Have Henry Hank and Jimmy Ellis ever fought each other?

Yes. Henry Hank and Jimmy Ellis met once on September 1, 1962, and Henry Hank won by UD.

Who has the better record, Hank or Ellis?

Henry Hank is 3-6 across the 9 bouts 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.

Who has more knockouts, Hank or Ellis?

Henry Hank has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.

Do Hank and Ellis have any common opponents?

Henry Hank and Jimmy Ellis share 1 common opponent: George Benton. Henry Hank fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hank and Ellis?

This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Henry Hank and 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Henry Hank vs Jimmy Ellis — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Henry Hank

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Jimmy Ellis

Henry Hank (3-6 across 9 tracked bouts) 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 1 common opponent.

Hank

Tracked record

3–6

counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ellis

Wins24 KO · 60%

Losses

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

Hank leads 1–0

Henry Hank and Jimmy Ellis have met 1 time; Hank leads 1–0.
Met	1962Sep 1	Series
Henry HankFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Jimmy EllisFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDEllis vs Hank	1Meeting

Ellis vs Hank · Sep 1, 1962

The Numbers

Hank 1 · Ellis 6 of 7 measurable rows

HankEdge = longer wingEllis

Record^†: 3-640-12-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 33.3%
76.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24: 0
24 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
60% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 5: 1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2: 0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 2.1: 0.8
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 9
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: Henry Hank: No height on file; Jimmy Ellis: 6′1″
Reachnot held: Henry Hank: No reach on file; Jimmy Ellis: 76″
Agenot held: Henry Hank: No date of birth; Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74
Stance: Henry Hank: Not recorded; Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox

Henry Hank 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

Henry Hank3 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

3 on the cards 100%

Jimmy Ellis40 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

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 — Henry Hank 9, Jimmy Ellis 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Hank better on 11 shared · Henry Hank better on 1

HankHenry Hank

Opponent

EllisJimmy Ellis

Henry Hank
Win, UD
1959Oct 1959
BentonGeorge BentonUnited States 61–13–1Hank betterHenry Hank better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jimmy Ellis
Loss, MD
1964Nov 1964

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

Henry Hank last boxed on Jul 26, 1965 — 22,368 days ago. Hank had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Tiger Mar 1962Ellis Sep 1962Johnson Dec 1963Foster Dec 1964Foster Jul 19650.8 tracked bouts per year

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 Henry Hank and Jimmy Ellis ever fought each other?: Yes. Henry Hank and Jimmy Ellis met once on September 1, 1962, and Henry Hank won by UD.
Who has the better record, Hank or Ellis?: Henry Hank is 3-6 across the 9 bouts 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.
Who has more knockouts, Hank or Ellis?: Henry Hank has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Do Hank and Ellis have any common opponents?: Henry Hank and Jimmy Ellis share 1 common opponent: George Benton. Henry Hank fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hank and Ellis?: This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Henry Hank and 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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