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Sonny Liston's Losses

Sonny Liston had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career — two of them in title bouts and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Marty Marshall via 8 round split decision on September 7, 1954. He was stopped three times and lost once via decision.

Leotis Martin, Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, and Marty Marshall are the four boxers who have beaten Liston.

  1. Sonny Liston loses to Marty Marshall

    This is the first loss in Sonny Liston's career. Liston lost to Marty Marshall via 8 round split decision on in a non-title bout. He was 22 years old with a record of 7-0.

  2. Sonny Liston loses to Muhammad Ali

    On Liston lost to Cassius Clay via 6th round RTD. He was defending his heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles, he was 31 years old with a record of 35-1. Ali was 22 years old with a record of 19-0.

  3. Sonny Liston loses to Muhammad Ali in their 2nd fight

    On Liston lost to Muhammad Ali in a rematch via 1st round KO. He was fighting for Ali's heavyweight WBC and The Ring titles, he was 33 years old with a record of 35-2. Ali was 23 years old with a record of 20-0.

  4. Sonny Liston loses to Leotis Martin

    On Liston lost to Leotis Martin via 9th round KO in a non-title bout. He was 37 years old with a record of 49-3. Martin was 30 years old with a record of 30-5.