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Bob Felstein (0-3 across 3 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.

Bob Felstein vs Jimmy Ellis — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bob Felstein

Tracked record

0–3

3 tracked bouts

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Jimmy Ellis

40–12–1

57 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

Jimmy Ellis leads 1–0

The Numbers

0-3
Record
40-12-1 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

0%
Win %
76.4% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
24 (edge)
KO rate
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
61%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

3 (edge)
Times stopped
7

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
1 (edge)
0.6
Bouts per year
1.7 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

3
Bouts tracked
57

Tale of the Tape

Height
6′1″ (185 cm)
Reach
76″ (193 cm)
Age
86
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Heavyweight
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bob Felstein · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Jimmy Ellis · 41 wins

KO/TKO
25
Decision
16
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (3 and 57 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • Bob Felstein

    LKO R9 · Mar 1977

    George Chuvalo

    Jimmy Ellis

    WUD · May 1971
  • Bob Felstein

    LTKO R5 · Apr 1972

    Earnie Shavers

    Jimmy Ellis

    LKO R1 · Jun 1973

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Bob Felstein

LLL

L3 streak · last fought Mar 7, 1977

Jimmy Ellis

LWLWL

L1 streak · last fought Mar 12, 1994

Common Questions

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, Bob Felstein or Jimmy Ellis?
Bob Felstein is 0-3 across the 3 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, Bob Felstein or Jimmy Ellis?
Bob Felstein has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Do Bob Felstein and Jimmy 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 Bob Felstein and Jimmy Ellis?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Bob Felstein and 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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