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Jimmy Ellis vs Johnny Alford — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy Ellis

Johnny Alford

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Johnny Alford (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Ellis

40

Wins24 KO · 60%

12

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Alford

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts 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 Johnny Alford have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Alford have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met1962Feb 17Series
Jimmy EllisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny AlfordFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ellis 5 · Alford 1 of 6 measurable rows
EllisAlford
Record†
40-12-1 (edge)0-4
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
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
4

† 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″
Johnny Alford: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jimmy Ellis: 76″
Johnny Alford: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74
Johnny Alford: No date of birth
Stance
Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox
Johnny Alford: Not recorded

Jimmy Ellis left, Johnny Alford 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%

Johnny Alford0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Johnny Alford: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Alford yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Ellis 55, Johnny Alford 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Ellis better on 1

Ellis

Opponent

Alford

  • Jimmy Ellis

    Win, TKO 9

    1967

    MartinEllis better

    Johnny Alford

    Loss, PTS

    1963

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

Johnny Alford last boxed on Jun 11, 1968 — 21,321 days ago. Alford had lost four straight.LLLL

Ellis Feb 1962Martin Jun 1963Rinaldi Jul 1964Johnson Jun 19680.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Alford ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Alford met once on February 17, 1962, and Jimmy Ellis won by MD.
The meeting

WFeb 17, 1962 · Ellis · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ellis or Alford?
Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Johnny Alford is 0-4 across the 4 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.
Records · win %

Ellis40–12–176.4%

Alford0–40%

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

Ellis2460%

Alford0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ellis and Alford have any common opponents?
Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Alford share 1 common opponent: Leotis Martin. Jimmy Ellis fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Leotis MartinWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Alford?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 4 bouts tracked for Johnny Alford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ellis55bouts

Alford4bouts

How They Win ↓

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