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.
Charley Norkus (1-4 across 5 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.
Charley Norkus vs Ezzard Charles — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ezzard Charles leads 1–0- Ezzard Charles wonCharles vs NorkusFeb 18, 1955 · UD
The Numbers
- 1-4
- Record
- 95-25-1 (edge)
- 20%
- Win %
- 78.9% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 52 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 54.74%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 55% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 7
- 0
- Title reigns
- 2 (edge)
- 1.3
- Bouts per year
- 6.4 (edge)
- 5
- Bouts tracked
- 124
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 73″ (185 cm)
- —
- Age
- 105
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCharley Norkus · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Ezzard Charles · 95 wins
KO/TKO
52
Decision
43
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (5 and 124 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Charley Norkus
LLLWL
L3 streak · last fought May 26, 1958
Ezzard Charles
LLWLL
L2 streak · last fought Sep 1, 1959
Common Questions
- Have Charley Norkus and Ezzard Charles ever fought each other?
- Yes. Charley Norkus and Ezzard Charles met once on February 18, 1955, and Ezzard Charles won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Charley Norkus or Ezzard Charles?
- Charley Norkus is 1-4 across the 5 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Charley Norkus or Ezzard Charles?
- Charley Norkus has 0 knockout wins and Ezzard Charles has 52. Ezzard Charles has more.
- Do Charley Norkus and Ezzard Charles have any common opponents?
- Charley Norkus and Ezzard Charles share 2 common opponents: Archie Moore and Tommy Hurricane Jackson. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charley Norkus and Ezzard Charles?
- This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Charley Norkus and 124 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.