Have Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier have met 2 times and Joe Frazier leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Ellis or Frazier?

Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Joe Frazier is 32-4-1. Joe Frazier has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Ellis or Frazier?

Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Joe Frazier has 27. Joe Frazier has more.

Do Ellis and Frazier have any common opponents?

Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier share 9 common opponents: Muhammad Ali, Joe Bugner and Jerry Quarry (and 6 others). Joe Frazier fared better against 3 of them.

Who is bigger, Ellis or Frazier?

Jimmy Ellis is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 3 cm above the other. Jimmy Ellis also has the longer reach, by 6 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 38 bouts tracked for Joe Frazier. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy Ellis vs Joe Frazier — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Joe Frazier

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Joe Frazier (32-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 9 common opponents.

Ellis

Wins24 KO · 60%

Losses

Draw55 tracked bouts

Frazier

Wins27 KO · 84%

Losses

Draw38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Frazier leads 2–0

Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier have met 2 times; Frazier leads 2–0.
Met	1970Feb 16	1975Mar 2	Series
Jimmy EllisFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Joe FrazierFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	RTDR4Ellis vs Frazier	TKOR9Ellis vs Frazier	2Meetings

The Numbers

Ellis 1 · Frazier 7 of 8 measurable rows

EllisEdge = longer wingFrazier

Record: 40-12-132-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 76.4%
87.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27: 24
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 60%
84.38% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 60%
84% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 5: 5
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 2
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 2.1: 2.1 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 55
38

† 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

Height+1″: Jimmy Ellis: 6′1″ (edge); Joe Frazier: 6′0″
Reach+2″: Jimmy Ellis: 76″ (edge); Joe Frazier: 74″
Agenot comparable: Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74; Joe Frazier: Died aged 67
Stance: Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox; Joe Frazier: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jimmy Ellis40 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

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

Joe Frazier32 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

27 by KO/TKO 84%5 on the cards 16%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Ellis 55, Joe Frazier 38 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

9 shared

9 shared · Ellis better on 1 · Frazier better on 3 · even on 59 shared · Jimmy Ellis better on 1 · Joe Frazier better on 3 · even on 5

EllisJimmy Ellis

Opponent

FrazierJoe Frazier

Jimmy Ellis
Loss, TKO
1971Jul 1971
AliMuhammad AliUnited Kingdom 56–5Ellis betterJimmy Ellis better — 0–1 to 1–2
Joe Frazier
1–2 against
Loss, RTD 14
1975Oct 1975
Loss, UD
1974Jan 1974
Win, UD
1971Mar 1971
Jimmy Ellis
Loss, PTS
1974Nov 1974
BugnerJoe BugnerHungary 69–13–1Frazier betterJoe Frazier better — 1–0 to 0–1
Joe Frazier
Win, PTS
1973Jul 1973
Jimmy Ellis
Win, MD
1968Apr 1968
QuarryJerry QuarryUnited States 53–9–4Frazier betterJoe Frazier better — 2–0 to 1–0
Joe Frazier
2–0 against
Win, TKO 5
1974Jun 1974
Win, RTD 7
1969Jun 1969
Jimmy Ellis
Win, TKO 7
1973Oct 1973
JonesAl JonesEvenEven — 1–0 both
Joe Frazier
Win, KO 1
1966May 1966
Jimmy Ellis
Win, UD
1971May 1971
ChuvaloGeorge ChuvaloCanada 73–18–2 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Joe Frazier
Win, TKO 4
1967Jul 1967
Jimmy Ellis
Win, KO
1971Mar 1971
DoyleTony DoyleEvenEven — 1–0 both
Joe Frazier
Win, TKO 2
1967Oct 1967
Jimmy Ellis
Win, UD
1967Dec 1967
BonavenaOscar BonavenaArgentina 58–9–1 · HeavyweightFrazier betterJoe Frazier better — 2–0 to 1–0
Joe Frazier
2–0 against
Win, UD
1968Dec 1968
Win, MD
1966Sep 1966
Jimmy Ellis
Win, PTS
1966Sep 1966
DanielsBilly DanielsEvenEven — 1–0 both
Joe Frazier
Win, RTD 6
1966Jul 1966
Jimmy Ellis
Win, UD
1965Nov 1965
LeslieChuck LeslieEvenEven — 1–0 both
Joe Frazier
Win, KO 3
1966May 1966

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

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

Joe Frazier has lost the most recent, to Vinny Paz. Frazier last boxed on Feb 5, 1986.WLLDL

Ellis Mar 1975Ali Oct 1975Foreman Jun 1976Cummings Dec 1981Paz Feb 19861.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier have met 2 times and Joe Frazier leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Ellis or Frazier?: Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Joe Frazier is 32-4-1. Joe Frazier has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Ellis or Frazier?: Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Joe Frazier has 27. Joe Frazier has more.
Do Ellis and Frazier have any common opponents?: Jimmy Ellis and Joe Frazier share 9 common opponents: Muhammad Ali, Joe Bugner and Jerry Quarry (and 6 others). Joe Frazier fared better against 3 of them.
Who is bigger, Ellis or Frazier?: Jimmy Ellis is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 3 cm above the other. Jimmy Ellis also has the longer reach, by 6 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Frazier?: This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 38 bouts tracked for Joe Frazier. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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