Ezzard Charles
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Real name | Ezzard Mack Charles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 73 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. | July 7, 1921|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | May 28, 1975 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 53)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 121 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ezzard Mack Charles (July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975), known as the Cincinnati Cobra, was an American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion. Known for his slick defense and precision, he is often considered the greatest light heavyweight boxer of all time.[1] As of May 2021, BoxRec ranks Charles as the second greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound, behind Floyd Mayweather Jr.[2][3] Charles defeated numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three different weight classes. Charles retired with a record of 95 wins, 25 losses and 1 draw. He was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990.[4]
Career[]
Charles was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and grew up in Cincinnati.[5] Charles graduated from Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where he was already becoming a well-known fighter.[6] Known as "The Cincinnati Cobra", Charles fought many notable opponents in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, eventually winning the World Championship in the latter. Although he never won the Light Heavyweight title, The Ring has rated him as the greatest light heavyweight of all time.[7]
Career beginnings and military service[]
Charles started his career as a featherweight in the amateurs, where he had a record of 42–0. In 1938, he won the Diamond Belt Middleweight Championship. He followed this up in 1939 by winning the Chicago Golden Gloves tournament of champions. He won the national AAU Middleweight Championship in 1939. He turned professional in 1940, knocking out Melody Johnson in the fourth round. Charles won all of his first 17 fights before being defeated by veteran Ken Overlin. Victories over future Hall of Famers Teddy Yarosz and the much avoided Charley Burley had started to solidify Charles as a top contender in the middleweight division. However, he served in the U.S. military during World War II and was unable to fight professionally in 1945.
World heavyweight champion[]
He returned to boxing after the war as a light heavyweight, picking up many notable wins over leading light heavyweights, as well as heavyweight contenders Archie Moore, Jimmy Bivins, Lloyd Marshall and Elmer Ray. Shortly after his knock-out of Moore in their third and final meeting, tragedy struck. Charles fought a young contender named Sam Baroudi, knocking him out in Round 10. Baroudi died of the injuries he sustained in this bout. Charles was so devastated he almost gave up fighting. Charles was unable to secure a title shot at light heavyweight and moved up to heavyweight. After knocking out Joe Baksi and Johnny Haynes, Charles won the vacant National Boxing Association Heavyweight title when he outpointed Jersey Joe Walcott over 15 rounds on June 22, 1949. The following year, he outpointed his idol and former World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis to become the recognized Lineal Champion. Successful defenses against Walcott, Lee Oma and Joey Maxim followed.
Charles vs. Marciano[]
In 1951, Charles fought Walcott a third time and lost the title by knockout in the seventh round. Charles lost a controversial decision in their fourth and final bout. If Charles had won this fight, he would have become the first man in history to regain the heavyweight championship. Remaining a top contender with wins over Rex Layne, Tommy Harrison and Coley Wallace, Charles knocked out Bob Satterfield in an eliminator bout for the right to challenge Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano. His two stirring battles with Marciano are regarded as ring classics. In the first bout, held in Yankee Stadium on June 17, 1954, he valiantly took Marciano the distance, going down on points in a vintage heavyweight bout. Charles is the only man ever to last the full 15-round distance against Marciano. Marciano won a unanimous decision. Referee Ruby Goldstein scored the bout 8-5-2 in rounds for the champion. Judge Artie Aidala scored the fight 9-5-1 while judge Harold Barnes' tally was 8-6-1. Nevertheless, a number of fans and boxing writers felt that Charles deserved the decision.[8] In their September rematch, Charles landed a severe blow that actually split Marciano's nose in half. Marciano's cornermen were unable to stop the bleeding and the referee almost halted the contest until Marciano rallied with an eighth-round knockout.
Later career[]
Financial problems forced Charles to continue fighting, losing 13 of his final 23 fights (he held a record of 83 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw before financial problems became a factor in his career). He retired with a record of 93-25-1 (52 KOs). He avenged 7 losses in his career.
Personal[]
Charles was very close with Rocky Marciano and a neighbor and friend of Muhammad Ali when they both lived on 85th Street in Chicago.[9] Charles also starred in one motion picture: Mau Mau Drums, an independent (and unreleased) jungle-adventure film shot in and around Cincinnati in 1960 by filmmaker Earl Schwieterman.
