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.
The winning odds are at 92.8-7.2 in favor of Leotis Martin. It is going to be very difficult for Sonny Liston to win this fight.
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.