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Ezzard Charles vs Larry Watson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ezzard Charles

Larry Watson

Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Larry Watson (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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

Watson

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 1–0

Ezzard Charles and Larry Watson have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.

Ezzard Charles and Larry Watson have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.
Met1953May 26Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Larry WatsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Charles 5 · Watson 1 of 6 measurable rows
CharlesWatson
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
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.2
6.2 (edge)
0.8
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″
Larry Watson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Larry Watson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Larry Watson: No date of birth
Stance
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox
Larry Watson: Not recorded

Ezzard Charles left, Larry Watson 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%

Larry Watson0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Larry Watson: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Watson yet.

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

Larry Watson last boxed on Dec 13, 1955 — 25,878 days ago. Watson had lost two straight.LL

Charles May 1953Liston Dec 19550.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ezzard Charles and Larry Watson ever fought each other?
Yes. Ezzard Charles and Larry Watson met once on May 26, 1953, and Ezzard Charles won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

WMay 26, 1953 · Charles · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Charles or Watson?
Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Larry Watson 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%

Watson0–20%

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

Charles5254.7%

Watson0

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

Charles121bouts

Watson2bouts

How They Win ↓

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