Boxers / Sonny Liston / Boxerbook rating

Sonny Liston: Boxerbook rating

Sonny Liston has a Boxerbook rating of 2059 ± 299 from 55 counted bouts, as of Oct 13, 2026. Not in a division list: inactive since Jun 1970 (no bout for 12 months).

Rating2059 ± 299
Placenot listed
Counted bouts55
Unknown opponents31 of 55
Schedule, career1347
Schedule, 36 monthsno bouts
Form, last 52.6 of 3.5
Data confidence15%
Statusinactive since Jun 1970

Rating over time

high 2197 · low 1593Sep 1953May 1971

μ at the end of each month with a bout, and of every month while active. Red dot: latest.

Bouts behind the rating

Every counted bout, newest first: the change in μ it caused (green up, red down), its weight and the rating after it. Unknown opponents: 31 of 55 bouts.

W
Chuck Wepner
Jun 29, 1970 · TKO 9/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1258
+2
→ 2059
L
Leotis Martin
For vacant NABF heavyweight title
Dec 6, 1969 · KO 9/12 · weight ×1.16 · opponent 1728
−87
→ 2057
W
Sonny Moore (no page: counted as 1100)
Sep 23, 1969 · KO 3/10 · weight ×1.05
+1
→ 2144
W
George Johnson
May 19, 1969 · TKO 7/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1381
+3
→ 2143
W
Billy Joiner
Mar 28, 1969 · UD 10/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1479
+4
→ 2141
W
Amos Lincoln (no page: counted as 1100)
Dec 10, 1968 · KO 2/10 · weight ×1.05
+1
→ 2136
W
Roger Rischer (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 12, 1968 · KO 3/10 · weight ×1.05
+1
→ 2135
W
Willis Earls (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 3, 1968 · KO 2/10 · weight ×1.05
+1
→ 2135
W
Sonny Moore (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 14, 1968 · TKO 3/10 · weight ×1.05
+1
→ 2133
W
Henry Clark (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 6, 1968 · TKO 7/10 · weight ×1.05
+1
→ 2132
W
Billy Joiner
May 23, 1968 · RTD 7/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1500
+5
→ 2131
W
Bill McMurray (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 16, 1968 · TKO 4/10 · weight ×1.05
+1
→ 2126
W
Elmer Rush (no page: counted as 1100)
Apr 28, 1967 · TKO 6/10 · weight ×1.05
+1
→ 2124
W
Dave Bailey
Mar 30, 1967 · KO 1/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1256
+1
→ 2123
W
Amos Johnson (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 19, 1966 · KO 3/10 · weight ×1.05
+1
→ 2122
W
Gerhard Zech
Jul 1, 1966 · KO 7/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1383
+2
→ 2121
L
Muhammad Ali
For WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
May 25, 1965 · KO 1/15 · weight ×1.65 · opponent 2302
−32
→ 2119
L
Muhammad Ali
Lost WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
Feb 25, 1964 · RTD 6/15 · weight ×1.65 · opponent 2224
−46
→ 2151
W
Floyd Patterson
Retained WBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
Jul 22, 1963 · KO 1/15 · weight ×1.65 · opponent 2173
+62
→ 2197
W
Floyd Patterson
Won WBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
Sep 25, 1962 · KO 1/15 · weight ×1.65 · opponent 2255
+93
→ 2135
Show all 55 counted bouts
W
Albert Westphal
Dec 4, 1961 · KO 1/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1500
+7
→ 2042
W
Howard King (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 26, 1961 · 10 · weight ×1.00
+1
→ 2035
W
Howard King
Mar 8, 1961 · TKO 3/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1551
+6
→ 2033
W
Eddie Machen
Sep 7, 1960 · UD 12/12 · weight ×1.10 · opponent 1958
+36
→ 2027
W
