On January 13, 1948, Ezzard Charles (53-5-1, 28 KOs) and Archie Moore (89-13-7, 67 KOs) meet in the ring for the 3rd, in a 15-round bout.
Ezzard Charles is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Fitzie Fitzpatrick, 1 month and 11 days ago. Archie Moore is on a 5-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over George Fitch, 2 months and 3 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ezzard Charles at 99-1 winning odds. Archie Moore really doesn't have much to present against Charles.
In the rematch, Ezzard Charles stopped Archie Moore via KO in the 8th round. Charles improves his record to 54-5-1 (29 KOs), while Moore adds a loss to his record at 89-14-7.