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Dave Ashley vs Ezzard Charles — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dave Ashley

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Ezzard Charles

Dave Ashley (0-1 across 1 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Ashley

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Dave Ashley and Ezzard Charles have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.

Dave Ashley and Ezzard Charles have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.
Met1959Jul 3Series
Dave AshleyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ezzard CharlesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Ashley 1 · Charles 4 of 5 measurable rows
AshleyCharles
Record†
0-195-25-1 (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§not comparable
—6.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 121
1
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
Dave Ashley: No height on file
Ezzard Charles: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Dave Ashley: No reach on file
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Agenot held
Dave Ashley: No date of birth
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Stance
Dave Ashley: Not recorded
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox

Dave Ashley 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
Dave Ashley0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Dave Ashley: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Ashley 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 — Dave Ashley 1, Ezzard Charles 121 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Dave Ashley last boxed on Jul 3, 1959 — 24,579 days ago. Ashley had lost the most recent, to Ezzard Charles.L

Charles Jul 1959

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 Dave Ashley and Ezzard Charles ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Ashley and Ezzard Charles met once on July 3, 1959, and Ezzard Charles won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

LJul 3, 1959 · Charles · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ashley or Charles?
Dave Ashley is 0-1 across the 1 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 %

Ashley0–10%

Charles95–25–178.9%

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

Ashley0

Charles5254.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ashley and Charles have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Ashley and Ezzard Charles have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ashley and Charles?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Dave Ashley and 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ashley1bout

Charles121bouts

How They Win ↓

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