Leotis Martin (31-5) 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 2 common opponents.
Leotis Martin vs Sonny Liston — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Leotis Martin leads 1–0- Leotis Martin wonListon vs MartinDec 6, 1969 · KO · R9
The Numbers
- 31-5
- Record
- 50-4 (edge)
- 86.1%
- Win %
- 92.6% (edge)
- 19
- Wins by knockout
- 39 (edge)
- 61.29%
- KO rate
- 78% (edge)
- 64%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 78% (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 0
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 3.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 3.4
- 30
- 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
- 6′0″ (184 cm)
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm) (edge)
- 76″ (193 cm)
- Reach
- 84″ (213 cm) (edge)
- 87
- Age
- 94
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyLeotis Martin · 25 wins
KO/TKO
16
Decision
9
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 (30 and 57 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Leotis Martin
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W5 streak · last fought Dec 6, 1969
Sonny Liston
WLWWW
W1 streak · last fought Jun 29, 1970
Common Questions
- Have Leotis Martin and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?
- Yes. Leotis Martin and Sonny Liston met once on December 6, 1969, and Leotis Martin won by KO in round 9.
- Who has the better record, Leotis Martin or Sonny Liston?
- Leotis Martin is 31-5 and Sonny Liston is 50-4. Sonny Liston has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Leotis Martin or Sonny Liston?
- Leotis Martin has 19 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
- Do Leotis Martin and Sonny Liston have any common opponents?
- Leotis Martin and Sonny Liston share 2 common opponents: Henry Clark and Dave Bailey. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Leotis Martin or Sonny Liston?
- Sonny Liston is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 1 cm above the other. Sonny Liston also has the longer reach, by 20 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leotis Martin and Sonny Liston?
- This comparison is drawn from 30 bouts tracked for Leotis Martin and 57 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.