*** SOME AMATEUR BOUTS (Reportedly 42-0-0) ***
1937
-Charles won the Diamond Gloves Amateur Welterweight Championship
-Charles won the Ohio AAU Welterweight Championship
1938
-Charles won the Diamond Gloves Amateur Welterweight Championship
-Charles won the Golden Gloves Amateur Welterweight Championship
-Charles won the Ohio AAU Welterweight Championship
1939
-Charles won the Diamond Gloves Amateur Middleweight Championship
-Charles won the Golden Gloves Amateur Middleweight Championship
-Charles won the Ohio AAU Middleweight Championship
Bradley Lewis San Francisco, Ca W
Leroy Bolden San Francisco, Ca W
-The previous 2 bouts were part of the National AAU
Middleweight Championship, won by Charles
Dan Ely KO 2
-Ely was the National Amateur Champion of Canada
*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1940
Mar 15 Medley Johnson Middletown, Pa KO 3
Mar 20 Jimmy Brown Reading, Pa KO 2
Mar 27 John Reeves Cincinnati, Oh W 6
Apr 2 Charley Banks Cincinnati, Oh W 6
Apr 10 Kid Ash Portsmouth, Oh KO 3
Apr 16 Charley Banks Cincinnati, Oh KO 2
Apr 24 Remo Fernandez Cincinnati, Oh KO 6
May 10 Eddie Fowler Portsmouth, Oh KO 3
May 17 Pat Wright Middletown, Pa KO 4
Jun 5 Frankie Williams Cincinnati, Oh KO 7
Jun 12 John Reeves Columbus, Oh KO 4
Jun 24 Bradley Lewis San Francisco, Ca KO 3
Sep 23 Marty Simmons Cincinnati, Oh W 10
Oct 3 Bill Hood Cincinnati, Oh KO 2
Dec 2 Charley Jerome Cincinnati, Oh KO 2
1941
Feb 10 Billy Bengal Cincinnati, Oh W 10
Feb 22 Slaka Cavrich Cincinnati, Oh KO 2
Mar 10 Floyd Howard Cincinnati, Oh KO 7
Mar 31 Joe Sutka Cincinnati, Oh W 10
May 12 Rudy Kozole Cincinnati, Oh W 10
Jun 9 Ken Overlin Cincinnati, Oh L 10
Jul 21 Al Gilbert Cincinnati, Oh KO 6
Oct 13 Pat Mangini Cincinnati, Oh KO 1
Nov 17 Teddy Yarosz Cincinnati, Oh W 10
1942
Jan 13 Anton Christoforidis Cincinatti, Oh KO 3
Mar 2 Ken Overlin Cincinnati, Oh D 10
Apr 8 Billy Pryor Cincinnati, Oh W 10
May 13 Evelio "Kid" Tunero Cincinnati, Oh L 10
May 25 Charley Burley Pittsburgh, Pa W 10
Jun 29 Charley Burley Pittsburgh, Pa W 10
Jul 14 Steve Mamakos Cincinnati, Oh KO 1
Jul 27 Booker Beckwith Pittsburgh, Pa KO 9
Aug 17 Jose Basora Pittsburgh, Pa KO 5
Sep 15 Mose Brown Pittsburgh, Pa KO 6
Oct 27 Joey Maxim Pittsburgh, Pa W 10
Dec 1 Joey Maxim Cleveland, Oh W 10
1943
Jan 7 Jimmy Bivins Cleveland, Oh L 10
Mar 31 Lloyd Marshall Cleveland, Oh LK 8
1944-45
-Charles served in the United States Army
1946
Feb 18 Al Sheridan Cincinnati, Oh KO 2
Mar 25 Tommy "Tee" Hubert Cincinnati, Oh W 10
Apr 1 Billy Duncan Pittsburgh, Pa KO 4
Apr 15 George Parks Pittsburgh, Pa KO 6
May 13 Tommy "Tee" Hubert Cincinnati, Oh KO 4
May 20 Archie Moore Pittsburgh, Pa W 10
Jun 13 Shelton Bell Youngstown, Oh KO 5
Jul 29 Lloyd Marshall Cincinnati, Oh KO 6
Sep 23 "Oakland" Billy Smith Cincinnati, Oh W 10
Nov 12 Jimmy Bivins Pittsburgh, Pa W 10
1947
Feb 17 "Oakland" Billy Smith Cincinnati, Oh KO 5
Mar 10 Jimmy Bivins Cleveland, Oh KO 4
Apr 14 Erv Sarlin Pittsburgh, Pa W 10
May 5 Archie Moore Cincinnati, Oh W 10
Jul 14 Hilton "Fitzie" Fitzpatrick Cincinnati, Oh KO 5
Jul 25 Elmer "Violent" Ray New York, NY L 10
Sep 16 Joe Matisi Buffalo, NY W 10
Sep 29 Lloyd Marshall Cincinnati, Oh KO 2
Oct 16 Al Smith Akron, Oh KO 4
Oct 27 Clarence Jones Huntington, WV KO 1
Nov 3 Teddy Randolph Buffalo, NY W 10
Dec 2 Hilton "Fitzie" Fitzpatrick Cleveland, Oh KO 4
1948
Jan 13 Archie Moore Cleveland, Oh KO 8
Feb 20 Sam Baroudi Chicago, Il KO 10
-Baroudi died from injuries sustained in the fight
May 7 Elmer "Violent" Ray Chicago, Il KO 9
May 20 Erv Sarlin Buffalo, NY W 10
Sep 13 Jimmy Bivins Washington, DC W 10
Nov 14 Walter Hafer Cincinnati, Oh KO 7
Dec 10 Joe Baksi New York, NY KO 11
1949
Feb 7 Johnny Haynes Philadelphia, Pa KO 8
Feb 28 Joey Maxim Cincinnati, Oh W 15
Apr 18 Charley Banks Detroit, Mi EX 4
