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Gene Leslie vs Jimmy Ellis — record, stats and common opponents compared

Gene Leslie

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Jimmy Ellis

Gene Leslie (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) 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.

Leslie

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Ellis

40

Wins24 KO · 60%

12

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

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

Ellis leads 1–0

Gene Leslie and Jimmy Ellis have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

Gene Leslie and Jimmy Ellis have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met1961May 6Series
Gene LeslieFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jimmy EllisFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Leslie 1 · Ellis 4 of 5 measurable rows
LeslieEllis
Record†
0-140-12-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
76.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
0
24 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—60%
Times stopped‡max 5
0 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
1
55

† 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
Gene Leslie: No height on file
Jimmy Ellis: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Gene Leslie: No reach on file
Jimmy Ellis: 76″
Agenot held
Gene Leslie: No date of birth
Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74
Stance
Gene Leslie: Not recorded
Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox

Gene Leslie left, Jimmy Ellis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gene Leslie0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Gene Leslie: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Leslie yet.

Jimmy Ellis40 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

Jimmy Ellis: 40 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (60%) and 16 on the cards (40%). Counted from 55 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 60%16 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Leslie 1, Jimmy Ellis 55 — 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

Gene Leslie last boxed on May 6, 1961 — 23,920 days ago. Leslie had lost the most recent, to Jimmy Ellis.L

Ellis May 1961

Jimmy Ellis has lost two straight, after one straight win. Ellis last boxed on Aug 3, 1987.LLWLL

Bugner Nov 1974Frazier Mar 1975Baker May 1975Magee Oct 1986Magee Aug 19872.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Leslie and Jimmy Ellis ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Leslie and Jimmy Ellis met once on May 6, 1961, and Jimmy Ellis won by UD.
The meeting

LMay 6, 1961 · Ellis · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leslie or Ellis?
Gene Leslie is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1. Jimmy Ellis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Leslie0–10%

Ellis40–12–176.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leslie or Ellis?
Gene Leslie has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leslie0

Ellis2460%

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

Leslie1bout

Ellis55bouts

How They Win ↓

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