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.
Howard King (2-12-1 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 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
Howard King vs Sonny Liston — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sonny Liston leads 2–0- Sonny Liston wonListon vs KingMar 8, 1961 · TKO · R3
- Sonny Liston wonListon vs KingFeb 23, 1960 · RTD · R7
The Numbers
- 2-12-1
- Record
- 50-4 (edge)
- 16.7%
- Win %
- 92.6% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 39 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 78%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 78% (edge)
- 5
- Times stopped
- 5
- 0
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 2.4
- Bouts per year
- 3.4 (edge)
- 15
- Bouts tracked
- 57
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
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- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 84″ (213 cm)
- —
- Age
- 94
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyHoward King · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Sonny Liston · 51 wins
KO/TKO
40
Decision
11
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (15 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
Howard King
LLLWL
L3 streak · last fought May 7, 1962
Sonny Liston
WLWWW
W1 streak · last fought Jun 29, 1970
Common Questions
- Have Howard King and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?
- Yes. Howard King and Sonny Liston have met 2 times and Sonny Liston leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Howard King or Sonny Liston?
- Howard King is 2-12-1 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, Howard King or Sonny Liston?
- Howard King has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
- Do Howard King and Sonny Liston have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Howard King and Sonny Liston have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Howard King and Sonny Liston?
- This comparison is drawn from 15 bouts tracked for Howard King and 57 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.