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)| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | Ring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Jun 29, 1970 | 38 | Chuck Wepner | W | RTD | 9 | β | Heavyweight |
| 53 | Dec 6, 1969 | 37 | Leotis Martin | L | KO | 9 | ~ Vacant WBC-NABF | Heavyweight |
| 52 | Sep 23, 1969 | 37 | Sonny Moore | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 51 | May 19, 1969 | 37 | George Johnson | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 50 | Mar 28, 1969 | 36 | Billy Joiner | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 49 | Dec 10, 1968 | 36 | Amos Lincoln | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 48 | Nov 12, 1968 | 36 | Roger Rischer | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 47 | Nov 3, 1968 | 36 | Willis Earls | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 46 | Oct 14, 1968 | 36 | Sonny Moore | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 45 | Jul 6, 1968 | 36 | Henry Clark | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 44 | May 23, 1968 | 36 | Billy Joiner | W | RTD | 7 | β | β |
| 43 | Mar 16, 1968 | 35 | Bill McMurray | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 42 | Apr 28, 1967 | 34 | Elmer Rush | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 41 | Mar 30, 1967 | 34 | Dave Bailey | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 40 | Aug 19, 1966 | 34 | Amos Johnson | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 39 | Jul 1, 1966 | 34 | Gerhard Zech | W | KO | 7 | β | β |
| 38 | May 25, 1965 | 33 | Muhammad Ali | L | KO | 1 | ~ WBC~ NYSAC~ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 37 | Feb 25, 1964 | 31 | Muhammad Ali | L | RTD | 6 | β WBAβ WBCβ NYSACβ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 36 | Jul 22, 1963 | 31 | Floyd Patterson | W | KO | 1 | + Inaugural WBC! WBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 35 | Sep 25, 1962 | 30 | Floyd Patterson | W | KO | 1 | + WBA+ NYSAC+ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 34 | Dec 4, 1961 | 29 | Albert Westphal | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 33 | Mar 8, 1961 | 28 | Howard King | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 32 | Sep 7, 1960 | 28 | Eddie Machen | W | UD | 12 | β | β |
| 31 | Jul 18, 1960 | 28 | Zora Folley | W | KO | 3 | β | Heavyweight |
| 30 | Apr 25, 1960 | 27 | Roy Harris | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 29 | Mar 21, 1960 | 27 | Cleveland Williams | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 28 | Feb 23, 1960 | 27 | Howard King | W | RTD | 7 | β | β |
| 27 | Dec 9, 1959 | 27 | Willi Besmanoff | W | RTD | 6 | β | β |
| 26 | Aug 5, 1959 | 27 | NiΓ±o ValdΓ©s | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 25 | Apr 15, 1959 | 26 | Cleveland Williams | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 24 | Feb 18, 1959 | 26 | Mike DeJohn | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 23 | Nov 18, 1958 | 26 | Ernie Cab | W | RTD | 7 | β | β |
| 22 | Oct 24, 1958 | 26 | Bert Whitehurst | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 21 | Oct 7, 1958 | 26 | Frankie Daniels | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 20 | Aug 6, 1958 | 26 | Wayne Bethea | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 19 | May 14, 1958 | 26 | Julio Mederos | W | RTD | 2 | β | β |
| 18 | Apr 3, 1958 | 25 | Bert Whitehurst | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 17 | Mar 11, 1958 | 25 | Ben Wise | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 16 | Jan 29, 1958 | 25 | Billy Hunter | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 15 | Mar 6, 1956 | 23 | Marty Marshall | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 14 | Dec 13, 1955 | 23 | Larry Watson | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 13 | Sep 13, 1955 | 23 | Johnny Gray | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 12 | May 25, 1955 | 23 | Calvin Butler | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 11 | May 5, 1955 | 22 | Emil Brtko | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 10 | Apr 21, 1955 | 22 | Marty Marshall | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 9 | Mar 1, 1955 | 22 | Neal Welch | W | PTS | 8 | β | β |
| 8 | Sep 7, 1954 | 22 | Marty Marshall | L | SD | 8 | β | β |
| 7 | Aug 10, 1954 | 22 | Johnny Summerlin | W | SD | 8 | β | β |
| 6 | Jun 29, 1954 | 22 | Johnny Summerlin | W | UD | 8 | β | β |
| 5 | Mar 31, 1954 | 21 | Stanley Howlett | W | PTS | 6 | β | β |
| 4 | Jan 25, 1954 | 21 | Martin Lee | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 3 | Nov 21, 1953 | 21 | Bennie Thomas | W | SD | 6 | β | β |
| 2 | Sep 17, 1953 | 21 | Ponce de Leon | W | PTS | 4 | β | β |
| 1 | Sep 2, 1953 | 21 | Don Smith | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |