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Ernie Terrell vs Joe Hemphill — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ernie Terrell

Joe Hemphill

Ernie Terrell (46-9) and Joe Hemphill (1-4 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Terrell

46

Wins21 KO · 46%

9

Losses

0

Draws55 tracked bouts

Hemphill

Tracked record

1–4

counted from 5 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

Terrell leads 2–0

Ernie Terrell and Joe Hemphill have met 2 times; Terrell leads 2–0.

Ernie Terrell and Joe Hemphill have met 2 times; Terrell leads 2–0.
Met1958Sep 241960Jul 20Series
Ernie TerrellFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Joe HemphillFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultTKOR1UD2Meetings

The Numbers

Terrell 7 · Hemphill 0 of 7 measurable rows
TerrellHemphill
Record†
46-9 (edge)1-4
Win %0–100%
83.6% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
45.65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
46% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
5

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

Ernie Terrell left, Joe Hemphill 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%

Joe Hemphill1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

Joe Hemphill: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernie Terrell 55, Joe Hemphill 5 — 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

Joe Hemphill last boxed on Feb 11, 1969 — 21,069 days ago. Hemphill had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Terrell Sep 1958Bygraves May 1960Terrell Jul 1960Foster Nov 1968Norton Feb 19690.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ernie Terrell and Joe Hemphill ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernie Terrell and Joe Hemphill have met 2 times and Ernie Terrell leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WJul 20, 1960 · Terrell · UD

WSep 24, 1958 · Terrell · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Terrell or Hemphill?
Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and Joe Hemphill is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ernie Terrell has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Terrell46–983.6%

Hemphill1–420%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Terrell or Hemphill?
Ernie Terrell has 21 knockout wins and Joe Hemphill has 0. Ernie Terrell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Terrell2145.7%

Hemphill0

The Numbers ↓
Do Terrell and Hemphill have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernie Terrell and Joe Hemphill have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Terrell and Hemphill?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ernie Terrell and 5 bouts tracked for Joe Hemphill. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Terrell55bouts

Hemphill5bouts

How They Win ↓

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