Ernest Terrell vs Jimmy Ellis

[gambler49]

I go for Terrell on points.
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[yancey]

Terrell.

[yancey]

I go for Terrell on points.
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Does a thumb come along with that?

[dempseyfire]

Very interesting fight. Terrell's long, snapping left jab, excellent conditioning, and smothering tactics on the inside bested many excellent fighters in the mid 60s, including suprising wins over tacticians Machen and Folley. I also though the Spencer fight could've gone either way. I suspect Ellis goes the same way those went . . would LOVE to get my hands on Terrell-Folley; has anyone seen that fight or have a copy? I can't believe Terrell seemingly dominated him like he did on the scorecards.

[yancey]

Very interesting fight. Terrell's long, snapping left jab, excellent conditioning, and smothering tactics on the inside bested many excellent fighters in the mid 60s, including suprising wins over tacticians Machen and Folley. I also though the Spencer fight could've gone either way. I suspect Ellis goes the same way those went . . would LOVE to get my hands on Terrell-Folley; has anyone seen that fight or have a copy? I can't believe Terrell seemingly dominated him like he did on the scorecards.

Terrell was regarded in many quarters as the favorite to win the WBA elimination tournament back when it began in 8/67.

His loss to Spencer was a surprise. I do think Spencer was the bonafide winner of that fight. Unless I'm mistaken, Spencer knocked Terrell down late to more or less seal the deal.

Spencer then became the favorite to win the tournament and his loss to Quarry in the semi-finals was another surprise.

In retrospect, Terrell was a bit past his prime by the time the WBA tournament rolled around.

[Flump]

Terrell by clear decision, in a pretty bad fight I would suspect.

[yancey]

Terrell by clear decision, in a pretty bad fight I would suspect.

Agree that there are definitely possibilities of a snoozefest with this matchup.

[BoxBuzz]

Yancey....why did Frazier run from Terrel?

[yancey]

Yancey....why did Frazier run from Terrel?

I didn't know he did.

Was this some common knowledge back then that I missed?

Frazier's team skipped the WBA tournament because they were working with MSG and knew they could ultimately unify the title against the WBA winner.

Frazier would have gotten past the jab and broken Ernie in half, imo.

Ernie's lanky body would have been some inviting target for Joe's inside game.

[BoxBuzz]

I was just demonstrating how rumors get started. I'm nearly certain that no one will ever find a newsclipping that even hints that Ernie and his minions were stirring anything up with Joe. I'm quite sure the only words in the front seats would have been "Timberrrrrr".

And I don't think Ernie would have had to have been listening to speeches or any diatribe in the ring. It would have been a strictly black tie business affair.