On March 7, 1951, Ezzard Charles (69-5-1, 39 KOs), the heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Jersey Joe Walcott (49-15-2, 31 KOs).
Ezzard Charles is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Lee Oma, 1 month and 23 days ago. Jersey Joe Walcott is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 47% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Rex Layne, 3 months and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ezzard Charles at 99-1 winning odds. Jersey Joe Walcott really doesn't have much to present against Charles.
Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Charles improves his record to 70-5-1, while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 49-16-2.