Sport & Note

Jimmy ELLIS

Male

(James Ellis)
(James Albert Ellis)
Heavyweight, USA, Louisville, Kentucky
Born: February 24, 1940, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Died: May 6, 2014, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Height: 6ft 1in, mt 1,85
Weight: 157-176-183-190-198 lbs

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Below are reported 51 results: won 44, lost 7

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1957
+ July 27	Conard Wynter	Louisville, Kentucky	WKO 1
+ Aug. 17	Bill Wikstrom	Louisville, Kentucky	WPTS 3
- Aug. 30	Cassius Clay (USA)	Louisville, Kentucky	LPTS 3
+ Oct. 5	Roy Williams	Louisville, Kentucky	WTKO 1
+ Oct. 12	Cassius Clay (USA)	Louisville, Kentucky	WPTS 3
+ Nov. 30	Charley Dobbins	Louisville, Kentucky	WTKO 1
+ Dec. 21	Willard Dugan	Louisville, Kentucky	WTKO 1
1958
Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville Golden Gloves 2nd place
+ Jan. 22	Lonnie Cordin	Louisville, Kentucky	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 7	Jimmy Reeves	Louisville, Kentucky	WKO 1
- Feb. 8	Willie Moran	Louisville, Kentucky	LPTS 3
+ Mar. 8	Harry Long	Louisville, Kentucky	WKO 1
+ Apr. 5	Luther Cushenberry	Louisville, Kentucky	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 10	Joe Wilson	Cincinnati, Ohio	WTKO 2
- May 31	Cleo Horton	Louisville, Kentucky	LPTS 3
+ June 11	James Flourney	Louisville, Kentucky	WPTS 3
+ Nov. 1	Arbie Rose	Louisville, Kentucky	WPTS 3
1959
+ Jan. 24	Rink Midgett	Louisville, Kentucky	WTKO 3
Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville Golden Gloves winner
+ Feb. 16	Landers Robinson	Louisville, Kentucky	WTKO 1
+ Feb. 18	Buddy Dale	Louisville, Kentucky	WKO 1
Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Tournament of Champions
+ Mar. 3	J.D. Ested	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
- Mar. 3	Cleo Horton	Chicago, Illinois	LTKO 2
+ May 22	Donald Lee	Louisville, Kentucky	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 27	Dempsey Hale	Louisville, Kentucky	WKO 2
+ Nov. 20	Leonard Smith	Louisville, Kentucky	WKO 1
+ Dec. 12	Cleo Horton	Louisville, Kentucky	WPTS 3
1960
Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville Golden Gloves winner
+ Feb. 1	Robert Harris	Louisville, Kentucky	WKO 1
+ Feb. 3	Landers Robinson	Louisville, Kentucky	WKO 1
+ Feb. 3	Leonard Hawkins	Louisville, Kentucky	WWO
+ Feb. 4	Buddy Dale	Louisville, Kentucky	WKO 1
Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Tournament of Champions
+ Mar. 1	Ron Gail	Chicago, Illinois	WKO 1
+ Mar. 1	Kelly Burden	Chicago, Illinois	WKO 1
+ Mar. 2	Mike Mueller	Chicago, Illinois	WKO 2
+ Mar. 2	C.B. Smith	Chicago, Illinois	WKO 1
- Mar. 9	Leotis Martin	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3
New York City, New York, Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament
+ Mar. 21	Ossie Marcano	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
Louisville, Kentucky, Eastern Region Olympic Trials
+ Apr. 14	Frank Nelson	Louisville, Kentucky	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 15	Charles Holden	Louisville, Kentucky	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 16	C.B. Smith	Louisville, Kentucky	WWO
San Francisco, United States, US Olympic Trials 2nd place, 71 kg
+ May 18	Harold Glover	San Francisco, California	WTKO 3
+ May 19	Tim Davis	San Francisco, California	WPTS 3
- May 20	Wilbert McClure	San Francisco, California	LPTS 3
+ Dec. 17	Louis Aregis	Louisville, Kentucky	WTKO 1
1961
+ Jan. 14	Bud Waugh	Louisville, Kentucky	WPTS 3
Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville Golden Gloves winner
