On February 28, 1949, Ezzard Charles (61-5-1, 34 KOs) and Joey Maxim (63-15-4, 12 KOs) meet in the ring for the 3rd, in a 15-round bout.
Ezzard Charles is coming in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round KO victory over Johnny Haynes, 21 days ago. Joey Maxim is on a 2-fight win streak with a 14% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Jimmy Bivins, 2 months and 21 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 98.9-1.1 in favor of Ezzard Charles. Joey Maxim won't be able to do much against Charles.
In the rematch, Ezzard Charles defeated Joey Maxim via majority decision in the 15-round fight. Charles improves his record to 62-5-1, while Maxim adds a loss to his record at 63-16-4.