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Ernie Terrell vs Norman Bolden — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ernie Terrell

Norman Bolden

Ernie Terrell (46-9) and Norman Bolden (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Bolden

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Norman Bolden have met 1 time; Terrell leads 1–0.

Ernie Terrell and Norman Bolden have met 1 time; Terrell leads 1–0.
Met1957May 15Series
Ernie TerrellFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Norman BoldenFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Terrell 4 · Bolden 1 of 5 measurable rows
TerrellBolden
Record†
46-9 (edge)0-1
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
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
1

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

Ernie Terrell left, Norman Bolden 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%

Norman Bolden0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Norman Bolden: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Bolden yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernie Terrell 55, Norman Bolden 1 — 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

Norman Bolden last boxed on May 15, 1957 — 25,368 days ago. Bolden had lost the most recent, to Ernie Terrell.L

Terrell May 1957

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ernie Terrell and Norman Bolden ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernie Terrell and Norman Bolden met once on May 15, 1957, and Ernie Terrell won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 15, 1957 · Terrell · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Terrell or Bolden?
Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and Norman Bolden is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Bolden0–10%

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

Terrell2145.7%

Bolden0

The Numbers ↓
Do Terrell and Bolden have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernie Terrell and Norman Bolden have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Terrell and Bolden?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ernie Terrell and 1 bout tracked for Norman Bolden. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Terrell55bouts

Bolden1bout

How They Win ↓

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