Ezzard Charles

Career, Record, Stats

Ezzard Charles (Cincinnati Cobra) was an American professional boxer. He was a heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 19 years, 5 months, and 20 days, Charles amassed a record of 95-25-1, which includes 52 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.

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LEGEND

Ezzard Charles' Boxing Career

Ezzard Charles was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. on July 7, 1921. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on March 12, 1940 against Melody Johnson. Charles defeated Johnson via 4th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Charles became a world champion at the age of 29 after 72 professional fights. He challenged Joe Louis for the The Ring heavyweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.

Charles' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Alvin Green at age 38, on September 1, 1959.

Some of Ezzard Charles' best fights were against Joe Louis (HOFer), Joey Maxim (HOFer), Charley Burley (HOFer), Archie Moore (HOFer), and Jersey Joe Walcott (HOFer). For a complete list of Charles' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ezzard Charles".

Charles has 25 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ezzard Charles Losses".

Ezzard Charles' Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
121	Sep 01, 1959	38	Alvin Green	loss	UD 10
120	Jul 30, 1959	38	George Logan	loss	KO 8
119	Jul 03, 1959	37	Dave Ashley	win	TKO 9
118	Oct 27, 1958	37	Donnie Fleeman	loss	KO 6
117	Aug 28, 1958	37	Alfredo Zuany	loss	UD 10
116	Aug 28, 1958	37	Johnny Harper	win	UD 10
115	Oct 02, 1956	35	Dick Richardson	loss	DQ 2
114	Aug 31, 1956	35	Harry Matthews	loss	UD 10
113	Jul 13, 1956	35	Pat McMurtry	loss	UD 10
112	Jun 19, 1956	34	Bob Albright	win	RTD 6
111	May 21, 1956	34	Wayne Bethea	loss	UD 10
110	Apr 21, 1956	34	Don Jasper	win	TKO 9
109	Dec 29, 1955	34	Young Jack Johnson	loss	TKO 6
108	Dec 22, 1955	34	Bob Albright	win	SD 10
107	Dec 06, 1955	34	Toxie Hall	win	UD 10
106	Nov 14, 1955	34	Toxie Hall	loss	SD 10
105	Aug 31, 1955	34	Tommy Jackson	loss	UD 10
104	Aug 03, 1955	34	Tommy Jackson	loss	UD 10
103	Jul 13, 1955	34	Paul Andrews	win	SD 10
102	Jun 08, 1955	33	John Holman	win	UD 10
101	Apr 27, 1955	33	John Holman	loss	TKO 9
100	Apr 11, 1955	33	Vern Escoe	win	KO 3
99	Feb 18, 1955	33	Charley Norkus	win	UD 10
98	Sep 17, 1954	33	Rocky Marciano 31 46-0	loss	KO 8
97	Jun 17, 1954	32	Rocky Marciano 30 45-0	loss	UD 15
96	Jan 13, 1954	32	Bob Satterfield	win	KO 2
95	Dec 16, 1953	32	Coley Wallace	win	KO 10
94	Sep 08, 1953	32	Harold Johnson 25 41-5	loss	SD 10
93	Aug 11, 1953	32	Niño Valdés	loss	UD 10
92	May 26, 1953	31	Larry Watson	win	KO 5
91	May 12, 1953	31	Billy Gilliam	win	UD 10
90	Apr 01, 1953	31	Rex Layne	win	UD 10
89	Feb 04, 1953	31	Tommy Harrison	win	TKO 9
88	Jan 14, 1953	31	Wes Bascom	win	TKO 9
87	Dec 15, 1952	31	Frank Buford	win	TKO 7
86	Nov 26, 1952	31	Jimmy Bivins	win	UD 10
85	Oct 24, 1952	31	Cesar Brion	win	UD 10
84	Oct 08, 1952	31	Bernie Reynolds	win	KO 2
83	Aug 08, 1952	31	Rex Layne	loss	PTS 10
82	Jun 05, 1952	30	Jersey Joe Walcott 38 50-16-2	loss	UD 15
81	Dec 12, 1951	30	Joe Kahut	win	KO 8
80	Dec 12, 1951	30	Joey Maxim 29 76-17-4	win	UD 12
79	Oct 10, 1951	30	Rex Layne	win	TKO 11
78	Jul 18, 1951	30	Jersey Joe Walcott 37 49-16-2	loss	KO 7
77	May 30, 1951	29	Joey Maxim 29 75-16-4	win	UD 15
