Ezzard Charles vs Jersey Joe Walcott 2 // Highlights

Ezzard Charles 186 lbs beat Jersey Joe Walcott 194 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15 Date: 1951-03-07 Location: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA NBA Heavyweight Title (7th defense by Charles) NYSAC Heavyweight Title (3rd defense by Charles) Charles was a 5-1 favorite. A crowd of 13,853 paid $75,502. A left hook floored Walcott for a nine-count in the ninth round. Jack Cuddy of United Press scored the fight for Charles. He had it 8-5-2 in rounds. The crowd booed the decision, and Walcott complained he had been “robbed.“ This was Walcott’s fourth failed attempt to win the title.