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Sonny Liston
50
39 KOs
4
3 KOs
0
Draws
Last six: W-W-W-W-L-W
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
54
rounds
267
KO %
78%
KO wins
39
KO losses
3
career
1953–1970
debut
1953-09-02
last fight
1970-06-29
Profile
birth name
Charles L Liston
trainer
Willie Reddish et al.
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
6′ 1″ / 185cm
reach
84″ / 213cm
nationality
USA
origin
Johnson Township Arkansas USA
city / state / zip
Saint Louis, Missouri
dob
1930-07-22
age
95
Latest news
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Fight history
date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Jun 29
Chuck Wepner
20
5
2
W-RTD
Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
9 of 10 · 219 / 228 lbs
Referee:
Barney Felix
Event →
Dec 6
Leotis Martin
30
5
0
L-KO
International Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Vacant NABF Heavyweight Title
9 of 12 · 220 / 199 lbs · 1:08
Judges:
Mike Petrovich 37-34
|
Art Lurie 38-36
|
Ralph Mosa 38-35
Referee:
Mike Kaplan
Event →
Sep 23
Sonny Moore
20
30
2
W-KO
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, USA
3 of 10 · 226 / 208 lbs
Event →
May 19
George Johnson
17
16
4
W-TKO
Convention Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
7 of 10 · 217 / 212 lbs · 2:55
Referee:
Harold Krause
Event →
Mar 28
Billy Joiner
9
4
3
W-UD
Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
10 of 10 · 220 / 196 lbs
Event →
Dec 10
Amos Lincoln
40
10
2
W-KO
Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2 of 10 · 216 / 210 lbs · 2:46
Referee:
Benny Goldstein
Event →
Nov 12
Roger Rischer
29
11
2
W-KO
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3 of 10 · 219 / 200 lbs · 2:23
Referee:
Buck McTiernan
Event →
Nov 3
Willis Earls
3
7
1
W-KO
Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
2 of 10 · 223 / 189 lbs · 1:52
Event →
Oct 14
Sonny Moore
20
28
2
W-TKO
Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3 of 10 · 221 / 195 lbs
Referee:
Jim Coe
Event →
Jul 6
Henry Clark
15
3
2
W-TKO
Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA
7 of 10 · 219 / 215 lbs · 2:47
Judges:
Jack Downey 6-0
|
Jack Silver 6-0
Referee:
Frankie Carter (6-0)
Event →
May 23
Billy Joiner
9
3
3
W-RTD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
7 of 10 · 222 / 190 lbs
Referee:
John Thomas
Event →
Mar 16
Bill McMurray
23
18
2
W-KO
Coliseum, Reno, Nevada, USA
4 of 10 · 223 / 210 lbs
Referee:
Davey Pearl
Event →
Apr 28
Elmer Rush
15
3
2
W-TKO
Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden
6 of 10 · 220 / 214 lbs
Referee:
Harry Gibbs
Event →
Mar 30
Dave Bailey
15
16
3
W-KO
Masshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden
1 of 10 · 222 / 215 lbs · 2:22
Event →
Aug 19
Amos Johnson
22
4
2
W-KO
Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
3 of 10 · 218 / 201 lbs
Referee:
Bengt Almqvist
Event →
Jul 1
Gerhard Zech
32
5
1
W-KO
Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden
7 of 10 · 221 / 226 lbs · 1:11
Event →
May 25
Muhammad Ali
20
0
0
L-KO
St. Dominic's Hall, Lewiston, Maine, USA
World Heavyweight Title
1 of 15 · 215 / 206 lbs · 2:12
Judges:
Coley Wallace
|
Russ Leonard
|
Joe Colvin
Referee:
Jersey Joe Walcott
Event →
Feb 25
Muhammad Ali
19
0
0
L-RTD
Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
World Heavyweight Title
6 of 15 · 218 / 211 lbs
Judges:
Bernie Lovett 56-58
|
Gus Jacobson 58-56
Referee:
Barney Felix (57-57)
Event →
Jul 22
Floyd Patterson
38
3
0
W-KO
Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
World Heavyweight Title
1 of 15 · 215 / 195 lbs · 2:10
Referee:
Harold Krause
Event →
Sep 25
Floyd Patterson
38
2
0
W-KO
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
World Heavyweight Title
1 of 15 · 213 / 189 lbs · 2:06
Judges:
Harold Marovitz
|
John Bray
Referee:
Frank Sikora
Event →
Dec 4
Albert Westphal
24
8
3
W-KO
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1 of 10 · 212 / 195 lbs · 1:58
Judges:
Jim Mina
|
Nick Spano
Referee:
Zach Clayton
Event →
Mar 8
Howard King
37
21
8
W-TKO
