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Ezzard Charles vs Harry Matthews — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ezzard Charles

Harry Matthews

Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Harry Matthews (3-6-1 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Charles

95

Wins52 KO · 55%

25

Losses

1

Draw121 tracked bouts

Matthews

Tracked record

3–6–1

counted from 10 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

Matthews leads 1–0

Ezzard Charles and Harry Matthews have met 1 time; Matthews leads 1–0.

Ezzard Charles and Harry Matthews have met 1 time; Matthews leads 1–0.
Met1956Aug 31Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Harry MatthewsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Charles 6 · Matthews 1 of 7 measurable rows
CharlesMatthews
Record†
95-25-1 (edge)3-6-1
Win %0–100%
78.9% (edge)
35%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
54.74%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
55% (edge)
33%
Times stopped‡max 7
7
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.2
6.2 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 121
121
10

† 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″
Harry Matthews: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Harry Matthews: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Harry Matthews: No date of birth
Stance
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox
Harry Matthews: Not recorded

Ezzard Charles left, Harry Matthews 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%

Harry Matthews3 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Harry Matthews: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ezzard Charles 121, Harry Matthews 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Matthews better on 2

Charles

Opponent

Matthews

  • Ezzard Charles

    0–2 against

    Loss, KO 8

    1954

    Loss, UD

    1954

    MarcianoMatthews better

    Harry Matthews

    Loss, KO 2

    1952

  • Ezzard Charles

    2–1 against

    Win, KO 2

    1947

    Win, KO 6

    1946

    Loss, TKO 8

    1943

    MarshallMatthews better

    Harry Matthews

    Win, KO 5

    1951

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

Harry Matthews last boxed on Aug 31, 1956 — 25,617 days ago. Matthews had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Marciano Jul 1952Cockell Aug 1953Cockell Jun 1954Cockell Jul 1954Charles Aug 19560.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ezzard Charles and Harry Matthews ever fought each other?
Yes. Ezzard Charles and Harry Matthews met once on August 31, 1956, and Harry Matthews won by UD.
The meeting

LAug 31, 1956 · Matthews · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Charles or Matthews?
Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Harry Matthews is 3-6-1 across the 10 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%

Matthews3–6–135%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Charles or Matthews?
Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Harry Matthews has 1. Ezzard Charles has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Charles5254.7%

Matthews1

The Numbers ↓
Do Charles and Matthews have any common opponents?
Ezzard Charles and Harry Matthews share 2 common opponents: Rocky Marciano and Lloyd Marshall. Harry Matthews fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Rocky MarcianoLL

Lloyd Marshall2–1W

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charles and Matthews?
This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 10 bouts tracked for Harry Matthews. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charles121bouts

Matthews10bouts

How They Win ↓

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