Word: walcott
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Ezzard Charles retained his world heavyweight champion's title as he won a unanimous 15 round decision from Jersey Joe Walcott in Detroit last night. It was 37-year-old Walcott's fourth try at the title...
Boxing (Wed. 10 p.m., CBS radio & TV). Ezzard Charles v. Joe Walcott...
Heavyweight (185 lbs.) Charles has befuddled his opponent. Four times since he took Joe Louis' vacated title 18 months ago by outpointing Jersey Joe Walcott, Charles has taken on and knocked out would-be challengers. Only Joe Louis himself managed to stay in the ring with the champion for a full 15 rounds and that, some thought, may have been because Charles found himself unwilling, in the late rounds, to knock out a man he reveres. But because Charles lacks the shuffling deadliness of Joe Louis in his prime,* a lot of fight fans had labeled him a second...
...Manhattan, young (22) heavyweight aspirant Rex Layne, over aged (36), onetime near-champion Jersey Joe Walcott, in a ten-round decision which had some enthusiasts rushing to tag Layne, fresh from Utah and still pretty clumsy, as heavyweight boxing's new "white hope...
Boxing fans remember Joe Louis as a relentless stalker with dynamite in his punch, who held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship for eleven years, defended it successfully 25 times. Two years ago, at 34, Joe made his final title defense against cautious Jersey Joe Walcott. He won by a knockout in eleven sluggish rounds while ringsiders shook their heads. Joe was slow and flabby; his bald spot was showing. Joe hung up his gloves...