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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.

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

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Ezzard Charles

95–25–1

124 tracked bouts

Shelton Bell

Tracked record

0–2

2 tracked bouts

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

Ezzard Charles leads 1–0

The Numbers

95-25-1 (edge)
Record
0-2

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

78.9% (edge)
Win %
0%
52 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
54.74%
KO rate
55%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

7
Times stopped
1 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Title reigns
0
6.4 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.5

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

124
Bouts tracked
2

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 only

Ezzard Charles · 95 wins

KO/TKO
52
Decision
43
Other
0

Shelton Bell · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (124 and 2 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Ezzard Charles

    WUD · Dec 1951WUD · May 1951WMD · Feb 1949WUD · Dec 1942WUD · Oct 1942

    Joey Maxim

    Shelton Bell

    LPTS · Sep 1942

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

Shelton Bell

LL

L2 streak · last fought Jun 13, 1946

Common Questions

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.
Who has the better record, Ezzard Charles or Shelton 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.
Who has more knockouts, Ezzard Charles or Shelton Bell?
Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Shelton Bell has 0. Ezzard Charles has more.
Do Ezzard Charles and Shelton Bell have any common opponents?
Ezzard Charles and Shelton Bell share 1 common opponent: Joey Maxim. Ezzard Charles fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ezzard Charles and Shelton Bell?
This comparison is drawn from 124 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 2 bouts tracked for Shelton Bell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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