HEAVYWEIGHT division
EZZARD CHARLES
RetiredBorn 1921-07-07, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA (died aged 53)· Died 1975-05-28, CHICAGO, IL.· USA
Residence: CINCINNATI, OHIO· aka THE CINCINNATI COBRA
IBHOF · Class of 1990(Modern)
Debut: 1940-03-12· Career: 1940–1959 (20 years)
Wins
32
Losses
19
Draws
0
NC
0
Rated Fights
51
In 2022, a statue honoring Ezzard Charles was unveiled in the former Laurel Park in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati. The park was renamed to Ezzard Charles Park alongside the unveiling of the statue
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare EZZARD CHARLES's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Title Reigns — 2
1950-09-27 → 1951-07-18 · 9m 21d · 4 defences
Lost to JERSEY JOE WALCOTT · KO
1949-06-22 → 1951-07-18 · 2y · 8 defences
Lost to JERSEY JOE WALCOTT · KO
Complete Record — 122 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 24 NOV 1980 | LOSS | BRIAN JANSSEN | 5 | LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 SEP 1959 | LOSS | ALVIN GREEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JUL 1959 | LOSS | GEORGE LOGAN | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUL 1959 | TKO | DAVE ASHLEY | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1958 | LOSS | DONNIE FLEEMAN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 SEP 1958 | LOSS | ALFREDO ZUANY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 AUG 1958 | DEC | JOHNNY HARPER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 OCT 1956 | LOSS | DICK RICHARDSON | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 AUG 1956 | LOSS | HARRY MATTHEWS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUL 1956 | LOSS | PAT MCMURTRY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUN 1956 | KO | BOB ALBRIGHT | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 MAY 1956 | LOSS | WAYNE BETHEA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 APR 1956 | TKO | DON JASPER | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 DEC 1955 | LOSS | YOUNG JACK JOHNSON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 DEC 1955 | DEC | BOB ALBRIGHT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 DEC 1955 | DEC | TOXIE HALL | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 NOV 1955 | LOSS | TOXIE HALL | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 AUG 1955 | LOSS | TOMMY JACKSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 AUG 1955 | LOSS | TOMMY JACKSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUL 1955 | SD | PAUL ANDREWS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JUN 1955 | DEC | JOHN HOLMAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 APR 1955 | LOSS | JOHN HOLMAN | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 APR 1955 | KO | VERN ESCOE | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 FEB 1955 | DEC | CHARLEY NORKUS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 SEP 1954 | LOSS | ROCKY MARCIANO | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 17 JUN 1954 | LOSS | ROCKY MARCIANO | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 13 JAN 1954 | KO | BOB SATTERFIELD | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 DEC 1953 | KO | COLEY WALLACE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 SEP 1953 | LOSS | HAROLD JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 AUG 1953 | LOSS | NINO VALDES | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 MAY 1953 | KO | LARRY WATSON | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAY 1953 | DEC | BILLY GILLIAM | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 APR 1953 | DEC | REX LAYNE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 FEB 1953 | KO | TOMMY HARRISON | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1953 | TKO | WES BASCOM | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 DEC 1952 | KO | FRANK BUFORD | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 NOV 1952 | DEC | JIMMY BIVINS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 OCT 1952 | UD | CESAR BRION | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 OCT 1952 | KO | BERNIE REYNOLDS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 AUG 1952 | LOSS | REX LAYNE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 JUN 1952 | LOSS | JERSEY JOE WALCOTT | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 21 DEC 1951 | KO | JOE KAHUT | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1951 | DEC | JOEY MAXIM | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 OCT 1951 | KO | REX LAYNE | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUL 1951 | LOSS | JERSEY JOE WALCOTT | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 30 MAY 1951 | UD | JOEY MAXIM | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 07 MAR 1951 | UD | JERSEY JOE WALCOTT | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 12 JAN 1951 | TKO | LEE OMA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 05 DEC 1950 | KO | NICK BARONE | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 27 SEP 1950 | UD | JOE LOUIS | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1950 | TKO | FREDDIE BESHORE | 14 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 14 OCT 1949 | KO | PAT VALENTINO | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 10 AUG 1949 | TKO | GUS LESNEVICH | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 22 JUN 1949 | UD | JERSEY JOE WALCOTT | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 28 FEB 1949 | DEC | JOEY MAXIM | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 FEB 1949 | KO | JOHNNY HAYNES | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 