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

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Jimmy Ellis

Johnny Persol

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Johnny Persol (2-1 across 3 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.

Ellis

40

Wins24 KO · 60%

12

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Persol

Tracked record

2–1

counted from 3 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 Persol have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Persol have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met1967Mar 22Series
Jimmy EllisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny PersolFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Ellis 6 · Persol 1 of 7 measurable rows
EllisPersol
Record†
40-12-1 (edge)2-1
Win %0–100%
76.4% (edge)
66.7%
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
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
3

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

Jimmy Ellis left, Johnny Persol 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 Persol2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Johnny Persol: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 Persol 3 — 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

Johnny Persol last boxed on Mar 22, 1967 — 21,767 days ago. Persol had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Jimmy Ellis.WWL

Olson Jun 1964Johnson Jan 1966Ellis Mar 19671.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Persol ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Persol met once on March 22, 1967, and Jimmy Ellis won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WMar 22, 1967 · Ellis · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ellis or Persol?
Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Johnny Persol is 2-1 across the 3 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%

Persol2–166.7%

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

Ellis2460%

Persol0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ellis and Persol have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Persol have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Persol?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 3 bouts tracked for Johnny Persol. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ellis55bouts

Persol3bouts

How They Win ↓

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