Apr 22 Willard Reed Indianapolis, In EX 4
Apr 29 Hubert Hood Omaha, Ne EX 4
May 10 Charlie Banks South Bend, In EX 4
May 11 Jackie Lyons Gary, In EX 4
Jun 22 "Jersey" Joe Walcott Chicago, Il W 15
-NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Aug 10 Gus Lesnevich New York, NY TK 7
-NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 2 Joe Modzele Chicago, Il EX 4
Sep 19 Alabama Kid Columbus, Oh EX 4
Oct 14 Pat Valentino San Francisco, Ca KO 8
-NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Oct 17 Rex Layne Salt Lake City, Ut EX 4
Oct 18 Sammy Andrews Los Angeles, Ca EX 4
Oct 26 Billy Smith Oakland, Ca EX 4
Oct 28 Al Smith San Diego, Ca EX 2
Oct 28 Lloyd Gibson San Diego, Ca EX 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1950
Aug 3 Joe Modzele Pittsburgh, Pa EX 4
Aug 15 Freddie Beshore Buffalo, NY TK 14
-NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 27 Joe Louis New York, NY W 15
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Dec 5 Nick Barone Cincinnati, Oh KO 11
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
1951
Jan 12 Lee Oma New York, NY TK 10
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Feb 4 Henry Hall New Orleans, La EX 6
Feb 6 Jimmy Brown Camp Folk, La EX 2
-Charles knocked Brown out
Mar 7 "Jersey" Joe Walcott Detroit, Mi W 15
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
May 30 Joey Maxim Chicago, Il W 15
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jul 18 "Jersey" Joe Walcott Pittsburgh, Pa LK 7
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Oct 10 Rex Layne Pittsburgh, Pa TK 11
Dec 12 Joey Maxim San Francisco, Ca W 12
Dec 21 Joe Kahut Portland, Or KO 8
1952
Jun 5 "Jersey" Joe Walcott Philadelphia, Pa L 15
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Aug 8 Rex Layne Ogden, Ut L 10
Oct 8 Bernie Reynolds Cincinnati, Oh KO 2
Oct 24 Cesar Brion New York, NY W 10
Nov 26 Jimmy Bivins Chicago, Il W 10
Dec 15 Frank Buford Boston, Ma TK 7
1953
Jan 14 Wesbury Bascom St. Louis, Mo TK 9
Feb 4 Tommy Harrison Detroit, Mi TK 9
Apr 1 Rex Layne San Francisco, Ca W 10
May 12 Billy Gilliam Toledo, Oh W 10
May 26 Larry Watson Milwaukee, Wi KO 5
Aug 11 Nino Valdes Miami Beach, Fl L 10
Sep 8 Harold Johnson Philadelphia, Pa L 10
Dec 16 Coley Wallace San Francisco, Ca KO 10
1954
Jan 13 Bob Satterfield Chicago, Il KO 2
Apr 29 Max Chris Denver, Co EX 3
Apr 29 Chuck Woodworth Denver, Co EX 3
Jun 17 Rocky Marciano New York, NY L 15
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 17 Rocky Marciano New York, NY LK 8
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
1955
Feb 18 Charley Norkus New York, NY W 10
Apr 11 Vern Escoe Edmonton, Alta, Can KO 3
Apr 27 Johnny Holman Miami Beach, Fl LK 9
Jun 8 Johnny Holman Cincinnati, Oh W 10
Jul 13 Paul Andrews Chicago, Il W 10
Aug 3 Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson Syracuse, NY L 10
Aug 31 Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson Cleveland, Oh L 10
Nov 14 Toxie Hall Providence, RI L 10
Dec 6 Toxie Hall Rochester, NY W 10
Dec 22 Bob Albright San Francisco, Ca W 10
Dec 29 "Young" Jack Johnson Los Angeles, Ca LK 6
1956
Apr 21 Don Jasper Windsor, Ont, Can KO 9
May 21 Wayne Bethea New York, NY L 10
Jun 19 Bob Albright Phoenix, Az KO 7
Jul 13 Pat McMurty Tacoma, Wa L 10
Aug 13 Harry "Kid" Matthews Seattle, Wa L 10
Oct 2 Dick Richardson London, Eng LF 2
Dec 1 -Charles announced his retirement from the ring
(only to return later)
1958
Aug 28 Johnny Harper Fairmont, WV W 10
Sep 30 Alfredo Zuany Juarez, Mex L 10
Oct 27 Donnie Fleeman Dallas, Tx LK 6
1959
Jul 3 Dave Ashley Cincinnati, Oh KO 7
Jul 30 George Logan Boise, Id LK 8
Sep 1 Alvin Green Oklahoma City, Ok L 10
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
8.28.06
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