Death[]
In 1968, Charles was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The disease affected Charles' legs and eventually left him completely disabled. A fund raiser was held to assist Charles and many of his former opponents spoke on his behalf. Rocky Marciano in particular called Charles the bravest man he ever fought. The former boxer spent his last days in a nursing home. A chilling 1973 commercial showed Charles in his wheelchair horribly disabled by ALS.[10][citation needed] Charles died on May 28, 1975, in Chicago.
Legacy[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Ezzard_Charles.jpg/220px-Ezzard_Charles.jpg)
In 1976, Cincinnati honored Charles by changing the name of Lincoln Park Drive to Ezzard Charles Drive. This was the street of his residence during the height of his career.[11]
In 2002, Charles was ranked No. 13 on The Ring magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years.
In 2006, Ezzard Charles was named the 11th greatest fighter of all time by the IBRO (International Boxing Research Organisation).[12]
The "Cincinnati Cobra" was a master boxer of extraordinary skill and ability. He had speed, agility, fast hands and excellent footwork. Charles possessed a masterful jab and was a superb combination puncher. He was at his peak as a light-heavyweight. His record is quite impressive. Against top rate opposition like Archie Moore, Charley Burley, Lloyd Marshall, Jimmy Bivins, and Joey Maxim he was an impressive 16-2 combined. Despite being a natural light-heavy he won the heavyweight title and made 9 successful title defenses. Nearly 25% of voters had Charles in the top 10. Half of the voters had him in the top 15. Two thirds of voters had him inside the top 20.
In 2007, ESPN online ranks Ezzard Charles as the 27th greatest boxer of all time, ahead of such notable fighters as Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes and Jake LaMotta.[13]
In 2009, Boxing magazine listed Ezzard Charles as the greatest Light Heavyweight fighter ever, ahead of the likes of Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks and Gene Tunney.[14]
Prominent boxing historian Bert Sugar listed Charles as the seventh greatest Heavyweight of all time.
Professional boxing record[]
121 fights | 95 wins | 25 losses |
By knockout | 52 | 7 |
By decision | 43 | 17 |
By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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121 | Loss | 95–25–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 1, 1959 | ![]() |
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120 | Loss | 95–24–1 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (10), 1:50 | Jul 30, 1959 | ![]() |
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119 | Win | 95–23–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Jul 3, 1959 | ![]() |
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118 | Loss | 94–23–1 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10), 2:13 | Oct 27, 1958 | ![]() |
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117 | Loss | 94–22–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Aug 28, 1958 | ![]() |
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116 | Win | 94–21–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Aug 28, 1958 | ![]() |
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115 | Loss | 93–21–1 | ![]() |
DQ | 2 (10) | Oct 2, 1956 | ![]() |
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114 | Loss | 93–20–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Aug 31, 1956 | ![]() |
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113 | Loss | 93–19–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jul 13, 1956 | ![]() |
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112 | Win | 93–18–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 6 (10) | Jun 19, 1956 | ![]() |
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111 | Loss | 92–18–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 21, 1956 | ![]() |
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110 | Win | 92–17–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10), 2:46 | Apr 21, 1956 | ![]() |
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109 | Loss | 91–17–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 29, 1955 | ![]() |
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108 | Win | 91–16–1 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Dec 22, 1955 | ![]() |
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107 | Win | 90–16–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Dec 6, 1955 | ![]() |
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106 | Loss | 89–16–1 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Nov 14, 1955 | ![]() |
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105 | Loss | 89–15–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Aug 31, 1955 | ![]() |
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104 | Loss | 89–14–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Aug 3, 1955 | ![]() |
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103 | Win | 89–13–1 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Jul 13, 1955 | ![]() |
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102 | Win | 88–13–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jun 8, 1955 | ![]() |
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101 | Loss | 87–13–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10), 2:48 | Apr 27, 1955 | ![]() |
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100 | Win | 87–12–1 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (10), 2:15 | Apr 11, 1955 | ![]() |
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99 | Win | 86–12–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Feb 18, 1955 | ![]() |
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98 | Loss | 85–12–1 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (15), 2:36 | Sep 17, 1954 | ![]() |
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
97 | Loss | 85–11–1 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Jun 17, 1954 | ![]() |
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
96 | Win | 85–10–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Jan 13, 1954 | ![]() |
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95 | Win | 84–10–1 | ![]() |
KO | 10 (10), 2:43 | Dec 16, 1953 | ![]() |
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94 | Loss | 83–10–1 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Sep 8, 1953 | ![]() |
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93 | Loss | 83–9–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Aug 11, 1953 | ![]() |
