Ernie Terrell
82″ reach · +5.15% reach advantage · 65th percentile
Ernie Terrell has a reach of 82″ against a height of 78″ — a reach advantage of +5.15%, above average for heavyweight boxing and the 65th percentile of the 317 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+5.15%
82″ reach on a 78″ frame
Compared against 317 heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 3.99%.
| Reach | 82″ (208.3 cm) | 83rd pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 78″ (198.1 cm) | 90th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Heavyweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 1960s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
Boxing record
46–9
55 bouts on record
Finish rate
46%
of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 12th percentile
The career, bout by bout
55 recorded bouts from 1957 to 1973. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
17y
1957–1973
Longest unbeaten run
12
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1958
8 bouts
Recorded bouts
55
54 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | L | Jeff Merritt | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1973 | L | Chuck Wepner | Decision | 12 |
| 1973 | W | Bill Drover | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1972 | W | Jose Luis Garcia | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1971 | W | Roberto Davila | Decision | 10 |
| 1971 | W | Luis Faustino Pires | Decision | 10 |
| 1971 | W | Vic Brown | Decision | 10 |
| 1971 | W | John Hudgins | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1970 | W | Sonny Moore | Decision | 10 |
| 1967 | L | Manuel Ramos | Decision | 10 |
| 1967 | L | Thad Spencer | Decision | 12 |
| 1967 | L | Muhammad Ali | Decision | 15 |
| 1966 | W | Doug Jones | Decision | 15 |
| 1965 | W | George Chuvalo | Decision | 15 |
| 1965 | W | Eddie Machen | Decision | 15 |
| 1964 | W | Henry Wallitsch | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1964 | W | Bob Foster | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1964 | W | Jefferson Davis | Decision | 10 |
| 1964 | W | Gerhard Zech | Decision | 10 |
| 1963 | W | Zora Folley | Decision | 10 |
| 1963 | W | Cleveland Williams | Decision | 10 |
| 1963 | W | Herb Siler | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1963 | W | Young Jack Johnson | Decision | 10 |
| 1962 | W | Young Jack Johnson | Decision | 10 |
| 1962 | W | Reiniero Rey Lopez | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1962 | W | Eddie Jackson | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1962 | W | Amos Lincoln | Decision | 6 |
| 1962 | L | Cleveland Williams | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1962 | W | Herb Siler | Decision | 10 |
| 1961 | W | Ernie Cab | — | 3 |
| 1961 | W | Chuck Garrett | Decision | 10 |
| 1961 | W | Willie Coleman | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1960 | L | Wayne Bethea | Decision | 10 |
| 1960 | W | Joe Hemphill | Decision | 8 |
| 1960 | W | Frankie Daniels | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1960 | W | Lee Williams | Decision | 10 |
| 1960 | W | Clay Thomas | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1959 | W | Chuck Garrett | Decision | 6 |
| 1959 | W | Tunney Hunsaker | Decision | 8 |
| 1959 | L | Johnny Gray | Decision | 8 |
| 1959 | W | Willie Coleman | — | 8 |
| 1958 | W | Sid Peaks | Decision | 8 |
| 1958 | W | John Hobart | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1958 | W | Joe Hemphill | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1958 | W | Billy Pickett | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1958 | L | Johnny Gray | Decision | 8 |
| 1958 | W | Johnny Harper | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1958 | W | Emil Brtko | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1958 | W | Calvin Butler | — | 6 |
| 1957 | W | Ted Poole | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1957 | W | Neal Welch | Decision | 6 |
| 1957 | W | Ray Griggs | — | 1 |
| 1957 | W | Andy Bond | — | 1 |
| 1957 | W | Norman Bolden | — | 4 |
| — | ? | Opponent | — | — |
13 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Derrick Jefferson+5.15% 82″ reach · 65th pct
- Gerald Washington+5.15% 82″ reach · 65th pct
- Jameel McCline+5.15% 82″ reach · 65th pct
- Martin Bakole+5.15% 82″ reach · 65th pct
- Anthony Joshua+5.15% 82″ reach · 65th pct
- Patrice L'Heureux+5.16% 81″ reach · 67th pct
- Riddick Bowe+5.16% 81″ reach · 67th pct
- Oleg Maskaev+5.24% 79.1″ reach · 68th pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 317 heavyweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Ernie Terrell on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-10. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.