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3 of 10 · 220 / 204 lbs · 0:53
Referee:
Cy Gottfried
Event →
Sep 7
Eddie Machen
34
2
1
W-UD
Sicks' Stadium, Seattle, Washington, USA
12 of 12 · 211 / 196 lbs
Judges:
Ely Caston 114-118
|
Sam Heller 116-118
Referee:
Whitey Domstad (112-119)
Event →
Jul 18
Zora Folley
51
3
2
W-KO
Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, USA
3 of 12 · 213 / 199 lbs · 0:28
Referee:
Joe Ullmer
Event →
Apr 25
Roy Harris
28
1
0
W-TKO
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, USA
1 of 10 · 213 / 195 lbs · 2:35
Referee:
Jimmy Webb
Event →
Mar 21
Cleveland Williams
46
3
0
W-TKO
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, USA
2 of 10 · 213 / 216 lbs · 2:13
Referee:
Ernie Taylor
Event →
Feb 23
Howard King
35
19
8
W-TKO
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
8 of 10 · 212 / 195 lbs
Referee:
Jimmy Peerless
Event →
Dec 9
Willi Besmanoff
42
17
7
W-RTD
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
7 of 10 · 210 / 201 lbs
Judges:
Herb Williams
|
Charley Bill
Referee:
Mike Minnich
Event →
Aug 5
Nino Valdes
47
18
3
W-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 of 10 · 211 / 211 lbs · 0:47
Judges:
Frank Clark 10-9
|
Howard Walsh 9-10
Referee:
Bernie Weismann (10-9)
Event →
Apr 15
Cleveland Williams
44
2
0
W-TKO
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3 of 10 · 213 / 210 lbs · 2:13
Referee:
Jimmy Peerless
Event →
Feb 18
Mike DeJohn
37
5
1
W-TKO
Exhibition Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
6 of 10 · 210 / 202 lbs · 2:43
Referee:
Jimmy Peerless
Event →
Nov 18
Ernie Cab
13
9
1
W-TKO
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
8 of 10 · 211 / 211 lbs
Referee:
Jimmy Peerless
Event →
Oct 24
Bert Whitehurst
24
14
4
W-UD
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
10 of 10 · 213 / 190 lbs
Judges:
Howard Hess 50-40
|
Fred Connell 48-39
Referee:
Harry Kessler (50-37)
Event →
Oct 7
Frankie Daniels
34
15
2
W-KO
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
1 of 10 · 212 / 191 lbs · 2:22
Referee:
Cy Gottfried
Event →
Aug 6
Wayne Bethea
17
8
2
W-TKO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 of 10 · 204 / 204 lbs · 1:09
Referee:
Bernie Weismann
Event →
May 14
Julio Mederos
21
18
3
W-RTD
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 of 10 · 204 / 199 lbs
Referee:
Bernie Weismann
Event →
Apr 3
Bert Whitehurst
24
13
2
W-PTS
Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
10 of 10 · 205 / 192 lbs
Event →
Mar 11
Ben Wise
9
7
1
W-TKO
Midwest Gymnasium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 of 8 · 210 / 200 lbs
Event →
Jan 29
Billy Hunter
11
4
2
W-TKO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 of 6 · 210 / 193 lbs
Event →
Mar 6
Marty Marshall
23
9
2
W-UD
Pittsburgh Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 203 / 179 lbs
Referee:
Buck McTiernan
Event →
Dec 13
Larry Watson
38
26
1
W-TKO
Alnad Temple, East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA
4 of 10 · 209 / 181 lbs
Event →
Sep 13
Johnny Gray
9
3
1
W-TKO
Victory Field, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
6 of 10 · 212 / 193 lbs
Event →
May 25
Calvin Butler
4
2
0
W-TKO
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
2 of 8 · 207 / 197 lbs · 2:18
Event →
May 5
Emil Brtko
15
1
0
W-TKO
Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
5 of 10 · 202 / 197 lbs · 2:55
Event →
Apr 21
Marty Marshall
21
7
2
W-TKO
Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
6 of 10 · 202 / 181 lbs
Event →
Mar 1
Neal Welch
13
9
1
W-PTS
Masonic Temple, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
8 of 8 · 202 / 208 lbs
Event →
Sep 7
Marty Marshall
18
5
2
L-SD
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA
8 of 8 · 204 / 181 lbs
Event →
Aug 10
Johnny Summerlin
19
2
2
W-SD
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA
8 of 8 · 201 / 196 lbs
Event →
Jun 29
Johnny Summerlin
19
1
2
W-UD
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA
8 of 8 · 206 / 193 lbs
Event →
Mar 31
Stanley Howlett
5
0
0
W-PTS
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
6 of 6 · 203 / 203 lbs
Event →