Jimmy Ellis vs. Leotis Martin - Revision history

Boxsoup at 19:52, 22 March 2016

2016-03-22T19:52:11Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:52, 22 March 2016
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:Ellis-Martin 515036416.jpg\|right\|450px\|thumb\|Ellis lands a right against Martin]]		[[File:Ellis-Martin 515036416.jpg\|right\|450px\|thumb\|Ellis lands a right against Martin.]]
	<fight>61562</fight>		<fight>61562</fight>
	*[[:File:Jimmy Ellis-Leotis Martin.jpg\|Photo 2]]		*[[:File:Jimmy Ellis-Leotis Martin.jpg\|Photo 2]]

Boxsoup at 19:50, 22 March 2016

2016-03-22T19:50:03Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:50, 22 March 2016
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:~~Jimmy~~ Ellis-~~Leotis~~ Martin.jpg\|right\|~~375px~~\|thumb\|Ellis lands a right against Martin]]		[[File:Ellis-Martin 515036416.jpg\|right\|450px\|thumb\|Ellis lands a right against Martin]]
	<fight>61562</fight>		<fight>61562</fight>
			*[[:File:Jimmy Ellis-Leotis Martin.jpg\|Photo 2]]
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Ellis vs. Martin was part of the [[World Boxing Association]]'s eight-man tournament to crown a successor to [[Muhammad Ali]], who was stripped of his title by the WBA when he refused Army induction. The tournament also included [[Karl Mildenberger]], [[Oscar Bonavena]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Thad Spencer]], [[Floyd Patterson]] and [[Jerry Quarry]]. Martin was in the tournament only because [[Joe Frazier]], ranked No. 2 by the WBA, chose not to take part. Instead, Frazier fought [[Buster Mathis]] for the vacant [[New York State Athletic Commission\|NYSAC]] World Heavyweight Championship.		*Ellis vs. Martin was part of the [[World Boxing Association]]'s eight-man tournament to crown a successor to [[Muhammad Ali]], who was stripped of his title by the WBA when he refused Army induction. The tournament also included [[Karl Mildenberger]], [[Oscar Bonavena]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Thad Spencer]], [[Floyd Patterson]] and [[Jerry Quarry]]. Martin was in the tournament only because [[Joe Frazier]], ranked No. 2 by the WBA, chose not to take part. Instead, Frazier fought [[Buster Mathis]] for the vacant [[New York State Athletic Commission\|NYSAC]] World Heavyweight Championship.
Line 31:		Line 31:
	But there was no doubt left after that as Ellis battered at the bleeding and swollen mouth. The blood even got in Ellis' hair.		But there was no doubt left after that as Ellis battered at the bleeding and swollen mouth. The blood even got in Ellis' hair.

			==Newspaper Article==
	~~'''~~Newspaper Article~~:'''<br>~~
	[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19670806&id=whwrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SKAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4647,2300893 "Spencer, Ellis Win Ring Tests" by Harold V. Ratliff, Associated Press, August 6, 1967]		[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19670806&id=whwrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SKAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4647,2300893 "Spencer, Ellis Win Ring Tests" by Harold V. Ratliff, Associated Press, August 6, 1967]

4champs: 4champs moved page Fight:61562 to Jimmy Ellis vs. Leotis Martin

2014-05-08T09:27:20Z

4champs moved page Fight:61562 to Jimmy Ellis vs. Leotis Martin

← Older revision	Revision as of 09:27, 8 May 2014
(No difference)

4champs: Created page with "Ellis lands a right against Martin 61562 ==Notes== *Ellis vs. Martin was part of the [[World Boxing As..."

2014-05-08T09:26:09Z

Created page with "right|375px|thumb|Ellis lands a right against Martin <fight>61562</fight> ==Notes== *Ellis vs. Martin was part of the [[World Boxing As..."

New page

[[File:Jimmy Ellis-Leotis Martin.jpg|right|375px|thumb|Ellis lands a right against Martin]]
<fight>61562</fight>

==Notes==
*Ellis vs. Martin was part of the [[World Boxing Association]]'s eight-man tournament to crown a successor to [[Muhammad Ali]], who was stripped of his title by the WBA when he refused Army induction. The tournament also included [[Karl Mildenberger]], [[Oscar Bonavena]], [[Ernie Terrell]], [[Thad Spencer]], [[Floyd Patterson]] and [[Jerry Quarry]]. Martin was in the tournament only because [[Joe Frazier]], ranked No. 2 by the WBA, chose not to take part. Instead, Frazier fought [[Buster Mathis]] for the vacant [[New York State Athletic Commission|NYSAC]] World Heavyweight Championship.
*Ellis was ahead on all three official scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Referee Ernie Taylor had it 77-74, Judge Chris Johnson 78-75 and Judge Jimmy Webb 78-72. The Associated Press had Ellis ahead 79-72.
*Following Ellis' win over Martin, Thad Spencer defeated Ernie Terrell by a 12-round unanimous decision.
*A crowd of 13,946 produced a gate of $92,560.
*Ellis' purse was $50,000, and Martin's was $22,500.
*Ellis vs. Martin and Spencer vs. Terrell aired on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)|ABC-TV]]'s [[ABC Wide World of Sports|Wide World of Sports]].

'''From The Associated Press:'''

Thad Spencer decisioned Ernie Terrell and Jimmy Ellis beat Leotis Martin on a bloody technical knockout Saturday and won their way into the semifinals of the heavyweight boxing elimination tournament.

Ellis battered Martin's face into a bloody mask in the opener. He tore into Martin and opened a cut in the third round.

After that, the blood flowed freely until referee Ernie Taylor finally stopped the bout at 1:43 of the ninth. Martin's face was streaming with blood as he was led to his corner.

Ellis opened fast and had Martin in difficulty in the early moments of the fight. He repeatedly tried to put his opponent away but Marin hung on and kept fighting back.

Ellis weighed 194½ pounds, and Martin 192.

Ellis hit Martin with nine hard rights and steaming left hooks in the first round and drove him around the ring. But only once did Martin even stagger and was landing some left hooks to the body at the finish.

Ellis got a light cut over the left eye in the second round—the only round Martin won—but it had stopped bleeding by the third when Ellis tore into his smaller foe. Martin took so much punishment even Ellis' corner was calling for the referee to get a doctor to study the wounds.

Martin rallied slightly in the fourth, landing a right to the chin and a left hook to the head while Ellis, who seemed to have slowed down some, was content with left jabs.

But there was no doubt left after that as Ellis battered at the bleeding and swollen mouth. The blood even got in Ellis' hair.

'''Newspaper Article:'''<br>
[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19670806&id=whwrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SKAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4647,2300893 "Spencer, Ellis Win Ring Tests" by Harold V. Ratliff, Associated Press, August 6, 1967]