Thread: David Haye vs Sonny Liston

Does Liston's jab dominate or is Haye's head movement too much?

Haye wins pretty easily IMO and would probably stop him. He's majorly underrated IMO and too judged on wladimir rather than the fact he knocked out pretty much every good cruiser at the time & did a very decent job on most of the heavys as well.

Yes he lost to wlad comprehensively - but I think he'd stop Liston in 5 or 6 (genuinely!)

Originally Posted by oakleyno1

Haye wins pretty easily IMO and would probably stop him. He's majorly underrated IMO and too judged on wladimir rather than the fact he knocked out pretty much every good cruiser at the time & did a very decent job on most of the heavys as well.

Yes he lost to wlad comprehensively - but I think he'd stop Liston in 5 or 6 (genuinely!)

Interesting call on that. I think Hayes speed would be a huge problem for Liston.

Liston crushes Haye like a roach, leaving him so devastated that he can't even blame his little toe

Originally Posted by X

Liston crushes Haye like a roach, leaving him so devastated that he can't even blame his little toe

Is this prime vs prime? Because if it is I agree with the above statement.

Originally Posted by mrbig1

Originally Posted by X

Liston crushes Haye like a roach, leaving him so devastated that he can't even blame his little toe

Is this prime vs prime? Because if it is I agree with the above statement.

I agree Liston wins in a mid-to-late TKO.

If that little glancing tap from Ali can have Liston rolling around on his back he has no chance against Haye.

Haye KO 1 with a jab. Fact.

((if the mob ain't involved, Haye KO 1 with a right hand. Fact))

Originally Posted by Fenster

If that little glancing tap from Ali can have Liston rolling around on his back he has no chance against Haye.

Haye KO 1 with a jab. Fact.

((if the mob ain't involved, Haye KO 1 with a right hand. Fact))

Agreed! Haye and Ali are practically carbon copies, physically, although Ali had sturdier toes.😇

Haye would knock him the fuck out. Too fast, too powerful.

Haye probably wins.

And if Ali stopped him then Haye likely does too.

Originally Posted by Fenster

If that little glancing tap from Ali can have Liston rolling around on his back he has no chance against Haye.

Haye KO 1 with a jab. Fact.

((if the mob ain't involved, Haye KO 1 with a right hand. Fact))

The mob is why Liston rolled over I thought.

(Funny how Haye is a small heavy at 6'3. He fought like he was smaller than he was).

Originally Posted by beenKOed

Originally Posted by Fenster

If that little glancing tap from Ali can have Liston rolling around on his back he has no chance against Haye.

Haye KO 1 with a jab. Fact.

((if the mob ain't involved, Haye KO 1 with a right hand. Fact))

Agreed! Haye and Ali are practically carbon copies, physically, although Ali had sturdier toes.😇

Haye is more like Floyd Patterson than Ali.

Liston gets fed up of Haye pulling out and moves on

Haye is better known for pulling out and taking hurt my selfies now

Haye would pull out multiple times because he has a headache or something. Then Liston gets him at a post fight presser, like Chisora, and they settle it there with Haye getting mauled by the Bear.

Stylistically and athletically, it's almost a mismatch given that there's so much time between them. Liston fought like a tall 6ft 2 and Haye fought like a small 6ft 3 so the jab would have been a false fit for Liston who was too slow of hands and foot for the more tactical and sharp counter punching version of Haye. I think Liston would get stopped.