- Born
- Died
- Nicknames
- The Cincinnati Flash
- The Cincinnati Cobra
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Ezzard Charles was born on July 7, 1921 in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA. He was married to Gladys Gartrell. He died on May 27, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpouseGladys Gartrell(1949 - May 27, 1975) (his death, 3 children)
- Defeated Joe Louis on September 27, 1950 to become the undisputed heavyweight World Boxing Champion. Before the fight, Louis had a career record of 60-1.
- For most of his heavyweight career, he fought weighing less than 200 pounds.
- He was undefeated as an amateur, finishing with a 42-0 record. As a professional, Charles had a 96-25-1 record with 58 KOs.
- Lived his last years confined to a wheel-chair.
- Had an unsuccessful and brief professional wrestling career.
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