Charley Burley was born in Bessemer, Pennsylvania on September 6, 1917. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on September 29, 1936 against George Liggins. Burley defeated Liggins via 4th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Burley's last fight was a points decision victory over Pilar Bastidas at age 32, on July 22, 1950.
Some of Charley Burley's best fights were against Fritzie Zivic (HOFer) and Archie Moore (HOFer). For a complete list of Burley's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Charley Burley".
Burley has 12 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Charley Burley Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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98 | Jul 22, 1950 | 32 | Pilar Bastidas | win | PTS 10 |
97 | Mar 02, 1950 | 32 | Buddy Hodnett | win | KO 6 |
96 | Feb 02, 1950 | 32 | Chuck Higgins | win | KO 1 |
95 | Jul 25, 1949 | 31 | Willie Wright | win | PTS 8 |
94 | Apr 03, 1949 | 31 | Charley Doc Williams | loss | PTS 10 |
93 | Mar 24, 1948 | 30 | Lonnie Craft | win | KO 3 |
92 | Aug 08, 1947 | 29 | Larry Cartwright | win | TKO 8 |
91 | Feb 17, 1947 | 29 | Bert Lytell | loss | UD 10 |
90 | Aug 05, 1946 | 28 | Bert Lytell | win | UD 10 |
89 | Jul 16, 1946 | 28 | Charley Banks | win | PTS 10 |
88 | Apr 24, 1946 | 28 | Oakland Billy Smith | win | PTS 10 |
87 | Apr 08, 1946 | 28 | Paulie Peters | win | TKO 2 |
86 | Mar 14, 1946 | 28 | Charley Dodson | win | TKO 3 |
85 | Oct 08, 1945 | 28 | Oakland Billy Smith | win | PTS 10 |
84 | Sep 28, 1945 | 28 | Speedy Duvall | win | KO 4 |
83 | Sep 04, 1945 | 27 | Dave Clark | win | KO 1 |
82 | Aug 20, 1945 | 27 | Aaron Wade | win | UD 10 |
81 | Jul 26, 1945 | 27 | Oscar Boyd | win | KO 2 |
80 | Jul 11, 1945 | 27 | Holman Williams | loss | UD 12 |
79 | Mar 12, 1945 | 27 | Joe Carter | win | UD 10 |
78 | Sep 11, 1944 | 27 | Jack Chase | win | TKO 12 |
77 | Aug 28, 1944 | 26 | Young Gene Buffalo | win | TKO 5 |
76 | Jun 23, 1944 | 26 | Frankie Nelson | win | TKO 7 |
75 | May 12, 1944 | 26 | Al Gilbert | win | TKO 4 |
74 | Apr 21, 1944 | 26 |
Archie Moore 30 60-8-5 | win | PTS 10 |
73 | Apr 06, 1944 | 26 | Jack Chase | win | KO 9 |
72 | Mar 24, 1944 | 26 | Aaron Wade | win | PTS 10 |
71 | Mar 03, 1944 | 26 | Bobby Berger | win | KO 5 |
70 | Jun 26, 1943 | 25 | Bobby Birch | win | PTS 10 |
69 | May 14, 1943 | 25 | Herbert Lewis Hardwick | nc | NA
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68 | Apr 19, 1943 | 25 | Herbert Lewis Hardwick | draw | PTS 10 |
67 | Mar 03, 1943 | 25 | Aaron Wade | win | PTS 10 |
66 | Feb 19, 1943 | 25 | Jack Chase | win | UD 10 |
65 | Feb 03, 1943 | 25 | Harvey Massey | win | TKO 9 |
64 | Dec 11, 1942 | 25 | Lloyd Marshall | loss | SD 10 |
63 | Nov 13, 1942 | 25 | Cecilio Lozada | win | TKO 2 |
62 | Oct 16, 1942 | 25 | Holman Williams | loss | UD 15 |
61 | Aug 14, 1942 | 24 | Holman Williams | win | TKO 9 |
60 | Jun 29, 1942 | 24 |
Ezzard Charles 20 23-2-1 | loss | UD 10 |
59 | Jun 23, 1942 | 24 | Holman Williams | win | PTS 10 |
58 | May 25, 1942 | 24 |
Ezzard Charles 20 22-2-1 | loss | UD 10 |
57 | Apr 30, 1942 | 24 | George Wilson | win | KO 2 |
56 | Apr 24, 1942 | 24 | Joe Sutka | win | KO 4 |
