Here is a list of Liston's best fights. For a list of Liston's losses, refer to "Sonny Liston Losses".
On September 25, 1962 Sonny Liston fought Floyd Patterson in a heavyweight world-title fight for Patterson's WBA and The Ring titles. Liston was 30 years old and with a record of 34-1 (24), and Patterson was 27 years old and with a record of 38-2 (29). Liston stopped Floyd Patterson via 1st-round KO and is crowned the new heavyweight world champion.
On April 15, 1959 Sonny Liston faced off against Cleveland Williams at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 24-1 (15), and Williams was 25 years old and with a record of 43-2 (35). Liston stopped Cleveland Williams via TKO.
On July 18, 1960 Sonny Liston faced off against Zora Folley at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 30-1 (21), and Folley was 29 years old and with a record of 51-3-2 (29). Liston stopped Zora Folley via KO.
On July 22, 1963 Sonny Liston, the WBA and The Ring champion, met Floyd Patterson, the WBC champion, in a heavyweight world-title unification fight. Liston was 31 years old and with a record of 35-1 (25), and Patterson was 28 years old and with a record of 38-3 (29). Liston stopped Floyd Patterson via 1st-round KO and is crowned the unified WBA, The Ring and WBC champion.
On March 21, 1960 Sonny Liston faced off against Cleveland Williams at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 28-1 (19), and Williams was 26 years old and with a record of 45-3 (37). Liston stopped Cleveland Williams via TKO.
On June 29, 1970 Sonny Liston faced off against Chuck Wepner at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 50-4 (39), and Wepner was 31 years old and with a record of 21-5-2 (7). Liston stopped Chuck Wepner via retirement.
