Heavyweight · United States
Ezzard Charles 97-25-1 52 KO · 1940–1959
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Ezzard Charles was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Jul 7, 1921. Record 97-25-1 with 52 knockouts over 1940–1959. World titles: WBA heavyweight (1949–1951). Ezzard Charles last fought Alvin Green on Sep 1, 1959 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: Еззард Чарльз · Эзард Чарльз · Эззард Чарльз +11 more إزارد تشارلز · ازارد تشارلز · ازارد چارلز · ეზარდ ჩარლზი · イザード・チャールズ · Charles · Ezzard · Ezzard Mack Charles · Чарльз Эззард · Чарльз, Эззард · エザード・チャールズ
Born Jul 7, 1921
Died May 28, 1975
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 183 cm
Reach 185.5 cm
Nickname The Cincinnati Cobra
Debut Mar 12, 1940
Career 1940–1959
Rounds boxed 979
KO share 54%
Born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
Titles WBA heavyweight · 1949–1951
Boxerbook rating 1504 ± 315 · inactive since Sep 1959Why here › Confirmed bouts 38 of 123
Career record Record
97-25-1, 52 KOs · 1940–1959
Last result L
Alvin Green
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
The record 123 bouts, 1940–1959, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 121, Wikipedia (ru) · 121, Wikipedia (ja) · 2
L
Alvin Green
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Charles 97-24-1 · Green —
L
George Logan
KO 8/10 · Fairgrounds Arena, Boise, Idaho, 🇺🇸
Charles 97-23-1 · Logan —
W
Dave Ashley
TKO 9/10 · Lincoln Heights High School, Lincoln Heights, 🇺🇸
Charles 96-23-1 · Ashley —
L
Donnie Fleeman
KO 6/10 · Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, 🇺🇸
Charles 96-22-1 · Fleeman —
L
UD 10/10 · Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juarez, 🇲🇽
Charles 96-21-1 · Zuany —
W
Johnny Harper
UD 10/10 · East-West Stadium, Fairmont, 🇺🇸
Charles 95-21-1 · Harper —
L
DQ 2/10 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Charles 95-20-1 · Richardson —
L
Harry Matthews
UD 10/10 · Sick's Stadium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Charles 95-19-1 · Matthews —
L
Pat McMurtry
UD 10/10 · Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma, Washington, 🇺🇸
Charles 95-18-1 · McMurtry —
W
Bob Albright
RTD 6/10 · Softball Park, Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Charles 94-18-1 · Albright —
L
Wayne Bethea
UD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Charles 94-17-1 · Bethea —
W
Don Jasper
TKO 9/10 · Windsor Arena, Windsor, Ontario, 🇨🇦
Charles 93-17-1 · Jasper —
L
Young Jack Johnson
TKO 6/10 · Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Charles 93-16-1 · Johnson —
W
Bob Albright
SD 10/10 · Cow Palace, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Charles 92-16-1 · Albright —
W
Toxie Hall
UD 10/10 · Rochester War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Charles 91-16-1 · Hall —
L
Toxie Hall
SD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Charles 91-15-1 · Hall —
L
UD 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Charles 91-14-1 · Jackson 23-3-1
L
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Charles 91-13-1 · Jackson 22-3-1
W
Paul Andrews
SD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Charles 90-13-1 · Andrews —
W
John Holman
UD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 89-13-1 · Holman —
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John Holman
TKO 9/10 · Miami Beach Exhibition Hall, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Charles 89-12-1 · Holman —
W
KO 3/10 · Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, 🇨🇦
Charles 88-12-1 · Escoe —
W
Charley Norkus
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Charles 87-12-1 · Norkus —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 8/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Charles 87-11-1 · Marciano 46-0-0
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Charles 87-10-1 · Marciano 45-0-0
W
KO 2/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Charles 86-10-1 · Satterfield 32-15-2
W
KO 10/10 · San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Charles 85-10-1 · Wallace —
L
SD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Charles 85-9-1 · Johnson 41-5-0
L
UD 10/10 · Miami Beach Exhibition Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Charles 85-8-1 · Valdez 22-8-3
W
Larry Watson
KO 5/10 · Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Charles 84-8-1 · Watson —
W
UD 10/10 · Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Charles 83-8-1 · Gilliam —
W
UD 10/10 · Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Charles 82-8-1 · Layne —
W
Tommy Harrison
TKO 9/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Charles 81-8-1 · Harrison —
