On October 27, 1942, Ezzard Charles (28-2-1, 15 KOs) and Joey Maxim (20-5, 5 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Ezzard Charles is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round KO victory over Mose Brown, 1 month and 12 days ago. Joey Maxim is on a 4-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Larry Lane, 14 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ezzard Charles at 99-1 winning odds. Joey Maxim really doesn't have much to present against Charles.
Ezzard Charles defeated Joey Maxim via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Charles improves his record to 29-2-1, while Maxim adds a loss to his record at 20-6.