Have Ernie Terrell and José Luis García ever fought each other?

Yes. Ernie Terrell and José Luis García met once on October 23, 1972, and Ernie Terrell won by KO in round 6.

Who has the better record, Terrell or García?

Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and José Luis García is 2-11 across the 13 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 García?

Ernie Terrell has 21 knockout wins and José Luis García has 2. Ernie Terrell has more.

Do Terrell and García have any common opponents?

Ernie Terrell and José Luis García share 1 common opponent: Thad Spencer. José Luis García fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ernie Terrell and 13 bouts tracked for José Luis García. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ernie Terrell vs José Luis García — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ernie Terrell

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José Luis García

Ernie Terrell (46-9) and José Luis García (2-11 across 13 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

García

Tracked record

2–11

counted from 13 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 José Luis García have met 1 time; Terrell leads 1–0.
Met	1972Oct 23	Series
Ernie TerrellFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
José Luis GarcíaFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR6Terrell vs Garcia	1Meeting

Terrell vs Garcia · Oct 23, 1972

The Numbers

Terrell 6 · García 1 of 7 measurable rows

TerrellEdge = longer wingGarcía

Record^†: 46-9 (edge)2-11
Win %0–100%: 83.6% (edge)
15.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 21 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable: 45.65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 46%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 9: 2 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.4: 3.4 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 55
13

† 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″; José Luis García: No height on file
Reachnot held: Ernie Terrell: 82″; José Luis García: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Ernie Terrell: Died aged 75; José Luis García: 79
Stance: Ernie Terrell: Orthodox; José Luis García: Not recorded

Ernie Terrell left, José Luis García 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%

José Luis García2 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

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, José Luis García 13 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · García better on 11 shared · José Luis García better on 1

TerrellErnie Terrell

Opponent

GarcíaJosé Luis García

Ernie Terrell
Loss, UD
1967Aug 1967
SpencerThad SpencerUnited States 32–13–1García betterJosé Luis García better — 1–0 to 0–1
José Luis García
Win, KO 2
1970Oct 1970

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

José Luis García last boxed on Jun 26, 2004 — 8,154 days ago. García had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Chandler May 1978Meza Jun 1978Sandoval Sep 1982Rojas Sep 1984Norris Jun 20040.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Ernie Terrell and José Luis García ever fought each other?: Yes. Ernie Terrell and José Luis García met once on October 23, 1972, and Ernie Terrell won by KO in round 6.
Who has the better record, Terrell or García?: Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and José Luis García is 2-11 across the 13 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 García?: Ernie Terrell has 21 knockout wins and José Luis García has 2. Ernie Terrell has more.
Do Terrell and García have any common opponents?: Ernie Terrell and José Luis García share 1 common opponent: Thad Spencer. José Luis García fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Terrell and García?: This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ernie Terrell and 13 bouts tracked for José Luis García. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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