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 Melody Johnson (0-1 across 1 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.
Ezzard Charles vs Melody Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ezzard Charles leads 1–0- Ezzard Charles wonCharles vs JohnsonMar 12, 1940 · KO
The Numbers
- 95-25-1 (edge)
- Record
- 0-1
- 78.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 52 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 54.74%
- KO rate
- —
- 55%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 7
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 6.4
- Bouts per year
- —
- 124
- Bouts tracked
- 1
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
Melody Johnson · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (124 and 1 respectively), 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
Ezzard Charles
LLWLL
L2 streak · last fought Sep 1, 1959
Melody Johnson
L
L1 streak · last fought Mar 12, 1940
Common Questions
- Have Ezzard Charles and Melody Johnson ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ezzard Charles and Melody Johnson met once on March 12, 1940, and Ezzard Charles won by KO.
- Who has the better record, Ezzard Charles or Melody Johnson?
- Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Melody Johnson is 0-1 across the 1 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 Melody Johnson?
- Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Melody Johnson has 0. Ezzard Charles has more.
- Do Ezzard Charles and Melody Johnson have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ezzard Charles and Melody Johnson have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ezzard Charles and Melody Johnson?
- This comparison is drawn from 124 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 1 bout tracked for Melody Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.