On April 15, 1959, Sonny Liston (23-1, 14 KOs) and Cleveland Williams (43-2, 35 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Sonny Liston is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Mike DeJohn, 1 month and 28 days ago. Cleveland Williams is on a 12-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Ollie Wilson, 3 months and 2 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Sonny Liston at 99-1 winning odds. Cleveland Williams really doesn't have much to present against Liston.
Sonny Liston stopped Cleveland Williams via TKO in the 3rd round. Liston improves his record to 24-1 (15 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 43-3.