Have Billy Joiner and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Joiner and Sonny Liston have met 2 times and Sonny Liston leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Joiner or Liston?

Billy Joiner is 12-13-3 and Sonny Liston is 50-4. Sonny Liston has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Joiner or Liston?

Billy Joiner has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.

Do Joiner and Liston have any common opponents?

Billy Joiner and Sonny Liston share 2 common opponents: Zora Folley and Amos Johnson. Sonny Liston fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Billy Joiner and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Joiner vs Sonny Liston — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Sonny Liston

Billy Joiner (12-13-3) and Sonny Liston (50-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Joiner

Wins

Losses

Draws28 tracked bouts

Liston

Wins39 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws54 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Liston leads 2–0

Billy Joiner and Sonny Liston have met 2 times; Liston leads 2–0.
Met	1968May 23	1969Mar 28	Series
Billy JoinerFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Sonny ListonFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	RTDR7Liston vs Joiner	UDListon vs Joiner	2Meetings

The Numbers

Joiner 0 · Liston 8 of 8 measurable rows

JoinerEdge = longer wingListon

Record: 12-13-350-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 48.2%
92.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 39: 0
39 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 0%
78% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 42%
78% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 5: 5
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.2: 1.5
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54: 28
54

† 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: Billy Joiner: No height on file; Sonny Liston: 6′1″
Reachnot held: Billy Joiner: No reach on file; Sonny Liston: 84″
Agenot held: Billy Joiner: 88; Sonny Liston: No date of birth
Stance: Billy Joiner: Not recorded; Sonny Liston: Orthodox

Billy Joiner left, Sonny Liston right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Billy Joiner12 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

5 by KO/TKO 42%7 on the cards 58%

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 — Billy Joiner 28, Sonny Liston 54 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Liston better on 22 shared · Sonny Liston better on 2

JoinerBilly Joiner

Opponent

ListonSonny Liston

Billy Joiner
Loss, UD
1969Nov 1969
FolleyZora FolleyUnited States 79–11–6 · HeavyweightListon betterSonny Liston better — 1–0 to 0–1
Sonny Liston
Win, KO 3
1960Jul 1960
Billy Joiner
1–1 against
Loss, SD
1964Sep 1964
Win, PTS
1963Nov 1963
JohnsonAmos JohnsonListon betterSonny Liston better — 1–0 to 1–1
Sonny Liston
Win, KO 3
1966Aug 1966

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

Billy Joiner last boxed on Nov 13, 1981 — 16,414 days ago. Joiner had won once since losing by stoppage to Alfredo Evangelista.LLWLW

Holmes Dec 1975Bonavena Feb 1976Fletcher Aug 1976Evangelista May 1978Louis Nov 19811.5 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

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Have Billy Joiner and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Joiner and Sonny Liston have met 2 times and Sonny Liston leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Joiner or Liston?: Billy Joiner is 12-13-3 and Sonny Liston is 50-4. Sonny Liston has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Joiner or Liston?: Billy Joiner has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
Do Joiner and Liston have any common opponents?: Billy Joiner and Sonny Liston share 2 common opponents: Zora Folley and Amos Johnson. Sonny Liston fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joiner and Liston?: This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Billy Joiner and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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