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Ezzard Charles

1921 - 1975

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Ezzard Mack Charles (July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975), known as the Cincinnati Cobra, was an American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion, known for his slick defense and precision. Often regarded as the greatest light heavyweight of all time, Charles defeated numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three different weight classes. Charles retired with a record of 95-25-1. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ezzard Charles has received more than 1,074,216 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ezzard Charles is the 46th most popular boxer (up from 47th in 2019), the 4,450th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,476th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Ezzard Charles ranks 46 out of 326. Before him are Ernesto Hoost, Roy Jones Jr., Jersey Joe Walcott, Emile Griffith, James J. Corbett, and Rocky Graziano. After him are Georges Carpentier, Tommy Morrison, José Nápoles, Oliver Kirk, Canelo Álvarez, and Pascual Pérez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Ezzard Charles ranks 211. Before him are Kazimierz Górski, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Jack Clayton, Carlo Furno, Ida Fink, and Barbro Hiort af Ornäs. After him are Sergio Sollima, Jetty Paerl, Viktor Chukarin, Oswaldo López Arellano, Ernesto Vidal, and Wadih El Safi. Among people deceased in 1975, Ezzard Charles ranks 117. Before him are W. V. D. Hodge, Louis Van Hege, Tony Brise, Aníbal Troilo, G. I. Taylor, and Olga Bergholz. After him are Manuel Seoane, Joseph Laniel, William Phillips, Georges Carpentier, Doria Shafik, and Pierre Fresnay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ezzard Charles ranks 4,450 out of 18,182. Before him are Preston Tucker (1903), Lillian Hellman (1905), Lou Thesz (1916), Justin Theroux (1971), Henry Selick (1952), and Zachary Quinto (1977). After him are Sasha Alexander (1973), Gary Coleman (1968), Stanley Clarke (1951), Marla Maples (1963), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), and Paul Reiser (1957).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Ezzard Charles ranks 29. Before him are Leon Spinks (1953), Henry Armstrong (1912), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), James J. Corbett (1866), and Rocky Graziano (1919). After him are Tommy Morrison (1969), Oliver Kirk (1884), Buster Douglas (1960), Ernie Terrell (1939), Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954), and Gene Tunney (1897).

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