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Jimmy Ellis vs Larry Middleton — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy Ellis

Larry Middleton

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Larry Middleton (3-7-1 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Ellis

40

Wins24 KO · 60%

12

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Middleton

Tracked record

3–7–1

counted from 11 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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Jimmy Ellis and Larry Middleton have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Jimmy Ellis and Larry Middleton have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1974Mar 4Series
Jimmy EllisFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
Larry MiddletonFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ellis 4 · Middleton 3 of 7 measurable rows
EllisMiddleton
Record†
40-12-1 (edge)3-7-1
Win %0–100%
76.4% (edge)
31.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
60%
67% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.4
2.1
2.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
11

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

Jimmy Ellis left, Larry Middleton 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%

Larry Middleton3 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

Larry Middleton: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Ellis 55, Larry Middleton 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Ellis better on 3 · Middleton better on 1

Ellis

Opponent

Middleton

  • Jimmy Ellis

    Loss, PTS

    1974

    BugnerMiddleton better

    Larry Middleton

    Win, PTS

    1971

  • Jimmy Ellis

    Loss, UD

    1974

    LyleEllis better

    Larry Middleton

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1973

    Loss, KO 3

    1972

  • Jimmy Ellis

    Win, UD

    1967

    BonavenaEllis better

    Larry Middleton

    Loss, UD

    1974

  • Jimmy Ellis

    Win, MD

    1968

    QuarryEllis better

    Larry Middleton

    Loss, PTS

    1972

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

Larry Middleton last boxed on Jul 10, 1976 — 18,367 days ago. Middleton had lost four straight.DLLLL

Ellis Mar 1974Bonavena May 1974Bobick Feb 1976LeDoux Mar 1976Norton Jul 19762.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Ellis and Larry Middleton ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Larry Middleton met once on March 4, 1974, and the bout was a draw by SD.
The meeting

DMar 4, 1974 · Draw · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ellis or Middleton?
Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Larry Middleton is 3-7-1 across the 11 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%

Middleton3–7–131.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ellis or Middleton?
Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Larry Middleton has 2. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ellis2460%

Middleton2

The Numbers ↓
Do Ellis and Middleton have any common opponents?
Jimmy Ellis and Larry Middleton share 4 common opponents: Joe Bugner, Ron Lyle and Oscar Bonavena (and 1 other). Jimmy Ellis fared better against 3 of them.
4 shared opponents

Joe BugnerLW

Ron LyleLL

Oscar BonavenaWL

Jerry QuarryWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Middleton?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 11 bouts tracked for Larry Middleton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ellis55bouts

Middleton11bouts

How They Win ↓

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