Jimmy Ellis, who beat Jerry Quarry to become World Boxing Association heavyweight champion in 1968 and fought the era’s best fighters, including his friend Muhammad Ali, died May 6 at a hospital ...

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Louisville boxing legend and former heavyweight boxing champion Jimmy Ellis died Tuesday after a long fight with Alzheimer's disease, according to his brother Jerry Ellis. He ...

After retiring from boxing, Ellis worked for Louisville Metro Parks from 1989 to 2003, ... Jeff Ellis said it "means everything in the world" to him that his father was a heavyweight champ.

Jeff Ellis is a former standout tight-end at Ohio State and one of the former champ's six children. He says after boxing, his dad had a passion for helping young people and never mind answering ...

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USA Boxing is holding its annual Junior Olympics and Summer Festival showcase at Las Vegas Convention Center starting Monday.

Jimmy Ellis was that to me and I will miss him.”"Muhammad wouldn't want to talk about boxing when he talks about ... Jeff Ellis. Jimmy Ellis may have been a fighter by trade, but to those ...

A native of Louisville, Kentucky, and the son of heavyweight boxing champion Jimmy Ellis, Jeff Ellis had his best season in 1988, when he caught 40 passes (fourth-most for an Ohio State tight end ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Former heavyweight champion and Louisville boxing legend Jimmy Ellis has died at the age of 74. His son Jeff Ellis tells WDRB that his father passed away at the hospital ...

Jimmy Ellis, who beat Jerry Quarry to become World Boxing Association heavyweight champion in 1968 and fought the era’s best fighters including his friend Muhammad Ali, died Tuesday at age 74.

The latest grungy fight drama to test the limits of unpleasantness is “The Cut,” which premiered Thursday at the Toronto International Film Festival. Bidding adieu to Middle Earth and the high ...