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Ernie Terrell vs Johnny Harper — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ernie Terrell

Johnny Harper

Ernie Terrell (46-9) and Johnny Harper (0-2 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

Harper

Tracked record

0–2

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

Terrell leads 1–0

Ernie Terrell and Johnny Harper have met 1 time; Terrell leads 1–0.

Ernie Terrell and Johnny Harper have met 1 time; Terrell leads 1–0.
Met1958Mar 11Series
Ernie TerrellFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny HarperFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Terrell 4 · Harper 1 of 5 measurable rows
TerrellHarper
Record†
46-9 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
83.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
45.65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
46%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (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″
Johnny Harper: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ernie Terrell: 82″
Johnny Harper: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ernie Terrell: Died aged 75
Johnny Harper: No date of birth
Stance
Ernie Terrell: Orthodox
Johnny Harper: Not recorded

Ernie Terrell left, Johnny Harper 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%

Johnny Harper0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Johnny Harper: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Harper yet.

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

Johnny Harper last boxed on Aug 28, 1958 — 24,891 days ago. Harper had lost two straight.LL

Terrell Mar 1958Charles Aug 1958

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ernie Terrell and Johnny Harper ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernie Terrell and Johnny Harper met once on March 11, 1958, and Ernie Terrell won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WMar 11, 1958 · Terrell · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Terrell or Harper?
Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and Johnny Harper is 0-2 across the 2 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%

Harper0–20%

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

Terrell2145.7%

Harper0

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

Terrell55bouts

Harper2bouts

How They Win ↓

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