Ezzard charles biography of rory

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So he continued to fight. He knocked out his opponent in the 4th round of the match. He graduated from Woodward High School in 1942. Charles conducted himself with grace and dignity, earning the respect of his peers and fans alike. On September 28, 1950 he won a 15-round decision over Joe Louis and was proclaimed the world heavyweight champion.

In 1950 he defended his title against Joe Louis.

He then fought various boxers.

He figured out his career option very early and was very good at it. Charles would have won the fight but rocky knocked him out in the 8th round before the referee was going to stop the bout. The injuries were very serious. But then his family moved to Cincinnati when he was very young. He went toe-to-toe with greats like Jersey Joe Walcott, Archie Moore, and Joey Maxim, leaving an indelible mark on the boxing world.

Charles first fought and defeated Rex Layne.

They started to call him, “the Cincinnati Cobra”, he had started to fight many bouts in two categories, the light heavyweight and the heavyweight. In these bouts he also defeated many hall of famers like Teddy Yarosz and Charley Burley. He had very good relation with the fellow fighters even outside the ring. A title match was setup between them.

In those days the new professional were carelessly given the matches against the good professional in their first time. He always said that god sees everything that a man does in his life and judges on his doings. Even Rocky said that Ezzard was a tough competitor for him that had gone down with him for 15 rounds. No boxer stood against him till 15 rounds.

Out of his 40 victories in these years, he won 24 by knockouts.  
Charles continued to box until 1959.