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Ezzard Charles vs John Reeves — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ezzard Charles

John Reeves

Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and John Reeves (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Charles

95

Wins52 KO · 55%

25

Losses

1

Draw121 tracked bouts

Reeves

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts 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 2–0

Ezzard Charles and John Reeves have met 2 times; Charles leads 2–0.

Ezzard Charles and John Reeves have met 2 times; Charles leads 2–0.
Met1940Mar 271940Aug 5Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
John ReevesFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSPTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Charles 4 · Reeves 1 of 5 measurable rows
CharlesReeves
Record†
95-25-1 (edge)0-2
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
2

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

Ezzard Charles left, John Reeves 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%

John Reeves0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

John Reeves: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Reeves yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ezzard Charles 121, John Reeves 2 — 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

John Reeves last boxed on Aug 5, 1940 — 31,494 days ago. Reeves had lost two straight.LL

Charles Mar 1940Charles Aug 1940

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ezzard Charles and John Reeves ever fought each other?
Yes. Ezzard Charles and John Reeves have met 2 times and Ezzard Charles leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WAug 5, 1940 · Charles · PTS

WMar 27, 1940 · Charles · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Charles or Reeves?
Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and John Reeves is 0-2 across the 2 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.
Records · win %

Charles95–25–178.9%

Reeves0–20%

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

Charles5254.7%

Reeves0

The Numbers ↓
Do Charles and Reeves have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ezzard Charles and John Reeves have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charles and Reeves?
This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 2 bouts tracked for John Reeves. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charles121bouts

Reeves2bouts

How They Win ↓

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