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.
Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Joe Spencer (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) 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.
Jimmy Ellis vs Joe Spencer — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jimmy Ellis leads 1–0- Jimmy Ellis wonEllis vs SpencerApr 21, 1964 · KO · R1
The Numbers
- 40-12-1 (edge)
- Record
- 0-1
- 76.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 24 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 60%
- KO rate
- —
- 61%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 7
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.7
- Bouts per year
- —
- 57
- Bouts tracked
- 1
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Height
- —
- 76″ (193 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 86
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJimmy Ellis · 41 wins
KO/TKO
25
Decision
16
Other
0
Joe Spencer · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (57 and 1 respectively), 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
Jimmy Ellis
LWLWL
L1 streak · last fought Mar 12, 1994
Joe Spencer
L
L1 streak · last fought Apr 21, 1964
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Jimmy Ellis or Joe Spencer?
- Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Joe Spencer is 0-1 across the 1 bouts 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Jimmy Ellis or Joe Spencer?
- Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Joe Spencer has 0. Jimmy Ellis has more.
- Do Jimmy Ellis and Joe 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 Jimmy Ellis and Joe Spencer?
- This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 1 bout tracked for Joe Spencer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.