76	Mar 07, 1951	29	Jersey Joe Walcott 37 49-15-2	win	UD 15
75	Jan 12, 1951	29	Lee Oma	win	TKO 10
74	Dec 05, 1950	29	Nick Barone	win	KO 11
73	Sep 27, 1950	29	Joe Louis 36 58-1	win	UD 15
72	Aug 15, 1950	29	Freddie Beshore	win	TKO 14
71	Oct 14, 1949	28	Pat Valentino	win	KO 8
70	Aug 10, 1949	28	Gus Lesnevich	win	RTD 7
69	Jun 22, 1949	27	Jersey Joe Walcott 35 44-13-2	win	UD 15
68	Feb 28, 1949	27	Joey Maxim 26 63-15-4	win	MD 15
67	Feb 07, 1949	27	Johnny Haynes	win	KO 8
66	Dec 10, 1948	27	Joe Baksi	win	TKO 11
65	Nov 15, 1948	27	Walter Hafer	win	KO 7
64	Sep 13, 1948	27	Jimmy Bivins	win	UD 10
63	May 20, 1948	26	Erv Sarlin	win	UD 10
62	May 07, 1948	26	Elmer Ray	win	KO 9
61	Feb 20, 1948	26	Sam Baroudi	win	KO 10
60	Jan 13, 1948	26	Archie Moore 34 89-13-7	win	KO 8
59	Dec 02, 1947	26	Fitzie Fitzpatrick	win	KO 4
58	Nov 03, 1947	26	Teddy Randolph	win	UD 10
57	Oct 27, 1947	26	Clarence Jones	win	KO 1
56	Oct 16, 1947	26	Al Smith	win	TKO 4
55	Sep 29, 1947	26	Lloyd Marshall	win	KO 2
54	Sep 16, 1947	26	Joe Matisi	win	UD 10
53	Jul 25, 1947	26	Elmer Ray	loss	SD 10
52	Jul 14, 1947	26	Fitzie Fitzpatrick	win	KO 5
51	May 05, 1947	25	Archie Moore 33 84-12-7	win	MD 10
50	Apr 14, 1947	25	Erv Sarlin	win	UD 10
49	Mar 10, 1947	25	Jimmy Bivins	win	KO 4
48	Feb 17, 1947	25	Oakland Billy Smith	win	KO 5
47	Nov 12, 1946	25	Jimmy Bivins	win	UD 10
46	Sep 23, 1946	25	Oakland Billy Smith	win	UD 10
45	Jul 29, 1946	25	Lloyd Marshall	win	KO 6
44	Jun 13, 1946	24	Shelton Bell	win	KO 5
43	May 20, 1946	24	Archie Moore 32 80-11-5	win	UD 10
42	May 13, 1946	24	Tommy Hubert	win	KO 4
41	Apr 15, 1946	24	George Parks	win	TKO 6
40	Apr 01, 1946	24	Billy Duncan	win	KO 4
39	Mar 25, 1946	24	Tommy Hubert	win	UD 10
38	Feb 18, 1946	24	Al Sheridan	win	KO 2
37	Dec 16, 1944	23	Al Barlow	win	PTS 3
36	Dec 13, 1944	23	Stanley Goicz	win	PTS 3
35	Mar 31, 1943	21	Lloyd Marshall	loss	TKO 8
34	Jan 07, 1943	21	Jimmy Bivins	loss	UD 10
33	Dec 01, 1942	21	Joey Maxim 20 20-6	win	UD 10
32	Oct 27, 1942	21	Joey Maxim 20 20-5	win	UD 10
31	Sep 15, 1942	21	Mose Brown	win	KO 6
30	Aug 17, 1942	21	Jose Basora	win	KO 5
29	Jul 27, 1942	21	Booker Beckwith	win	KO 9
28	Jul 14, 1942	21	Steve Mamakos	win	KO 1
27	Jun 29, 1942	20	Charley Burley 24 52-6-1	win	PTS 10
26	May 25, 1942	20	Charley Burley 24 51-5-1	win	UD 10
25	May 13, 1942	20	Kid Tunero	loss	UD 10
24	Apr 08, 1942	20	Billy Pryor	win	PTS 10
23	Mar 02, 1942	20	Ken Overlin	draw	MD 10
22	Jan 12, 1942	20	Anton Christoforidis	win	TKO 3
21	Nov 17, 1941	20	Teddy Yarosz	win	UD 10
20	Oct 13, 1941	20	Pat Mangini	win	KO 1
19	Jul 21, 1941	20	Al Gilbert	win	TKO 5
18	Jun 09, 1941	19	Ken Overlin	loss	UD 10
17	May 12, 1941	19	Rudy Kozole	win	PTS 10
16	Mar 31, 1941	19	Joe Sutka	win	PTS 10
15	Mar 10, 1941	19	Floyd Howard	win	KO 7
14	Feb 24, 1941	19	Slaka Cavrich	win	KO 2
13	Feb 10, 1941	19	Billy Bengal	win	UD 10
12	Dec 02, 1940	19	Charley Jerome	win	KO 3
11	Oct 01, 1940	19	Marty Simmons	win	PTS 10
10	Sep 23, 1940	19	Billy Hood	win	KO 2
9	Aug 05, 1940	19	John Reeves	win	PTS 4
8	Jun 29, 1940	18	Carl Turner	win	PTS 6
7	Jun 17, 1940	18	Young Kid Ash	win	KO 3
6	Jun 13, 1940	18	Frankie Williams	win	TKO 5
5	Jun 03, 1940	18	Charley Banks	win	KO 1
4	May 20, 1940	18	Charley Banks	win	PTS 6
3	Apr 03, 1940	18	Remo Fernandez	win	PTS 6
2	Mar 27, 1940	18	John Reeves	win	PTS 6
1	Mar 12, 1940	18	Melody Johnson	win	KO 4

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