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Ernie Terrell vs Jeff Merritt — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ernie Terrell

Jeff Merritt

Ernie Terrell (46-9) and Jeff Merritt (2-0 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Terrell

46

Wins21 KO · 46%

9

Losses

0

Draws55 tracked bouts

Merritt

Tracked record

2–0

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Merritt leads 1–0

Ernie Terrell and Jeff Merritt have met 1 time; Merritt leads 1–0.

Ernie Terrell and Jeff Merritt have met 1 time; Merritt leads 1–0.
Met1973Sep 10Series
Ernie TerrellFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jeff MerrittFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Terrell 2 · Merritt 4 of 6 measurable rows
TerrellMerritt
Record†
46-92-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
83.6%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
45.65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
46%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
2

† 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
Ernie Terrell: 6′6″
Jeff Merritt: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ernie Terrell: 82″
Jeff Merritt: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ernie Terrell: Died aged 75
Jeff Merritt: No date of birth
Stance
Ernie Terrell: Orthodox
Jeff Merritt: Not recorded

Ernie Terrell left, Jeff Merritt right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ernie Terrell46 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

Ernie Terrell: 46 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (46%) and 25 on the cards (54%). Counted from 55 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 46%25 on the cards 54%

Jeff Merritt2 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Jeff Merritt: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernie Terrell 55, Jeff Merritt 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ernie Terrell has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Terrell last boxed on Sep 10, 1973.WWWLL

Davila Jul 1971García Oct 1972Drover Feb 1973Wepner Jun 1973Merritt Sep 19733.4 tracked bouts per year

Jeff Merritt last boxed on Nov 28, 1973 — 19,319 days ago. Merritt had won two straight, the most recent against Ron Stander.WW

Terrell Sep 1973Stander Nov 1973

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ernie Terrell and Jeff Merritt ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernie Terrell and Jeff Merritt met once on September 10, 1973, and Jeff Merritt won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LSep 10, 1973 · Merritt · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Terrell or Merritt?
Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and Jeff Merritt is 2-0 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jeff Merritt has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Terrell46–983.6%

Merritt2–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Terrell or Merritt?
Ernie Terrell has 21 knockout wins and Jeff Merritt has 2. Ernie Terrell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Terrell2145.7%

Merritt2

The Numbers ↓
Do Terrell and Merritt have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernie Terrell and Jeff Merritt have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Terrell and Merritt?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ernie Terrell and 2 bouts tracked for Jeff Merritt. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Terrell55bouts

Merritt2bouts

How They Win ↓

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