Have Dave Bailey and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?

Yes. Dave Bailey and Sonny Liston met once on March 30, 1967, and Sonny Liston won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Bailey or Liston?

Dave Bailey is 0-6 across the 6 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, Bailey or Liston?

Dave Bailey has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.

Do Bailey and Liston have any common opponents?

Dave Bailey and Sonny Liston share 2 common opponents: Leotis Martin and Cleveland Williams. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Dave Bailey and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dave Bailey vs Sonny Liston — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Dave Bailey

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Sonny Liston

Dave Bailey (0-6 across 6 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 2 common opponents.

Bailey

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 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

Dave Bailey and Sonny Liston have met 1 time; Liston leads 1–0.
Met	1967Mar 30	Series
Dave BaileyFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Sonny ListonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR1Liston vs Bailey	1Meeting

Liston vs Bailey · Mar 30, 1967

The Numbers

Bailey 0 · Liston 6 of 6 measurable rows

BaileyEdge = longer wingListon

Record^†: 0-650-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
92.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 39: 0
39 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —78%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 3.2: 0.7
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54: 6
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: Dave Bailey: No height on file; Sonny Liston: 6′1″
Reachnot held: Dave Bailey: No reach on file; Sonny Liston: 84″
Agenot held: Dave Bailey: Died aged 65; Sonny Liston: No date of birth
Stance: Dave Bailey: Not recorded; Sonny Liston: Orthodox

Dave Bailey 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

Dave Bailey0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Bailey yet.

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 — Dave Bailey 6, Sonny Liston 54 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Liston better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Sonny Liston better on 1 · even on 1

BaileyDave Bailey

Opponent

ListonSonny Liston

Dave Bailey
Loss, PTS
1965Feb 1965
MartinLeotis MartinUnited States 31–5 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Sonny Liston
Loss, KO 9
1969Dec 1969
Dave Bailey
Loss, KO 5
1962Oct 1962
WilliamsCleveland WilliamsUnited States 82–13–2 · HeavyweightListon betterSonny Liston better — 2–0 to 0–1
Sonny Liston
2–0 against
Win, TKO 2
1960Mar 1960
Win, TKO 3
1959Apr 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

Dave Bailey has lost six straight. Bailey last boxed on Dec 7, 1971.LLLLL

Foster Feb 1964Martin Feb 1965Chuvalo Jun 1965Liston Mar 1967Lubbers Dec 19710.7 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 Dave Bailey and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?: Yes. Dave Bailey and Sonny Liston met once on March 30, 1967, and Sonny Liston won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Bailey or Liston?: Dave Bailey is 0-6 across the 6 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, Bailey or Liston?: Dave Bailey has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
Do Bailey and Liston have any common opponents?: Dave Bailey and Sonny Liston share 2 common opponents: Leotis Martin and Cleveland Williams. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bailey and Liston?: This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Dave Bailey and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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