Word: ezzard
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Cassius' biggest pain was in his pocketbook. His share of the purse was only $100,000-the smallest payoff to a defending champion since 1952, when Jersey Joe Walcott got $92,000 for fighting Ezzard Charles for the fourth time...
...night last week, Ernie climbed into the ring at the Baltimore Coliseum to fight New York's Wayne Bethea, 31. A hulking 205-pounder, Bethea had fought Sonny Liston and Ezzard Charles, had a record of 32-19-3. Ernie weighed 184 Ibs. on the boxing commission's scales, and he had not fought in nearly a year. "You have to prove yourself," shrugged his manager. "You have to be ready to take a chance...