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Cleveland Williams (Big Cat) and Sonny Liston (The Big Bear) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
This fight between Cleveland Williams and Sonny Liston took place on 21 March, 1960 at the Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S.
At 188 cm, Cleveland Williams is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Sonny Liston is 185 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Liston has a significantly longer reach of 213 cm, which is 10 cms longer than Williams' 203 cm. Liston also has a 13 cm ape index advantage over Williams.
Williams is coming in to this fight with a record of 45-3 (37 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 7 days ago against Curley Lee, which he won via 10th round KO.
Liston comes in with a record of 27-1 (18 KOs). His last fight was 27 days ago against Howard King, which he won via 7th round RTD.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Williams will be 26 years and 8 months old. Liston will be 27 years and 10 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Williams vs Liston II.
Sonny Liston defeated Cleveland Williams via 2nd round TKO. Williams' 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Liston advances his win streak to 21. Liston is now 28-1, and Williams 45-4.