Have Roy Harris and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?

Yes. Roy Harris and Sonny Liston met once on April 25, 1960, and Sonny Liston won by TKO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Harris or Liston?

Roy Harris is 30-5 and Sonny Liston is 50-4. Sonny Liston has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Harris or Liston?

Roy Harris has 9 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.

Do Harris and Liston have any common opponents?

Roy Harris and Sonny Liston share 3 common opponents: Floyd Patterson, Willi Besmanoff and Calvin Butler. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Harris or Liston?

Sonny Liston is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other. Sonny Liston also has the longer reach, by 28 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Roy Harris and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Roy Harris vs Sonny Liston — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Roy Harris (30-5) 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 3 common opponents.

Harris

Wins9 KO · 30%

Losses

Draws37 tracked bouts

Liston

Wins39 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws54 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Liston leads 1–0

Roy Harris and Sonny Liston have met 1 time; Liston leads 1–0.
Met	1960Apr 25	Series
Roy HarrisFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Sonny ListonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR1Liston vs Harris	1Meeting

Liston vs Harris · Apr 25, 1960

The Numbers

Harris 0 · Liston 8 of 8 measurable rows

HarrisEdge = longer wingListon

Record: 30-550-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 85.7%
92.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 39: 9
39 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 30%
78% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 30%
78% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 5: 5
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.2: 1.9
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54: 37
54

† 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

Height+1″: Roy Harris: 6′0″; Sonny Liston: 6′1″ (edge)
Reach+11″: Roy Harris: 73″; Sonny Liston: 84″ (edge)
Agenot held: Roy Harris: Died aged 90; Sonny Liston: No date of birth
Stance: Roy Harris: Orthodox; Sonny Liston: Orthodox

Roy Harris 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

Roy Harris30 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

9 by KO/TKO 30%20 on the cards 67%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

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 — Roy Harris 37, Sonny Liston 54 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Liston better on 1 · even on 23 shared · Sonny Liston better on 1 · even on 2

HarrisRoy Harris

Opponent

ListonSonny Liston

Roy Harris
Loss, RTD 12
1958Aug 1958
PattersonFloyd PattersonUnited States 55–8–1Liston betterSonny Liston better — 2–0 to 0–1
Sonny Liston
2–0 against
Win, KO 1
1963Jul 1963
Win, KO 1
1962Sep 1962
Roy Harris
Win, UD
1957Oct 1957
BesmanoffWilli BesmanoffGermany 51–34–8EvenEven — 1–0 both
Sonny Liston
Win, TKO 7
1959Dec 1959
Roy Harris
Win, PTS
1956May 1956
ButlerCalvin ButlerEvenEven — 1–0 both
Sonny Liston
Win, TKO 2
1955May 1955

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

Roy Harris has lost two straight, after one straight win. Harris last boxed on Aug 3, 1974.LLWLL

Cleroux Jul 1960Cooper Sep 1960Rent Feb 1961Cleroux May 1961León Aug 19741.9 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 Roy Harris and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?: Yes. Roy Harris and Sonny Liston met once on April 25, 1960, and Sonny Liston won by TKO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Harris or Liston?: Roy Harris is 30-5 and Sonny Liston is 50-4. Sonny Liston has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Harris or Liston?: Roy Harris has 9 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
Do Harris and Liston have any common opponents?: Roy Harris and Sonny Liston share 3 common opponents: Floyd Patterson, Willi Besmanoff and Calvin Butler. Sonny Liston fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Harris or Liston?: Sonny Liston is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other. Sonny Liston also has the longer reach, by 28 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Harris and Liston?: This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Roy Harris and 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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