Ellis, Jimmy

Jimmy Ellis
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Born: 24-Feb-1940
USA
Number of Weight Divisions in which boxer was a World Champion: 1

Jimmy Ellis - Title Statistics

CHAMPION
OPPONENT
TOTAL
2
2
WBA
2
1
WBC
0
1
IBF
0
0
WBO
0
0

Fights' Stats

World Boxing Association
Heavyweight
1970-02-16
FRAZIER Joe
ELLIS Jimmy
Technical Knockout 5/15
New York, USA
1968-09-14
ELLIS Jimmy
PATTERSON Floyd
Points 15/15
Stockholm, Sweden
1968-04-27
ELLIS Jimmy
QUARRY Jerry
Majority Decision 15/15
Oakland, USA
Jimmy Ellis captured vacant WBA heavyweight title after Muhammad Ali was stripped of his title for refusing to be drafted into the Army and his professional boxing license was suspended.
World Boxing Council
Heavyweight
1970-02-16
FRAZIER Joe
ELLIS Jimmy
Technical Knockout 5/15
New York, USA
Joe Frazier won vacant heavyweight title after Muhammad Ali was stripped of his champion title in March 1969.