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Jimmy Ellis vs Wilf Greaves — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy Ellis

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Wilf Greaves

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Wilf Greaves (36-27-2) 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

Greaves

36

Wins

27

Losses

2

Draws14 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ellis leads 1–0

Jimmy Ellis and Wilf Greaves have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

Jimmy Ellis and Wilf Greaves have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met1961Aug 22Series
Jimmy EllisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Wilf GreavesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ellis 6 · Greaves 1 of 7 measurable rows
EllisGreaves
Record
40-12-1 (edge)36-27-2
Win %0–100%
76.4% (edge)
56.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
60% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
60% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 5
5
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡levelmax 2.1
2.1
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
14

† 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″
Wilf Greaves: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jimmy Ellis: 76″
Wilf Greaves: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74
Wilf Greaves: Died aged 84
Stance
Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox
Wilf Greaves: Orthodox

Jimmy Ellis left, Wilf Greaves 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%

Wilf Greaves2 wins · from 14 tracked bouts

Wilf Greaves: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 14 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, Wilf Greaves 14 — 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

Wilf Greaves has lost seven straight. Greaves last boxed on Jun 7, 1963.LLLLL

Ellis Aug 1961Robinson Sep 1961Robinson Dec 1961Giardello Feb 1963Mazzinghi Jun 19632.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Ellis and Wilf Greaves ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Wilf Greaves met once on August 22, 1961, and Jimmy Ellis won by MD.
The meeting

WAug 22, 1961 · Ellis · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ellis or Greaves?
Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Wilf Greaves is 36-27-2. Jimmy Ellis has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ellis40–12–176.4%

Greaves36–27–256.9%

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

Ellis2460%

Greaves0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ellis and Greaves have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Ellis and Wilf Greaves have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Greaves?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 14 bouts tracked for Wilf Greaves. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ellis55bouts

Greaves14bouts

How They Win ↓

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