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Ezzard Charles vs Young Jack Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ezzard Charles

Young Jack Johnson

Ezzard Charles (95-25-1) and Young Jack Johnson (1-13-1 across 15 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

Johnson

Tracked record

1–13–1

counted from 15 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

Johnson leads 1–0

Ezzard Charles and Young Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.

Ezzard Charles and Young Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met1955Dec 29Series
Ezzard CharlesFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Young Jack JohnsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Charles 5 · Johnson 2 of 7 measurable rows
CharlesJohnson
Record†
95-25-1 (edge)1-13-1
Win %0–100%
78.9% (edge)
10%
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
54.74%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
55%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 7
7
6 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.2
6.2 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 121
121
15

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

Ezzard Charles left, Young Jack Johnson 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%

Young Jack Johnson1 win · from 15 tracked bouts

Young Jack Johnson: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 15 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ezzard Charles 121, Young Jack Johnson 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Charles better on 1

Charles

Opponent

Johnson

  • Ezzard Charles

    1–1 against

    Win, KO 9

    1948

    Loss, SD

    1947

    RayCharles better

    Young Jack Johnson

    Loss, KO 5

    1933

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

Young Jack Johnson last boxed on Apr 2, 1963 — 23,211 days ago. Johnson had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Charles Dec 1955Mildenberger Sep 1961Terrell Dec 1962Terrell Jan 1963Williams Apr 19630.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ezzard Charles and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Ezzard Charles and Young Jack Johnson met once on December 29, 1955, and Young Jack Johnson won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

LDec 29, 1955 · Johnson · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Charles or Johnson?
Ezzard Charles is 95-25-1 and Young Jack Johnson is 1-13-1 across the 15 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%

Johnson1–13–110%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Charles or Johnson?
Ezzard Charles has 52 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Ezzard Charles has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Charles5254.7%

Johnson1

The Numbers ↓
Do Charles and Johnson have any common opponents?
Ezzard Charles and Young Jack Johnson share 1 common opponent: Elmer Ray. Ezzard Charles fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Elmer Ray1–1L

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charles and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 121 bouts tracked for Ezzard Charles and 15 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Charles121bouts

Johnson15bouts

How They Win ↓

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