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James Albert Ellis (February 24, 1940 – May 6, 2014) was an American professional boxer. He won the vacant WBA heavyweight title in 1968 by defeating Jerry Quarry, making one successful title defense in the same year against Floyd Patterson, before losing to Joe Frazier in 1970.
May 6, 2014 · LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jimmy Ellis, a heavyweight champion who sparred with an up-and-coming Muhammad Ali and later fought some of the era's best boxers, died Tuesday. He was 74....
Mar 9, 2012 · Jimmy Ellis, frontman of the Trammps, has died at the age of 74. He passed away yesterday in Rock Hill, South Carolina from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.
May 6, 2014 · LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — Jimmy Ellis, a heavyweight champion who sparred with an up-and-coming Muhammad Ali and later fought some of the era’s best boxers, died Tuesday. He was 74. Ellis died at a Louisville hospital, brother Jerry Ellis said.
Jul 12, 2018 · Jimmy Ellis is the second supercross champion—a distinction he earned in 1975 while riding a Canadian-built Can-Am motorcycle. The series was just being solidified by the AMA, but the events...
May 7, 2014 · Jimmy Ellis, the onetime sparring partner for Muhammad Ali who captured the heavyweight boxing championship after it had been stripped from Ali for his refusing induction into the armed...
Nov 7, 2015 · Ellis defeated Leotis Martin, Oscar Bonavena, and Jerry Quarry to win the vacant title. One of four World Heavyweight Champions from Louisville, Kentucky. The other three are Marvin Hart, Muhammad Ali, and Greg Page.
May 6, 2014 · Jimmy Ellis, a heavyweight champion who sparred with an up-and-coming Muhammad Ali and later fought some of the era’s best boxers, died Tuesday. He was 74.
May 6, 2014 · Jimmy Ellis, a heavyweight champion who sparred with an up-and-coming Muhammad Ali and later fought some of the era's best boxers, died Tuesday. He was 74.
May 6, 2014 · LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — Jimmy Ellis, a heavyweight champion who sparred with an up-and-coming Muhammad Ali and later fought some of the era's best boxers, died Tuesday. He was 74. Ellis...
