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Ezzard Charles vs Frank Buford — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ezzard Charles

Frank Buford

Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Frank Buford (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Charles

95

Wins52 KO · 55%

25

Losses

1

Draw121 tracked bouts

Buford

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Ezzard Charles and Frank Buford have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.

Ezzard Charles and Frank Buford have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.
Met1952Dec 15Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Frank BufordFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Charles 5 · Buford 1 of 6 measurable rows
CharlesBuford
Record†
95-25-1 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
78.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
54.74%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
55%—
Times stopped‡max 7
7
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.2
6.2 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 121
121
4

† 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
Ezzard Charles: 6′0″
Frank Buford: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Frank Buford: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Frank Buford: No date of birth
Stance
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox
Frank Buford: Not recorded

Ezzard Charles left, Frank Buford right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Frank Buford0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Frank Buford: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Buford yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ezzard Charles 121, Frank Buford 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Charles better on 1

Charles

Opponent

Buford

  • Ezzard Charles

    3–0 against

    Win, KO 8

    1948

    Win, MD

    1947

    Win, UD

    1946

    MooreCharles better

    Frank Buford

    Loss, TKO 9

    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

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

Frank Buford last boxed on Aug 26, 1955 — 25,989 days ago. Buford had lost four straight.LLLL

Charles Dec 1952Moore Mar 1953Folley Jul 1954Machen Aug 19551.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ezzard Charles and Frank Buford ever fought each other?
Yes. Ezzard Charles and Frank Buford met once on December 15, 1952, and Ezzard Charles won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

WDec 15, 1952 · Charles · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Charles or Buford?
Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Frank Buford is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ezzard Charles has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Charles95–25–178.9%

Buford0–40%

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

Charles5254.7%

Buford0

The Numbers ↓
Do Charles and Buford have any common opponents?
Ezzard Charles and Frank Buford share 1 common opponent: Archie Moore. Ezzard Charles fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Archie MooreWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charles and Buford?
This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 4 bouts tracked for Frank Buford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charles121bouts

Buford4bouts

How They Win ↓

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