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Billy Gilliam vs Ezzard Charles — record, stats and common opponents compared

Billy Gilliam

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Ezzard Charles

Billy Gilliam (1-2 across 3 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 2 common opponents.

Gilliam

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 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

Billy Gilliam and Ezzard Charles have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.

Billy Gilliam and Ezzard Charles have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.
Met1953May 12Series
Billy GilliamFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ezzard CharlesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Gilliam 1 · Charles 5 of 6 measurable rows
GilliamCharles
Record†
1-295-25-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
78.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 52
0
52 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—54.74%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
55% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 7
0 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—6.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 121
3
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
Billy Gilliam: No height on file
Ezzard Charles: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Billy Gilliam: No reach on file
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Agenot held
Billy Gilliam: No date of birth
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Stance
Billy Gilliam: Not recorded
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox

Billy Gilliam 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
Billy Gilliam1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Billy Gilliam: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

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 — Billy Gilliam 3, Ezzard Charles 121 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Gilliam better on 1 · even on 1

Gilliam

Opponent

Charles

  • Billy Gilliam

    Loss, UD

    1953

    JohnsonEven

    Ezzard Charles

    Loss, SD

    1953

  • Billy Gilliam

    Win, SD

    1953

    ValdésGilliam better

    Ezzard Charles

    Loss, UD

    1953

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

Billy Gilliam last boxed on May 12, 1953 — 26,823 days ago. Gilliam had won one in a row before losing a decision to Ezzard Charles.LWL

Johnson Mar 1953Valdés Apr 1953Charles May 1953

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 Billy Gilliam and Ezzard Charles ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Gilliam and Ezzard Charles met once on May 12, 1953, and Ezzard Charles won by UD.
The meeting

LMay 12, 1953 · Charles · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gilliam or Charles?
Billy Gilliam is 1-2 across the 3 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 %

Gilliam1–233.3%

Charles95–25–178.9%

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

Gilliam0

Charles5254.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gilliam and Charles have any common opponents?
Billy Gilliam and Ezzard Charles share 2 common opponents: Harold Johnson and Niño Valdés. Billy Gilliam fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Harold JohnsonLL

Niño ValdésWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gilliam and Charles?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Billy Gilliam and 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gilliam3bouts

Charles121bouts

How They Win ↓

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