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Total Fights | 98 |
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Wins | 83 |
Losses | 12 |
Draws | 2 |
No-Contests | 1 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
KO Wins | 49 |
KO Losses | 0 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 13 years and nine months, Charley Burley fought 98 times with 83 wins, 12 losses, and 2 draws.
Burley retired from professional boxing with a record of 83-12-2. He had a 50.5% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 49 of his total 98 fights being knockout wins. Burley never lost via knockout.
His last fight was a 10 round PTS victory over Pilar Bastidas on July 22, 1950.
Some of Burley's best fights and notable victories include wins over five Hall-of-Famers (Archie Moore, Holman Williams, Fritzie Zivic, Billy Soose, and Herbert Lewis Hardwick), Jack Chase, Shorty Hogue, Bert Lytell, Aaron Wade, Young Gene Buffalo, and Al Gilbert.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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98 | Jul 22, 1950 | 32 | Pilar Bastidas | Win | PTS |
97 | Mar 2, 1950 | 32 | Buddy Hodnett | Win | KO6 |
96 | Feb 2, 1950 | 32 | Chuck Higgins | Win | KO1 |
95 | Jul 25, 1949 | 31 | Willie Wright | Win | PTS |
94 | Apr 3, 1949 | 31 | Charley Doc Williams | Loss | PTS |
93 | Mar 24, 1948 | 30 | Lonnie Craft | Win | KO3 |
92 | Aug 8, 1947 | 29 | Larry Cartwright | Win | TKO8 |
91 | Feb 17, 1947 | 29 | Bert Lytell | Loss | UD |
90 | Aug 5, 1946 | 28 | Bert Lytell | Win | UD |
89 | Jul 16, 1946 | 28 | Charley Banks | Win | PTS |
88 | Apr 24, 1946 | 28 | Oakland Billy Smith | Win | PTS |
87 | Apr 8, 1946 | 28 | Paulie Peters | Win | TKO2 |
86 | Mar 14, 1946 | 28 | Charley Dodson | Win | TKO3 |
85 | Oct 8, 1945 | 28 | Oakland Billy Smith | Win | PTS |
84 | Sep 28, 1945 | 28 | Speedy Duvall | Win | KO4 |
83 | Sep 4, 1945 | 27 | Dave Clark | Win | KO1 |
82 | Aug 20, 1945 | 27 | Aaron Wade | Win | UD |
81 | Jul 26, 1945 | 27 | Oscar Boyd | Win | KO2 |
80 | Jul 11, 1945 | 27 | Holman Williams | Loss | UD |
79 | Mar 12, 1945 | 27 | Joe Carter | Win | UD |
78 | Sep 11, 1944 | 27 | Jack Chase | Win | TKO12 |
77 | Aug 28, 1944 | 26 | Young Gene Buffalo | Win | TKO5 |
76 | Jun 23, 1944 | 26 | Frankie Nelson | Win | TKO7 |
75 | May 12, 1944 | 26 | Al Gilbert | Win | TKO4 |
74 | Apr 21, 1944 | 26 | Archie Moore | Win | PTS |
73 | Apr 6, 1944 | 26 | Jack Chase | Win | KO9 |
72 | Mar 24, 1944 | 26 | Aaron Wade | Win | PTS |
71 | Mar 3, 1944 | 26 | Bobby Berger | Win | KO5 |
70 | Jun 26, 1943 | 25 | Bobby Birch | Win | PTS |
69 | May 14, 1943 | 25 | Herbert Lewis Hardwick | NC | NC |
68 | Apr 19, 1943 | 25 | Herbert Lewis Hardwick | Draw | PTS |
67 | Mar 3, 1943 | 25 | Aaron Wade | Win | PTS |
66 | Feb 19, 1943 | 25 | Jack Chase | Win | UD |
65 | Feb 3, 1943 | 25 | Harvey Massey | Win | TKO9 |
64 | Dec 11, 1942 | 25 | Lloyd Marshall | Loss | SD |
63 | Nov 13, 1942 | 25 | Cecilio Lozada | Win | TKO2 |
62 | Oct 16, 1942 | 25 | Holman Williams | Loss | UD |
61 | Aug 14, 1942 | 24 | Holman Williams | Win | TKO9 |
60 | Jun 29, 1942 | 24 | Ezzard Charles | Loss | UD |
59 | Jun 23, 1942 | 24 | Holman Williams | Win | PTS |
58 | May 25, 1942 | 24 | Ezzard Charles | Loss | UD |
57 | Apr 30, 1942 | 24 | George Wilson | Win | KO2 |
56 | Apr 24, 1942 | 24 | Joe Sutka | Win | KO4 |
55 | Apr 20, 1942 | 24 | Phil McQuillan | Win | KO1 |
54 | Apr 9, 1942 | 24 | Cleo McNeal | Win | KO5 |
53 | Mar 13, 1942 | 24 | Jay D Turner | Win | TKO7 |
52 | Feb 26, 1942 | 24 | Holman Williams | Win | UD |
