Ezzard Charles Record & Stats

Ezzard Charles Record & Stats

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In a career spanning 19 years and 5 months, Ezzard Charles fought 121 times with 95 wins, 25 losses, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on September 1, 1959, Charles' boxing record stood at 95-25-1 (52 KO wins, 7 KO losses).

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EZZARDCHARLES
Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
“Cincinnati Cobra”
Born
Jul 7, 1921
Died
May 28, 1975 (53 years)
Debut
Mar 12, 1940
Record
95-25-1
Rounds
967
KOs
52 (43%)
Height
183 cm
Reach
185 cm
Ape Index
2 cm
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
TheRing
HV
w1
d4
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Ezzard Charles' record and stats
Ezzard Charles' Record

      Ezzard Charles (Cincinnati Cobra) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. on July 7, 1921. Charles made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18 on March 12, 1940. He was a heavyweight world champion. He died on May 28, 1975 at the age of 53 years. Charles is a Hall of Famer.

      Boxing Record

      Total Fights121
      Wins95
      Losses25
      Draws1
      No-Contests0
      KO Wins52
      Total Title Wins3
      Title Defenses8
      Title-Fight KO Wins5
      Losses via KO7
      #DateAgeOpponentResultVia
      121Sep 1, 195938Alvin GreenLossUD
      120Jul 30, 195938George LoganLossKO8
      119Jul 3, 195937Dave AshleyWinTKO9
      118Oct 27, 195837Donnie FleemanLossKO6
      117Aug 28, 195837Alfredo ZuanyLossUD
      116Aug 28, 195837Johnny HarperWinUD
      115Oct 2, 195635Dick RichardsonLossDQ
      114Aug 31, 195635Harry MatthewsLossUD
      113Jul 13, 195635Pat McMurtryLossUD
      112Jun 19, 195634Bob AlbrightWinRTD6
      111May 21, 195634Wayne BetheaLossUD
      110Apr 21, 195634Don JasperWinTKO9
      109Dec 29, 195534Young Jack JohnsonLossTKO6
      108Dec 22, 195534Bob AlbrightWinSD
      107Dec 6, 195534Toxie HallWinUD
      106Nov 14, 195534Toxie HallLossSD
      105Aug 31, 195534Tommy JacksonLossUD
      104Aug 3, 195534Tommy JacksonLossUD
      103Jul 13, 195534Paul AndrewsWinSD
      102Jun 8, 195533John HolmanWinUD
      101Apr 27, 195533John HolmanLossTKO9
      100Apr 11, 195533Vern EscoeWinKO3
      99Feb 18, 195533Charley NorkusWinUD
      98Sep 17, 195433 Rocky Marciano LossKO8
      97Jun 17, 195432 Rocky Marciano LossUD
      96Jan 13, 195432Bob SatterfieldWinKO2
      95Dec 16, 195332Coley WallaceWinKO10
      94Sep 8, 195332 Harold JohnsonLossSD
      93Aug 11, 195332Niño ValdésLossUD
      92May 26, 195331Larry WatsonWinKO5
      91May 12, 195331Billy GilliamWinUD
      90Apr 1, 195331Rex LayneWinUD
      89Feb 4, 195331Tommy HarrisonWinTKO9
      88Jan 14, 195331Wes BascomWinTKO9
      87Dec 15, 195231Frank BufordWinTKO7
      86Nov 26, 195231Jimmy BivinsWinUD
      85Oct 24, 195231Cesar BrionWinUD
      84Oct 8, 195231Bernie ReynoldsWinKO2
      83Aug 8, 195231Rex LayneLossPTS
      82Jun 5, 195230 Jersey Joe Walcott LossUD
      81Dec 12, 195130Joe KahutWinKO8
      80Dec 12, 195130 Joey MaximWinUD
      79Oct 10, 195130Rex LayneWinTKO11
      78Jul 18, 195130 Jersey Joe Walcott LossKO7
      77May 30, 195129 Joey Maxim WinUD
      76Mar 7, 195129 Jersey Joe Walcott WinUD
      75Jan 12, 195129Lee Oma WinTKO10
      74Dec 5, 195029Nick Barone WinKO11
      73Sep 27, 195029 Joe Louis WinUD
      72Aug 15, 195029Freddie Beshore WinTKO14
      71Oct 14, 194928Pat Valentino WinKO8
      70Aug 10, 194928Gus Lesnevich WinRTD7
      69Jun 22, 194927 Jersey Joe Walcott WinUD
      68Feb 28, 194927 Joey MaximWinMD
