On March 2, 1975, Joe Frazier (31-2, 26 KOs) and Jimmy Ellis (39-11-1, 23 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 12-round bout.
Joe Frazier is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Jerry Quarry, 8 months and 13 days ago. Jimmy Ellis is on a 2-fight losing streak with a 45% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision loss to Joe Bugner, 3 months and 18 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Joe Frazier at 99-1 winning odds. Jimmy Ellis really doesn't have much to present against Frazier.
In the rematch, Joe Frazier stopped Jimmy Ellis via TKO in the 9th round. Frazier improves his record to 32-2 (27 KOs), while Ellis adds a loss to his record at 39-12-1.