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Erv Sarlin vs Ezzard Charles — record, stats and common opponents compared

Erv Sarlin

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Ezzard Charles

Erv Sarlin (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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Sarlin

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

Erv Sarlin and Ezzard Charles have met 2 times; Charles leads 2–0.

Erv Sarlin and Ezzard Charles have met 2 times; Charles leads 2–0.
Met1947Apr 141948May 20Series
Erv SarlinFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Ezzard CharlesFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultUDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Sarlin 1 · Charles 5 of 6 measurable rows
SarlinCharles
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
0 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 6.2
0.4
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
Erv Sarlin: No height on file
Ezzard Charles: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Erv Sarlin: No reach on file
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Agenot held
Erv Sarlin: No date of birth
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Stance
Erv Sarlin: Not recorded
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox

Erv Sarlin 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
Erv Sarlin0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Erv Sarlin: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sarlin 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 — Erv Sarlin 3, 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

Erv Sarlin last boxed on May 20, 1948 — 28,649 days ago. Sarlin had lost three straight.LLL

Savold Jul 1941Charles Apr 1947Charles May 19480.4 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 Erv Sarlin and Ezzard Charles ever fought each other?
Yes. Erv Sarlin and Ezzard Charles have met 2 times and Ezzard Charles leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LMay 20, 1948 · Charles · UD

LApr 14, 1947 · Charles · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sarlin or Charles?
Erv Sarlin 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 %

Sarlin0–30%

Charles95–25–178.9%

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

Sarlin0

Charles5254.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sarlin and Charles have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Erv Sarlin and Ezzard Charles have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sarlin and Charles?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Erv Sarlin and 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sarlin3bouts

Charles121bouts

How They Win ↓

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