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Willie Pastrano fought as a heavyweight for a few years before dropping down in weight to fight as a light heavyweight. In fact, Willie was ranked in the top 10 in the heavyweight division. Moving down to the light heavyweight division turned out to be a good decision for him.

At their best as heavyweights, who would win between Pastrano and Jimmy Ellis?

At their best at heavyweight, Ellis would get the better of Pastrano by more active with the jabs and combinations to take a decision.

Both went in opposite directions. Pastrano fought heavyweight for a few years and even became a contender in that division, but decided to move down in weight to fight at light heavyweight.

Ellis fought almost 4 years as a middleweight, then had a couple of fights at light heavy, and then fought in the heavyweight division for the rest of his career, even thought he was small for a heavyweight.

Ellis by UD.