Jimmy Ellis
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FILE - In this July 27, 1971, file photo, Referee Jay Edson, left, keeps an eye on the fight between Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis, right, in the 12th round of their heavyweight fight in Houston. Ellis, a former heavyweight boxing champion who trained with fellow Louisville fighter Muhammad Ali and squared off against some of his era's best fighters, has died in his hometown Tuesday, May 6, 2014. He was 74. Ellis' brother, Jerry, said the ex-champion died at a Louisville hospital Tuesday after suffering from Alzheimer's disease in recent years. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 5, 1967, file photo, Jimmy Ellis, right, lands a right hook to the head Leotis Martin during their 12-round World Heavyweight title elimination fight in Houston, Texas. Ellis, a former heavyweight boxing champion who trained with fellow Louisville fighter Muhammad Ali and squared off against some of his era's best fighters, has died in his hometown Tuesday, May 6, 2014. He was 74. Ellis' brother, Jerry, said the ex-champion died at a Louisville hospital Tuesday after suffering from Alzheimer's disease in recent years.(AP Photo)/File)
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FILE - In this July 27, 1971, file photo, Referee Jay Edson, left, keeps an eye on the fight between Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis, right, in the 12th round of their heavyweight fight in Houston. Ellis, a former heavyweight boxing champion who trained with fellow Louisville fighter Muhammad Ali and squared off against some of his era's best fighters, has died in his hometown Tuesday, May 6, 2014. He was 74. Ellis' brother, Jerry, said the ex-champion died at a Louisville hospital Tuesday after suffering from Alzheimer's disease in recent years. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 1970, file photo, Joe Frazier connects to the body of Jimmy Ellis who misses with a right during the first round of their heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. Ellis, a former heavyweight boxing champion who trained with fellow Louisville fighter Muhammad Ali and squared off against some of his era's best fighters, has died in his hometown Tuesday, May 6, 2014. He was 74. Ellis' brother, Jerry, said the ex-champion died at a Louisville hospital Tuesday after suffering from Alzheimer's disease in recent years. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 1970, file photo, a defeated Jimmy Ellis as shown in his dressing room after losing heavyweight title bout to Joe Frazier at New York's Madison Square Garden. Ellis, a former heavyweight boxing champion who trained with fellow Louisville fighter Muhammad Ali and squared off against some of his era's best fighters, has died in his hometown Tuesday, May 6, 2014. He was 74. Ellis' brother, Jerry, said the ex-champion died at a Louisville hospital Tuesday after suffering from Alzheimer's disease in recent years. (AP Photo/File)
