On September 27, 1950, a 29-year-old Ezzard Charles (66-5-1, 37 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring heavyweight title held by 36-year-old Joe Louis (58-1, 49 KOs).
Charles came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 12 days. Louis was on a 34-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 years, 3 months, and 2 days.
Ezzard Charles defeated Joe Louis via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring title — in his first world-title fight. Charles improves his record to 67-5-1, while Louis adds a loss to his record at 58-2.
On December 5, 1950, the 29-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Ezzard Charles (67-5-1, 37 KOs), faced Nick Barone, in a title defense fight.
Charles came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 8 days.
Ezzard Charles stopped Nick Barone via KO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Charles improves his record to 68-5-1 (38 KOs)
On May 30, 1951, Ezzard Charles and Joey Maxim met again in a rematch.
Charles came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Maxim was on a 12-fight win streak with a 21% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 3 days.
Ezzard Charles defeated Joey Maxim via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Charles improves his record to 71-5-1, while Maxim adds a loss to his record at 75-17-4.
On January 12, 1951, the 29-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Ezzard Charles (68-5-1, 38 KOs), faced Lee Oma, in a title defense fight.
Charles came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 7 days.
Ezzard Charles stopped Lee Oma via TKO in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Charles improves his record to 69-5-1 (39 KOs)
On August 10, 1949, a 28-year-old Ezzard Charles (63-5-1, 34 KOs) and Gus Lesnevich met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Charles came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 49% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
Ezzard Charles stopped Gus Lesnevich via RTD in the 7th round. Charles improves his record to 64-5-1 (35 KOs)
On June 3, 1940, an 18-year-old Ezzard Charles (4-0, 1 KO) and Charley Banks met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Charles came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
In the rematch, Ezzard Charles stopped Charley Banks via KO in the 1st round. Charles improves his record to 5-0 (2 KOs)
On March 7, 1951, Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott met again in a rematch.
Charles came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 23 days. Walcott was on a -1-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 11 days.
Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Charles improves his record to 70-5-1, while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 49-16-2.
On December 12, 1951, a 30-year-old Ezzard Charles (72-6-1, 40 KOs) and a 29-year-old Joey Maxim (76-17-4, 20 KOs) met in the ring for the 5th time,.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days. Maxim was on a 1-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
In the rematch, Ezzard Charles defeated Joey Maxim via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Charles improves his record to 73-6-1, while Maxim adds a loss to his record at 76-18-4.
On June 17, 1954, a 32-year-old Ezzard Charles (85-10-1, 48 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight The Ring title held by 30-year-old Rocky Marciano (45-0, 40 KOs).
Charles came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 4 days. Marciano was on a 45-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 24 days.
Rocky Marciano defeated Ezzard Charles via unanimous decision and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Marciano improves his record to 46-0, while Charles adds a loss to his record at 85-11-1.
On July 29, 1946, a 25-year-old Ezzard Charles (39-4-1, 20 KOs) and Lloyd Marshall met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Charles came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 16 days.
In the rematch, Ezzard Charles stopped Lloyd Marshall via KO in the 6th round. Charles improves his record to 40-4-1 (21 KOs)