On March 21, 1960, Sonny Liston (27-1, 18 KOs) and Cleveland Williams (45-3, 37 KOs) meet in the ring for the 2nd, in a 10-round bout.
Sonny Liston is coming in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Howard King, 27 days ago. Cleveland Williams is on a 2-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round KO win over Curley Lee, 5 months and 7 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.
In the rematch, Sonny Liston stopped Cleveland Williams via TKO in the 2nd round. Liston improves his record to 28-1 (19 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 45-4.