In one sense, Ernie Terrell came along at the perfect time. In another sense, the timing of the angular heavyweight boxer with the long left jab and frustrating if not crowd-pleasing style couldn't ...

When he climbed into the ring against Canada’s George Chuvalo last week, Ernie Terrell, 26, was under the impression—or delusion—that he was heavyweight champion of the world. The World Boxing ...

(Reuters) - Former heavyweight boxing champion Ernie Terrell, best known for his punishing loss to Muhammad Ali in the famed "What's My Name?" fight in 1967, has died at the age of 75, the Chicago Sun ...

CHICAGO — Ernie Terrell, whose brief reign as heavyweight champion ended with a punishing loss to Muhammad Ali in a 1967 grudge match, has died. He was 75. The son of Mississippi sharecroppers and ...

It isn’t easy to ignore Cassius Clay. But the World Boxing Association is giving it a game try. The W.B.A. is anti-Black Muslim, anti-return-bout contracts and antinoise. It also controls what there ...

1967 — Muhammad Ali successfully defends his world heavyweight title with a 15-round decision over Ernest Terrell in the Houston Astrodome. Muhammad Ali lands a hard right to the swollen left eye of ...