Have Gerhard Zech and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?

Yes. Gerhard Zech and Sonny Liston met once on July 1, 1966, and Sonny Liston won by KO in round 7.

Who has the better record, Zech or Liston?

Gerhard Zech is 3-10-2 across the 15 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, Zech or Liston?

Gerhard Zech has 2 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.

Do Zech and Liston have any common opponents?

Gerhard Zech and Sonny Liston share 1 common opponent: Zora Folley. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 15 bouts tracked for Gerhard Zech and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gerhard Zech vs Sonny Liston — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gerhard Zech

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Sonny Liston

Gerhard Zech (3-10-2 across 15 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.

Zech

Tracked record

3–10–2

counted from 15 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

Gerhard Zech and Sonny Liston have met 1 time; Liston leads 1–0.
Met	1966Jul 1	Series
Gerhard ZechFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Sonny ListonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR7Liston vs Zech	1Meeting

Liston vs Zech · Jul 1, 1966

The Numbers

Zech 0 · Liston 7 of 7 measurable rows

ZechEdge = longer wingListon

Record^†: 3-10-250-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 26.7%
92.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 39: 2
39 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 67%
78% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 4: 4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 3.2: 1.4
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54: 15
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: Gerhard Zech: No height on file; Sonny Liston: 6′1″
Reachnot held: Gerhard Zech: No reach on file; Sonny Liston: 84″
Agenot held: Gerhard Zech: Died aged 78; Sonny Liston: No date of birth
Stance: Gerhard Zech: Not recorded; Sonny Liston: Orthodox

Gerhard Zech 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

Gerhard Zech3 wins · from 15 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

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 — Gerhard Zech 15, 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

ZechGerhard Zech

Opponent

ListonSonny Liston

Gerhard Zech
Loss, KO
1964Nov 1964
FolleyZora FolleyUnited States 79–11–6 · HeavyweightListon betterSonny Liston better — 1–0 to 0–1
Sonny Liston
Win, KO 3
1960Jul 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

Gerhard Zech has lost five straight. Zech last boxed on Dec 3, 1971.LLLLL

Mildenberger Dec 1967Blin May 1968Grupe Nov 1968Blin Nov 1969Peralta Dec 19711.4 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 Gerhard Zech and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?: Yes. Gerhard Zech and Sonny Liston met once on July 1, 1966, and Sonny Liston won by KO in round 7.
Who has the better record, Zech or Liston?: Gerhard Zech is 3-10-2 across the 15 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, Zech or Liston?: Gerhard Zech has 2 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
Do Zech and Liston have any common opponents?: Gerhard Zech and Sonny Liston share 1 common opponent: Zora Folley. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Zech and Liston?: This comparison is drawn from 15 bouts tracked for Gerhard Zech and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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