Always display infographic in interactive mode
What is interactive mode infographic?

The infographic you see by default is an image. On the interactive infographic, you can mouseover, click, tap etc. on the chart to see more details about the fights. The browser's localStorage will be used to store your preference.

Liston vs. Wepner: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Sonny Liston (The Big Bear) and Chuck Wepner (The Bayonne Bleeder) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Armory, Jersey City. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
38
Sep 2, 1953
49-4
4
38 (71.7%)
185 cm
213 cm
28 cm
Orthodox
Dec 6, 1969
6m, 23d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Aug 5, 1964
21-5-2
0
7 (25%)
196 cm
196 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jan 26, 1970
5m, 3d
2
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w1
d1
HV
w1
HV
w1
d1
Monday, 29 Jun 1970
Armory, Jersey City
v0.1.9-beta 2024-04-26
Sonny Liston vs. Chuck Wepner

Date

This fight between Sonny Liston and Chuck Wepner took place on 29 June, 1970 at the Armory, Jersey City.

Tale of the Tape

At 196 cm, Chuck Wepner is the taller of the two by 11 cms; Sonny Liston is 185 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Liston has a significantly longer reach of 213 cm, which is 17 cms longer than Wepner's 196 cm. Liston also has a 28 cm ape index advantage over Wepner.

Liston is coming in to this fight with a record of 49-4 (38 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 23 days ago against Leotis Martin, which he lost via 9th round KO.

Leotis Martin's boxing career

Wepner comes in with a record of 21-5-2 (7 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 3 days ago against Manuel Ramos, 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 38 years and 1 month old. Wepner will be 31 years and 4 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 53-47 in favor of Sonny Liston. Here is the prediction for Liston vs Wepner.

A close matchup. Sonny Liston may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Chuck Wepner could win too.

Result

Sonny Liston defeated Chuck Wepner via 9th round RTD. Wepner's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Liston gets on a new winning streak. Liston is now 50-4, and Wepner 21-6-2.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Muhammad Ali knocks out Chuck Wepner in the 15th round
  2. Chuck Wepner defeats Ernie Terrell via 12 round PTS
  3. Leotis Martin knocks out Sonny Liston in the 9th round
  4. Jose Roman defeats Chuck Wepner via 10 round PTS
  5. Muhammad Ali stops Sonny Liston in the 6th round
  6. Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the 1st round in their 2nd fight
  7. Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in the 1st round