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Al Smith vs Ezzard Charles — record, stats and common opponents compared

Al Smith

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Ezzard Charles

Al Smith (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Smith

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Charles

95

Wins52 KO · 55%

25

Losses

1

Draw121 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Charles leads 1–0

Al Smith and Ezzard Charles have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.

Al Smith and Ezzard Charles have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.
Met1947Oct 16Series
Al SmithFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ezzard CharlesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Smith 1 · Charles 4 of 5 measurable rows
SmithCharles
Record†
0-295-25-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
78.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 52
0
52 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—54.74%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—55%
Times stopped‡max 7
2 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—6.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 121
2
121

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Al Smith: No height on file
Ezzard Charles: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Al Smith: No reach on file
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Agenot held
Al Smith: No date of birth
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Stance
Al Smith: Not recorded
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox

Al Smith left, Ezzard Charles right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Al Smith0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Al Smith: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Smith yet.

Ezzard Charles95 wins · from 121 tracked bouts

Ezzard Charles: 95 tracked wins — 52 by KO/TKO (55%) and 43 on the cards (45%). Counted from 121 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

52 by KO/TKO 55%43 on the cards 45%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Al Smith 2, Ezzard Charles 121 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Charles better on 1

Smith

Opponent

Charles

  • Al Smith

    Loss, TKO 3

    1948

    RayCharles better

    Ezzard Charles

    1–1 against

    Win, KO 9

    1948

    Loss, SD

    1947

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Al Smith last boxed on Mar 26, 1948 — 28,699 days ago. Smith had lost two straight.LL

Charles Oct 1947Ray Mar 1948

Ezzard Charles has lost two straight, after one straight win. Charles last boxed on Sep 1, 1959.LLWLL

Zuany Sep 1958Fleeman Oct 1958Ashley Jul 1959Logan Jul 1959Green Sep 19596.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Al Smith and Ezzard Charles ever fought each other?
Yes. Al Smith and Ezzard Charles met once on October 16, 1947, and Ezzard Charles won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

LOct 16, 1947 · Charles · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Smith or Charles?
Al Smith is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1. Ezzard Charles has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Smith0–20%

Charles95–25–178.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Charles?
Al Smith has 0 knockout wins and Ezzard Charles has 52. Ezzard Charles has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Smith0

Charles5254.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Smith and Charles have any common opponents?
Al Smith and Ezzard Charles share 1 common opponent: Elmer Ray. Ezzard Charles fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Elmer RayL1–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Charles?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Al Smith and 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Smith2bouts

Charles121bouts

How They Win ↓

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