On November 12, 1974, Joe Bugner (48-6-1, 29 KOs) and Jimmy Ellis (39-10-1, 23 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Joe Bugner is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Jose Luis Garcia, 1 month and 11 days ago. Jimmy Ellis is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 46% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Ron Lyle, 3 months and 27 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Joe Bugner at 99-1 winning odds. Jimmy Ellis really doesn't have much to present against Bugner.
Joe Bugner defeated Jimmy Ellis via points decision in the 10-round fight. Bugner improves his record to 49-6-1, while Ellis adds a loss to his record at 39-11-1.