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Larry Watson vs Sonny Liston — record, stats and common opponents compared

Larry Watson

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Sonny Liston

Larry Watson (0-2 across 2 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Watson

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Liston

50

Wins39 KO · 78%

4

Losses

0

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

Larry Watson and Sonny Liston have met 1 time; Liston leads 1–0.

Larry Watson and Sonny Liston have met 1 time; Liston leads 1–0.
Met1955Dec 13Series
Larry WatsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sonny ListonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Watson 1 · Liston 5 of 6 measurable rows
WatsonListon
Record†
0-250-4 (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 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.2
0.8
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54
2
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
Larry Watson: No height on file
Sonny Liston: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Larry Watson: No reach on file
Sonny Liston: 84″
Stance
Larry Watson: Not recorded
Sonny Liston: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Larry Watson0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Larry Watson: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Watson yet.

Sonny Liston50 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Sonny Liston: 50 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (78%) and 11 on the cards (22%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — Larry Watson 2, Sonny Liston 54 — 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

Oldest left · newest right

Larry Watson last boxed on Dec 13, 1955 — 25,879 days ago. Watson had lost two straight.LL

Charles May 1953Liston Dec 19550.8 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 Larry Watson and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?
Yes. Larry Watson and Sonny Liston met once on December 13, 1955, and Sonny Liston won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

LDec 13, 1955 · Liston · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Watson or Liston?
Larry Watson is 0-2 across the 2 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.
Records · win %

Watson0–20%

Liston50–492.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Watson or Liston?
Larry Watson has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Watson0

Liston3978%

The Numbers ↓
Do Watson and Liston have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Larry Watson and Sonny Liston have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Watson and Liston?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Larry Watson and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Watson2bouts

Liston54bouts

How They Win ↓

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