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.
Ernie Terrell (46-9) and Wayne Bethea (2-7 across 9 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.
Ernie Terrell vs Wayne Bethea — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Wayne Bethea leads 1–0- Wayne Bethea wonTerrell vs BetheaDec 5, 1960 · SD
The Numbers
- 46-9 (edge)
- Record
- 2-7
- 83.6% (edge)
- Win %
- 22.2%
- 21 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 45.65%
- KO rate
- —
- 46% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.3
- 56
- Bouts tracked
- 9
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′6″ (198 cm)
- Height
- —
- 82″ (208 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 87
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyErnie Terrell · 46 wins
KO/TKO
21
Decision
25
Other
0
Wayne Bethea · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (56 and 9 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Ernie Terrell
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Sep 10, 1973
Wayne Bethea
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Jul 6, 1963
Common Questions
- Have Ernie Terrell and Wayne Bethea ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ernie Terrell and Wayne Bethea met once on December 5, 1960, and Wayne Bethea won by SD.
- Who has the better record, Ernie Terrell or Wayne Bethea?
- Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and Wayne Bethea is 2-7 across the 9 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, Ernie Terrell or Wayne Bethea?
- Ernie Terrell has 21 knockout wins and Wayne Bethea has 0. Ernie Terrell has more.
- Do Ernie Terrell and Wayne Bethea have any common opponents?
- Ernie Terrell and Wayne Bethea share 1 common opponent: Cleveland Williams. Ernie Terrell fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ernie Terrell and Wayne Bethea?
- This comparison is drawn from 56 bouts tracked for Ernie Terrell and 9 bouts tracked for Wayne Bethea. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.