Have Amos Johnson and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?

Yes. Amos Johnson and Sonny Liston met once on August 19, 1966, and Sonny Liston won by KO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Johnson or Liston?

Amos Johnson is 3-6-1 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sonny Liston is 50-4. Sonny Liston has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Liston?

Amos Johnson has 1 knockout win and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.

Do Johnson and Liston have any common opponents?

Amos Johnson and Sonny Liston share 3 common opponents: Leotis Martin, Billy Joiner and Willi Besmanoff. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Liston?

This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Amos Johnson and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Amos Johnson vs Sonny Liston — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Amos Johnson

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Sonny Liston

Amos Johnson (3-6-1 across 10 tracked bouts) and Sonny Liston (50-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Johnson

Tracked record

3–6–1

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Liston

Wins39 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws54 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Liston leads 1–0

Amos Johnson and Sonny Liston have met 1 time; Liston leads 1–0.
Met	1966Aug 19	Series
Amos JohnsonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Sonny ListonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR3Liston vs Johnson	1Meeting

Liston vs Johnson · Aug 19, 1966

The Numbers

Johnson 1 · Liston 6 of 7 measurable rows

JohnsonEdge = longer wingListon

Record^†: 3-6-150-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 35%
92.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 39: 1
39 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 33%
78% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 3: 2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 3: 0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 3.2: 2
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54: 10
54

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Amos Johnson: No height on file; Sonny Liston: 6′1″
Reachnot held: Amos Johnson: No reach on file; Sonny Liston: 84″
Stance: Amos Johnson: Not recorded; Sonny Liston: Orthodox

Amos Johnson left, Sonny Liston right, as everywhere on this page. Stance is stated, not scored.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Amos Johnson3 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

Sonny Liston50 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

39 by KO/TKO 78%11 on the cards 22%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Amos Johnson 10, Sonny Liston 54 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Liston better on 1 · even on 23 shared · Sonny Liston better on 1 · even on 2

JohnsonAmos Johnson

Opponent

ListonSonny Liston

Amos Johnson
Loss, KO 3
1966Dec 1966
MartinLeotis MartinUnited States 31–5 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Sonny Liston
Loss, KO 9
1969Dec 1969
Amos Johnson
1–1 against
Win, SD
1964Sep 1964
Loss, PTS
1963Nov 1963
JoinerBilly JoinerUnited States 12–13–3Liston betterSonny Liston better — 2–0 to 1–1
Sonny Liston
2–0 against
Win, UD
1969Mar 1969
Win, RTD 7
1968May 1968
Amos Johnson
Win, TKO
1963Dec 1963
BesmanoffWilli BesmanoffGermany 51–34–8EvenEven — 1–0 both
Sonny Liston
Win, TKO 7
1959Dec 1959

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Amos Johnson last boxed on Nov 6, 1968 — 21,165 days ago. Johnson had lost five straight.LLLLL

London Jun 1966Liston Aug 1966Bonavena Oct 1966Martin Dec 1966Anderson Nov 19682 tracked bouts per year

Sonny Liston has won once since losing by stoppage to Leotis Martin. Liston last boxed on Jun 29, 1970.WWWLW

Joiner Mar 1969Johnson May 1969Moore Sep 1969Martin Dec 1969Wepner Jun 19703.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Amos Johnson and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?: Yes. Amos Johnson and Sonny Liston met once on August 19, 1966, and Sonny Liston won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Johnson or Liston?: Amos Johnson is 3-6-1 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sonny Liston is 50-4. Sonny Liston has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Liston?: Amos Johnson has 1 knockout win and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
Do Johnson and Liston have any common opponents?: Amos Johnson and Sonny Liston share 3 common opponents: Leotis Martin, Billy Joiner and Willi Besmanoff. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Liston?: This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Amos Johnson and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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