+ Jan. 31	James Flourney	Louisville, Kentucky	WTKO 2
+ Feb. 1	John Pierson	Louisville, Kentucky	WWO
+ Feb. 1	Remus Zellers	Louisville, Kentucky	WTKO 1
Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Tournament of Champions
+ Feb. 28	Roger Allen	Chicago, Illinois	WKO 1
+ Mar. 1	John Kubinec	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 8	Joe Lazzareschi	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 1
+ Mar. 8	Leotis Martin	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, Intercity Golden Gloves Championships, 160 lbs
- Mar. 29	Johnny Persol	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1961
+ Apr. 19	Arley Seifer	Louisville, USA	TKO 3
+ May 6	Gene Leslie	Louisville, USA	W 8
+ July 22	Johnny Morris	Louisville, USA	W 6
+ Aug. 22	Wilf Greaves	Louisville, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 7	Clarence Riley	Louisville, USA	TKO 2
- Nov. 29	Holly Mims	Louisville, USA	L 10
1962
+ Jan. 11	Rory Calhoun	Louisville, USA	KO 1
+ Feb. 17	Johnny Alford	New York, USA	W 6
+ May 4	Holly Mims	Louisville, USA	W 10
+ June 7	Rudolph Bent	Louisville, USA	TKO 2
+ June 13	Sammy Poe	Lexington, USA	W 4
+ June 13	Charlie Glover	Lexington, USA	W 4
- Sept. 1	Henry Hank	Louisville, USA	L 10
+ Dec. 3	LeRoy Green	Louisville, USA	W 10
1963
+ June 18	Johnny Halafihi	Wembley, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Sept. 27	Luis Gutierrez	Louisville, USA	W 10
1964
- Feb. 28	Rubin Carter	New York, USA	L 10
+ Apr. 21	Joe Spencer	Lexington, USA	KO 1
- Oct. 21	Don Fullmer	Louisville, USA	L 10
- Nov. 30	George Benton	Philadelphia, USA	L 10
1965
+ May 25	Joe Blackwood	Lewiston, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 15	Chuck Leslie	Las Vegas, USA	W 10
1966
+ Mar. 29	Hubert Hilton	Toronto, Canada	W 8
+ May 21	Leweni Waqa	Highbury, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Sept. 10	Billy Daniels	Frankfurt, Germany	W 6
+ Oct. 27	Eddie Dembry	Louisville, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 14	Tommy Sims	Houston, USA	KO 1
1967
+ Mar. 22	Johnny Persol	New York, USA	KO 1
+ Aug. 5	Leotis Martin	Houston, USA	TKO 9
(Won WBA Heavyweight Elimination Tournament)
+ Dec. 2	Oscar Bonavena	Louisville, USA	W 12
(Won WBA Heavyweight Elimination Tournament)
1968
+ Apr. 27	Jerry Quarry	Oakland, USA	W 15
(Won vacant WBA Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 14	Floyd Patterson	Stockholm, Sweden	W 15
(Retained WBA Heavyweight Title)
1969 Inactive
1970
- Feb. 16	Joe Frazier	New York, USA	TKO by 5
(For vacant World Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 10	Roberto Davila	Miami Beach, USA	TKO 7
1971
+ Mar. 2	Tony Doyle	Miami Beach, USA	KO 10
+ May 10	George Chuvalo	Toronto, Canada	W 10
- July 26	Muhammad Ali	Houston, USA	TKO by 12
(For vacant NABF Heavyweight Title)
1972
+ May 16	Dick Gosha	Seattle, USA	TKO 6
+ June 13	Rico Brooks	Key Biscayne, USA	KO 2
+ Sept. 21	Ollie Wilson	Parma, USA	TKO 6
+ Oct. 26	Harold Carter	Beckley, USA	TKO 7
1973
+ Feb. 21	Bob Felstein	Orlando, USA	KO 2
+ Mar. 6	Charlie Harris	Miami Beach, USA	TKO 1
+ Apr. 14	Joe Tiger Harris	Huntington, USA	KO 2
+ May 5	Rico Brooks	Phoenix, USA	KO 5
- June 18	Earnie Shavers	New York, USA	KO by 1
+ Oct. 23	Memphis Al Jones	Atlanta, USA	KO 7
- Dec. 12	Boone Kirkman	Seattle, USA	L 10
1974
= Mar. 4	Larry Middleton	Landover, USA	Draw 10
- July 16	Ron Lyle	Denver, USA	L 12
- Nov. 12	Joe Bugner	Wembley, Great Britain	L 10
1975
- Mar. 2	Joe Frazier	Melbourne, Australia	TKO by 9
+ May 6	Carl Baker	Orlando, USA	KO 1

Summary

Total bouts: 53, Won: 40 (24 inside the limit), Lost: 12 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0