Zora Folley
Jul 18, 1960 · KO 3/12 · weight ×1.10 · opponent 1650
+14
→ 1991
W
Roy Harris
Apr 25, 1960 · TKO 1/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1756
+22
→ 1977
W
Cleveland Williams
Mar 21, 1960 · TKO 2/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1782
+30
→ 1955
W
Howard King
Feb 23, 1960 · RTD 7/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1421
+8
→ 1925
W
Willi Besmanoff
Dec 9, 1959 · RTD 6/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1389
+8
→ 1918
W
Nino Valdez
Aug 5, 1959 · KO 3/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1602
+19
→ 1909
W
Cleveland Williams
Apr 15, 1959 · TKO 3/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1816
+56
→ 1890
W
Mike DeJohn (no page: counted as 1100)
Feb 18, 1959 · TKO 6/10 · weight ×1.05
+6
→ 1834
W
Ernie Cab (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 18, 1958 · RTD 7/10 · weight ×1.05
+6
→ 1829
W
Bert Whitehurst (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 24, 1958 · UD 10/10 · weight ×1.05
+6
→ 1823
W
Frankie Daniels (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 7, 1958 · KO 1/10 · weight ×1.05
+6
→ 1823
W
Wayne Bethea (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 6, 1958 · TKO 1/10 · weight ×1.05
+7
→ 1810
W
Julio Mederos (no page: counted as 1100)
May 14, 1958 · RTD 2/10 · weight ×1.05
+7
→ 1804
W
Bert Whitehurst (no page: counted as 1100)
Apr 3, 1958 · PTS 10/10 · weight ×1.05
+7
→ 1797
W
Ben Wise (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 11, 1958 · TKO 4/8 · weight ×1.00
+7
→ 1790
W
Billy Hunter (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 29, 1958 · TKO 2/6 · weight ×0.90
+7
→ 1782
W
Marty Marshall
Mar 6, 1956 · UD 10/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1525
+36
→ 1776
W
Larry Watson (no page: counted as 1100)
Dec 13, 1955 · TKO 4/10 · weight ×1.05
+10
→ 1740
W
Johnny Gray (no page: counted as 1100)
Sep 13, 1955 · TKO 6/10 · weight ×1.05
+11
→ 1730
W
Calvin Butler (no page: counted as 1100)
May 25, 1955 · TKO 2/8 · weight ×1.00
+11
→ 1719
W
Emil Brtko (no page: counted as 1100)
May 5, 1955 · TKO 5/10 · weight ×1.05
+12
→ 1719
W
Marty Marshall
Apr 21, 1955 · TKO 6/8 · weight ×1.00 · opponent 1585
+81
→ 1696
W
Neal Welch (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 1, 1955 · PTS 8/8 · weight ×1.00
+22
→ 1615
L
Marty Marshall
Sep 7, 1954 · SD 8/8 · weight ×1.00 · opponent 1500
−128
→ 1593
W
Johnny Summerlin (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 10, 1954 · SD 8/8 · weight ×1.00
+19
→ 1721
W
Johnny Summerlin (no page: counted as 1100)
Jun 29, 1954 · UD 8/8 · weight ×1.00
+22
→ 1701
W
Stanley Howlett (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 31, 1954 · PTS 6/6 · weight ×0.90
+23
→ 1679
W
Martin Lee (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 25, 1954 · TKO 6/6 · weight ×0.90
+28
→ 1656
W
Bennie Thomas (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 21, 1953 · SD 6/6 · weight ×0.90
+34
→ 1628
W
Ponce de Leon (no page: counted as 1100)
Sep 17, 1953 · PTS 4/4 · weight ×0.80
+47
→ 1594
W
Don Smith (no page: counted as 1100)
Sep 2, 1953 · TKO 1/4 · weight ×0.80
+47
→ 1594

Publishers and Boxerbook

Consensus: no publisher lists for the division (a list without them counts as 16).

WBC
not in top 15
WBA
not in top 15
IBF
not in top 15
WBO
not in top 15
Ring
not in top 15
TBRB
not in top 15
Boxerbook
not listed

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