On December 12, 1951, Joey Maxim (76-17-4, 20 KOs) and Ezzard Charles (72-6-1, 40 KOs) meet in the ring for the 5th, in a 12-round bout.
Joey Maxim is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Irish Bob Murphy, 3 months and 20 days ago. Ezzard Charles is on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 11th round TKO win over Rex Layne, 2 months and 2 days ago.
The winning odds are at 89.1-10.9 in favor of Joey Maxim. Ezzard Charles may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
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.