Have Sonny Liston and Sonny Moore ever fought each other?

Yes. Sonny Liston and Sonny Moore have met 2 times and Sonny Liston leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Liston or Moore?

Sonny Liston is 50-4 and Sonny Moore is 0-12 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Liston or Moore?

Sonny Liston has 39 knockout wins and Sonny Moore has 0. Sonny Liston has more.

Do Liston and Moore have any common opponents?

Sonny Liston and Sonny Moore share 3 common opponents: George Johnson, Zora Folley and Cleveland Williams. Sonny Liston fared better against 3 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston and 12 bouts tracked for Sonny Moore. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Sonny Liston vs Sonny Moore — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Sonny Liston

Sonny Moore

Sonny Liston (50-4) and Sonny Moore (0-12 across 12 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Liston

Wins39 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws54 tracked bouts

Moore

Tracked record

0–12

counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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 2–0

Sonny Liston and Sonny Moore have met 2 times; Liston leads 2–0.
Met	1968Oct 14	1969Sep 23	Series
Sonny ListonFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Sonny MooreFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	TKOR3Liston vs Moore	KOR3Liston vs Moore	2Meetings

The Numbers

Liston 6 · Moore 0 of 6 measurable rows

ListonEdge = longer wingMoore

Record^†: 50-4 (edge)0-12
Win %0–100%: 92.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 39: 39 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 78%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 78%—
Times stopped^‡max 6: 3 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.2: 3.2 (edge)
1.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54: 54
12

† 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: Sonny Liston: 6′1″; Sonny Moore: No height on file
Reachnot held: Sonny Liston: 84″; Sonny Moore: No reach on file
Stance: Sonny Liston: Orthodox; Sonny Moore: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Sonny Liston50 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

39 by KO/TKO 78%11 on the cards 22%

Sonny Moore0 wins · from 12 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Moore yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Sonny Liston 54, Sonny Moore 12 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Liston better on 33 shared · Sonny Liston better on 3

ListonSonny Liston

Opponent

MooreSonny Moore

Sonny Liston
Win, TKO 7
1969May 1969
JohnsonGeorge JohnsonUnited States 22–27–5Liston betterSonny Liston better — 1–0 to 0–1
Sonny Moore
Loss, SD
1964Apr 1964
Sonny Liston
Win, KO 3
1960Jul 1960
FolleyZora FolleyUnited States 79–11–6 · HeavyweightListon betterSonny Liston better — 1–0 to 0–2
Sonny Moore
0–2 against
Loss, TKO
1969Jan 1969
Loss, UD
1961Sep 1961
Sonny Liston
2–0 against
Win, TKO 2
1960Mar 1960
Win, TKO 3
1959Apr 1959
WilliamsCleveland WilliamsUnited States 82–13–2 · HeavyweightListon betterSonny Liston better — 2–0 to 0–1
Sonny Moore
Loss, UD
1966Apr 1966

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

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

Sonny Moore last boxed on Dec 15, 1970 — 20,398 days ago. Moore had lost 12 straight.LLLLL

White Aug 1968Liston Oct 1968Folley Jan 1969Liston Sep 1969Terrell Dec 19701.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Sonny Liston and Sonny Moore ever fought each other?: Yes. Sonny Liston and Sonny Moore have met 2 times and Sonny Liston leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Liston or Moore?: Sonny Liston is 50-4 and Sonny Moore is 0-12 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Liston or Moore?: Sonny Liston has 39 knockout wins and Sonny Moore has 0. Sonny Liston has more.
Do Liston and Moore have any common opponents?: Sonny Liston and Sonny Moore share 3 common opponents: George Johnson, Zora Folley and Cleveland Williams. Sonny Liston fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Liston and Moore?: This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston and 12 bouts tracked for Sonny Moore. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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