On September 1, 1959, a 38-year-old Ezzard Charles (95-24-1, 52 KOs) and Alvin Green met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 2 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Alvin Green via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 95-25-1.
On July 30, 1959, a 38-year-old Ezzard Charles (95-23-1, 52 KOs) and George Logan met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 27 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to George Logan via KO in the 8th round, and adds an loss to his record at 95-24-1.
On October 27, 1958, a 37-year-old Ezzard Charles (94-22-1, 51 KOs) and Donnie Fleeman met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 29 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Donnie Fleeman via KO in the 6th round, and adds an loss to his record at 94-23-1.
On August 28, 1958, a 37-year-old Ezzard Charles (94-21-1, 51 KOs) and Alfredo Zuany met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of .
Ezzard Charles lost to Alfredo Zuany via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 94-22-1.
On October 2, 1956, a 35-year-old Ezzard Charles (93-20-1, 51 KOs) and Dick Richardson met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 2 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Dick Richardson via disqualification in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 93-21-1.
On August 31, 1956, a 35-year-old Ezzard Charles (93-19-1, 51 KOs) and Harry Matthews met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Harry Matthews via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 93-20-1.
On July 13, 1956, a 35-year-old Ezzard Charles (93-18-1, 51 KOs) and Pat McMurtry met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 24 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Pat McMurtry via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 93-19-1.
On May 21, 1956, a 34-year-old Ezzard Charles (92-17-1, 50 KOs) and Wayne Bethea met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month.
Ezzard Charles lost to Wayne Bethea via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 92-18-1.
On December 29, 1955, a 34-year-old Ezzard Charles (91-16-1, 49 KOs) and Young Jack Johnson met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Young Jack Johnson via TKO in the 6th round, and adds an loss to his record at 91-17-1.
On November 14, 1955, a 34-year-old Ezzard Charles (89-15-1, 49 KOs) and Toxie Hall met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 14 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Toxie Hall via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 89-16-1.
On August 31, 1955, a 34-year-old Ezzard Charles (89-14-1, 49 KOs) and Tommy Jackson met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Tommy Jackson via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 89-15-1.
On August 3, 1955, a 34-year-old Ezzard Charles (89-13-1, 49 KOs) and Tommy Jackson met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Tommy Jackson via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 89-14-1.
On April 27, 1955, a 33-year-old Ezzard Charles (87-12-1, 49 KOs) and John Holman met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 49% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 16 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to John Holman via TKO in the 9th round, and adds an loss to his record at 87-13-1.
On September 17, 1954, Ezzard Charles and Rocky Marciano met again in an immediate rematch.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 49% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months. Marciano was on a 46-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months.
In the rematch, Rocky Marciano stopped Ezzard Charles via KO in the 8th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Marciano improves his record to 47-0 (41 KOs), while Charles adds a loss to his record at 85-12-1.
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 September 8, 1953, a 32-year-old Ezzard Charles (83-9-1, 46 KOs) and a 25-year-old Harold Johnson (41-5, 19 KOs) met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 49% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days. Johnson was on a 6-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 28 days.
Harold Johnson defeated Ezzard Charles via split decision in the 10-round fight. Johnson improves his record to 42-5, while Charles adds a loss to his record at 83-10-1.
On August 11, 1953, a 32-year-old Ezzard Charles (83-8-1, 46 KOs) and Niño Valdés met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Niño Valdés via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 83-9-1.
On August 8, 1952, a 31-year-old Ezzard Charles (74-7-1, 41 KOs) and Rex Layne met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 3 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Rex Layne via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 74-8-1.
On June 5, 1952, Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott met again in a rematch.
Charles came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 24 days. Walcott was on a 1-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 18 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott defeated Ezzard Charles via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Walcott improves his record to 51-16-2, while Charles adds a loss to his record at 74-7-1.
On July 18, 1951, Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott met again in a rematch.
Charles came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days. Walcott was on a -2-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
In the rematch, Jersey Joe Walcott stopped the champion via KO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new The Ring heavyweight champion. Walcott improves his record to 50-16-2 (32 KOs), while Charles adds a loss to his record at 71-6-1.
On July 25, 1947, a 26-year-old Ezzard Charles (47-4-1, 24 KOs) and Elmer Ray met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Elmer Ray via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 47-5-1.
On March 31, 1943, a 21-year-old Ezzard Charles (30-3-1, 15 KOs) and Lloyd Marshall met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Lloyd Marshall via TKO in the 8th round, and adds an loss to his record at 30-4-1.
On January 7, 1943, a 21-year-old Ezzard Charles (30-2-1, 15 KOs) and Jimmy Bivins met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 6 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Jimmy Bivins via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 30-3-1.
On May 13, 1942, a 20-year-old Ezzard Charles (22-1-1, 11 KOs) and Kid Tunero met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 5 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Kid Tunero via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 22-2-1.
On June 9, 1941, a 19-year-old Ezzard Charles (17-0, 8 KOs) and Ken Overlin met in the ring.
Charles came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Ezzard Charles lost to Ken Overlin via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 17-1.