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Ezzard Charles vs Shelton Bell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ezzard Charles

Shelton Bell

Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Shelton Bell (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 1 common opponent.

Charles

95

Wins52 KO · 55%

25

Losses

1

Draw121 tracked bouts

Bell

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 Shelton Bell have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.

Ezzard Charles and Shelton Bell have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.
Met1946Jun 13Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Shelton BellFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Charles 5 · Bell 1 of 6 measurable rows
CharlesBell
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
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.2
6.2 (edge)
0.5
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″
Shelton Bell: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Shelton Bell: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Shelton Bell: No date of birth
Stance
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox
Shelton Bell: Not recorded

Ezzard Charles left, Shelton Bell 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%

Shelton Bell0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Shelton Bell: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Bell yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ezzard Charles 121, Shelton Bell 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Charles better on 1

Charles

Opponent

Bell

  • Ezzard Charles

    5–0 against

    Win, UD

    1951

    Win, UD

    1951

    Win, MD

    1949

    Win, UD

    1942

    Win, UD

    1942

    MaximCharles better

    Shelton Bell

    Loss, PTS

    1942

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Shelton Bell last boxed on Jun 13, 1946 — 29,359 days ago. Bell had lost two straight.LL

Maxim Sep 1942Charles Jun 19460.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ezzard Charles and Shelton Bell ever fought each other?
Yes. Ezzard Charles and Shelton Bell met once on June 13, 1946, and Ezzard Charles won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

WJun 13, 1946 · Charles · KO R5

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

Bell0–20%

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

Charles5254.7%

Bell0

The Numbers ↓
Do Charles and Bell have any common opponents?
Ezzard Charles and Shelton Bell share 1 common opponent: Joey Maxim. Ezzard Charles fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Joey MaximWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charles and Bell?
This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 2 bouts tracked for Shelton Bell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charles121bouts

Bell2bouts

How They Win ↓

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