On June 29, 1970, Sonny Liston (49-4, 38 KOs) and Chuck Wepner (21-5-2, 7 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Sonny Liston is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round KO loss to Leotis Martin, 6 months and 23 days ago. Chuck Wepner is on a 2-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Manuel Ramos, 5 months and 3 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Sonny Liston at 99-1 winning odds. Chuck Wepner really doesn't have much to present against Liston.
Sonny Liston stopped Chuck Wepner via RTD in the 9th round. Liston improves his record to 50-4 (39 KOs), while Wepner adds a loss to his record at 21-6-2.