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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 ...
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Dec 19, 2014 · Ernest Terrell, one of 10 children, was born on April 4, 1939, in Inverness, Miss., in the west-central part of the state, where his parents, Lovick and Annie Terrell, were sharecroppers. Ernie ...
Ernie Terrell, who held a share of the heavyweight boxing championship in the 1960s but was best known for a title bout he lost in 1967 to Muhammad Ali, who taunted him throughout the brutal fight ...
Jun 25, 2002 · Ernie Terrell was a heavyweight boxer and singer who fought Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner. He also ran for alderman of Chicago and was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame.
Dec 23, 2014 · Ernie Terrell, who has died aged 75, lost his heavyweight championship to Muhammad Ali in the infamous “What’s my name?” fight, one of the most brutally cruel displays in boxing history. In ...
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Dec 19, 2014 · CHICAGO (AP) — Ernie Terrell, whose brief reign as heavyweight champion ended with a punishing loss to Muhammad Ali in a 1967 grudge match, has died. He was 75. The son of Mississippi sharecroppers and long-time Chicago resident worked as fight promoter after his boxing career ended and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.
Oct 11, 2017 · In his second title defense, Terrell defeated Doug Jones by a fifteen-round unanimous decision on June 28, 1966. Terrell lost the WBA title in a unification match with Muhammad Ali on February 6, 1967. Before the fight, Terrell insisted on calling Ali by his old name, Cassius Clay. An infuriated Ali punished Terrell throughout the fight.
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