Have Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott ever fought each other?

Yes. Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott have met 4 times and the series is level at 2-2.

Who has the better record, Charles or Walcott?

Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Jersey Joe Walcott is 49-20-1. Ezzard Charles has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Charles or Walcott?

Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Jersey Joe Walcott has 31. Ezzard Charles has more.

Do Charles and Walcott have any common opponents?

Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott share 9 common opponents: Rocky Marciano, Harold Johnson and Rex Layne (and 6 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charles and Walcott?

This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ezzard Charles vs Jersey Joe Walcott — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Jersey Joe Walcott (49-20-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 9 common opponents.

Charles

Wins52 KO · 55%

Losses

Draw121 tracked bouts

Walcott

Wins31 KO · 63%

Losses

Draw70 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 2–2

Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott have met 4 times; Series level 2–2.
Met	1949Jun 22	1951Mar 7	1951Jul 18	1952Jun 5	Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter A	WWon	WWon	LLost	LLost	2–2W–L
Jersey Joe WalcottFighter B	LLost	LLost	WWon	WWon	2–2W–L
Result	UDWalcott vs Charles	UDWalcott vs Charles	KOR7Walcott vs Charles	UDWalcott vs Charles	4Meetings

The Numbers

Charles 4 · Walcott 3 of 7 measurable rows

CharlesEdge = longer wingWalcott

Record: 95-25-1 (edge)49-20-1
Win %0–100%: 78.9% (edge)
70.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 52: 52 (edge)
31
KO rate0–100%: 54.74%
63.27% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 55%
63% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 7: 7
6 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 2: 2
2
Bouts per year^‡max 6.2: 6.2 (edge)
3.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 121: 121
70

† 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

HeightLevel: Ezzard Charles: 6′0″; Jersey Joe Walcott: 6′0″
Reach+1″: Ezzard Charles: 73″; Jersey Joe Walcott: 74″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53; Jersey Joe Walcott: Died aged 80
Stance: Ezzard Charles: Orthodox; Jersey Joe Walcott: Orthodox

Ezzard Charles left, Jersey Joe Walcott 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

52 by KO/TKO 55%43 on the cards 45%

Jersey Joe Walcott49 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

31 by KO/TKO 63%17 on the cards 35%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ezzard Charles 121, Jersey Joe Walcott 70 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

9 shared

9 shared · Charles better on 3 · Walcott better on 3 · even on 39 shared · Ezzard Charles better on 3 · Jersey Joe Walcott better on 3 · even on 3

CharlesEzzard Charles

Opponent

WalcottJersey Joe Walcott

Ezzard Charles
0–2 against
Loss, KO 8
1954Sep 1954
Loss, UD
1954Jun 1954
MarcianoRocky MarcianoUnited States 49–0 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–2 both
Jersey Joe Walcott
0–2 against
Loss, KO 1
1953May 1953
Loss, KO 13
1952Sep 1952
Ezzard Charles
Loss, SD
1953Sep 1953
JohnsonHarold JohnsonUnited States 76–11 · Light HeavyweightWalcott betterJersey Joe Walcott better — 1–0 to 0–1
Jersey Joe Walcott
Win, KO 3
1950Feb 1950
Ezzard Charles
2–1 against
Win, UD
1953Apr 1953
Loss, PTS
1952Aug 1952
Win, TKO 11
1951Oct 1951
LayneRex LayneUnited States 50–17–3Charles betterEzzard Charles better — 2–1 to 0–1
Jersey Joe Walcott
Loss, UD
1950Nov 1950
Ezzard Charles
4–1 against
Win, UD
1952Nov 1952
Win, UD
1948Sep 1948
Win, KO 4
1947Mar 1947
Win, UD
1946Nov 1946
Loss, UD
1943Jan 1943
BivinsJimmy BivinsUnited States 86–26–1 · Light Heavyweight, HeavyweightWalcott betterJersey Joe Walcott better — 1–0 to 4–1
Jersey Joe Walcott
Win, SD
1946Feb 1946
Ezzard Charles
5–0 against
Win, UD
1951Dec 1951
Win, UD
1951May 1951
Win, MD
1949Feb 1949
Win, UD
1942Dec 1942
Win, UD
1942Oct 1942
MaximJoey MaximUnited States 83–29–4Charles betterEzzard Charles better — 5–0 to 2–1
Jersey Joe Walcott
2–1 against
Win, SD
1947Jun 1947
Win, MD
1947Jan 1947
Loss, PTS
1946Aug 1946
Ezzard Charles
Win, TKO 10
1951Jan 1951
OmaLee OmaEvenEven — 1–0 both
Jersey Joe Walcott
Win, UD
1946May 1946
Ezzard Charles
Win, UD
1950Sep 1950
LouisJoe LouisUnited States 66–3 · HeavyweightCharles betterEzzard Charles better — 1–0 to 0–2
Jersey Joe Walcott
0–2 against
Loss, KO 11
1948Jun 1948
Loss, SD
1947Dec 1947
Ezzard Charles
Win, TKO 11
1948Dec 1948
BaksiJoe BaksiUnited States 60–9–3EvenEven — 1–0 both
Jersey Joe Walcott
Win, PTS
1945Aug 1945
Ezzard Charles
1–1 against
Win, KO 9
1948May 1948
Loss, SD
1947Jul 1947
RayElmer RayUnited States 98–23–11 · HeavyweightWalcott betterJersey Joe Walcott better — 2–1 to 1–1
Jersey Joe Walcott
2–1 against
Win, MD
1947Mar 1947
Loss, SD
1946Nov 1946
Win, KO 3
1937Sep 1937

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

Jersey Joe Walcott has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Walcott last boxed on May 15, 1953.LWWLL

Charles Mar 1951Charles Jul 1951Charles Jun 1952Marciano Sep 1952Marciano May 19533.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott ever fought each other?: Yes. Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott have met 4 times and the series is level at 2-2.
Who has the better record, Charles or Walcott?: Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Jersey Joe Walcott is 49-20-1. Ezzard Charles has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Charles or Walcott?: Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Jersey Joe Walcott has 31. Ezzard Charles has more.
Do Charles and Walcott have any common opponents?: Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott share 9 common opponents: Rocky Marciano, Harold Johnson and Rex Layne (and 6 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charles and Walcott?: This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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