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.
Ezzard Charles vs Gus Lesnevich — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ezzard Charles leads 1–0- Ezzard Charles wonCharles vs LesnevichAug 10, 1949 · RTD · R7
The Numbers
- 95-25-1
- Record
- 61-14-5 (edge)
- 78.9%
- Win %
- 79.4% (edge)
- 52 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 23
- 54.74% (edge)
- KO rate
- 37.7%
- 55% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 38%
- 7
- Times stopped
- 5 (edge)
- 2
- Title reigns
- 2
- 6.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 5.2
- 124
- Bouts tracked
- 80
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
- 6′0″ (183 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- 73″ (185 cm)
- 105
- Age
- 111
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEzzard Charles · 95 wins
KO/TKO
52
Decision
43
Other
0
Gus Lesnevich · 61 wins
KO/TKO
23
Decision
38
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (124 and 80 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
7 sharedEzzard Charles
WUD · Nov 1952WUD · Sep 1948WKO R4 · Mar 1947WUD · Nov 1946LUD · Jan 1943Gus Lesnevich
LUD · Mar 1942Ezzard Charles
WUD · Dec 1951WUD · May 1951WMD · Feb 1949WUD · Dec 1942WUD · Oct 1942Gus Lesnevich
LUD · May 1949
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Ezzard Charles
LLWLL
L2 streak · last fought Sep 1, 1959
Gus Lesnevich
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Aug 10, 1949
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Ezzard Charles or Gus Lesnevich?
- Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Gus Lesnevich is 61-14-5. Gus Lesnevich has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Ezzard Charles or Gus Lesnevich?
- Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Gus Lesnevich has 23. Ezzard Charles has more.
- Do Ezzard Charles and Gus 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.
- Who is bigger, Ezzard Charles or Gus Lesnevich?
- Ezzard Charles is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 8 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ezzard Charles and Gus Lesnevich?
- This comparison is drawn from 124 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 80 bouts tracked for Gus Lesnevich. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.