Have Dick Gosha and Jimmy Ellis ever fought each other?

Yes. Dick Gosha and Jimmy Ellis met once on May 16, 1972, and Jimmy Ellis won by TKO in round 6.

Who has the better record, Gosha or Ellis?

Dick Gosha is 0-6 across the 6 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, Gosha or Ellis?

Dick Gosha has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.

Do Gosha and Ellis have any common opponents?

Dick Gosha and Jimmy Ellis share 3 common opponents: Boone Kirkman, Earnie Shavers and Jerry Quarry. Jimmy Ellis fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Dick Gosha and 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dick Gosha vs Jimmy Ellis — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Dick Gosha

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Jimmy Ellis

Dick Gosha (0-6 across 6 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 3 common opponents.

Gosha

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 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

Dick Gosha and Jimmy Ellis have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met	1972May 16	Series
Dick GoshaFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Jimmy EllisFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR6Ellis vs Gosha	1Meeting

Ellis vs Gosha · May 16, 1972

The Numbers

Gosha 1 · Ellis 5 of 6 measurable rows

GoshaEdge = longer wingEllis

Record^†: 0-640-12-1 (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 1: 0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 2.1: 1.3
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 6
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: Dick Gosha: No height on file; Jimmy Ellis: 6′1″
Reachnot held: Dick Gosha: No reach on file; Jimmy Ellis: 76″
Agenot held: Dick Gosha: No date of birth; Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74
Stance: Dick Gosha: Not recorded; Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox

Dick Gosha 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

Dick Gosha0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Gosha 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 — Dick Gosha 6, Jimmy Ellis 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Ellis better on 1 · even on 23 shared · Jimmy Ellis better on 1 · even on 2

GoshaDick Gosha

Opponent

EllisJimmy Ellis

Dick Gosha
Loss, TKO
1973Mar 1973
KirkmanBoone KirkmanUnited States 36–6EvenEven — 0–1 both
Jimmy Ellis
Loss, SD
1973Dec 1973
Dick Gosha
Loss, TKO 5
1971Feb 1971
ShaversEarnie ShaversUnited States 76–14–1 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Jimmy Ellis
Loss, KO 1
1973Jun 1973
Dick Gosha
Loss, UD
1971Jun 1971
QuarryJerry QuarryUnited States 53–9–4Ellis betterJimmy Ellis better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jimmy Ellis
Win, MD
1968Apr 1968

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

Dick Gosha last boxed on Mar 15, 1973 — 19,579 days ago. Gosha had lost six straight.LLLLL

Shavers Feb 1971Quarry Jun 1971McAlinden Nov 1971Ellis May 1972Kirkman Mar 19731.3 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

With the rows behind them

Have Dick Gosha and Jimmy Ellis ever fought each other?: Yes. Dick Gosha and Jimmy Ellis met once on May 16, 1972, and Jimmy Ellis won by TKO in round 6.
Who has the better record, Gosha or Ellis?: Dick Gosha is 0-6 across the 6 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, Gosha or Ellis?: Dick Gosha has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Do Gosha and Ellis have any common opponents?: Dick Gosha and Jimmy Ellis share 3 common opponents: Boone Kirkman, Earnie Shavers and Jerry Quarry. Jimmy Ellis fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gosha and Ellis?: This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Dick Gosha and 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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