Charley Burley

Charley Burley
Born
Charles Duane Burley

(1917-09-06)September 6, 1917
DiedOctober 16, 1992(1992-10-16) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Welterweight
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights98
Wins83
Wins by KO50
Losses12
Draws2
No contests1

Charley Burley (September 6, 1917 – October 16, 1992) was an American boxer who fought as a welterweight and middleweight from 1936 to 1950. Archie Moore, the light-heavyweight champion who was defeated by Burley in a 1944 middleweight bout, was one of several fighters who called Burley the greatest fighter ever.[1] Burley was the penultimate holder of both the World Colored Welterweight Championship and the World Colored Middleweight Championship.

  1. ^ "Charley Burley". cyberboxingzone.com. Boxing Cyber Zone. Retrieved 25 May 2012.