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.
Ezzard Charles vs Jersey Joe Walcott — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 2–2- Jersey Joe Walcott wonCharles vs WalcottJun 5, 1952 · UD
- Jersey Joe Walcott wonCharles vs WalcottJul 18, 1951 · KO · R7
- Ezzard Charles wonCharles vs WalcottMar 7, 1951 · UD
- Ezzard Charles wonCharles vs WalcottJun 22, 1949 · UD
The Numbers
- 95-25-1 (edge)
- Record
- 49-20-1
- 78.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 70.7%
- 52 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 31
- 54.74%
- KO rate
- 63.27% (edge)
- 55%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 63% (edge)
- 7
- Times stopped
- 6 (edge)
- 2
- Title reigns
- 2
- 6.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 3.1
- 124
- Bouts tracked
- 70
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)
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm) (edge)
- 105
- Age
- 112
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEzzard Charles · 95 wins
KO/TKO
52
Decision
43
Other
0
Jersey Joe Walcott · 49 wins
KO/TKO
31
Decision
17
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (124 and 70 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
9 sharedEzzard Charles
LKO R8 · Sep 1954LUD · Jun 1954Jersey Joe Walcott
LKO R1 · May 1953LKO R13 · Sep 1952Ezzard Charles
WUD · Apr 1953LPTS · Aug 1952WTKO R11 · Oct 1951Jersey Joe Walcott
LUD · Nov 1950Ezzard Charles
WUD · Nov 1952WUD · Sep 1948WKO R4 · Mar 1947WUD · Nov 1946LUD · Jan 1943Jersey Joe Walcott
WSD · Feb 1946Ezzard Charles
WUD · Dec 1951WUD · May 1951WMD · Feb 1949WUD · Dec 1942WUD · Oct 1942Jersey Joe Walcott
WSD · Jun 1947WMD · Jan 1947LPTS · Aug 1946Ezzard Charles
WKO R9 · May 1948LSD · Jul 1947Jersey Joe Walcott
WMD · Mar 1947LSD · Nov 1946WKO R3 · Sep 1937
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
Jersey Joe Walcott
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought May 15, 1953
Common Questions
- 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, Ezzard Charles or Jersey Joe 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, Ezzard Charles or Jersey Joe Walcott?
- Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Jersey Joe Walcott has 31. Ezzard Charles has more.
- Do Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe 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 Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott?
- This comparison is drawn from 124 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.