W
Wes Bascom
TKO 9/10 · St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Charles 80-8-1 · Bascom —
W
Frank Buford
TKO 7/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Charles 79-8-1 · Buford —
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Charles 78-8-1 · Bivins 82-23-1
W
Cesar Brion
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Charles 77-8-1 · Brion —
W
Bernie Reynolds
KO 2/12 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 76-8-1 · Reynolds —
L
PTS 10/10 · Ogden Stadium, Ogden, Utah, 🇺🇸
Charles 76-7-1 · Layne —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Charles 76-6-1 · Walcott 48-18-1
W
Joey Maxim
12 · Cow Palace, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Charles 72-6-1 · Maxim —
W
Joe Kahut
8/12 · Pacific Livestock Pavilion, Portland, 🇺🇸
Charles 72-6-1 · Kahut —
W
Joe Kahut
KO 8/12 · Pacific Livestock Pavilion, Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸
Charles 72-6-1 · Kahut —
W
UD 12/12 · Cow Palace, Daly City, California, 🇺🇸
Charles 72-6-1 · Maxim 76-17-4
W
TKO 11/12 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Charles 71-6-1 · Layne —
L
Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 7/15 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Charles 71-5-1 · Walcott 47-18-1
W
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Charles 70-5-1 · Maxim 75-16-4
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Charles 69-5-1 · Walcott 47-17-1
W
Lee Oma
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 10/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Charles 68-5-1 · Oma —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 11/15 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 67-5-1 · Barone —
W
For NBA, vacant NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Charles 66-5-1 · Louis 58-1-0
W
Freddie Beshore
Retained NBA heavyweight title TKO 14/15 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Charles 65-5-1 · Beshore —
W
Pat Valentino
Retained NBA heavyweight title KO 8/15 · Cow Palace, Daly City, California, 🇺🇸
Charles 64-5-1 · Valentino —
W
For NBA heavyweight title RTD 7/15 · Yankee Stadium, Bronx, 🇺🇸
Charles 63-5-1 · Lesnevich 61-13-5
W
Won vacant NBA heavyweight title UD 15/15 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Charles 62-5-1 · Walcott 42-15-1
W
MD 15/15 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Charles 61-5-1 · Maxim 63-15-4
W
Johnny Haynes
KO 8/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Charles 60-5-1 · Haynes —
W
TKO 11/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Charles 59-5-1 · Baksi —
W
Walter Hafer
KO 7/10 · Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 58-5-1 · Hafer —
W
UD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., 🇺🇸
Charles 57-5-1 · Bivins 66-12-1
W
Erv Sarlin
UD 10/10 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Charles 56-5-1 · Sarlin —
W
KO 9/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Charles 55-5-1 · Ray 96-20-11
W
KO 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Charles 54-5-1 · Baroudi 41-10-2
W
KO 8/15 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Charles 53-5-1 · Moore 89-13-7
W
Fitzie Fitzpatrick
KO 4/12 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Charles 52-5-1 · Fitzpatrick —
W
Teddy Randolph
UD 10/10 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Charles 51-5-1 · Randolph —
W
Clarence Jones
KO 1/10 · Radio Center Arena, Huntington, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Charles 50-5-1 · Jones —
W
Al Smith
TKO 4/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Charles 49-5-1 · Smith —
W
KO 2/10 · Crosley Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 48-5-1 · Marshall 61-15-3
W
Joe Matisi
UD 10/10 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Charles 47-5-1 · Matisi —
L
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Charles 47-4-1 · Ray 92-20-11
W
Fitzie Fitzpatrick
KO 5/10 · Crosley Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 46-4-1 · Fitzpatrick —
W
MD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 45-4-1 · Moore 84-12-7
W
Erv Sarlin
UD 10/10 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Charles 44-4-1 · Sarlin —
W
KO 4/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Charles 43-4-1 · Bivins 56-8-1
W
Oakland Billy Smith
KO 5/12 · Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 42-4-1 · Smith —
W
UD 10/10 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Charles 41-4-1 · Bivins 52-7-1
W
Oakland Billy Smith
UD 10/10 · Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 40-4-1 · Smith —
W
KO 6/10 · Crosley Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 39-4-1 · Marshall 59-14-3
