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Ezzard Charles vs Gus Lesnevich — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ezzard Charles

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Gus Lesnevich

Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Gus Lesnevich (61-14-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 7 common opponents.

Charles

95

Wins52 KO · 55%

25

Losses

1

Draw121 tracked bouts

Lesnevich

61

Wins23 KO · 38%

14

Losses

5

Draws80 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Charles leads 1–0

Ezzard Charles and Gus Lesnevich have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.

Ezzard Charles and Gus Lesnevich have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.
Met1949Aug 10Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gus LesnevichFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultRTDR71Meeting

The Numbers

Charles 4 · Lesnevich 3 of 7 measurable rows
CharlesLesnevich
Record
95-25-161-14-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
78.9%
79.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
23
KO rate0–100%
54.74% (edge)
37.7%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
55% (edge)
38%
Times stopped†max 7
7
5 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 2
2
2
Bouts per year‡max 6.2
6.2 (edge)
5.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 121
121
80

† 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

Height+3″
Ezzard Charles: 6′0″ (edge)
Gus Lesnevich: 5′9″
ReachLevel
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Gus Lesnevich: 73″
Agenot comparable
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Gus Lesnevich: Died aged 49
Stance
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox
Gus Lesnevich: Orthodox

Ezzard Charles left, Gus Lesnevich 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%

Gus Lesnevich61 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Gus Lesnevich: 61 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (38%) and 38 on the cards (62%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 38%38 on the cards 62%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ezzard Charles 121, Gus Lesnevich 80 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

7 shared

7 shared · Charles better on 4 · even on 3

Charles

Opponent

Lesnevich

  • Ezzard Charles

    4–1 against

    Win, UD

    1952

    Win, UD

    1948

    Win, KO 4

    1947

    Win, UD

    1946

    Loss, UD

    1943

    BivinsCharles better

    Gus Lesnevich

    Loss, UD

    1942

  • Ezzard Charles

    5–0 against

    Win, UD

    1951

    Win, UD

    1951

    Win, MD

    1949

    Win, UD

    1942

    Win, UD

    1942

    MaximCharles better

    Gus Lesnevich

    Loss, UD

    1949

  • Ezzard Charles

    Win, KO 8

    1951

    KahutEven

    Gus Lesnevich

    Win, KO 1

    1946

  • Ezzard Charles

    Win, TKO 10

    1951

    OmaCharles better

    Gus Lesnevich

    Loss, TKO 5

    1946

  • Ezzard Charles

    Win, TKO 3

    1942

    ChristoforidisEven

    Gus Lesnevich

    Win, UD

    1941

  • Ezzard Charles

    Win, PTS

    1940

    SimmonsCharles better

    Gus Lesnevich

    Draw, PTS

    1936

  • Ezzard Charles

    Win, KO 2

    1940

    HoodEven

    Gus Lesnevich

    Win, PTS

    1936

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

Gus Lesnevich has lost two straight, after one straight win. Lesnevich last boxed on Aug 10, 1949.WLWLL

Fox Mar 1948Mills Jul 1948Eatman Mar 1949Maxim May 1949Charles Aug 19495.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ezzard Charles and Gus Lesnevich ever fought each other?
Yes. Ezzard Charles and Gus Lesnevich met once on August 10, 1949, and Ezzard Charles won by RTD in round 7.
The meeting

WAug 10, 1949 · Charles · RTD R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Charles or Lesnevich?
Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5. Gus Lesnevich has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Charles95–25–178.9%

Lesnevich61–14–579.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Charles or Lesnevich?
Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Gus Lesnevich has 23. Ezzard Charles has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Charles5254.7%

Lesnevich2337.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Charles and Lesnevich have any common opponents?
Ezzard Charles and Gus Lesnevich share 7 common opponents: Jimmy Bivins, Joey Maxim and Joe Kahut (and 4 others). Ezzard Charles fared better against 4 of them.
7 shared opponents

Jimmy Bivins4–1L

Joey MaximWL

Joe KahutWW

Lee OmaWL

and 3 more

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Charles or Lesnevich?
Ezzard Charles is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 8 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Charles183 cm185 cm reach

Lesnevich175 cm185 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charles and Lesnevich?
This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charles121bouts

Lesnevich80bouts

How They Win ↓

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