Ezzard Charles vs Jersey Joe Walcott III

37 year old Jersey Joe Walcott wins the world title from Ezzard Charles.

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[perfecto100]

im puzzled. walcott is very very talented. look at his foot movement in this and the louis fights. he was ahead of his time in many ways. but what puzzles me is how did he suffer so many losses on his record.

and that too against unheard of opponents. perhaps he was robbed like the 1st joe louis fight, which was disgracefully given to louis

[TheGreatA]

Early on in his career he wasn't managed and took fights on short notice. It wasn't until 1945 when he truly got his act together, but he was already in his 30's by then.

[ihatelifejosemartine]

Walcott could punch. Don't let his low KO totals fool you.

[JULIUS773]

left hook from hell.

[ForeverYoung58]

My father told me that Walcott had this ploy where it looked like he was walking away from his opponent; which would really confuse the guy Walcott was fighting. The opponent would then follow Walcott, who would clock him with a punch from out of nowhere. Joe Louis was so sure he had lost, he left the ring before the decision in the first Walcott fight was announced. Ezzard Charles was not served well by how light he was (172 lbs!) when he got nailed by that left hook. His legs were gone.

[crookedwiretap89]

@daTruChosen yeah i herd used fight after not eating for days..

[daTruChosen]

Walcott was a great boxer, don't let his 13 losses fool you. He often took fights on short notice, prepped or not, to provide for his family.

[carlitoboxing7]

bernard hopkins must have learned a lot by watching Walcott. Too bad there are so few fights of him available, we could have learned much, too

[HarryTheTalkingDude]

@vgr112261 well they were among the best talents of a golden period for boxing (i don't mean that in a rose-tinted way, because the talent pool was genuinely much bigger in those days)

[vgr112261]

These guys are just so much more skilled than today's light heavies. Note the footwork, the feinting, jabs, power shots. Just much better technically.

[vgr112261]

You have to put in Frazier's left hook on Ali in the 15th of their first fight.

[capablemachine]

@jimmie159 There are subtle differences. It's all about the interpretation of the art. Guys like Ali and Tyson made it look different.

[jimmie159]

You ever notice that when you watch the legends, their styles very closely match the cleaned up modern styles of today...That's why they're legends...they're skill is way ahead of the time... like if Jordan went back in time and played b-ball when it was barely invented and guys are still learning to shoot...haha

[JackassHill]

@PeekaPeep: And there are at least three guys in the front two rows who didn't even see it. Must stink to get a seat in the front row of the heavyweight championship, and miss one of the greatest knock outs of all time.