Alford 14 3 3
Madison Square Garden, New York
W
Jan 62 Rory Calhoun 45 14 2
Jefferson County Armory, Louisville
W
Nov 61 Holly Mims 56 22 6
Freedom Hall, Louisville
L
Oct 61 Clarence Riley 18 25 5
Freedom Hall, Louisville
W
Riley retired in his corner with a cut eye.
Aug 61 Wilf Greaves 34 19 1
Fairgrounds Stadium, Louisville
W
Jul 61 Johnny Morris 21 4 0
Freedom Hall, Louisville
W
May 61 Gene Leslie 12 3 1
Jefferson County Armory, Louisville
W
Apr 61 Arley Seifer 15 12 1
Freedom Hall, Louisville
W