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Jimmy Ellis
(James Albert Ellis)

BORN   February 24 1940; Louisville, Kentucky
HEIGHT 6-1
WEIGHT 155 3/4 - 207 1/2 lbs
MANAGER. Angelo Dundee

Ellis was a fine boxer who carried a stinging punch; He was clever and quick and - with the exception of Cassius Clay [Muhammad Ali] and Joe Frazier - was the best of a talented group of heavyweights during the late 1960s and early 1970s; During his career, Jimmy won the WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

He defeated such men as Floyd Patterson, George Chuvalo, Jerry Quarry, Oscar "Ringo" Bonavena, Leotis Martin, Billy Daniels, Roberto Davila, Tony Doyle, Johnny Persol and Holly Mims

1961
Apr 19 Arley Seifer                 Louisville, Ky                 KO  3
May  6 Gene Leslie                  Louisville, Ky                  W  8
Jul 22 Johnny Morris                Louisville, Ky                  W  6
Aug 22 Wilfred Greaves              Louisville, Ky                  W 10
Oct  7 Clarence Riley               Louisville, Ky                 KO  2
Nov 29 Holly Mims                   Louisville, Ky                  L 10

1962
Jan 11 Rory Calhoun                 Louisville, Ky                 KO  1
Feb 17 Johnny Alford                New York, NY                    W  6
May  4 Holly Mims                   Louisville, Ky                  W 10
Jun  7 Rudolph Bent                 Louisville, Ky                 KO  2
Jun 13 Charlie Glover               Lexington, Ky                   W  4
Jun 13 Sammy Poe                    Lexington, Ky                   W  4
Sep  1 Henry Hank                   Louisville, Ky                  L 10
Dec  3 Leroy Green                  Louisville, Ky                  W 10

1963
Jun 18 Johnny Halafihi              London, Eng                    KO  1
Sep 27 Lou Gutierrez                Louisville, Ky                  W 10

1964
Feb 28 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter     New York, NY                    L 10
Apr 21 Joe Spencer                  Lexington, Ky                  KO  1
Oct 21 Don Fullmer                  Louisville, Ky                  L 10
Nov 30 George Benton                Philadelphia, Pa                L 10

1965
May 25 Joe Blackwood                Lewiston, ME                   KO  1
Jul 31 Muhammad Ali                 San Juan, P.R.                 EX  3
Aug 16 Muhammad Ali                 Gothenberg                     EX  3
Aug 20 Muhammad Ali                 London, Eng                    EX  3
Nov 15 Chuck Leslie                 Las Vegas, Nv                   W 10

1966
Mar 29 Hubert Hilton                Toronto, Ont, Can               W  8
May 21 Lewina Waqua                 London, Eng                    KO  1
Sep 10 Billy Daniels                Frankfurt, Ger                  W  6
Oct 27 Eddie Embry                  Louisville, Ky                 KO  1
Nov 14 Tommy Sims                   Houston, Tx                    KO  1

1967
Mar 22 Johnny Persol                New York, NY                   KO  1
Aug  5 Leotis Martin                Houston, Tx                    KO  9
           -WBA Heavyweight Championship Elimination Bout
Dec  2 Oscar Bonavena               Louisville, Ky                  W 12
           -WBA Heavyweight Championship Elimination Bout

1968
Apr 27 Jerry Quarry                 Oakland, Ca                     W 15
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 14 Floyd Patterson              Stockholm                       W 15
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

1970
Feb 16 Joe Frazier                  New York, NY                   LK  5
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 10 Roberto Davila               Miami Beach, Fl                KO  7

1971
Mar  2 Tony Doyle                   Miami Beach, Fl                KO 10
May 10 George Chuvalo               Toronto, Ont, Can               W 10
Jul 26 Muhammad Ali                 Houston, Tx                    LK 12
        -NABF Heavyweight Championship of the World     

1972
May 16 Richard Gosha                Seattle, Wa                    KO  6
Jun 16 Reco Brooks                  Miami Beach, Fl                KO  2
Sep 21 Ollie Wilson                 Parma, Oh                      KO  5
Oct 26 Harold Carter                Beckley, WV                    KO  7

1973
Feb 21 Bob Felstein                 Orlando, Fl                    KO  2
Mar  6 Charlie Harris               Miami Beach, Fl                KO  1
Apr 15 Joe Harris                   Huntington, Tn                 KO  2
May  6 Reco Brooks                  Phoenix, Az                    KO  5
Jun 18 Earnie Shavers               New York, NY                   LK  1
Oct 23 "Memphis" Al Jones           Atlanta, Ga                    KO  7
Dec 12 Boone Kirkman                Seattle, Wa                     L 10

1974
Mar  4 Larry Middleton              Largo, Md                       D 10
Jul 16 Ron Lyle                     Denver, Co                      L 12
Nov 12 Joe Bugner                   London, Eng                     L 10

1975
Mar  1 Joe Frazier                  Melbourne, Aus                 LK  9
May  7 Carl Baker                   Orlando, Fl                    KO  1


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***
 

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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