51 | Feb 13, 1942 | 24 | Shorty Hogue | Win | RTD6 |
50 | Feb 6, 1942 | 24 | Milo Theodorescu | Win | TKO4 |
49 | Jan 23, 1942 | 24 | Jackie Burke | Win | TKO5 |
48 | Jan 9, 1942 | 24 | Shorty Hogue | Win | TKO10 |
47 | Dec 23, 1941 | 24 | Jerry Hayes | Win | KO4 |
46 | Dec 12, 1941 | 24 | Ted Morrison | Win | TKO2 |
45 | Sep 25, 1941 | 24 | Antonio Fernandez | Win | PTS |
44 | Aug 25, 1941 | 23 | Otto Blackwell | Win | PTS |
43 | Jul 14, 1941 | 23 | Young Gene Buffalo | Win | TKO5 |
42 | Jun 2, 1941 | 23 | Ossie Harris | Win | TKO9 |
41 | Apr 18, 1941 | 23 | Eddie Ellis | Win | TKO5 |
40 | Mar 31, 1941 | 23 | Babe Synnott | Win | TKO5 |
39 | Nov 11, 1940 | 23 | Vince Pimpinella | Win | PTS |
38 | Oct 17, 1940 | 23 | Ernest Peirce | Win | PTS |
37 | Sep 3, 1940 | 22 | Jimmy Bivins | Loss | UD |
36 | Aug 19, 1940 | 22 | Kenny LaSalle | Win | UD |
35 | Jul 29, 1940 | 22 | Georgie Abrams | Draw | PTS |
34 | Jun 17, 1940 | 22 | Carl Dell | Win | PTS |
33 | Apr 26, 1940 | 22 | Sam Edwards | Win | KO2 |
32 | Apr 12, 1940 | 22 | Baby Kid Chocolate | Win | TKO5 |
31 | Feb 12, 1940 | 22 | Nate Bolden | Win | PTS |
30 | Dec 1, 1939 | 22 | Holman Williams | Loss | PTS |
29 | Oct 23, 1939 | 22 | Mickey Makar | Win | KO1 |
28 | Aug 28, 1939 | 21 | Jimmy Leto | Win | PTS |
27 | Jul 17, 1939 | 21 | Fritzie Zivic | Win | UD |
26 | Jun 20, 1939 | 21 | Jimmy Leto | Loss | SD |
25 | Jan 10, 1939 | 21 | Sonny Jones | Win | TKO7 |
24 | Nov 21, 1938 | 21 | Billy Soose | Win | UD |
23 | Nov 3, 1938 | 21 | Werther Arcelli | Win | KO1 |
22 | Aug 22, 1938 | 20 | Herbert Lewis Hardwick | Win | UD |
21 | Aug 2, 1938 | 20 | Leon Zorrita | Win | UD |
20 | Jun 13, 1938 | 20 | Fritzie Zivic | Win | UD |
19 | Jun 1, 1938 | 20 | Mike Barto | Win | TKO4 |
18 | Mar 21, 1938 | 20 | Fritzie Zivic | Loss | SD |
17 | Mar 3, 1938 | 20 | Art Tate | Win | KO2 |
16 | Feb 10, 1938 | 20 | Carl Turner | Win | UD |
15 | Feb 3, 1938 | 20 | Johnny Folio | Win | PTS |
14 | Jan 27, 1938 | 20 | Tiger Jackson | Win | KO2 |
13 | Sep 9, 1937 | 20 | Eddie Dolan | Loss | UD |
12 | Aug 16, 1937 | 19 | Sammy Grippe | Win | TKO6 |
11 | Aug 9, 1937 | 19 | Remo Fernandez | Win | TKO7 |
10 | Jun 24, 1937 | 19 | Mickey O'Brien | Win | PTS |
9 | May 27, 1937 | 19 | Keith Goodballet | Win | TKO2 |
8 | May 3, 1937 | 19 | Sammy Grippe | Win | PTS |
7 | Apr 19, 1937 | 19 | Ray Gray | Win | PTS |
6 | Apr 15, 1937 | 19 | Johnny Folio | Win | TKO5 |
5 | Feb 8, 1937 | 19 | Ray Collins | Win | TKO5 |
4 | Jan 22, 1937 | 19 | Ralph Gizzy | Win | KO2 |
3 | Nov 9, 1936 | 19 | Eddie Wirko | Win | TKO5 |
2 | Oct 22, 1936 | 19 | Ralph Gizzy | Win | PTS |
1 | Sep 29, 1936 | 19 | George Liggins | Win | KO4 |
Charley Burley was an American professional boxer. He was born in Bessemer, Pennsylvania on September 6, 1917. He died on October 16, 1992 at the age of 75 years. Burley was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1992. His professional boxing career spanned more than 13 years — from 1936 to 1950.
Burley made his professional boxing debut against George Liggins at the age of 19 on September 29, 1936, defeating Liggins via 4th round KO. He went on to win 11 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 7 wins via stoppage.
Burley had a total of 12 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Pilar Bastidas at 32 years of age, on July 22, 1950. Burley won the fight via 10 round PTS.
Burley knocked out 49 of his 98 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 50.5%. Of his total 83 wins, 49 of them were via KO (59%).