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Charley Banks vs Ezzard Charles — record, stats and common opponents compared

Charley Banks

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Ezzard Charles

Charley Banks (0-3 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 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Banks

Tracked record

0–3

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 2–0

Charley Banks and Ezzard Charles have met 2 times; Charles leads 2–0.

Charley Banks and Ezzard Charles have met 2 times; Charles leads 2–0.
Met1940May 201940Jun 3Series
Charley BanksFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Ezzard CharlesFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSKOR12Meetings

The Numbers

Banks 1 · Charles 5 of 6 measurable rows
BanksCharles
Record†
0-395-25-1 (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
1 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 6.2
0.5
6.2 (edge)
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
Charley Banks: No height on file
Ezzard Charles: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Charley Banks: No reach on file
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Agenot held
Charley Banks: No date of birth
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Stance
Charley Banks: Not recorded
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox

Charley Banks 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
Charley Banks0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Charley Banks: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Banks 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 — Charley Banks 3, Ezzard Charles 121 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Charles better on 1

Banks

Opponent

Charles

  • Charley Banks

    Loss, PTS

    1946

    BurleyCharles better

    Ezzard Charles

    2–0 against

    Win, PTS

    1942

    Win, UD

    1942

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

Charley Banks last boxed on Jul 16, 1946 — 29,316 days ago. Banks had lost three straight.LLL

Charles May 1940Charles Jun 1940Burley Jul 19460.5 tracked bouts per year

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 Charley Banks and Ezzard Charles ever fought each other?
Yes. Charley Banks and Ezzard Charles have met 2 times and Ezzard Charles leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LJun 3, 1940 · Charles · KO R1

LMay 20, 1940 · Charles · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Banks or Charles?
Charley Banks is 0-3 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 %

Banks0–30%

Charles95–25–178.9%

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

Banks0

Charles5254.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Banks and Charles have any common opponents?
Charley Banks and Ezzard Charles share 1 common opponent: Charley Burley. Ezzard Charles fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Charley BurleyLW

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

Banks3bouts

Charles121bouts

How They Win ↓

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