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Ernie

Terrell

59 TRACKED BOUTS

Tale of the Tape

Height

6′6″ (198 cm)

Reach

82″ (208 cm)

Current Form

Last 5

LLLWW

Current Streak

L3

Layoff (Retired)

52.8 years

Last Bout

L to Jeff Merritt · TKO · R1
Sep 10, 1973

Title Reigns

1 reign

Title History

WBA
Heavyweight
Mar 1965 – Feb 1967

Derived from Wikipedia bout notes — best-effort, may miss interim or vacated belts.

Complete Fight History

Showing 50 of 59

1973

SEP 10L toJeff Merritt· TKO · R1MSG · NYC46–9

JUN 23L toChuck Wepner· PTSConvention Hall · AC—

JUN 23L toChuck Wepner· PTSConvention Hall · AC46–8

FEB 19d.Bill Drover· TKO · R1Spectrum · Philly46–7

1972

OCT 23d.Jose Luis Garcia· KO · R6Caracas · Venezuela45–7

1971

JUL 24d.Roberto Davila· UDPlayboy Club · Lake Geneva44–7

MAY 10d.Luis Faustino Pires· UDInternational Amphitheatre · Chicago43–7

APR 28d.Vic Brown· UDCleveland Arena · Cleveland42–7

APR 3d.John Hudgins· TKO · R1Playboy Club · Lake Geneva41–7

1970

DEC 15d.Sonny Moore· UDThe Eagles Club · Milwaukee40–7

1967

OCT 14L toManuel Ramos· UDEstadio Azteca · Mexico City39–7

AUG 5L toThad Spencer· UDAstrodome · Houston39–6

FEB 6L toMuhammad Ali· UDAstrodome · Houston39–5

1966

JUN 28d.Doug Jones· UDSam Houston Coliseum · Houston39–4

1965

NOV 1d.George Chuvalo· UDMaple Leaf Gardens · Toronto—

NOV 1d.George Chuvalo· UDMaple Leaf Gardens · Toronto38–4

MAR 5d.Eddie Machen· UDInternational Amphitheatre · Chicago37–4

1964

OCT 23d.Henry Wallitsch· RTD · R6St. Louis · Missouri36–4

JUL 10d.Bob Foster· TKO · R7MSG · NYC35–4

JUN 17d.Jefferson Davis· UDMunicipal Auditorium · Miami Beach34–4

MAR 6d.Gerhard Zech· UDMSG · NYC33–4

1963

JUL 27d.Zora Folley· UDMSG · NYC32–4

APR 13d.Cleveland Williams· SDArena · Philly—

APR 13d.Cleveland Williams· SDPhiladelphia Arena · Philly31–4

MAR 7d.Herb Siler· TKO · R3Little River Auditorium · Miami30–4

JAN 5d.Young Jack Johnson· UDMSG · NYC29–4

1962

DEC 14d.Young Jack Johnson· UDChicago Coliseum · Chicago28–4

SEP 25d.Reiniero Rey Lopez· KOComiskey Park · Chicago27–4

AUG 24d.Eddie Jackson· TKO · R2Grand Olympic Auditorium · LA26–4

JUN 9d.Amos Lincoln· UDMSG · NYC25–4

APR 3L toCleveland Williams· TKO · R7Sam Houston Coliseum · Houston—

APR 3L toCleveland Williams· TKO · R7Sam Houston Coliseum · Houston24–4

FEB 28d.Herb Siler· PTSExhibition Hall · Miami Beach24–3

1961

DEC 4d.Ernie Cab· RTD · R3Convention Hall · Philly23–3

MAY 15d.Chuck Garrett· UDMarigold Gardens · Chicago22–3

APR 17d.Willie Coleman· KO · R1Marigold Gardens · Chicago21–3

FEB 6d.Ernie Cab· TKO · R8Marigold Gardens · Chicago20–3

1960

DEC 5L toWayne Bethea· SDMarigold Gardens · Chicago19–3

JUL 20d.Joe Hemphill· UDChicago Stadium · Chicago19–2

MAY 18d.Frankie Daniels· KO · R7Chicago Stadium · Chicago18–2

MAR 30d.Lee Williams· UDChicago Stadium · Chicago17–2

JAN 6d.Clay Thomas· KO · R1Chicago Stadium · Chicago16–2

1959

NOV 11d.Chuck Garrett· PTSChicago Stadium · Chicago15–2

JUL 24d.Tunney Hunsaker· PTSFreedom Hall · Louisville14–2

FEB 25L toJohnny Gray· SDChicago Stadium · Chicago13–2

JAN 14d.Willie Coleman· PTSChicago Stadium · Chicago13–1

1958

NOV 3d.Sid Peaks· UDJoe Louis Gymnasium · Chicago12–1

OCT 7d.John Hobart· KOEast Chicago · Indiana11–1

SEP 24d.Joe Hemphill· TKO · R1Chicago Stadium · Chicago10–1

JUL 1d.Billy Pickett· KO · R2Midwest Gymnasium · Chicago9–1

Common Questions

When is Ernie Terrell's next fight?: Ernie Terrell does not have a scheduled fight on the books.
What weight class does Ernie Terrell fight at?: Ernie Terrell fights at Heavyweight.
Is Ernie Terrell retired?: Ernie Terrell has not fought in over 52 years. We do not track retirement announcements directly; the long layoff suggests an inactive career.