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Ezzard Charles vs Melody Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ezzard Charles

Melody Johnson

Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Melody Johnson (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

Johnson

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 Melody Johnson have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.

Ezzard Charles and Melody Johnson have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.
Met1940Mar 12Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Melody JohnsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Charles 4 · Johnson 1 of 5 measurable rows
CharlesJohnson
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
1 (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″
Melody Johnson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Melody Johnson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Melody Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox
Melody Johnson: Not recorded

Ezzard Charles left, Melody Johnson 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%

Melody Johnson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Melody Johnson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johnson yet.

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

Melody Johnson last boxed on Mar 12, 1940 — 31,643 days ago. Johnson had lost the most recent, to Ezzard Charles.L

Charles Mar 1940

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WMar 12, 1940 · Charles · KO

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

Johnson0–10%

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

Charles5254.7%

Johnson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Charles and 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 Charles and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 1 bout tracked for Melody Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charles121bouts

Johnson1bout

How They Win ↓

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