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Sonny Liston

Boxing record: 50-4 (39)

Record & Stats

Record50-4 (39 KOs)
Born
May 8, 1932
Died
Dec 30, 1970
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
39 (72%)
Title Fights
2-3 (2 KOs)
Divisions
1

Analytics

Major Titles

Wins3Record2-2 (2 KOs)
WBAWBCIBFWBORing
HVY265

Sonny Liston boxing record

Sonny "The Big Bear" Liston's professional boxing record is 50-4 (39 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 54 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Liston's most recent fight was a win over Chuck Wepner on Jun 29, 1970.

Liston won major world championships at heavyweight, with three title captures spanning the WBA, WBC, and The Ring, including a reign as the undisputed heavyweight champion. He went 2-2 in major title fights, with two wins by stoppage.

Complete Fight Record

Complete professional boxing record of Sonny Liston, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date.
NoDateAgeOpponentResViaRdTitleWeight
54Jun 29, 197038Chuck WepnerWRTD9β€”Heavyweight
53Dec 6, 196937Leotis MartinLKO9~ Vacant WBC-NABFHeavyweight
52Sep 23, 196937Sonny MooreWKO3β€”β€”
51May 19, 196937George JohnsonWTKO7β€”β€”
50Mar 28, 196936Billy JoinerWUD10β€”β€”
49Dec 10, 196836Amos LincolnWKO2β€”β€”
48Nov 12, 196836Roger RischerWKO3β€”β€”
47Nov 3, 196836Willis EarlsWKO2β€”β€”
46Oct 14, 196836Sonny MooreWTKO3β€”β€”
45Jul 6, 196836Henry ClarkWTKO7β€”β€”
44May 23, 196836Billy JoinerWRTD7β€”β€”
43Mar 16, 196835Bill McMurrayWTKO4β€”β€”
42Apr 28, 196734Elmer RushWTKO6β€”β€”
41Mar 30, 196734Dave BaileyWKO1β€”β€”
40Aug 19, 196634Amos JohnsonWKO3β€”β€”
39Jul 1, 196634Gerhard ZechWKO7β€”β€”
38May 25, 196533Muhammad AliLKO1~ WBC~ NYSAC~ The RingHeavyweight
37Feb 25, 196431Muhammad AliLRTD6βˆ’ WBAβˆ’ WBCβˆ’ NYSACβˆ’ The RingHeavyweight
36Jul 22, 196331Floyd PattersonWKO1+ Inaugural WBC! WBA! NYSAC! The RingHeavyweight
35Sep 25, 196230Floyd PattersonWKO1+ WBA+ NYSAC+ The RingHeavyweight
34Dec 4, 196129Albert WestphalWKO1β€”β€”
33Mar 8, 196128Howard KingWTKO3β€”β€”
32Sep 7, 196028Eddie MachenWUD12β€”β€”
31Jul 18, 196028Zora FolleyWKO3β€”Heavyweight
30Apr 25, 196027Roy HarrisWTKO1β€”β€”
29Mar 21, 196027Cleveland WilliamsWTKO2β€”β€”
28Feb 23, 196027Howard KingWRTD7β€”β€”
27Dec 9, 195927Willi BesmanoffWRTD6β€”β€”
26Aug 5, 195927NiΓ±o ValdΓ©sWKO3β€”β€”
25Apr 15, 195926Cleveland WilliamsWTKO3β€”β€”
24Feb 18, 195926Mike DeJohnWTKO6β€”β€”
23Nov 18, 195826Ernie CabWRTD7β€”β€”
22Oct 24, 195826Bert WhitehurstWUD10β€”β€”
21Oct 7, 195826Frankie DanielsWKO1β€”β€”
20Aug 6, 195826Wayne BetheaWTKO1β€”β€”
19May 14, 195826Julio MederosWRTD2β€”β€”
18Apr 3, 195825Bert WhitehurstWPTS10β€”β€”
17Mar 11, 195825Ben WiseWTKO4β€”β€”
16Jan 29, 195825Billy HunterWTKO2β€”β€”
15Mar 6, 195623Marty MarshallWUD10β€”β€”
14Dec 13, 195523Larry WatsonWTKO4β€”β€”
13Sep 13, 195523Johnny GrayWTKO6β€”β€”
12May 25, 195523Calvin ButlerWTKO2β€”β€”
11May 5, 195522Emil BrtkoWTKO5β€”β€”
10Apr 21, 195522Marty MarshallWTKO6β€”β€”
9Mar 1, 195522Neal WelchWPTS8β€”β€”
8Sep 7, 195422Marty MarshallLSD8β€”β€”
7Aug 10, 195422Johnny SummerlinWSD8β€”β€”
6Jun 29, 195422Johnny SummerlinWUD8β€”β€”
5Mar 31, 195421Stanley HowlettWPTS6β€”β€”
4Jan 25, 195421Martin LeeWTKO6β€”β€”
3Nov 21, 195321Bennie ThomasWSD6β€”β€”
2Sep 17, 195321Ponce de LeonWPTS4β€”β€”
1Sep 2, 195321Don SmithWTKO1β€”β€”