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Martin Lee vs Sonny Liston — record, stats and common opponents compared

Martin Lee

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Sonny Liston

Martin Lee (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Lee

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Martin Lee and Sonny Liston have met 1 time; Liston leads 1–0.

Martin Lee and Sonny Liston have met 1 time; Liston leads 1–0.
Met1954Jan 25Series
Martin LeeFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sonny ListonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Lee 1 · Liston 4 of 5 measurable rows
LeeListon
Record†
0-150-4 (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
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54
1
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
Martin Lee: No height on file
Sonny Liston: 6′1″
Reachnot held
Martin Lee: No reach on file
Sonny Liston: 84″
Stance
Martin Lee: Not recorded
Sonny Liston: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Martin Lee0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Martin Lee: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Lee 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 — Martin Lee 1, 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

Martin Lee last boxed on Jan 25, 1954 — 26,578 days ago. Lee had lost the most recent, to Sonny Liston.L

Liston Jan 1954

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 Martin Lee and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?
Yes. Martin Lee and Sonny Liston met once on January 25, 1954, and Sonny Liston won by TKO.
The meeting

LJan 25, 1954 · Liston · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lee or Liston?
Martin Lee is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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 %

Lee0–10%

Liston50–492.6%

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

Lee0

Liston3978%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lee and Liston have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Martin Lee and Sonny Liston have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lee and Liston?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Martin Lee and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lee1bout

Liston54bouts

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