55 | Apr 20, 1942 | 24 | Phil McQuillan | win | KO 1 |
54 | Apr 09, 1942 | 24 | Cleo McNeal | win | KO 5 |
53 | Mar 13, 1942 | 24 | Jay D Turner | win | TKO 7 |
52 | Feb 26, 1942 | 24 | Holman Williams | win | UD 10 |
51 | Feb 13, 1942 | 24 | Shorty Hogue | win | RTD 6 |
50 | Feb 06, 1942 | 24 | Milo Theodorescu | win | TKO 4 |
49 | Jan 23, 1942 | 24 | Jackie Burke | win | TKO 5 |
48 | Jan 09, 1942 | 24 | Shorty Hogue | win | TKO 10 |
47 | Dec 23, 1941 | 24 | Jerry Hayes | win | KO 4 |
46 | Dec 12, 1941 | 24 | Ted Morrison | win | TKO 2 |
45 | Sep 25, 1941 | 24 | Antonio Fernandez | win | PTS 10 |
44 | Aug 25, 1941 | 23 | Otto Blackwell | win | PTS 8 |
43 | Jul 14, 1941 | 23 | Young Gene Buffalo | win | TKO 5 |
42 | Jun 02, 1941 | 23 | Ossie Harris | win | TKO 9 |
41 | Apr 18, 1941 | 23 | Eddie Ellis | win | TKO 5 |
40 | Mar 31, 1941 | 23 | Babe Synnott | win | TKO 5 |
39 | Nov 11, 1940 | 23 | Vince Pimpinella | win | PTS 10 |
38 | Oct 17, 1940 | 23 | Ernest Peirce | win | PTS 10 |
37 | Sep 03, 1940 | 22 | Jimmy Bivins | loss | UD 10 |
36 | Aug 19, 1940 | 22 | Kenny LaSalle | win | UD 10 |
35 | Jul 29, 1940 | 22 | Georgie Abrams | draw | PTS 10 |
34 | Jun 17, 1940 | 22 | Carl Dell | win | PTS 10 |
33 | Apr 26, 1940 | 22 | Sam Edwards | win | KO 2 |
32 | Apr 12, 1940 | 22 | Baby Kid Chocolate | win | TKO 5 |
31 | Feb 12, 1940 | 22 | Nate Bolden | win | PTS 10 |
30 | Dec 01, 1939 | 22 | Holman Williams | loss | PTS 15 |
29 | Oct 23, 1939 | 22 | Mickey Makar | win | KO 1 |
28 | Aug 28, 1939 | 21 | Jimmy Leto | win | PTS 10 |
27 | Jul 17, 1939 | 21 |
Fritzie Zivic 26 83-20-5 | win | UD 10 |
26 | Jun 20, 1939 | 21 | Jimmy Leto | loss | SD 10 |
25 | Jan 10, 1939 | 21 | Sonny Jones | win | TKO 7 |
24 | Nov 21, 1938 | 21 | Billy Soose | win | UD 10 |
23 | Nov 03, 1938 | 21 | Werther Arcelli | win | KO 1 |
22 | Aug 22, 1938 | 20 | Herbert Lewis Hardwick | win | UD 15 |
21 | Aug 02, 1938 | 20 | Leon Zorrita | win | UD 10 |
20 | Jun 13, 1938 | 20 |
Fritzie Zivic 25 60-18-4 | win | UD 10 |
19 | Jun 01, 1938 | 20 | Mike Barto | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Mar 21, 1938 | 20 |
Fritzie Zivic 24 57-18-4 | loss | SD 10 |
17 | Mar 03, 1938 | 20 | Art Tate | win | KO 2 |
16 | Feb 10, 1938 | 20 | Carl Turner | win | UD 4 |
15 | Feb 03, 1938 | 20 | Johnny Folio | win | PTS 4 |
14 | Jan 27, 1938 | 20 | Tiger Jackson | win | KO 2 |
13 | Sep 09, 1937 | 20 | Eddie Dolan | loss | UD 8 |
12 | Aug 16, 1937 | 19 | Sammy Grippe | win | TKO 6 |
11 | Aug 09, 1937 | 19 | Remo Fernandez | win | TKO 7 |
10 | Jun 24, 1937 | 19 | Mickey O'Brien | win | PTS 10 |
9 | May 27, 1937 | 19 | Keith Goodballet | win | TKO 2 |
8 | May 03, 1937 | 19 | Sammy Grippe | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Apr 19, 1937 | 19 | Ray Gray | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Apr 15, 1937 | 19 | Johnny Folio | win | TKO 5 |
5 | Feb 08, 1937 | 19 | Ray Collins | win | TKO 5 |
4 | Jan 22, 1937 | 19 | Ralph Gizzy | win | KO 2 |
3 | Nov 09, 1936 | 19 | Eddie Wirko | win | TKO 5 |
2 | Oct 22, 1936 | 19 | Ralph Gizzy | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Sep 29, 1936 | 19 | George Liggins | win | KO 4 |