Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott (3rd meeting)

Charles goes down in round seven.

Ezzard Charles 182 lbs lost to Jersey Joe Walcott 194 lbs by KO at 0:55 in round 7 of 15

• Date: 1951-07-18
• Location: Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Referee: Buck McTiernan 1-5
• Judge: Red Robinson 3-3
• Judge: Charley Daggert 1-4

• NBA Heavyweight Title (9th defense by Charles)
• NYSAC Heavyweight Title (5th defense by Charles)
• Photo #2

Notes

• Deal signed between May 31 and June 4.[1][2]
• This was the first World Heavyweight Championship fight to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• A crowd of 28,272 produced a gross gate of $245,000.
• Walcott was a 9-1 underdog.
• This was Walcott's fifth attempt to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
• Walcott put Charles down for the count with a left hook to the jaw in round seven.
• The Associated Press had Walcott ahead 4-2 at the time of the knockout.
• At the age of 37, Walcott became the oldest boxer ever to win the World Heavyweight Championship. The record was broken 43 years later when 45-year-old George Foreman scored a 10th-round knockout of Michael Moorer to win the title.
• The fight was named 1951 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine.

See Also

• Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott I
• Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott II
• Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott IV

Newspaper Article

• "Left Hook Stops Charles in 7th, Makes Walcott Oldest Champ" Associated Press, July 19, 1951