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Charley Burley vs Ezzard Charles

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Charley Burley and Ezzard Charles met once (1942). Ezzard Charles won in 1942 by decision.

Side by side

Charley BurleyEzzard Charles
Reach73″ (185.4 cm)
69″ (175.3 cm)Height72″ (182.9 cm)
Reach advantage+1.37%
83–12Record95–25
60%Finish rate55%
24Longest unbeaten run22
90Recorded bouts109
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 11. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

Careers side by side

Charley Burley

1940 1950 win vs Eddie Wirko (1936)win vs Ralph Gizzy (1936)win vs George Liggins (1936)loss vs Eddie Dolan (1937)win vs Sammy Grippe (1937)win vs Remo Fernandez (1937)win vs Mickey O'Brien (1937)win vs Keith Goodballet (1937)win vs Ray Gray (1937)win vs Johnny Folio (1937)win vs Ray Collins (1937)win vs Ralph Gizzy (1937)win vs Billy Soose (1938)win vs Werther Arcelli (1938)win vs Herbert Lewis Hardwick (1938)win vs Leon Zorrita (1938)win vs Fritzie Zivic (1938)win vs Mike Barto (1938)win vs Art Tate (1938)win vs Carl Turner (1938)win vs Johnny Folio (1938)win vs Tiger Jackson (1938)loss vs Holman Williams (1939)win vs Mickey Makar (1939)win vs Jimmy Leto (1939)win vs Fritzie Zivic (1939)win vs Sonny Jones (1939)win vs Vince Pimpinella (1940)win vs Ernest Peirce (1940)loss vs Jimmy Bivins (1940)win vs Kenny LaSalle (1940)draw vs Georgie Abrams (1940)win vs Carl Dell (1940)win vs Sam Edwards (1940)win vs Baby Kid Chocolate (1940)win vs Nate Bolden (1940)win vs Jerry Hayes (1941)win vs Ted Morrison (1941)win vs Antonio Fernandez (1941)win vs Otto Blackwell (1941)win vs Young Gene Buffalo (1941)win vs Ossie Harris (1941)win vs Eddie Ellis (1941)win vs Babe Synnott (1941)loss vs Lloyd Marshall (1942)win vs Cecilio Lozada (1942)loss vs Holman Williams (1942)loss vs Ezzard Charles (1942)win vs George Wilson (1942)win vs Joe Sutka (1942)win vs Phil McQuillan (1942)win vs Cleo McNeal (1942)win vs Jay D Turner (1942)win vs Shorty Hogue (1942)win vs Milo Theodorescu (1942)win vs Jackie Burke (1942)win vs Bobby Birch (1943)? vs Holman Williams (1943)draw vs Herbert Lewis Hardwick (1943)win vs Aaron Wade (1943)win vs Jack Chase (1943)win vs Harvey Massey (1943)win vs Jack Chase (1944)win vs Young Gene Buffalo (1944)win vs Frankie Nelson (1944)win vs Al Gilbert (1944)win vs Archie Moore (1944)win vs Aaron Wade (1944)win vs Bobby Berger (1944)win vs Oakland Billy Smith (1945)win vs Speedy Duvall (1945)win vs Dave Clark (1945)win vs Aaron Wade (1945)win vs Oscar Boyd (1945)loss vs Holman Williams (1945)win vs Joe Carter (1945)win vs Bert Lytell (1946)win vs Charley Banks (1946)win vs Oakland Billy Smith (1946)win vs Paulie Peters (1946)win vs Charley Dodson (1946)win vs Larry Cartwright (1947)loss vs Bert Lytell (1947)win vs Lonnie Craft (1948)win vs Willie Wright (1949)loss vs Charley Doc Williams (1949)win vs Pilar Bastidas (1950)win vs Buddy Hodnett (1950)win vs Chuck Higgins (1950)
winlossdraw / NC1936–1950

