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Heavyweight Hope Jimmy Ellis Faces Jerry Quarry In Title Build
In Louisville, James Albert Ellis grows as a boxer while his wife and six children live in a modest home. Ellis, 6 feet 1, 195 pounds, trains in Louisville and eyes a world heavyweight title shot against Jerry Quarry staged in Oakland. Both boxers emerged from local gyms and shared early ties with Cassius Clay.
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Louisville
James Albert Ellis
Jerry Quarry
Quarry
Jerry
Oakland
Cal
Jimmy Ellis
South 12Th St
Ellis
Walter H. Ellis
Quill Street
Jimmy
James Jr
Inez
Mary Bess Elizabeth
Sonya
Jeffrey Lamont
Angelo Dundee
Wave-Tv
Cassius Clay
Donny Hall
Conrad Winters
American Legion Club
Clay
East End
Tomato
Chris Dundee