On July 26, 1971, Muhammad Ali (31-1, 25 KOs) and Jimmy Ellis (30-6, 14 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Muhammad Ali is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Joe Frazier, 4 months and 18 days ago. Jimmy Ellis is on a 3-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over George Chuvalo, 2 months and 16 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Muhammad Ali at 99-1 winning odds. Jimmy Ellis really doesn't have much to present against Ali.
Muhammad Ali stopped Jimmy Ellis via TKO in the 12th round. Ali improves his record to 32-1 (26 KOs), while Ellis adds a loss to his record at 30-7.