Ezzard Charles vs. Nick Barone

Challenger rankings

Org.	Pos.	As of	Published
1+ Mth. Old
NBA	NR	12.09.1950	12.09.1950
Ring	N/A	N/A	N/A
2+ Mth. Old
NBA	NR	05.07.1950	05.07.1950
Ring	NR	15.06.1950	by 19.07.1950
3+ Mth. Old
NBA	NR	05.07.1950	05.07.1950
Ring	NR	15.05.1950	by 31.05.1950

Ezzard Charles 185 lbs beat Nick Barone 179 lbs by KO at 2:06 in round 11 of 15

• Date: 1950-12-05
• Location: Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
• Referee: Tony Warndorf

• NBA Heavyweight Title (5th defense by Charles)
• NYSAC Heavyweight Title (1st defense by Charles)

Notes

• Deal signed by both sides on October 16.[1]
• Charles was a 5 to 1 betting favorite.
• Charles put Barone down for the count with a right to the chin.
• A crowd of 10,085 produced a gross gate of $43,334.50.