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Sonny Liston (The Big Bear) and Leotis Martin (Otis Lee) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the International Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| HV w1 d1 | HV w1 | HV w1 d1 |
This fight between Sonny Liston and Leotis Martin took place on 6 December, 1969 at the International Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.
At 185 cm, Sonny Liston is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Leotis Martin is 184 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 213 cm, Liston also has a huge reach advantage of 20 cms over Martin's 193 cm. On top of that, Liston also has a 19 cm ape index advantage over Martin.
Liston is coming in to this fight with a record of 49-3 (38 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 13 days ago against Sonny Moore, which he won via 3rd round KO.
Martin comes in with a record of 30-5 (18 KOs). His last fight was 18 days ago against Roger Russell, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Liston will be 37 years and 6 months old. Martin will be 30 years and 8 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 Liston vs Martin.
Leotis Martin defeated Sonny Liston via 9th round KO. Liston's 14 fight win streak comes to an end, and Martin advances his win streak to 5. Martin is now 31-5, and Liston 49-4.