      67Feb 7, 194927Johnny HaynesWinKO8
      66Dec 10, 194827Joe BaksiWinTKO11
      65Nov 15, 194827Walter HaferWinKO7
      64Sep 13, 194827Jimmy BivinsWinUD
      63May 20, 194826Erv SarlinWinUD
      62May 7, 194826Elmer RayWinKO9
      61Feb 20, 194826Sam BaroudiWinKO10
      60Jan 13, 194826 Archie MooreWinKO8
      59Dec 2, 194726Fitzie FitzpatrickWinKO4
      58Nov 3, 194726Teddy RandolphWinUD
      57Oct 27, 194726Clarence JonesWinKO1
      56Oct 16, 194726Al SmithWinTKO4
      55Sep 29, 194726Lloyd MarshallWinKO2
      54Sep 16, 194726Joe MatisiWinUD
      53Jul 25, 194726Elmer RayLossSD
      52Jul 14, 194726Fitzie FitzpatrickWinKO5
      51May 5, 194725 Archie MooreWinMD
      50Apr 14, 194725Erv SarlinWinUD
      49Mar 10, 194725Jimmy BivinsWinKO4
      48Feb 17, 194725Oakland Billy SmithWinKO5
      47Nov 12, 194625Jimmy BivinsWinUD
      46Sep 23, 194625Oakland Billy SmithWinUD
      45Jul 29, 194625Lloyd MarshallWinKO6
      44Jun 13, 194624Shelton BellWinKO5
      43May 20, 194624 Archie MooreWinUD
      42May 13, 194624Tommy HubertWinKO4
      41Apr 15, 194624George ParksWinTKO6
      40Apr 1, 194624Billy DuncanWinKO4
      39Mar 25, 194624Tommy HubertWinUD
      38Feb 18, 194624Al SheridanWinKO2
      37Dec 16, 194423Al BarlowWinPTS
      36Dec 13, 194423Stanley GoiczWinPTS
      35Mar 31, 194321Lloyd MarshallLossTKO8
      34Jan 7, 194321Jimmy BivinsLossUD
      33Dec 1, 194221 Joey MaximWinUD
      32Oct 27, 194221 Joey MaximWinUD
      31Sep 15, 194221Mose BrownWinKO6
      30Aug 17, 194221Jose BasoraWinKO5
      29Jul 27, 194221Booker BeckwithWinKO9
      28Jul 14, 194221Steve MamakosWinKO1
      27Jun 29, 194220 Charley BurleyWinPTS
      26May 25, 194220 Charley BurleyWinUD
      25May 13, 194220Kid TuneroLossUD
      24Apr 8, 194220Billy PryorWinPTS
      23Mar 2, 194220Ken OverlinDrawMD
      22Jan 12, 194220Anton ChristoforidisWinTKO3
      21Nov 17, 194120Teddy YaroszWinUD
      20Oct 13, 194120Pat ManginiWinKO1
      19Jul 21, 194120Al GilbertWinTKO5
      18Jun 9, 194119Ken OverlinLossUD
      17May 12, 194119Rudy KozoleWinPTS
      16Mar 31, 194119Joe SutkaWinPTS
      15Mar 10, 194119Floyd HowardWinKO7
      14Feb 24, 194119Slaka CavrichWinKO2
      13Feb 10, 194119Billy BengalWinUD
      12Dec 2, 194019Charley JeromeWinKO3
      11Oct 1, 194019Marty SimmonsWinPTS
      10Sep 23, 194019Billy HoodWinKO2
      9Aug 5, 194019John ReevesWinPTS
      8Jun 29, 194018Carl TurnerWinPTS
      7Jun 17, 194018Young Kid AshWinKO3
      6Jun 13, 194018Frankie WilliamsWinTKO5
      5Jun 3, 194018Charley BanksWinKO1
      4May 20, 194018Charley BanksWinPTS
      3Apr 3, 194018Remo FernandezWinPTS
      2Mar 27, 194018John ReevesWinPTS
      1Mar 12, 194018Melody JohnsonWinKO4

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      Statistics

      Ezzard Charles was 183 cm tall (6' 0.05") with a reach of 185 cm (6' 0.83"). He used to fight out of the orthodox stance and presented an ape-index of 2 cm (0.79"). Charles had a 43% KO rate.

      Career Summary

      Ezzard Charles' professional boxing career spanned more than 19 years — from 1940 to 1959.

      Charles made his debut against Melody Johnson at the age of 18 on March 12, 1940, defeating Johnson via 4th round KO. He went on to win 16 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 7 wins via stoppage.

      Charles had his first world title fight at the age of 27 on June 22, 1949 after 68 professional fights, against Jersey Joe Walcott for the heavyweight NBA (vacant) title. He defeated Walcott via 15 round unanimous decision to become the heavyweight champion of the world.

