Have Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Morris ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Morris met once on July 22, 1961, and Jimmy Ellis won by SD.

Who has the better record, Ellis or Morris?

Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Johnny Morris is 2-7 across the 9 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, Ellis or Morris?

Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Johnny Morris has 0. Jimmy Ellis has more.

Do Ellis and Morris have any common opponents?

Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Morris share 2 common opponents: Rubin Carter and George Benton. Johnny Morris fared better against 2 of them.

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

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

Jimmy Ellis vs Johnny Morris — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jimmy Ellis

Johnny Morris

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Johnny Morris (2-7 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Ellis

Wins24 KO · 60%

Losses

Draw55 tracked bouts

Morris

Tracked record

2–7

counted from 9 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 Morris have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met	1961Jul 22	Series
Jimmy EllisFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Johnny MorrisFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	SDEllis vs Morris	1Meeting

Ellis vs Morris · Jul 22, 1961

The Numbers

Ellis 6 · Morris 1 of 7 measurable rows

EllisEdge = longer wingMorris

Record^†: 40-12-1 (edge)2-7
Win %0–100%: 76.4% (edge)
22.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 24: 24 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 60% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.1: 2.1 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 55
9

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

Jimmy Ellis left, Johnny Morris 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%

Johnny Morris2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Ellis 55, Johnny Morris 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Morris better on 22 shared · Johnny Morris better on 2

EllisJimmy Ellis

Opponent

MorrisJohnny Morris

Jimmy Ellis
Loss, UD
1964Feb 1964
CarterRubin CarterCanada 27–12–1Morris betterJohnny Morris better — 1–0 to 0–1
Johnny Morris
Win, SD
1966Jan 1966
Jimmy Ellis
Loss, MD
1964Nov 1964
BentonGeorge BentonUnited States 61–13–1Morris betterJohnny Morris better — 1–1 to 0–1
Johnny Morris
1–1 against
Loss, SD
1964May 1964
Win, UD
1963Nov 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 Morris last boxed on Jan 18, 1966 — 22,191 days ago. Morris had won once since losses to George Benton and Luis Manuel Rodríguez.LWLLW

Giardello Nov 1962Benton Nov 1963Benton May 1964Rodríguez Oct 1965Carter Jan 19660.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Morris ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Morris met once on July 22, 1961, and Jimmy Ellis won by SD.
Who has the better record, Ellis or Morris?: Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Johnny Morris is 2-7 across the 9 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, Ellis or Morris?: Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Johnny Morris has 0. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Do Ellis and Morris have any common opponents?: Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Morris share 2 common opponents: Rubin Carter and George Benton. Johnny Morris fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Morris?: This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 9 bouts tracked for Johnny Morris. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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