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Ernie Terrell vs Willie Coleman — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ernie Terrell

Willie Coleman

Ernie Terrell (46-9) and Willie Coleman (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Terrell

46

Wins21 KO · 46%

9

Losses

0

Draws55 tracked bouts

Coleman

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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 2–0

Ernie Terrell and Willie Coleman have met 2 times; Terrell leads 2–0.

Ernie Terrell and Willie Coleman have met 2 times; Terrell leads 2–0.
Met1959Jan 141961Apr 17Series
Ernie TerrellFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Willie ColemanFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSKOR12Meetings

The Numbers

Terrell 5 · Coleman 0 of 5 measurable rows
TerrellColeman
Record†
46-9 (edge)0-3
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‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
3

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

Ernie Terrell left, Willie Coleman 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%

Willie Coleman0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Willie Coleman: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Coleman yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernie Terrell 55, Willie Coleman 3 — 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

Willie Coleman last boxed on Aug 7, 1961 — 23,814 days ago. Coleman had lost three straight.LLL

Terrell Jan 1959Terrell Apr 1961Banks Aug 19611.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ernie Terrell and Willie Coleman ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernie Terrell and Willie Coleman have met 2 times and Ernie Terrell leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WApr 17, 1961 · Terrell · KO R1

WJan 14, 1959 · Terrell · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Terrell or Coleman?
Ernie Terrell is 46-9 and Willie Coleman is 0-3 across the 3 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%

Coleman0–30%

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

Terrell2145.7%

Coleman0

The Numbers ↓
Do Terrell and Coleman have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernie Terrell and Willie Coleman have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Terrell and Coleman?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ernie Terrell and 3 bouts tracked for Willie Coleman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Terrell55bouts

Coleman3bouts

How They Win ↓

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