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92 | Win | 83–8–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10), 2:50 | May 26, 1953 | ![]() |
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91 | Win | 82–8–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 12, 1953 | ![]() |
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90 | Win | 81–8–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 1, 1953 | ![]() |
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89 | Win | 80–8–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Feb 4, 1953 | ![]() |
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88 | Win | 79–8–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10), 2:34 | Jan 14, 1953 | ![]() |
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87 | Win | 78–8–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10), 2:13 | Dec 15, 1952 | ![]() |
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86 | Win | 77–8–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Nov 26, 1952 | ![]() |
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85 | Win | 76–8–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Oct 24, 1952 | ![]() |
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84 | Win | 75–8–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (12), 1:40 | Oct 8, 1952 | ![]() |
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83 | Loss | 74–8–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Aug 8, 1952 | ![]() |
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82 | Loss | 74–7–1 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Jun 5, 1952 | ![]() |
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
81 | Win | 74–6–1 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (12), 1:40 | Dec 12, 1951 | ![]() |
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80 | Win | 73–6–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Dec 12, 1951 | ![]() |
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79 | Win | 72–6–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 11 (12) | Oct 10, 1951 | ![]() |
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78 | Loss | 71–6–1 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (15), 0:55 | Jul 18, 1951 | ![]() |
Lost NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
77 | Win | 71–5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | May 30, 1951 | ![]() |
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
76 | Win | 70–5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Mar 7, 1951 | ![]() |
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
75 | Win | 69–5–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (15), 1:19 | Jan 12, 1951 | ![]() |
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
74 | Win | 68–5–1 | ![]() |
KO | 11 (15), 2:06 | Dec 5, 1950 | ![]() |
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
73 | Win | 67–5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Sep 27, 1950 | ![]() |
Retained NBA heavyweight title; Won vacant NYSAC and The Ring heavyweight titles |
72 | Win | 66–5–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 14 (15), 2:53 | Aug 15, 1950 | ![]() |
Retained NBA heavyweight title |
71 | Win | 65–5–1 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (15), 0:35 | Oct 14, 1949 | ![]() |
Retained NBA heavyweight title |
70 | Win | 64–5–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 7 (15) | Aug 10, 1949 | ![]() |
Retained NBA heavyweight title |
69 | Win | 63–5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 15 | Jun 22, 1949 | ![]() |
Won vacant NBA heavyweight title |
68 | Win | 62–5–1 | ![]() |
MD | 15 | Feb 28, 1949 | ![]() |
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67 | Win | 61–5–1 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (10) | Feb 7, 1949 | ![]() |
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66 | Win | 60–5–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 11 (15), 2:33 | Dec 10, 1948 | ![]() |
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65 | Win | 59–5–1 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (10) | Nov 15, 1948 | ![]() |
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64 | Win | 58–5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 13, 1948 | ![]() |
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63 | Win | 57–5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 20, 1948 | ![]() |
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62 | Win | 56–5–1 | ![]() |
KO | 9 (10), 2:43 | May 7, 1948 | ![]() |
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61 | Win | 55–5–1 | ![]() |
KO | 10 (10) | Feb 20, 1948 | ![]() |
Baroudi died of injuries sustained in the fight[15] |
60 | Win | 54–5–1 | ![]() |
KO | 8 (15), 2:40 | Jan 13, 1948 | ![]() |
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59 | Win | 53–5–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (12), 1:34 | Dec 2, 1947 | ![]() |
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58 | Win | 52–5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Nov 3, 1947 | ![]() |
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57 | Win | 51–5–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10), 2:41 | Oct 27, 1947 | ![]() |
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56 | Win | 50–5–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (10), 1:11 | Oct 16, 1947 | ![]() |
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55 | Win | 49–5–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10), 2:25 | Sep 29, 1947 | ![]() |
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54 | Win | 48–5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 16, 1947 | ![]() |
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53 | Loss | 47–5–1 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Jul 25, 1947 | ![]() |
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52 | Win | 47–4–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10), 2:43 | Jul 14, 1947 | ![]() |
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51 | Win | 46–4–1 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | May 5, 1947 | ![]() |
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50 | Win | 45–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Apr 14, 1947 | ![]() |
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49 | Win | 44–4–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10), 1:17 | Mar 10, 1947 | ![]() |
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48 | Win | 43–4–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (12), 1:38 | Feb 17, 1947 | ![]() |
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47 | Win | 42–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Nov 12, 1946 | ![]() |
