Sonny Liston vs Chuck Wepner
On June 29, 1970, Sonny Liston (49-4, 38 KOs) and Chuck Wepner (21-5-2, 7 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
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- May 08, 1932
- Born
- Feb 26, 1939
- 38 y, 1 m
- Age
- 31 y, 4 m
- 49-4
- Record
- 21-5-2
- 4
- Title Fights
- 0
- 38 (71.7%)
- KOs
- 7 (25.0%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 185 cm
- Height
- 196 cm
- 213 cm
- Reach
- 196 cm
- 28 cm
- Ape Index
- 0 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- -1
- Win Streak
- 2
- 6 m, 23 d
- Layoff
- 5 m, 3 d
Liston vs Wepner Stats
Sonny Liston is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round KO loss to Leotis Martin, 6 months and 23 days ago. Chuck Wepner is on a 2-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Manuel Ramos, 5 months and 3 days ago.
Liston vs Wepner Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 80.1-19.9 in favor of Chuck Wepner. Sonny Liston is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Wepner should win this fight.
Liston vs Wepner Result
Sonny Liston stopped Chuck Wepner via RTD in the 9th round. Liston improves his record to 50-4 (39 KOs), while Wepner adds a loss to his record at 21-6-2.