W
Shelton Bell
KO 5/10 · Idora Park, Youngstown, 🇺🇸
Charles 38-4-1 · Bell —
W
UD 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Charles 37-4-1 · Moore 80-11-5
W
Tommy Hubert
KO 4/10 · Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 36-4-1 · Hubert —
W
George Parks
TKO 6/10 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Charles 35-4-1 · Parks —
W
KO 4/10 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Charles 34-4-1 · Duncan —
W
Tommy Hubert
UD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 33-4-1 · Hubert —
W
Al Sheridan
KO 2/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 32-4-1 · Sheridan —
W
Al Barlow
Won Inter-Allied light heavyweight title PTS 3/3 · Brancaccio Theater, Esquilino, 🇮🇹
Charles 31-4-1 · Barlow —
W
Stanley Goicz
PTS 3/3 · Brancaccio Theater, Esquilino, 🇮🇹
Charles 30-4-1 · Goicz —
L
TKO 8/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Charles 30-3-1 · Marshall 38-7-2
L
UD 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Charles 30-2-1 · Bivins 31-5-0
W
UD 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Charles 29-2-1 · Maxim 20-6-0
W
UD 10/10 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Charles 28-2-1 · Maxim 20-5-0
W
Mose Brown
KO 6/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Charles 27-2-1 · Brown —
W
Jose Basora
KO 5/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Charles 26-2-1 · Basora —
W
Booker Beckwith
KO 9/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Charles 25-2-1 · Beckwith —
W
Steve Mamakos
KO 1/10 · Crosley Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 24-2-1 · Mamakos —
W
PTS 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Charles 23-2-1 · Burley 52-6-1
W
UD 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Charles 22-2-1 · Burley 51-5-1
L
Kid Tunero
SD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 22-1-1 · Tunero —
W
Billy Pryor
PTS 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 21-1-1 · Pryor —
D
MD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 21-1-0 · Overlin 131-21-8
W
TKO 3/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 20-1-0 · Christoforidis 43-10-7
W
UD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 19-1-0 · Yarosz 109-16-3
W
Pat Mangini
KO 1/10 · Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 18-1-0 · Mangini —
W
Al Gilbert
TKO 5/10 · Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 17-1-0 · Gilbert —
L
UD 10/10 · Crosley Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 17-0-0 · Overlin 123-21-7
W
Rudy Kozole
PTS 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 16-0-0 · Kozole —
W
Joe Sutka
PTS 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 15-0-0 · Sutka —
W
Floyd Howard
KO 7/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 14-0-0 · Howard —
W
Slaka Cavrich
KO 2/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 13-0-0 · Cavrich —
W
Billy Bengal
UD 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 12-0-0 · Bengal —
W
Charley Jerome
KO 3/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 11-0-0 · Jerome —
W
Marty Simmons
PTS 10/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 10-0-0 · Simmons —
W
Billy Hood
KO 2/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 9-0-0 · Hood —
W
John Reeves
PTS 4/4 · Haft's Acre, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Charles 8-0-0 · Reeves —
W
Carl Turner
PTS 6/6 · Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 7-0-0 · Turner —
W
Young Kid Ash
KO 3/6 · Legion Hall, Portsmouth, 🇺🇸
Charles 6-0-0 · Ash —
W
Frankie Williams
TKO 5/8 · Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 5-0-0 · Williams —
W
Charley Banks
KO 1/6 · Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 4-0-0 · Banks —
W
Charley Banks
PTS 6/6 · Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 3-0-0 · Banks —
W
Remo Fernandez
PTS 6/6 · Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Charles 2-0-0 · Fernandez —
W
John Reeves
PTS 6/6 · Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Charles 1-0-0 · Reeves —
W
Melody Johnson
KO 4/4 · Armory, Middletown, 🇺🇸
Charles 0-0-0 · Johnson —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Ezzard Charles's record? Ezzard Charles's professional record is 97-25-1 with 52 knockouts.
Who did Ezzard Charles fight last? Ezzard Charles last fought Alvin Green on Sep 1, 1959 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Ezzard Charles held? Ezzard Charles has held 1 world title reign: WBA heavyweight (1949–1951). Sources Boxerbook ID 12275 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/12275 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
