Ezzard Charles

Ezzard Charles, the Cincinnati Cobra, is one of the most underrated heavyweight champions in boxing history, and that frustrates me a little. He won the heavyweight title yet is often remembered more as the greatest light heavyweight who never got a title shot at that weight. Two-time Ring Fighter of the Year and a Hall of Famer, he beat Hall of Famers across three divisions on pure skill, defense, and precision rather than spectacle. To me his career is a study in how technical brilliance can get overshadowed by flashier punchers. He deserves to be named alongside the era's giants, not just footnoted beside them.

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Name (English)

Ezzard Charles

Name (Japanese)

イザード・チャールズ

Reading

いざーど・ちゃーるず

Born

July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975

Origin

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Height

183 cm

Occupation

boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• 1990 International Boxing Hall of Fame
• WBA World Heavyweight Champion
• The Ring World Heavyweight Champion
• 1949 Sugar Ray Robinson Award
• 1949 The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year
• 1950 The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezzard%20Charles
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471727

Tags

• Georgia
• boxer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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