Have Elmer Rush and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?

Yes. Elmer Rush and Sonny Liston met once on April 28, 1967, and Sonny Liston won by TKO in round 6.

Who has the better record, Rush or Liston?

Elmer Rush is 1-1-1 across the 3 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, Rush or Liston?

Elmer Rush has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.

Do Rush and Liston have any common opponents?

Elmer Rush and Sonny Liston share 2 common opponents: George Johnson and Eddie Machen. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Elmer Rush and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Elmer Rush vs Sonny Liston — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Elmer Rush

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Sonny Liston

Elmer Rush (1-1-1 across 3 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.

Rush

Tracked record

1–1–1

counted from 3 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

Elmer Rush and Sonny Liston have met 1 time; Liston leads 1–0.
Met	1967Apr 28	Series
Elmer RushFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Sonny ListonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR6Liston vs Rush	1Meeting

Liston vs Rush · Apr 28, 1967

The Numbers

Rush 1 · Liston 6 of 7 measurable rows

RushEdge = longer wingListon

Record^†: 1-1-150-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 50%
92.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 39: 0
39 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
78% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 3: 1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 3: 0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 3.2: 1.5
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54: 3
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: Elmer Rush: No height on file; Sonny Liston: 6′1″
Reachnot held: Elmer Rush: No reach on file; Sonny Liston: 84″
Stance: Elmer Rush: Not recorded; Sonny Liston: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Elmer Rush1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

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 — Elmer Rush 3, 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

RushElmer Rush

Opponent

ListonSonny Liston

Elmer Rush
Win, UD
1965Sep 1965
JohnsonGeorge JohnsonUnited States 22–27–5EvenEven — 1–0 both
Sonny Liston
Win, TKO 7
1969May 1969
Elmer Rush
Draw, PTS
1965May 1965
MachenEddie MachenUnited States 50–11–3 · HeavyweightListon betterSonny Liston better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Sonny Liston
Win, UD
1960Sep 1960

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

Elmer Rush last boxed on Apr 28, 1967 — 21,723 days ago. Rush had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Sonny Liston.DWL

Machen May 1965Johnson Sep 1965Liston Apr 19671.5 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

With the rows behind them

Have Elmer Rush and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?: Yes. Elmer Rush and Sonny Liston met once on April 28, 1967, and Sonny Liston won by TKO in round 6.
Who has the better record, Rush or Liston?: Elmer Rush is 1-1-1 across the 3 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, Rush or Liston?: Elmer Rush has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
Do Rush and Liston have any common opponents?: Elmer Rush and Sonny Liston share 2 common opponents: George Johnson and Eddie Machen. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rush and Liston?: This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Elmer Rush and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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