Charles, Ezzard
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 7 July 1921 at 21:00 (= 9:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Lawrenceville GA, USA, 33n57, 83w59 | ||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   15°21'   21°03 Asc. 05°52'
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Biography
American World Heavyweight Champion who had the unfortunate distinction of holding the title between the more popular fighters Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano.
Charles fought 122 times as a pro, winning 96 of the bouts. He did not have the magnetism or killer instinct that draws crowds. The fight that brought him the title was even considered dull. He out-pointed Jersey Joe Walcott in June 1949, winning the National Boxing Association's crown. He held the title two years, losing a rematch with Walcott when the he was KO'd in the seventh round.
Charles retired from the ring to work as a salesman and then for African American youths in Chicago out of a small office sponsored by Mayor Daley's Commission on Youth Welfare.
He died of multiple sclerosis at age 53 in Chicago, IL on May 27, 1975.
Events
- Work : Prize June 1949 (Ntn'l. Boxing Assc. Crown, held for two years)
- Death by Disease 27 May 1975 (of multiple sclerosis, age 53, in Chicago, IL)
Source Notes
Gauquelin Book of American Charts
Categories
- Notable : Extraordinary Talents : For Eye-hand coordination
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship (World Heavyweight Champion, Ntn'l. Boxing Assc. Crown)
- Vocation : Sports : Boxing (Pro, winning 96 out of 122 bouts)
- Vocation : Business/Marketing : Sales
- Vocation : Politics : Government employee (Youth welfare organization under Mayor Daley)
- Traits : Personality : Passive/ Bland (Bland, not magnetic)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Multiple Sclerosis
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
