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Jimmy Ellis vs LeRoy Green — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy Ellis

LeRoy Green

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and LeRoy Green (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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Ellis

40

Wins24 KO · 60%

12

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Green

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 LeRoy Green have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

Jimmy Ellis and LeRoy Green have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met1962Dec 3Series
Jimmy EllisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
LeRoy GreenFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ellis 5 · Green 1 of 6 measurable rows
EllisGreen
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
1 (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″
LeRoy Green: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jimmy Ellis: 76″
LeRoy Green: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74
LeRoy Green: No date of birth
Stance
Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox
LeRoy Green: Not recorded

Jimmy Ellis left, LeRoy Green 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%

LeRoy Green0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

LeRoy Green: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Green yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Ellis 55, LeRoy Green 4 — 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

LeRoy Green last boxed on Dec 6, 1966 — 21,871 days ago. Green had lost four straight.LLLL

Jones Feb 1960Ellis Dec 1962Jones May 1964Foster Dec 19660.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Ellis and LeRoy Green ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Ellis and LeRoy Green met once on December 3, 1962, and Jimmy Ellis won by UD.
The meeting

WDec 3, 1962 · Ellis · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ellis or Green?
Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and LeRoy Green 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%

Green0–40%

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

Ellis2460%

Green0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ellis and Green have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Ellis and LeRoy Green have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Green?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 4 bouts tracked for LeRoy Green. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ellis55bouts

Green4bouts

How They Win ↓

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