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Ezzard Charles vs Joe Baksi — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ezzard Charles

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Joe Baksi

Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Joe Baksi (60-9-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Charles

95

Wins52 KO · 55%

25

Losses

1

Draw121 tracked bouts

Baksi

60

Wins29 KO · 48%

9

Losses

3

Draws7 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Charles leads 1–0

Ezzard Charles and Joe Baksi have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.

Ezzard Charles and Joe Baksi have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.
Met1948Dec 10Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe BaksiFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Charles 5 · Baksi 3 of 8 measurable rows
CharlesBaksi
Record
95-25-160-9-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
78.9%
85.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
29
KO rate0–100%
54.74% (edge)
48.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
55% (edge)
50%
Times stopped†max 7
7
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 6.2
6.2 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 121
121
7

† 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″
Joe Baksi: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Joe Baksi: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Joe Baksi: Died aged 55
Stance
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox
Joe Baksi: Orthodox

Ezzard Charles left, Joe Baksi 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%

Joe Baksi4 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Joe Baksi: 4 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (50%) and 2 on the cards (50%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 50%2 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ezzard Charles 121, Joe Baksi 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Baksi better on 1

Charles

Opponent

Baksi

  • Ezzard Charles

    2–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1952

    Loss, KO 7

    1951

    Win, UD

    1951

    Win, UD

    1949

    WalcottBaksi better

    Joe Baksi

    Loss, PTS

    1945

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

Joe Baksi had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Ezzard Charles. Baksi last boxed on Dec 10, 1948.WLWWL

Savold Aug 1944Walcott Aug 1945Mills Nov 1946Woodcock Apr 1947Charles Dec 19481.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ezzard Charles and Joe Baksi ever fought each other?
Yes. Ezzard Charles and Joe Baksi met once on December 10, 1948, and Ezzard Charles won by TKO in round 11.
The meeting

WDec 10, 1948 · Charles · TKO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Charles or Baksi?
Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Joe Baksi is 60-9-3. Joe Baksi has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Charles95–25–178.9%

Baksi60–9–385.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Charles or Baksi?
Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Joe Baksi has 29. Ezzard Charles has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Charles5254.7%

Baksi2948.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Charles and Baksi have any common opponents?
Ezzard Charles and Joe Baksi share 1 common opponent: Jersey Joe Walcott. Joe Baksi fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Jersey Joe Walcott2–2L

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charles and Baksi?
This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 7 bouts tracked for Joe Baksi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charles121bouts

Baksi7bouts

How They Win ↓

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