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Sonny Liston

Muhammad Ali

Larry Holmes

George Foreman

Joe Frazier

Mike Tyson

Lennox Lewis

Evander Holyfield

Wlad Klitschko

Vitali Klitschko

I'd say he loses to all of them apart from Holyfield.
I'd give him a 60% chance against Holy.

ThatOne wrote:Sonny Liston

Muhammad Ali

Larry Holmes

George Foreman

Joe Frazier

Mike Tyson

Lennox Lewis

Evander Holyfield

Wlad Klitschko

Vitali Klitschko

I'm sorry, but the great Ezzard Charles, as great as he was, could not compete with these guys. These guys would have been too big and too strong for him. He loses to all of them, even the SORRY Klitschkos.

I'd make Charles a firm favorite over Holyfield. I think he could also beat Vitali and be a live underdog vs Tyson and Lewis.

Some really tough matches for poor Ezzard here!

Sonny Liston KO5 Ezzard Charles

Muhammad Ali TKO10 Ezzard Charles - very competitive early on

Larry Holmes UD15 Ezzard Charles - close fight

George Foreman KO4 Ezzard Charles - Charles can win if he gets past the 8th, but he wouldn't

Joe Frazier TKO10 Ezzard Charles - Charles up 5 rounds to 4 at time of stoppage

Mike Tyson KO3 Ezzard Charles - Charles takes a decision if he makes it past round 6

Lennox Lewis KO6 Ezzard Charles - Competitive until stoppage

Ezzard Charles UD15 Evander Holyfield - Great fight, close decision

Wlad Klitschko KO12 Ezzard Charles - Competitive fight until the KO

Vitali Klitschko Draw15 Ezzard Charles - A winnable fight for Charles who is by far the better boxer, but faces a huge size disadvantage.

Charles vs peak for peak


Sonny Liston

I see him doing well against Liston. Charles was a better
boxer than Machen and would make a battle of it. I can
see it slightly sliding towards Liston. But'd be close.

MD-SD ? Liston

Muhammad Ali
Ali too big, fast and strong and with damned good boxing
instincts. Charles catches Ali but does not take command
of enough of the full 3 mins of a round to really get the nod.

UD ALi

Larry Holmes

Holmes stops the clever Ezzard late.

George Foreman

Foreman is hit with some ease by Charles, but manages to
cut him down and put him away inside of 3-5 rounds.

Joe Frazier

Frazier gets close and personal and rips away at Charles who
attempts to box nicely, but can not help to get caught up in
an inside brawl. Frazier closes his eyes.

Mike Tyson

Tyson too fast and powerful. KO early.

Lennox Lewis

Lewis to big, heavy handed and has the smarts to use it. Stops
Charles in the middle rounds.

Evander Holyfield

This would be a fun and exciting fight, but I see a fast and active
Holy land good shots on Charles. Thsi fight would have been fun to
watch at 190lbs. It goes the distance of HOly gets the TKO.

Wlad Klitschko

WK is to big and works behind his jab. After establishing it for some
rounds he slowly welcomes the right hand. Charles does his best to
get inside and find the body of WK but is unable to really establish
a solid game. Charles counters nicely however. WK by late stoppage.

Vitali Klitschko

Similar to his bro, though if he gets injured as he did say against Byrd
Charles may get a TKO win. Though I favour Charles. Id like to see Ezzard
win, but I can not imagine it.

Sorry Cobra. No matter how much I will it, I can not see you coming out
on top.

I dont see Ezzard doing well in many of these:
Its a raw deal as the gusy on this list are very good or all time greats

Sonny Liston KO3 Charles
Muhammad Ali KO8 Charles
Larry Holmes W12 Charles
George Foreman KO2 Charles
Joe Frazier KO8 Charles
Mike Tyson KO2 Charles
Lennox Lewis KO5 Charles
Evander Holyfield W12 Charles
Charles W12 Wlad Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko KO10 Charles