Have Bob Felstein and Jimmy Ellis ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Felstein and Jimmy Ellis met once on February 21, 1973, and Jimmy Ellis won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Felstein or Ellis?

Bob Felstein is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1. Jimmy Ellis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Felstein or Ellis?

Bob Felstein has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.

Do Felstein and Ellis have any common opponents?

Bob Felstein and Jimmy Ellis share 2 common opponents: George Chuvalo and Earnie Shavers. Jimmy Ellis fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Felstein and Ellis?

This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Bob Felstein and 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Felstein vs Jimmy Ellis — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Bob Felstein

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Jimmy Ellis

Bob Felstein (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) and Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Felstein

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ellis

Wins24 KO · 60%

Losses

Draw55 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Ellis leads 1–0

Bob Felstein and Jimmy Ellis have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met	1973Feb 21	Series
Bob FelsteinFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Jimmy EllisFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR2Ellis vs Felstein	1Meeting

Ellis vs Felstein · Feb 21, 1973

The Numbers

Felstein 1 · Ellis 5 of 6 measurable rows

FelsteinEdge = longer wingEllis

Record^†: 0-540-12-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
76.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24: 0
24 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —60%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 4 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2: 0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 2.1: 0.6
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 5
55

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Bob Felstein: No height on file; Jimmy Ellis: 6′1″
Reachnot held: Bob Felstein: No reach on file; Jimmy Ellis: 76″
Agenot held: Bob Felstein: No date of birth; Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74
Stance: Bob Felstein: Not recorded; Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox

Bob Felstein left, Jimmy Ellis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bob Felstein0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Felstein yet.

Jimmy Ellis40 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

24 by KO/TKO 60%16 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Felstein 5, Jimmy Ellis 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Ellis better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Jimmy Ellis better on 1 · even on 1

FelsteinBob Felstein

Opponent

EllisJimmy Ellis

Bob Felstein
Loss, KO 9
1977Mar 1977
ChuvaloGeorge ChuvaloCanada 73–18–2 · HeavyweightEllis betterJimmy Ellis better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jimmy Ellis
Win, UD
1971May 1971
Bob Felstein
Loss, TKO 5
1972Apr 1972
ShaversEarnie ShaversUnited States 76–14–1 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Jimmy Ellis
Loss, KO 1
1973Jun 1973

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bob Felstein last boxed on Mar 7, 1977 — 18,128 days ago. Felstein had lost five straight.LLLLL

Johnson Feb 1969Foster Dec 1969Shavers Apr 1972Ellis Feb 1973Chuvalo Mar 19770.6 tracked bouts per year

Jimmy Ellis has lost two straight, after one straight win. Ellis last boxed on Aug 3, 1987.LLWLL

Bugner Nov 1974Frazier Mar 1975Baker May 1975Magee Oct 1986Magee Aug 19872.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Bob Felstein and Jimmy Ellis ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Felstein and Jimmy Ellis met once on February 21, 1973, and Jimmy Ellis won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Felstein or Ellis?: Bob Felstein is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1. Jimmy Ellis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Felstein or Ellis?: Bob Felstein has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Do Felstein and Ellis have any common opponents?: Bob Felstein and Jimmy Ellis share 2 common opponents: George Chuvalo and Earnie Shavers. Jimmy Ellis fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Felstein and Ellis?: This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Bob Felstein and 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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