DEC 1948 | KO | JOE BAKSI | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 NOV 1948 | KO | WALTER HAFER | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 SEP 1948 | DEC | JIMMY BIVINS | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAY 1948 | DEC | ERV SARLIN | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAY 1948 | KO | ELMER RAY | 9 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 FEB 1948 | KO | SAM BAROUDI | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JAN 1948 | KO | ARCHIE MOORE | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1947 | KO | FITZY FITZPATRICK | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 NOV 1947 | DEC | TEDDY RANDOLPH | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1947 | KO | CLARENCE JONES | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 OCT 1947 | KO | AL SMITH | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 SEP 1947 | KO | LLOYD MARSHALL | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 SEP 1947 | DEC | JOE MATISI | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JUL 1947 | LOSS | ELMER RAY | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JUL 1947 | KO | FITZY FITZPATRICK | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 MAY 1947 | DEC | ARCHIE MOORE | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 APR 1947 | DEC | ERV SARLIN | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 MAR 1947 | KO | JIMMY BIVINS | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1947 | KO | OAKLAND BILLY SMITH | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1946 | DEC | JIMMY BIVINS | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 SEP 1946 | DEC | OAKLAND BILLY SMITH | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JUL 1946 | KO | LLOYD MARSHALL | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUN 1946 | KO | SHELTON BELL | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAY 1946 | DEC | ARCHIE MOORE | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 MAY 1946 | KO | TOMMY HUBERT | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 APR 1946 | TKO | GEORGE PARKS | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 APR 1946 | KO | BILLY DUNCAN | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAR 1946 | DEC | TOMMY HUBERT | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 FEB 1946 | KO | AL SHERIDAN | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 DEC 1944 | DEC | AL BARLOW | 3 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 DEC 1944 | DEC | STANLEY GOICZ | 3 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 MAR 1943 | LOSS | LLOYD MARSHALL | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 JAN 1943 | LOSS | JIMMY BIVINS | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1942 | DEC | JOEY MAXIM | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1942 | DEC | JOEY MAXIM | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1942 | KO | MOSE BROWN | 6 | SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 AUG 1942 | KO | JOSE BASORA | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JUL 1942 | KO | BOOKER BECKWITH | 9 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JUL 1942 | KO | STEVE MAMAKOS | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JUN 1942 | UD | CHARLEY BURLEY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAY 1942 | UD | CHARLEY BURLEY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 MAY 1942 | LOSS | KID TUNERO | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 APR 1942 | DEC | BILLY PRYOR | 10 | SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAR 1942 | DRAW | KEN OVERLIN | 10 | SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JAN 1942 | TKO | ANTON CHRISTOFORIDIS | 3 | SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 NOV 1941 | DEC | TEDDY YAROSZ | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 OCT 1941 | KO | PAT MANGINI | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 JUL 1941 | TKO | AL GILBERT | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUN 1941 | LOSS | KEN OVERLIN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAY 1941 | DEC | RUDY KOZOLE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 MAR 1941 | DEC | JOE SUTKA | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 MAR 1941 | KO | FLOYD HOWARD | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 FEB 1941 | KO | SLAKA CAVRICH | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 FEB 1941 | DEC | BILLY BENGAL | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1940 | KO | CHARLEY JEROME | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 OCT 1940 | DEC | MARTY SIMMONS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 SEP 1940 | KO | BILLY HOOD | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 AUG 1940 | DEC | JOHN REEVES | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JUN 1940 | DEC | CARL TURNER | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JUN 1940 | KO | YOUNG KID ASH | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUN 1940 | TKO | FRANKIE WILLIAMS | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1940 | KO | CHARLEY BANKS | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAY 1940 | DEC | CHARLEY BANKS | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 APR 1940 | DEC | REMO FERNANDEZ | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 MAR 1940 | DEC | JOHN REEVES | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAR 1940 | KO | MELODY JOHNSON | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — |
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Final Resting Place
Burr Oak Cemetery
Alsip, Illinois