Have Ernie Terrell and John Hudgins ever fought each other?

Yes. Ernie Terrell and John Hudgins met once on April 3, 1971, and Ernie Terrell won by TKO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Terrell or Hudgins?

Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and John Hudgins 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.

Who has more knockouts, Terrell or Hudgins?

Ernie Terrell has 21 knockout wins and John Hudgins has 1. Ernie Terrell has more.

Do Terrell and Hudgins have any common opponents?

Ernie Terrell and John Hudgins share 1 common opponent: Manuel Ramos. John Hudgins fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Terrell and Hudgins?

This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ernie Terrell and 5 bouts tracked for John Hudgins. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ernie Terrell vs John Hudgins — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ernie Terrell

John Hudgins

Ernie Terrell (46-9) and John Hudgins (1-4 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Terrell

Wins21 KO · 46%

Losses

Draws55 tracked bouts

Hudgins

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 1–0

Ernie Terrell and John Hudgins have met 1 time; Terrell leads 1–0.
Met	1971Apr 3	Series
Ernie TerrellFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
John HudginsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR1Terrell vs Hudgins	1Meeting

Terrell vs Hudgins · Apr 3, 1971

The Numbers

Terrell 6 · Hudgins 1 of 7 measurable rows

TerrellEdge = longer wingHudgins

Record^†: 46-9 (edge)1-4
Win %0–100%: 83.6% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 21 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 45.65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 46%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 4: 2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.4: 3.4 (edge)
1.6
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″; John Hudgins: No height on file
Reachnot held: Ernie Terrell: 82″; John Hudgins: No reach on file
Agenot held: Ernie Terrell: Died aged 75; John Hudgins: No date of birth
Stance: Ernie Terrell: Orthodox; John Hudgins: Not recorded

Ernie Terrell left, John Hudgins 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

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

John Hudgins1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernie Terrell 55, John Hudgins 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Hudgins better on 11 shared · John Hudgins better on 1

TerrellErnie Terrell

Opponent

HudginsJohn Hudgins

Ernie Terrell
Loss, UD
1967Oct 1967
RamosManuel RamosMexico 24–29–3Hudgins betterJohn Hudgins better — 1–0 to 0–1
John Hudgins
Win, TKO 4
1972Mar 1972

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

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

John Hudgins last boxed on Nov 24, 1973 — 19,323 days ago. Hudgins had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Shavers Oct 1970Terrell Apr 1971Ramos Mar 1972Conteh Nov 1972Bobick Nov 19731.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Ernie Terrell and John Hudgins ever fought each other?: Yes. Ernie Terrell and John Hudgins met once on April 3, 1971, and Ernie Terrell won by TKO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Terrell or Hudgins?: Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and John Hudgins 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.
Who has more knockouts, Terrell or Hudgins?: Ernie Terrell has 21 knockout wins and John Hudgins has 1. Ernie Terrell has more.
Do Terrell and Hudgins have any common opponents?: Ernie Terrell and John Hudgins share 1 common opponent: Manuel Ramos. John Hudgins fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Terrell and Hudgins?: This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ernie Terrell and 5 bouts tracked for John Hudgins. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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