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46 | Win | 41–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Sep 23, 1946 | ![]() |
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45 | Win | 40–4–1 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10), 0:57 | Jul 29, 1946 | ![]() |
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44 | Win | 39–4–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10), 2:24 | Jun 13, 1946 | ![]() |
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43 | Win | 38–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 20, 1946 | ![]() |
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42 | Win | 37–4–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10), 1:49 | May 13, 1946 | ![]() |
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41 | Win | 36–4–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Apr 15, 1946 | ![]() |
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40 | Win | 35–4–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10), 1:27 | Apr 1, 1946 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 34–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Mar 25, 1946 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 33–4–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10), 2:57 | Feb 18, 1946 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 32–4–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 3 | Dec 16, 1944 | ![]() |
Won Inter-Allied light heavyweight title |
36 | Win | 31–4–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 3 | Dec 13, 1944 | ![]() |
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35 | Loss | 30–4–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10), 0:25 | Mar 31, 1943 | ![]() |
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34 | Loss | 30–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jan 7, 1943 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 30–2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Dec 1, 1942 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 29–2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Oct 27, 1942 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 28–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10), 2:51 | Sep 15, 1942 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 27–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10), 2:57 | Aug 17, 1942 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 26–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 9 (10), 2:19 | Jul 27, 1942 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 25–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10), 2:46 | Jul 14, 1942 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 24–2–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jun 29, 1942 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 23–2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 25, 1942 | ![]() |
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25 | Loss | 22–2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 13, 1942 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 22–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Apr 8, 1942 | ![]() |
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23 | Draw | 21–1–1 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Mar 2, 1942 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10), 2:42 | Jan 12, 1942 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 20–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Nov 17, 1941 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 19–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10), 2:50 | Oct 13, 1941 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10), 3:00 | Jul 21, 1941 | ![]() |
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18 | Loss | 17–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jun 9, 1941 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | May 12, 1941 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 31, 1941 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (10) | Mar 10, 1941 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Feb 24, 1941 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Feb 10, 1941 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (10) | Dec 2, 1940 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 1, 1940 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Sep 23, 1940 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Aug 5, 1940 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Jun 29, 1940 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (6), 1:20 | Jun 17, 1940 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8), 3:00 | Jun 13, 1940 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 1:42 | Jun 3, 1940 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | May 20, 1940 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Apr 3, 1940 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Mar 27, 1940 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (4) | Mar 12, 1940 | ![]() |
See also[]
- List of heavyweight boxing champions
References[]
- ^ Staff, BN (July 7, 2019). "On This Day: Ezzard Charles, one of the greatest fighters of all-time, was born". Boxing News. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec's Annual Ratings: P4P Annuals". BoxRec. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec ratings: world, pound-for-pound, active and inactive". BoxRec. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Boxing Hall of Fame names first inductees". UPI.
- ^ "Ezzard Charles". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ Newsmakers Interview with Ezzard Charles Jr., WKRC Channel 12, Cincinnati, August 17, 2008
- ^ Detloff, William (September 2002). "The 20 Greatest Light Heavyweights of All-Time". The Ring. Vol. 81 no. 10. p. 50.
- ^ Will Hammock. "The Champ: County to honor legendary boxer Charles today." Gwinnett Daily Post. June 5, 2010
- ^ Newsmakers interview with Ezzard Charles Jr., WKRC Channel 12 Cincinnati, August 17, 2008
- ^ "1970's Muscular Dystrophy Commercial with Ezzard Charles". YouTube. March 4, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ Guide to 20th Century African American Resources, Cincinnati Historical Society
- ^ "IBRO'S 25 Greatest Fighters of All Time". Eastsideboxing.com. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "All-Time Greatest Boxers". ESPN. March 8, 1971. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "The Greatest Light Heavyweights of All Time". Archived from the original on September 14, 2009.
- ^ "Sam Baroudi". BoxRec.
Further reading[]
- Grace, Kevin & Grace, Joshua (2006). Cincinnati Boxing. Chicago: Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-4112-5.
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