Boxing Forums



User Tag List

Thanks Thanks:  0
Likes Likes:  0
Dislikes Dislikes:  0
Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 123
Results 31 to 44 of 44

Thread: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

Share/Bookmark
  1. #31
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Posts
    3,385
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    0
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    Quote Originally Posted by Majesty
    Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
    Quote Originally Posted by Majesty
    Quote Originally Posted by Mr140
    The score cards were as followed Judge had Liston 58-56, judge Ali up by the same thing and referee had it even he had more then a round. And I would have disagree Liston was past it at 35 dude and i think if he was younger in his prime he give Ali a hard time.
    They scored on a 10 point must system back then I don't think so...
    Yeah that is very odd.
    Yeah there wasn't a 10 point must system back then, there was a round by round system

    As in if Ali won rounds 1-2-3-4 and liston won round 5 with round 6 even it would be

    4-1-1

    I don't think there was a 10 point must back then. Heck there wasn't even one when Ali fought Frazier.
    Thats the first fight i thought of when i read that post. When i look up those things on boxrec none of it really makes sense. The liston appears to be a 10 point must system while the first frazier fight was the round by round system and the chuvalo fight (which happened after the liston fight and before the frazier fight) is the 5 point must system

  2. #32
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Posts
    7,495
    Mentioned
    21 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    2701
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    I would rate Liston just above Marty Marshall what a great fighter he was.
    Pain lasts a only a minute, but the memory will last forever....

    boxingbournemouth - Cornelius Carrs private boxing tuition and personal fitness training

  3. #33
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    6,706
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    1506
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    Most people who fought Liston said that in his prime he would have beaten Ali, Foreman, etc.

  4. #34
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    5,788
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    1206
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
    Quote Originally Posted by Majesty
    Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
    Quote Originally Posted by Majesty
    Quote Originally Posted by Mr140
    The score cards were as followed Judge had Liston 58-56, judge Ali up by the same thing and referee had it even he had more then a round. And I would have disagree Liston was past it at 35 dude and i think if he was younger in his prime he give Ali a hard time.
    They scored on a 10 point must system back then I don't think so...
    Yeah that is very odd.
    Yeah there wasn't a 10 point must system back then, there was a round by round system

    As in if Ali won rounds 1-2-3-4 and liston won round 5 with round 6 even it would be

    4-1-1

    I don't think there was a 10 point must back then. Heck there wasn't even one when Ali fought Frazier.
    Thats the first fight i thought of when i read that post. When i look up those things on boxrec none of it really makes sense. The liston appears to be a 10 point must system while the first frazier fight was the round by round system and the chuvalo fight (which happened after the liston fight and before the frazier fight) is the 5 point must system
    I think boxrec got it wrong. Because there was no 10 point must system back then.
    Life is still worth while If You Just Smile - MJ

  5. #35
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Posts
    3,385
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    0
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    Quote Originally Posted by Majesty
    Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
    Quote Originally Posted by Majesty
    Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
    Quote Originally Posted by Majesty
    Quote Originally Posted by Mr140
    The score cards were as followed Judge had Liston 58-56, judge Ali up by the same thing and referee had it even he had more then a round. And I would have disagree Liston was past it at 35 dude and i think if he was younger in his prime he give Ali a hard time.
    They scored on a 10 point must system back then    I don't think so...
    Yeah that is very odd.
    Yeah there wasn't a 10 point must system back then, there was a round by round system

    As in if Ali won rounds 1-2-3-4 and liston won round 5 with round 6 even it would be

    4-1-1   

    I don't think there was a 10 point must back then.  Heck there wasn't even one when Ali fought Frazier.
    Thats the first fight i thought of when i read that post. When i look up those things on boxrec none of it really makes sense. The liston appears to be a 10 point must system while the first frazier fight was the round by round system and the chuvalo fight (which happened after the liston fight and before the frazier fight) is the 5 point must system
    I think boxrec got it wrong.  Because there was no 10 point must system back then.
    They had to of. The 5 point system for chuvalo is accurate because i've seen the fight numerous times and they announce it as such. And i know for a fact ali frazier 1 was a round by round.

    edit: i'm looking to find when the 10 point must was introduced but since i haven't yet i fell upon something thats kinda interesting.

    Fatality rates per 100,000 participants

    Horse racing: 128
    Sky diving: 123
    Hang gliding: 56
    Mountaineering: 51
    Scuba Diving: 11
    Motorcycle racing: 7
    College Football: 3
    Boxing: 1.3

  6. #36
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    7,899
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    0
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    The sillieness that is compairing anyone to Ali
    He was unique
    He combined elusivness,hand speed,and power,like no other
    It wasnt like Liston right after the fight,he fought for 6 more years,and only had 1 more loss in that period

  7. #37
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    6,706
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    1506
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    I disagree a lot of people gave even prime Ali a really hard time.

