Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Rocky Marciano (49-0) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 7 common opponents.
Ezzard Charles vs Rocky Marciano — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Rocky Marciano leads 2–0- Rocky Marciano wonMarciano vs CharlesSep 17, 1954 · KO · R8
- Rocky Marciano wonMarciano vs CharlesJun 17, 1954 · UD
The Numbers
- 95-25-1
- Record
- 49-0 (edge)
- 78.9%
- Win %
- 100% (edge)
- 52 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 43
- 54.74%
- KO rate
- 87.76% (edge)
- 55%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 88% (edge)
- 7
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 2
- Title reigns
- 2
- 6.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 5.8
- 124
- Bouts tracked
- 49
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) (edge)
- Height
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- 73″ (185 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 67″ (170 cm)
- 105
- Age
- 103
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEzzard Charles · 95 wins
KO/TKO
52
Decision
43
Other
0
Rocky Marciano · 49 wins
KO/TKO
43
Decision
6
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (124 and 49 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
7 sharedEzzard Charles
WKO R8 · Jan 1948WMD · May 1947WUD · May 1946Rocky Marciano
WKO R9 · Sep 1955Ezzard Charles
LUD · Jun 1952LKO R7 · Jul 1951WUD · Mar 1951WUD · Jun 1949Rocky Marciano
WKO R1 · May 1953WKO R13 · Sep 1952Ezzard Charles
WUD · Apr 1953LPTS · Aug 1952WTKO R11 · Oct 1951Rocky Marciano
WKO R6 · Jul 1951
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
Rocky Marciano
WWWWW
W49 streak · last fought Sep 21, 1955
Common Questions
- Have Ezzard Charles and Rocky Marciano ever fought each other?
- Yes. Ezzard Charles and Rocky Marciano have met 2 times and Rocky Marciano leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Ezzard Charles or Rocky Marciano?
- Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Rocky Marciano is 49-0. Rocky Marciano has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Ezzard Charles or Rocky Marciano?
- Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Rocky Marciano has 43. Ezzard Charles has more.
- Do Ezzard Charles and Rocky Marciano have any common opponents?
- Ezzard Charles and Rocky Marciano share 7 common opponents: Harry Matthews, Archie Moore and Jersey Joe Walcott (and 4 others). Rocky Marciano fared better against 3 of them.
- Who is bigger, Ezzard Charles or Rocky Marciano?
- Ezzard Charles is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 8 cm above the other. Ezzard Charles also has the longer reach, by 15 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ezzard Charles and Rocky Marciano?
- This comparison is drawn from 124 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 49 bouts tracked for Rocky Marciano. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.