George Johnson (22-27-5) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
George Johnson vs Sonny Liston — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sonny Liston leads 1–0- Sonny Liston wonListon vs JohnsonMay 19, 1969 · TKO · R7
The Numbers
- 22-27-5
- Record
- 50-4 (edge)
- 45.4%
- Win %
- 92.6% (edge)
- 11
- Wins by knockout
- 39 (edge)
- 50%
- KO rate
- 78% (edge)
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 78%
- 6
- Times stopped
- 5 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 0.2
- Bouts per year
- 3.4 (edge)
- 10
- 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
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm) (edge)
- —
- Reach
- 84″ (213 cm)
- 76
- Age
- 94
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 235 (1972)
- Division
- Heavyweight
- American
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGeorge Johnson · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Sonny Liston · 51 wins
KO/TKO
40
Decision
11
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (10 and 57 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.
Current Form
George Johnson
LLLLL
L10 streak · last fought Dec 2, 1999
Sonny Liston
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W1 streak · last fought Jun 29, 1970
Common Questions
- Have George Johnson and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?
- Yes. George Johnson and Sonny Liston met once on May 19, 1969, and Sonny Liston won by TKO in round 7.
- Who has the better record, George Johnson or Sonny Liston?
- George Johnson is 22-27-5 and Sonny Liston is 50-4. Sonny Liston has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, George Johnson or Sonny Liston?
- George Johnson has 11 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
- Do George Johnson and Sonny Liston have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Johnson and Sonny Liston have faced.
- Who is bigger, George Johnson or Sonny Liston?
- Sonny Liston is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 10 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on George Johnson and Sonny Liston?
- This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for George Johnson and 57 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.