  8. #38
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    5,788
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    1206
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
    Quote Originally Posted by Majesty
    Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
    Quote Originally Posted by Majesty
    Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
    Quote Originally Posted by Majesty
    Quote Originally Posted by Mr140
    The score cards were as followed Judge had Liston 58-56, judge Ali up by the same thing and referee had it even he had more then a round. And I would have disagree Liston was past it at 35 dude and i think if he was younger in his prime he give Ali a hard time.
    They scored on a 10 point must system back then I don't think so...
    Yeah that is very odd.
    Yeah there wasn't a 10 point must system back then, there was a round by round system

    As in if Ali won rounds 1-2-3-4 and liston won round 5 with round 6 even it would be

    4-1-1

    I don't think there was a 10 point must back then. Heck there wasn't even one when Ali fought Frazier.
    Thats the first fight i thought of when i read that post. When i look up those things on boxrec none of it really makes sense. The liston appears to be a 10 point must system while the first frazier fight was the round by round system and the chuvalo fight (which happened after the liston fight and before the frazier fight) is the 5 point must system
    I think boxrec got it wrong. Because there was no 10 point must system back then.
    They had to of. The 5 point system for chuvalo is accurate because i've seen the fight numerous times and they announce it as such. And i know for a fact ali frazier 1 was a round by round.

    edit: i'm looking to find when the 10 point must was introduced but since i haven't yet i fell upon something thats kinda interesting.

    Fatality rates per 100,000 participants

    Horse racing: 128
    Sky diving: 123
    Hang gliding: 56
    Mountaineering: 51
    Scuba Diving: 11
    Motorcycle racing: 7
    College Football: 3
    Boxing: 1.3
    Very interesting..
    Life is still worth while If You Just Smile - MJ

  9. #39
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    7,899
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    0
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    Quote Originally Posted by Taeth
    I disagree a lot of people gave even prime Ali a really hard time.
    Not really,Ali was the first and maybe only fighter,who could get away with goofing off,until he decided to end the fight
    Like he did with Williams,like he did with Folley(a fighter Patterson dodged when he was the #1 contender)
    ,hell the only reason he let Patterson hang around as long as he did,was so he could punish him for that stupid Cassius Clay routine he did in the press

  10. #40
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    1,306
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    0
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    Ali was to young and inexperienced to formulate a excellent strategy like he did against Foreman when he fought Liston so i agree Mr140 Liston would have had a very good chance (maybe he even would have beaten Ali) if he was younger. I mean have you seen the pictures of Listons neck exercises where he is basically standing upright on his head, while ony using his arms for report. He was a freak and strong neck muscles can help a fighter take a better punch, maybe Ali wouldnt have K.O'd a younger more in-shape Liston

  11. #41
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    7,899
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    0
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    Quote Originally Posted by Sugar_Shaw
    Ali was to young and inexperienced to formulate a excellent strategy like he did against Foreman when he fought Liston so i agree Mr140 Liston would have had a very good chance (maybe he even would have beaten Ali) if he was younger. I mean have you seen the pictures of Listons neck exercises where he is basically standing upright on his head, while ony using his arms for report. He was a freak and strong neck muscles can help a fighter take a better punch, maybe Ali wouldnt have K.O'd a younger more in-shape Liston
    Naww go back and watch the fight,or any of Ali's fight,Liston was a great fighter,but he wasnt an exceptional pursuer.If it isnt there you cant hit hit it.
    And again,myths and mythos aside,Liston wasnt that old,he fought for 6 more years,compiling a record of 15-1 in that time

  12. #42
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Posts
    1,306
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    0
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    Quote Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
    Quote Originally Posted by Sugar_Shaw
    Ali was to young and inexperienced to formulate a excellent strategy like he did against Foreman when he fought Liston so i agree Mr140 Liston would have had a very good chance (maybe he even would have beaten Ali) if he was younger. I mean have you seen the pictures of Listons neck exercises where he is basically standing upright on his head, while ony using his arms for report. He was a freak and strong neck muscles can help a fighter take a better punch, maybe Ali wouldnt have K.O'd a younger more in-shape Liston
    Naww go back and watch the fight,or any of Ali's fight,Liston was a great fighter,but he wasnt an exceptional pursuer.If it isnt there you cant hit hit it.
    And again,myths and mythos aside,Liston wasnt that old,he fought for 6 more years,compiling a record of 15-1 in that time
    I never said Liston would ali I just think when Liston was younger he would have had a lot better chance and probably wouldn't have got knocked out

  13. #43
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    7,899
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    0
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    Quote Originally Posted by Sugar_Shaw
    Quote Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
    Quote Originally Posted by Sugar_Shaw
    Ali was to young and inexperienced to formulate a excellent strategy like he did against Foreman when he fought Liston so i agree Mr140 Liston would have had a very good chance (maybe he even would have beaten Ali) if he was younger. I mean have you seen the pictures of Listons neck exercises where he is basically standing upright on his head, while ony using his arms for report. He was a freak and strong neck muscles can help a fighter take a better punch, maybe Ali wouldnt have K.O'd a younger more in-shape Liston
    Naww go back and watch the fight,or any of Ali's fight,Liston was a great fighter,but he wasnt an exceptional pursuer.If it isnt there you cant hit hit it.
    And again,myths and mythos aside,Liston wasnt that old,he fought for 6 more years,compiling a record of 15-1 in that time
    I never said Liston would ali I just think when Liston was younger he would have had a lot better chance and probably wouldn't have got knocked out
    Little known fact,Liston had a life long phobia of the mentally ill,by the third round,he was convinced Clay was raving mad,so barring an early knockout(which never happened to Ali) the best improvement probably would have been a decision that Ali still would have won

  14. #44
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Lincoln ENG
    Posts
    6,125
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    1284
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Sonny Liston Would of beat Ali if he would of faced him when he was younger

    I'd have to disagree.. Sonny was as good as he ever was to be fair.. Its not like he was on a downward slope..

    He was still tough as nails and the guy who had done patterson twice and ali was just the better fighter
    Immortal Technique

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

     

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  




Boxing | Boxing Photos | Boxing News | Boxing Forum | Boxing Rankings

Copyright © 2000 - 2025 Saddo Boxing - Boxing