Ezzard Charles in Summary

[Master]

I consider Ezzard Charles the greatest light heavy, he beat Archie Moore, also I believe he killed someone in the ring and that affected his finishing off opponents subsequently. He beat Joe Louis and Walcott, but then walked into the most beautifully timed punch of all time by Walcott. He gave Rocky his hardest fights, all this at not his best fighting weight. No bad, just imagine if he was around when there was a cruiserweight division and if he fought now.

[Mr140]

Ezzard was a beast only lhw i can see beating him if i were to bet on it is Jones or Spinks.

[marbleheadmaui]

Ezzard was a beast only lhw i can see beating him if i were to bet on it is Jones or Spinks.

And yet here is how great that era of light heavies was. Lloyd Marshall and Jimmy Bivins both knocked him out at 175.

[marbleheadmaui]

I consider Ezzard Charles the greatest light heavy, he beat Archie Moore, also I believe he killed someone in the ring and that affected his finishing off opponents subsequently. He beat Joe Louis and Walcott, but then walked into the most beautifully timed punch of all time by Walcott. He gave Rocky his hardest fights, all this at not his best fighting weight. No bad, just imagine if he was around when there was a cruiserweight division and if he fought now.

The thing about the Walcott hook wasn't just the timing. Go watch that whole fight sometime. Fors six rounds every time he is going to throw that hook he feints first. Then in the seventh after the ref breaks up a clinch? Walcott throws the hook without the feint. Addition by subtraction and craft at its highest level.

[IamInuit]

I consider Ezzard Charles the greatest light heavy, he beat Archie Moore, also I believe he killed someone in the ring and that affected his finishing off opponents subsequently. He beat Joe Louis and Walcott, but then walked into the most beautifully timed punch of all time by Walcott. He gave Rocky his hardest fights, all this at not his best fighting weight. No bad, just imagine if he was around when there was a cruiserweight division and if he fought now.

Correct. Sam Baroudi and Charles would never again fight a LH because of it.

[WayneFlint]

Great thread, Ezzard is my all time favourite fighter, a lot of people nowadays could learn a lesson in humanity from this man, ive never read that piece about Ez before, i know his story but have never heared it in such detail, thanks for that fella, reps.

[Master]

Ezzard Charles always reminds me of Sugar Ray Robinson and I imagine that is how he would have fought at heavyweight.

[Master]

Great picture of the great fighter

[X]

The best light heavyweight of all time ..... he even owned the Ol Mongoose.