“I was a smaller heavyweight, but I could fight the big guys,” Ellis told The Washington Times in 2004. His wife, the former Mary Etta Williams, died in 2006.Īfter retiring from boxing, Ellis worked for the Louisville Parks and Recreation Department, and he and his wife were active in the Riverview Baptist Church of Louisville, where they sang in the choir. his daughters Jamesetta Wells, Inez Ellis, Mary Ellis and Sonya Ellis and 10 grandchildren, WDRB-TV in Louisville reported. In addition to his brother Jerry, Ellis is survived by his sons Jeff and James Jr. Ellis retired that year after a sparring partner partly blinded him with a poke to his left eye.Įllis had a 40-12-1 record, with 24 knockouts. By 1921, Jimmy Wilde was 28 years old, had fought in hundreds of contests (possibly up to a thousand including booth fights. Ellis thought that with some coaching, he could beat Ali, who was two years younger, and he began taking lessons at the Louisville gym where Ali trained.ĭundee was in Ellis’s corner when he fought Ali, because as Ellis’s manager, as well as his trainer, he stood to receive a much larger share of the purse than he would have solely as the trainer in Ali’s corner.Įllis’s last major fight was in March 1975, when Frazier stopped him in the ninth round. In 1959 Jimmy Wilde was inducted into the American Boxing Hall of Fame. But one day, while watching amateur boxing on television, he saw a friend lose to Ali. He and his opponent both have a health meter, much like those in fighting games. Jimmy can move around, block, duck, and throw punches. The minigame takes place in third person with the camera behind Jimmy. He worked with his father, Henry, in his cement-finishing business as a teenager. It appears as a sport favored by the Preppies. Join 92QJamsBaltimore for a virtual experience with Jimmy The Boxer Auto Mall, Grand Opening New Dealership in Maryland THIS Friday (3/5) at 6pm Watch LIVE on FB, YouTube and 92Q.COM Check out Jimmy the Boxer on Facebook. James Albert Ellis won born in Louisville on Feb. Venue: Porkchop LIVE with Jimmy The Boxer Auto Mall. “To be my sparring partner, you got to be good.” “James Ellis one of the best fighters in the world,” he told The Times. In the buildup to the bout, Ali could not resist giving Ellis a backhanded compliment. Ali battered Ellis into the 12th and final round, until Ellis was helpless against the ropes and Ali shied from punishing him any further. It was promoted as “the inevitable fight” in view of their past relationship, but it was not much of a contest. I think I’ve proven that now.”Įllis fought Ali in July 1971 at the Astrodome in Houston for a minor heavyweight title after Ali’s conviction for draft evasion was overturned by the Supreme Court.
“It bothered me to be run down like that. Prints of Boxer Terry Marsh with his father Jimmy Marsh after the first defence of his title Prints, Cards, Framed, Posters, Housewares, Puzzles, Canvas. “I was made out to be nothing but a sparring partner,” he told Sports Illustrated after beating Quarry.
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