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.
Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and John Holman (3-6 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.
Ezzard Charles vs John Holman — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Ezzard Charles wonCharles vs HolmanJun 8, 1955 · UD
- John Holman wonCharles vs HolmanApr 27, 1955 · TKO · R9
The Numbers
- 95-25-1 (edge)
- Record
- 3-6
- 78.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 33.3%
- 52 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 3
- 54.74%
- KO rate
- —
- 55%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 100% (edge)
- 7
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 6.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1
- 124
- Bouts tracked
- 9
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- —
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 105
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEzzard Charles · 95 wins
KO/TKO
52
Decision
43
Other
0
John Holman · 3 wins
KO/TKO
3
Decision
0
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (124 and 9 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedEzzard Charles
WKO R2 · Jan 1954John Holman
WTKO R8 · Jan 1956LKO R1 · Nov 1954LKO · Jul 1954
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
John Holman
LLLWL
L3 streak · last fought Oct 15, 1957
Common Questions
- Have Ezzard Charles and John Holman ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ezzard Charles and John Holman have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Ezzard Charles or John Holman?
- Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and John Holman is 3-6 across the 9 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Ezzard Charles or John Holman?
- Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and John Holman has 3. Ezzard Charles has more.
- Do Ezzard Charles and John Holman have any common opponents?
- Ezzard Charles and John Holman share 3 common opponents: Nino Valdez, Bob Satterfield and Elmer Ray. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ezzard Charles and John Holman?
- This comparison is drawn from 124 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 9 bouts tracked for John Holman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.