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Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Tony Doyle (2-6-1 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 3 common opponents.

Jimmy Ellis vs Tony Doyle — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Jimmy Ellis

40–12–1

57 tracked bouts

Tony Doyle

Tracked record

2–6–1

9 tracked bouts

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

Jimmy Ellis leads 1–0

The Numbers

40-12-1 (edge)
Record
2-6-1

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

76.4% (edge)
Win %
27.8%
24 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
60%
KO rate
61% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

7
Times stopped
5 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Title reigns
0
1.7 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.9

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

57
Bouts tracked
9

Tale of the Tape

6′1″ (185 cm)
Height
76″ (193 cm)
Reach
86
Age
Orthodox
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jimmy Ellis · 41 wins

KO/TKO
25
Decision
16
Other
0

Tony Doyle · 2 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (57 and 9 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • Jimmy Ellis

    LTKO R9 · Mar 1975LRTD R4 · Feb 1970

    Joe Frazier

    Tony Doyle

    LTKO R2 · Oct 1967
  • Jimmy Ellis

    LPTS · Nov 1974

    Joe Bugner

    Tony Doyle

    LTKO · Nov 1972
  • Jimmy Ellis

    WMD · Apr 1968

    Jerry Quarry

    Tony Doyle

    LTKO R4 · Sep 1973LUD · Jul 1971DUD · Nov 1965

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Jimmy Ellis

LWLWL

L1 streak · last fought Mar 12, 1994

Tony Doyle

LLLLL

L5 streak · last fought Jun 27, 1975

Common Questions

Have Jimmy Ellis and Tony Doyle ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Tony Doyle met once on March 2, 1971, and Jimmy Ellis won by KO.
Who has the better record, Jimmy Ellis or Tony Doyle?
Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Tony Doyle is 2-6-1 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, Jimmy Ellis or Tony Doyle?
Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Tony Doyle has 0. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Do Jimmy Ellis and Tony Doyle have any common opponents?
Jimmy Ellis and Tony Doyle share 3 common opponents: Joe Frazier, Joe Bugner and Jerry Quarry. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jimmy Ellis and Tony Doyle?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 9 bouts tracked for Tony Doyle. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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