Topic: Ezzard Charles

Boxer profiles: Jersey Joe Walcott

Helium - 463 days ago
Yes Jersey Joe was was born Arnold Raymond Cream in Merchantville, New Jersey on January 31st 1914. 5 KO's in a row would follow the loss to Taylor and leave Jersey Joe Walcott at 11(11)-1 by the start of ...

Biography: Rocky Marciano

Helium - 471 days ago
If good looks were how a fighter would win titles and have their career judged, sadly for Rocky Marciano his career would have been over before it'd have started, with a face only a mother (a blind one at that) could ...

Who is Ezzard Charles?

WiseGeek - 523 days ago
Born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in 1921, Ezzard Charles grew up to become a heavyweight boxing champion. Ezzard Charles defeated Walcott to win the National Boxing Association Championship. In 1950 Charles defeated Joe Louis to win the world heavyweight championship, which he held ...