On September 10, 1973, a 34-year-old Ernie Terrell (46-8, 21 KOs) and Jeff Merritt met in the ring.
Terrell came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 18 days.
Ernie Terrell lost to Jeff Merritt via TKO in the 1st round, and adds a loss to his record at 46-9.
On June 23, 1973, a 34-year-old Ernie Terrell (46-7, 21 KOs) and a 34-year-old Chuck Wepner (26-9-2, 9 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Terrell came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Wepner was on a 3-fight win streak with a 24% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 8 days.
Chuck Wepner defeated Ernie Terrell via points decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Wepner improves his record to 27-9-2, while Terrell adds a loss to his record at 46-8.
On October 14, 1967, a 28-year-old Ernie Terrell (39-6, 18 KOs) and Manuel Ramos met in the ring.
Terrell came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days.
Ernie Terrell lost to Manuel Ramos via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 39-7.
On August 5, 1967, a 28-year-old Ernie Terrell (39-5, 18 KOs) and Thad Spencer met in the ring.
Terrell came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 30 days.
Ernie Terrell lost to Thad Spencer via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 39-6.
On February 6, 1967, the 27-year-old WBA heavyweight world champion, Ernie Terrell (39-4, 18 KOs), faced a 25-year-old Muhammad Ali (27-0, 22 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Terrell came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 9 days. Ali was on a 27-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Muhammad Ali defeated Ernie Terrell via unanimous decision and wins the WBA heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion. Ali improves his record to 28-0, while Terrell adds a loss to his record at 39-5.
On April 3, 1962, a 22-year-old Ernie Terrell (24-3, 13 KOs) and a 28-year-old Cleveland Williams (51-4, 42 KOs) met in the ring.
Terrell came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 6 days. Williams was on a 6-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 15 days.
Cleveland Williams stopped Ernie Terrell via TKO in the 7th round. Williams improves his record to 52-4 (43 KOs), while Terrell adds a loss to his record at 24-4.
On December 5, 1960, a 21-year-old Ernie Terrell (19-2, 10 KOs) and Wayne Bethea met in the ring.
Terrell came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 15 days.
Ernie Terrell lost to Wayne Bethea via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 19-3.
On February 25, 1959, a 19-year-old Ernie Terrell (13-1, 8 KOs) and Johnny Gray met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Terrell came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 11 days.
Ernie Terrell lost to Johnny Gray via split decision in the 8-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 13-2.
On April 30, 1958, a 19-year-old Ernie Terrell (8-0, 5 KOs) and Johnny Gray met in the ring.
Terrell came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
Ernie Terrell lost to Johnny Gray via split decision in the 8-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 8-1.