Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston stats
25 May 1965 - Unknown
Ali won via KO in round 1
15 round fight
Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston comparison
Fight night details
4
years pro
11
years pro
0
southpaws fought
0
southpaws fought
23
Muhammad Ali age
34
Sonny Liston age
57
combined fight count
41
combined stoppage wins
73.8%
combined KO %
290
combined rounds fought
15
combined years pro
ali - Last 5 fights
RTD
Sonny Liston (35-2-0)
round 6 of 15
Tue, 25 Feb - 1964
TKO
Henry Cooper (27-9-1)
round 5 of 10
Tue, 18 Jun - 1963
UD
Doug Jones (21-4-1)
round 10 of 10
Wed, 13 Mar - 1963
KO
Charlie Powell (23-7-3)
round 3 of 10
Thu, 24 Jan - 1963
TKO
Archie Moore (184-23-10)
round 4 of 12
Thu, 15 Nov - 1962
common opponents
WILLI BESMANOFF
Round 7 of 10
Nov 1961
TKO
RTD
Round 7 of 10
Dec 1959
liston - Last 5 fights
RTD
Muhammad Ali (20-0-0)
round 6 of 15
Tue, 25 Feb - 1964
KO
Floyd Patterson (38-4-0)
round 1 of 15
Mon, 22 Jul - 1963
KO
Floyd Patterson (38-3-0)
round 1 of 15
Tue, 25 Sep - 1962
KO
Albert Westphal (24-9-3)
round 1 of 10
Mon, 4 Dec - 1961
TKO
Howard King (37-22-8)
round 3 of 10
Wed, 8 Mar - 1961
Past Results breakdown
TKO (50%)
UD (20%)
KO (20%)
RTD (10%)
Past Results breakdown
TKO (45.9%)
KO (16.2%)
UD (10.8%)
PTS (10.8%)
RTD (8.1%)
SD (8.1%)
notes
Naturally ~5.5% (10.8lbs) lighter than the opponent
Previous fight was over 10 months ago
Previous fight was over 10 months ago
