On June 5, 1952, Jersey Joe Walcott (50-16-2, 32 KOs), the heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against former world champion Ezzard Charles (74-6-1, 41 KOs).
Jersey Joe Walcott is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round KO victory over Charles, 10 months and 18 days ago. Ezzard Charles is on a 3-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round KO win over Joe Kahut, 5 months and 24 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Jersey Joe Walcott at 99-1 winning odds. Ezzard Charles really doesn't have much to present against Walcott.
Jersey Joe Walcott defeated Ezzard Charles via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Walcott improves his record to 51-16-2, while Charles adds a loss to his record at 74-7-1.