https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Sonny_Liston_vs._George_JohnsonSonny Liston vs. George Johnson - Revision history2026-06-16T14:40:18ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.38.2https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sonny_Liston_vs._George_Johnson&diff=524727&oldid=prevFlatnose: Flatnose moved page Fight:19608 to Sonny Liston vs. George Johnson2014-05-06T03:25:56Z<p>Flatnose moved page <a href="/wiki/index.php/Fight:19608" class="mw-redirect" title="Fight:19608">Fight:19608</a> to <a href="/wiki/index.php/Sonny_Liston_vs._George_Johnson" title="Sonny Liston vs. George Johnson">Sonny Liston vs. George Johnson</a></p>
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</td></tr></table>Flatnosehttps://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sonny_Liston_vs._George_Johnson&diff=524726&oldid=prevFlatnose: Created page with "<fight>19608</fight> "Sonny Liston stopped durable George 'Scrap Iron' Johnson of Los Angeles in seven rounds Monday night at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Liston knocked ..."2014-05-06T03:25:23Z<p>Created page with "<fight>19608</fight> "Sonny Liston stopped durable George 'Scrap Iron' Johnson of Los Angeles in seven rounds Monday night at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Liston knocked ..."</p>
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"Sonny Liston stopped durable George 'Scrap Iron' Johnson of Los Angeles in seven rounds Monday night at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Liston knocked Johnson to the canvas in the opening round with a barrage of punches for the only knockdown of the night. Referee Harry Krause halted the bout at 2:55 of the 7th with Johnson unable to defend himself. Benny Conyers, Johnson's manager, signalled for the referee to stop the fight." -United Press International<br />
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*Purses - Liston - $20,000, Johnson - $8,000<br />
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Post fight comments<br />
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* "All we want now is either Frazier or Ellis." -Dick Sadler, Liston's manager<br />
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* "That guy's (Johnson) got a lot of heart. I thought I had him in the first round." -Sonny Liston<br />
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* "Scrap Iron was hurt in the first round and never got a chance to fight his fight. But I think Frazier is a harder puncher than Liston." -Benny Conyers</div>Flatnose