Ernie Terrell | |
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| Born | Ernest Terrell April 4, 1939 Belzoni, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 2014 (aged 75) Evergreen Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Reach | 82 in (208 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 55 |
| Wins | 46 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 9 |
Ernest Terrell[1] (April 4, 1939 – December 16, 2014) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1957 to 1973. He held the World Boxing Association's heavyweight title from 1965 to 1967, and was one of the tallest heavyweights of his era, at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall. He unsuccessfully fought the other world heavyweight champion of the era, Muhammad Ali, in a heavyweight title unification contest in 1967, losing by a unanimous decision. Terrell was the elder brother of the Supremes' early 1970s lead singer Jean Terrell. In the 1960s, Jean sang with Ernie's group Ernie Terrell & the Heavyweights.[2]
- ^ December 18, 2014. "Ernie Terrell - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ Wynn, Ron. "Biography: Jean Terrell". AMG. Retrieved 9 May 2010.