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Best of Jimmy Ellis: Top 10 Fights

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Jimmy Ellis had 53 fights with 24 KO wins. Some of his best fights among these have been against Jerry Quarry, George Chuvalo, Leotis Martin, Oscar Bonavena, and Floyd Patterson. The following are Ellis' top 10 fights.

Jimmy Ellis' boxing career

  1. Jimmy Ellis defeats Jerry Quarry

    On Jimmy Ellis defeated Jerry Quarry via 15 round majority decision. Ellis was 28 years old with a record of 26-5 (12 KOs). Quarry was 22 years old with a record of 26-1-4 (15 KOs). Ellis won the vacant WBA heavyweight title — his first world title. The performance in this fight is the number one among all of Ellis' fights.

  2. Jimmy Ellis defeats George Chuvalo

    On Jimmy Ellis defeated Canadian boxer George Chuvalo via 10 round unanimous decision. Ellis was 31 years old with a record of 30-6 (14 KOs). Chuvalo was 33 years old with a record of 63-16-2 (55 KOs). This fight is the second best performance in Ellis' career.

  3. Jimmy Ellis defeats Leotis Martin

    On Jimmy Ellis defeated Leotis Martin via 9th round TKO. Ellis was 27 years old with a record of 24-5 (12 KOs). Martin was 28 years old with a record of 24-1 (14 KOs).

  4. Jimmy Ellis defeats Oscar Bonavena

    On Jimmy Ellis defeated Argentinian boxer Oscar Bonavena via 12 round unanimous decision. Ellis was 27 years old with a record of 25-5 (12 KOs). Bonavena was 25 years old with a record of 31-3 (25 KOs).

  5. Jimmy Ellis defeats Floyd Patterson

    On Jimmy Ellis defeated Floyd Patterson via 15 round PTS. Ellis was 28 years old with a record of 27-5 (12 KOs). Patterson was 33 years old with a record of 46-6-1 (35 KOs). Ellis successfully defended his WBA heavyweight title.

  6. Jimmy Ellis loses to Muhammad Ali

    On Jimmy Ellis lost to Muhammad Ali via 12th round TKO. Ellis was 31 years old with a record of 30-7 (14 KOs). Ali was 29 years old with a record of 31-1 (25 KOs). Despite the loss, Ellis put on a good fight till it lasted.

  7. Jimmy Ellis loses to Joe Bugner

    On Jimmy Ellis lost to Hungarian boxer Joe Bugner via 10 round PTS. Ellis was 34 years old with a record of 39-11-1 (23 KOs). Bugner was 24 years old with a record of 48-6-1 (29 KOs). Despite the loss, Ellis put on a good fight.

  8. Jimmy Ellis loses to George Benton

    On Jimmy Ellis lost to George Benton via 10 round majority decision. Ellis was 24 years old with a record of 15-5 (6 KOs). Benton was 31 years old with a record of 52-9-1 (30 KOs). Despite the loss, Ellis put on a good fight.

  9. Jimmy Ellis loses to Joe Frazier in their 2nd fight

    On Jimmy Ellis lost to Joe Frazier in the rematch via 9th round TKO. Ellis was 35 years old with a record of 39-12-1 (23 KOs). Frazier was 31 years old with a record of 31-2 (26 KOs). Despite the loss, Ellis put on a good fight till it lasted.

  10. Jimmy Ellis loses to Ron Lyle

    On Jimmy Ellis lost to Ron Lyle via 12 round unanimous decision. Ellis was 34 years old with a record of 39-10-1 (23 KOs). Lyle was 33 years old with a record of 27-1-1 (19 KOs). Despite the loss, Ellis put on a good fight.