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Ezzard Charles vs Steve Mamakos — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ezzard Charles

Steve Mamakos

Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Steve Mamakos (1-8 across 9 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.

Charles

95

Wins52 KO · 55%

25

Losses

1

Draw121 tracked bouts

Mamakos

Tracked record

1–8

counted from 9 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 Steve Mamakos have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.

Ezzard Charles and Steve Mamakos have met 1 time; Charles leads 1–0.
Met1942Jul 14Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Steve MamakosFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Charles 6 · Mamakos 1 of 7 measurable rows
CharlesMamakos
Record†
95-25-1 (edge)1-8
Win %0–100%
78.9% (edge)
11.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
54.74%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
55% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 7
7
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.2
6.2 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 121
121
9

† 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″
Steve Mamakos: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ezzard Charles: 73″
Steve Mamakos: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ezzard Charles: Died aged 53
Steve Mamakos: No date of birth
Stance
Ezzard Charles: Orthodox
Steve Mamakos: Not recorded

Ezzard Charles left, Steve Mamakos 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%

Steve Mamakos1 win · from 9 tracked bouts

Steve Mamakos: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ezzard Charles 121, Steve Mamakos 9 — 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

Steve Mamakos last boxed on Jul 14, 1942 — 30,780 days ago. Mamakos had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Jannazzo Apr 1940Zale Jan 1941Zale Feb 1941Abrams May 1942Charles Jul 19422 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ezzard Charles and Steve Mamakos ever fought each other?
Yes. Ezzard Charles and Steve Mamakos met once on July 14, 1942, and Ezzard Charles won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WJul 14, 1942 · Charles · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Charles or Mamakos?
Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Steve Mamakos is 1-8 across the 9 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%

Mamakos1–811.1%

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

Charles5254.7%

Mamakos0

The Numbers ↓
Do Charles and Mamakos have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ezzard Charles and Steve Mamakos have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charles and Mamakos?
This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 9 bouts tracked for Steve Mamakos. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charles121bouts

Mamakos9bouts

How They Win ↓

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