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

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Ezzard Charles

Joe Matisi

Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Joe Matisi (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Charles

95

Wins52 KO · 55%

25

Losses

1

Draw121 tracked bouts

Matisi

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Charles leads 1–0

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

Ezzard Charles and Joe Matisi have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.
Met1947Sep 16Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe MatisiFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Charles 4 · Matisi 1 of 5 measurable rows
CharlesMatisi
Record†
95-25-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
78.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
54.74%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
55%—
Times stopped‡max 7
7
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
6.2—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 121
121
1

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

Ezzard Charles left, Joe Matisi 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 Matisi0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Joe Matisi: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Matisi yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ezzard Charles 121, Joe Matisi 1 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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 Matisi last boxed on Sep 16, 1947 — 28,900 days ago. Matisi had lost the most recent, to Ezzard Charles.L

Charles Sep 1947

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ezzard Charles and Joe Matisi ever fought each other?
Yes. Ezzard Charles and Joe Matisi met once on September 16, 1947, and Ezzard Charles won by UD.
The meeting

WSep 16, 1947 · Charles · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Charles or Matisi?
Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Joe Matisi is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Matisi0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Charles or Matisi?
Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Joe Matisi has 0. Ezzard Charles has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Charles5254.7%

Matisi0

The Numbers ↓
Do Charles and Matisi have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ezzard Charles and Joe Matisi have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charles and Matisi?
This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 1 bout tracked for Joe Matisi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charles121bouts

Matisi1bout

How They Win ↓

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