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Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Wes Bascom (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Ezzard Charles vs Wes Bascom — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ezzard Charles

95–25–1

124 tracked bouts

Wes Bascom

Tracked record

1–3

4 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
1-3

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

78.9% (edge)
Win %
25%
52 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
54.74%
KO rate
55% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

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
2.1

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

124
Bouts tracked
4

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

Wes Bascom · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (124 and 4 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • Ezzard Charles

    WKO R2 · Jan 1954

    Bob Satterfield

    Wes Bascom

    WMD · Nov 1951
  • Ezzard Charles

    WUD · Nov 1952WUD · Sep 1948WKO R4 · Mar 1947WUD · Nov 1946LUD · Jan 1943

    Jimmy Bivins

    Wes Bascom

    LMD · Oct 1952

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

Wes Bascom

LLLW

L3 streak · last fought Oct 19, 1953

Common Questions

Have Ezzard Charles and Wes Bascom ever fought each other?
Yes. Ezzard Charles and Wes Bascom met once on January 14, 1953, and Ezzard Charles won by TKO in round 9.
Who has the better record, Ezzard Charles or Wes Bascom?
Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Wes Bascom is 1-3 across the 4 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 Wes Bascom?
Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Wes Bascom has 0. Ezzard Charles has more.
Do Ezzard Charles and Wes Bascom have any common opponents?
Ezzard Charles and Wes Bascom share 2 common opponents: Bob Satterfield and Jimmy Bivins. Ezzard Charles fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ezzard Charles and Wes Bascom?
This comparison is drawn from 124 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 4 bouts tracked for Wes Bascom. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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