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Jimmy Ellis vs Joe Spencer — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy Ellis

Joe Spencer

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Joe Spencer (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Ellis

40

Wins24 KO · 60%

12

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Spencer

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Ellis leads 1–0

Jimmy Ellis and Joe Spencer have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

Jimmy Ellis and Joe Spencer have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met1964Apr 21Series
Jimmy EllisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe SpencerFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Ellis 4 · Spencer 1 of 5 measurable rows
EllisSpencer
Record†
40-12-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
76.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
60%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.1—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
1

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

Jimmy Ellis left, Joe Spencer 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

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%

Joe Spencer0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Joe Spencer: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Spencer yet.

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

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 Spencer last boxed on Apr 21, 1964 — 22,832 days ago. Spencer had lost the most recent, to Jimmy Ellis.L

Ellis Apr 1964

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Ellis and Joe Spencer ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Joe Spencer met once on April 21, 1964, and Jimmy Ellis won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WApr 21, 1964 · Ellis · KO R1

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

Ellis40–12–176.4%

Spencer0–10%

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

Ellis2460%

Spencer0

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

Ellis55bouts

Spencer1bout

How They Win ↓

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