      He was a one-time unified heavyweight world champion, and won one world title at heavyweight. For all the details about Charles' world title wins and defenses refer to "Ezzard Charles World Titles".

      Some of Charles' best fights and notable victories include wins over Joe Louis, Joey Maxim, Jersey Joe Walcott, Archie Moore, and Charley Burley.

      Ezzard Charles had a total of 25 losses in his professional boxing career — four of them in title bouts and 21 in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Ken Overlin via 10 round unanimous decision on June 9, 1941, which ended his 17-fight win streak. He was stopped seven times and lost 18 times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Ezzard Charles' losses".

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Alvin Green at 38 years of age, on September 1, 1959. Charles lost the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.

      Charles retired from professional boxing with a record of 95-25-1, which included 52 knockout wins and 7 losses via knockout, and 1 title win. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.

      Career Highlights

      Ezzard Charles fought a total of 121 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and was known for his great performances. These 10 fights are the highlight of his career.

      • Ezzard Charles vs. Charley Burley

        The first remarkable big fight in Ezzard Charles' career. A 20-year old Charles (22-2-1, 11 KO) faced Charley Burley on May 25, 1942. Burley was 24 years old with a record of 51-5-1. Burley was on a 20-fight win streak with 31 KO wins. Charles was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.

        Charles defeated Burley via 10 round unanimous decision.

      • Ezzard Charles vs. Archie Moore

        A 24-year old Ezzard Charles (37-4-1, 19 KO) faced Archie Moore, who was 32 years old with a record of 80-11-5. Moore was on a six-fight win streak with 62 KO wins. Charles was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Moore had a 6 cm reach advantage over Charles.

        Charles defeated Moore via 10 round unanimous decision.

      • Ezzard Charles vs. Archie Moore II

        In a rematch, a 25-year old Ezzard Charles (45-4-1, 23 KO) faced Archie Moore, who was now 33 years old with a record of 84-12-7. Moore was on a two-fight win streak with 65 KO wins. Charles was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Moore had a 6 cm reach advantage over Charles.

        Charles defeated Moore via 10 round majority decision.

      • Ezzard Charles vs. Archie Moore III

        In a rematch, a 26-year old Ezzard Charles (53-5-1, 28 KO) faced Archie Moore, who was now 34 years old with a record of 89-13-7. Moore was on a five-fight win streak with 67 KO wins. Charles was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Moore had a 6 cm reach advantage over Charles.

        Charles defeated Moore via 8th round KO.

      • Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott

        A 27-year old Ezzard Charles (62-5-1, 34 KO) faced Jersey Joe Walcott, who was 35 years old with a record of 44-13-2. Walcott was on a two-fight losing streak. Both the boxers were of the same height but Walcott had a 3 cm reach advantage over Charles.

        Charles defeated Walcott via 15 round unanimous decision to win the vacant NBA heavyweight title.

      • Ezzard Charles vs. Joe Louis

        A 29-year old Ezzard Charles (66-5-1, 37 KO) faced Joe Louis, who was 36 years old with a record of 58-1. Louis was on a 34-fight win streak with 49 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Charles.

        Charles defeated Louis via 15 round unanimous decision to win the vacant NYSAC and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles and retain the NBA heavyweight title.

      • Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott II

        In a rematch, a 29-year old Ezzard Charles (69-5-1, 39 KO) faced Jersey Joe Walcott, who was now 37 years old with a record of 49-15-2 in a heavyweight title defense fight. Walcott was on a one-fight losing streak. Both the boxers were of the same height but Walcott had a 3 cm reach advantage over Charles.

        Charles defeated Walcott via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles.

      • Ezzard Charles vs. Joey Maxim IV

        In a rematch, a 29-year old Ezzard Charles (70-5-1, 39 KO) faced Joey Maxim, who was now 29 years old with a record of 75-16-4 in a heavyweight title defense fight. Maxim was on a 12-fight win streak with 20 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Charles had a 1 cm reach advantage over Maxim.

        Charles defeated Maxim via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles.

      • Ezzard Charles vs. Joey Maxim V

        In a rematch, a 30-year old Ezzard Charles (72-6-1, 40 KO) faced Joey Maxim, who was now 29 years old with a record of 76-17-4. Maxim was on a one-fight win streak with 20 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Charles had a 1 cm reach advantage over Maxim.

        Charles defeated Maxim via 12 round unanimous decision.

      • Ezzard Charles vs. Rocky Marciano

        A 32-year old Ezzard Charles (85-10-1, 48 KO) faced an undefeated Rocky Marciano, who was 30 years old with a record of 45-0. Marciano was on a 45-fight win streak with 40 KO wins. Charles was the taller of the two by 4 cms and also had a 12 cm reach advantage.

        Marciano defeated Charles via 15 round unanimous decision.

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