Have Jimmy Ellis and Rico Brooks ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Rico Brooks have met 2 times and Jimmy Ellis leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Ellis or Brooks?

Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Rico Brooks is 1-8 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 Brooks?

Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Rico Brooks has 0. Jimmy Ellis has more.

Do Ellis and Brooks have any common opponents?

Jimmy Ellis and Rico Brooks share 1 common opponent: George Chuvalo. Jimmy Ellis fared better against 1 of them.

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

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

Jimmy Ellis vs Rico Brooks — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jimmy Ellis

Rico Brooks

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Rico Brooks (1-8 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Ellis

Wins24 KO · 60%

Losses

Draw55 tracked bouts

Brooks

Tracked record

1–8

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 2–0

Jimmy Ellis and Rico Brooks have met 2 times; Ellis leads 2–0.
Met	1972Jun 13	1973May 5	Series
Jimmy EllisFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Rico BrooksFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	KOR2Ellis vs Brooks	KOR5Ellis vs Brooks	2Meetings

The Numbers

Ellis 7 · Brooks 0 of 7 measurable rows

EllisEdge = longer wingBrooks

Record^†: 40-12-1 (edge)1-8
Win %0–100%: 76.4% (edge)
11.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 24: 24 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 60% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 7: 5 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.1: 2.1 (edge)
0.8
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″; Rico Brooks: No height on file
Reachnot held: Jimmy Ellis: 76″; Rico Brooks: No reach on file
Agenot held: Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74; Rico Brooks: No date of birth
Stance: Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox; Rico Brooks: Not recorded

Jimmy Ellis left, Rico Brooks 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%

Rico Brooks1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

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

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Ellis better on 11 shared · Jimmy Ellis better on 1

EllisJimmy Ellis

Opponent

BrooksRico Brooks

Jimmy Ellis
Win, UD
1971May 1971
ChuvaloGeorge ChuvaloCanada 73–18–2 · HeavyweightEllis betterJimmy Ellis better — 1–0 to 0–1
Rico Brooks
Loss, TKO 2
1963Mar 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

Rico Brooks last boxed on Mar 4, 1975 — 18,860 days ago. Brooks had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Ellis May 1973Bobick Dec 1973Ros Mar 1974Jones Jan 1975Norton Mar 19750.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy Ellis and Rico Brooks ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Rico Brooks have met 2 times and Jimmy Ellis leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Ellis or Brooks?: Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Rico Brooks is 1-8 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 Brooks?: Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Rico Brooks has 0. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Do Ellis and Brooks have any common opponents?: Jimmy Ellis and Rico Brooks share 1 common opponent: George Chuvalo. Jimmy Ellis fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Brooks?: This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 9 bouts tracked for Rico Brooks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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