On December 6, 1969, Sonny Liston (49-3, 38 KOs) and Leotis Martin (30-5, 18 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Sonny Liston is coming in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round KO victory over Sonny Moore, 2 months and 13 days ago. Leotis Martin is on a 4-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Roger Russell, 18 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Leotis Martin at 99-1 winning odds. Sonny Liston really doesn't have much to present against Martin.
Leotis Martin stopped Sonny Liston via KO in the 9th round. Martin improves his record to 31-5 (19 KOs), while Liston adds a loss to his record at 49-4.