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Dick Gosha (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.

Dick Gosha vs Jimmy Ellis — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dick Gosha

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.

2 (edge)
Times stopped
7

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

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

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

Dick Gosha · 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
  • Dick Gosha

    LTKO R5 · Feb 1971

    Earnie Shavers

    Jimmy Ellis

    LKO R1 · Jun 1973
  • Dick Gosha

    LUD · Jun 1971

    Jerry Quarry

    Jimmy Ellis

    WMD · Apr 1968

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

Current Form

Dick Gosha

LLL

L3 streak · last fought May 16, 1972

Jimmy Ellis

LWLWL

L1 streak · last fought Mar 12, 1994

Common Questions

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, Dick Gosha or Jimmy Ellis?
Dick Gosha 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, Dick Gosha or Jimmy Ellis?
Dick Gosha has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Do Dick Gosha and Jimmy Ellis have any common opponents?
Dick Gosha and Jimmy Ellis share 2 common opponents: Earnie Shavers and Jerry Quarry. Jimmy Ellis fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dick Gosha and Jimmy Ellis?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Dick Gosha and 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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