Jimmy Ellis
76″ reach · +4.1% reach advantage · 56th percentile
Jimmy Ellis has a reach of 76″ against a height of 73″ — a reach advantage of +4.1%, above average for heavyweight boxing and the 56th percentile of the 317 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+4.1%
76″ reach on a 73″ frame
Compared against 317 heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 3.99%.
| Reach | 76″ (193 cm) | 32nd pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 73″ (185.4 cm) | 27th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Heavyweight Boxing | |
| Peak era | 1960s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
Boxing record
40–12
53 bouts on record
Finish rate
60%
of wins ended inside the distance — heavyweight boxing median 68%, 34th percentile
The career, bout by bout
57 recorded bouts from 1961 to 1982. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
22y
1961–1982
Longest unbeaten run
13
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1962
8 bouts
Recorded bouts
57
57 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ? | Muhammad Ali | — | — |
| 1980 | ? | Muhammad Ali | — | 5 |
| 1979 | ? | Muhammad Ali | — | 5 |
| 1975 | W | Carl Baker | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1975 | L | Joe Frazier | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1974 | L | Joe Bugner | Decision | 10 |
| 1974 | L | Ron Lyle | Decision | 12 |
| 1974 | D | Larry Middleton | Draw | 10 |
| 1973 | L | Boone Kirkman | Decision | 10 |
| 1973 | W | Al Jones | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1973 | L | Earnie Shavers | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1973 | W | Rico Brooks | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1973 | W | Joe Tiger Harris | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1973 | W | Charlie Harris | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1973 | W | Bob Felstein | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1972 | W | Harold Carter | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1972 | W | Ollie Wilson | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1972 | W | Rico Brooks | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1972 | W | Dick Gosha | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1971 | L | Muhammad Ali | KO/TKO | 12 |
| 1971 | W | George Chuvalo | Decision | 10 |
| 1971 | W | Tony Doyle | KO/TKO | 10 |
| 1970 | W | Roberto Davila | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1970 | L | Joe Frazier | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1968 | W | Floyd Patterson | Decision | 15 |
| 1968 | W | Jerry Quarry | Decision | 15 |
| 1967 | W | Oscar Bonavena | Decision | 12 |
| 1967 | W | Leotis Martin | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1967 | W | Johnny Persol | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1966 | W | Tommy Sims | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1966 | W | Eddie Dembry | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1966 | W | Billy Daniels | Decision | 6 |
| 1966 | W | Leweni Waqa | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1966 | W | Hubert Hilton | Decision | 8 |
| 1965 | W | Chuck Leslie | Decision | 10 |
| 1965 | W | Joe Blackwood | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1965 | ? | Muhammad Ali | — | 4 |
| 1964 | L | George Benton | Decision | 10 |
| 1964 | L | Don Fullmer | Decision | 10 |
| 1964 | W | Joe Spencer | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1964 | L | Rubin Carter | Decision | 10 |
| 1963 | W | Luis Gutierrez | Decision | 10 |
| 1963 | W | Johnny Halafihi | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1962 | W | LeRoy Green | Decision | 10 |
| 1962 | L | Henry Hank | Decision | 10 |
| 1962 | W | Charlie Glover | — | 4 |
| 1962 | W | Sammy Poe | Decision | 4 |
| 1962 | W | Rudolph Bent | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1962 | W | Holley Mims | Decision | 10 |
| 1962 | W | Johnny Alford | Decision | 6 |
| 1962 | W | Rory Calhoun | — | 1 |
| 1961 | L | Holley Mims | Decision | 10 |
| 1961 | W | Clarence Riley | — | 1 |
| 1961 | W | Wilf Greaves | — | 10 |
| 1961 | W | Johnny Morris | — | 6 |
| 1961 | W | Gene Leslie | — | 8 |
| 1961 | W | Arley Seifer | — | 3 |
18 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Mike Perez+4.1% 76″ reach · 56th pct
- Leon Spinks+4.1% 76″ reach · 56th pct
- Max Schmeling+4.1% 76″ reach · 56th pct
- Jake Paul+4.1% 76″ reach · 56th pct
- Junior Fa+4.08% 80.3″ reach · 56th pct
- Kubrat Pulev Кубрат Пулев+4.07% 79.5″ reach · 56th pct
- Andrew Golota+4.15% 79.1″ reach · 58th pct
- Jesse Ferguson+4.04% 77″ reach · 53rd 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: Jimmy Ellis (boxer) on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-29. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.