Ezzard Charles

1940 1950 win vs Charley Jerome (1940)win vs Marty Simmons (1940)win vs Billy Hood (1940)win vs John Reeves (1940)win vs Carl Turner (1940)win vs Young Kid Ash (1940)win vs Frankie Williams (1940)win vs Charley Banks (1940)win vs Remo Fernandez (1940)win vs Melody Johnson (1940)win vs Teddy Yarosz (1941)win vs Pat Mangini (1941)win vs Al Gilbert (1941)loss vs Ken Overlin (1941)win vs Rudy Kozole (1941)win vs Joe Sutka (1941)win vs Floyd Howard (1941)win vs Slaka Cavrich (1941)win vs Billy Bengal (1941)win vs Joey Maxim (1942)win vs Mose Brown (1942)win vs Jose Basora (1942)win vs Booker Beckwith (1942)win vs Steve Mamakos (1942)win vs Charley Burley (1942)loss vs Kid Tunero (1942)win vs Billy Pryor (1942)draw vs Ken Overlin (1942)win vs Anton Christoforidis (1942)loss vs Lloyd Marshall (1943)loss vs Jimmy Bivins (1943)win vs Al Barlow (1944)win vs Stanley Goicz (1944)win vs Jimmy Bivins (1946)win vs Oakland Billy Smith (1946)win vs Lloyd Marshall (1946)win vs Shelton Bell (1946)win vs Archie Moore (1946)win vs Tommy Hubert (1946)win vs George Parks (1946)win vs Billy Duncan (1946)win vs Al Sheridan (1946)win vs Fitzie Fitzpatrick (1947)win vs Teddy Randolph (1947)win vs Clarence Jones (1947)win vs Al Smith (1947)win vs Lloyd Marshall (1947)win vs Joe Matisi (1947)loss vs Elmer Ray (1947)win vs Archie Moore (1947)win vs Erv Sarlin (1947)win vs Jimmy Bivins (1947)win vs Oakland Billy Smith (1947)win vs Joe Baksi (1948)win vs Walter Hafer (1948)win vs Jimmy Bivins (1948)win vs Erv Sarlin (1948)win vs Elmer Ray (1948)win vs Sam Baroudi (1948)win vs Archie Moore (1948)win vs Pat Valentino (1949)win vs Gus Lesnevich (1949)win vs Jersey Joe Walcott (1949)win vs Joey Maxim (1949)win vs Johnny Haynes (1949)win vs Nick Barone (1950)win vs Joe Louis (1950)win vs Freddie Beshore (1950)win vs Joe Kahut (1951)win vs Joey Maxim (1951)win vs Rex Layne (1951)loss vs Jersey Joe Walcott (1951)win vs Lee Oma (1951)win vs Frank Buford (1952)win vs Jimmy Bivins (1952)win vs Cesar Brion (1952)win vs Bernie Reynolds (1952)loss vs Rex Layne (1952)loss vs Jersey Joe Walcott (1952)win vs Coley Wallace (1953)loss vs Harold Johnson (1953)loss vs Niño Valdés (1953)win vs Larry Watson (1953)win vs Billy Gilliam (1953)win vs Rex Layne (1953)win vs Tommy Harrison (1953)win vs Wes Bascom (1953)loss vs Rocky Marciano (1954)win vs Bob Satterfield (1954)loss vs Young Jack Johnson (1955)win vs Bob Albright (1955)win vs Toxie Hall (1955)loss vs Tommy Jackson (1955)win vs Paul Andrews (1955)win vs John Holman (1955)win vs Vern Escoe (1955)win vs Charley Norkus (1955)loss vs Dick Richardson (1956)loss vs Harry Matthews (1956)loss vs Pat McMurtry (1956)win vs Bob Albright (1956)loss vs Wayne Bethea (1956)win vs Don Jasper (1956)loss vs Donnie Fleeman (1958)loss vs Alfredo Zuany (1958)win vs Johnny Harper (1958)loss vs Alvin Green (1959)loss vs George Logan (1959)win vs Dave Ashley (1959)
winlossdraw / NC1940–1959

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