Chuck Wepner (36-14-2) 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 2 common opponents.
Chuck Wepner vs Sonny Liston — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sonny Liston leads 1–0- Sonny Liston wonListon vs WepnerJun 29, 1970 · TKO · R9
The Numbers
- 36-14-2
- Record
- 50-4 (edge)
- 71.2%
- Win %
- 92.6% (edge)
- 17
- Wins by knockout
- 39 (edge)
- 47.22%
- KO rate
- 78% (edge)
- 47%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 78% (edge)
- 10
- Times stopped
- 5 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 3.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 3.4
- 54
- Bouts tracked
- 57
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′5″ (196 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 84″ (213 cm)
- 87
- Age
- 94
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyChuck Wepner · 36 wins
KO/TKO
17
Decision
19
Other
0
Sonny Liston · 51 wins
KO/TKO
40
Decision
11
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (54 and 57 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedChuck Wepner
LTKO · Mar 1975Sonny Liston
LKO R1 · May 1965LRTD R6 · Feb 1964
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Chuck Wepner
LWWLL
L1 streak · last fought Sep 26, 1978
Sonny Liston
WLWWW
W1 streak · last fought Jun 29, 1970
Common Questions
- Have Chuck Wepner and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?
- Yes. Chuck Wepner and Sonny Liston met once on June 29, 1970, and Sonny Liston won by TKO in round 9.
- Who has the better record, Chuck Wepner or Sonny Liston?
- Chuck Wepner is 36-14-2 and Sonny Liston is 50-4. Sonny Liston has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Chuck Wepner or Sonny Liston?
- Chuck Wepner has 17 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
- Do Chuck Wepner and Sonny Liston have any common opponents?
- Chuck Wepner and Sonny Liston share 2 common opponents: Muhammad Ali and Boxing career of Muhammad Ali. Chuck Wepner fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Chuck Wepner or Sonny Liston?
- Chuck Wepner is the taller fighter at 196 cm, 11 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Chuck Wepner and Sonny Liston?
- This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Chuck Wepner and 57 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.