Have Frankie Daniels and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?

Yes. Frankie Daniels and Sonny Liston met once on October 7, 1958, and Sonny Liston won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Daniels or Liston?

Frankie Daniels is 0-11 across the 11 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, Daniels or Liston?

Frankie Daniels has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.

Do Daniels and Liston have any common opponents?

Frankie Daniels and Sonny Liston share 1 common opponent: Cleveland Williams. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Frankie Daniels and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Frankie Daniels vs Sonny Liston — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Frankie Daniels

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Sonny Liston

Frankie Daniels (0-11 across 11 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 1 common opponent.

Daniels

Tracked record

0–11

counted from 11 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

Frankie Daniels and Sonny Liston have met 1 time; Liston leads 1–0.
Met	1958Oct 7	Series
Frankie DanielsFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Sonny ListonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR1Liston vs Daniels	1Meeting

Liston vs Daniels · Oct 7, 1958

The Numbers

Daniels 0 · Liston 6 of 6 measurable rows

DanielsEdge = longer wingListon

Record^†: 0-1150-4 (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: 1
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54: 11
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: Frankie Daniels: No height on file; Sonny Liston: 6′1″
Reachnot held: Frankie Daniels: No reach on file; Sonny Liston: 84″
Stance: Frankie Daniels: Not recorded; Sonny Liston: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Frankie Daniels0 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Daniels 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 — Frankie Daniels 11, Sonny Liston 54 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Liston better on 11 shared · Sonny Liston better on 1

DanielsFrankie Daniels

Opponent

ListonSonny Liston

Frankie Daniels
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1958Jun 1958
Loss, UD
1957Dec 1957
WilliamsCleveland WilliamsUnited States 82–13–2 · HeavyweightListon betterSonny Liston better — 2–0 to 0–2
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

Frankie Daniels last boxed on Sep 9, 1961 — 23,784 days ago. Daniels had lost 11 straight.LLLLL

Liston Oct 1958Chuvalo Sep 1959Terrell May 1960Mildenberger Apr 1961Piccoli Sep 19611 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 Frankie Daniels and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?: Yes. Frankie Daniels and Sonny Liston met once on October 7, 1958, and Sonny Liston won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Daniels or Liston?: Frankie Daniels is 0-11 across the 11 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, Daniels or Liston?: Frankie Daniels has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
Do Daniels and Liston have any common opponents?: Frankie Daniels and Sonny Liston share 1 common opponent: Cleveland Williams. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Daniels and Liston?: This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for Frankie Daniels and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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