Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
No way my friend. Liston does not belong in the top 25, he had no heart, and was sloth like.
Jeez I don't know about that. Maybe not top 10, but not top 25? Liston was a beast, before Ali they thought he would be champ until he decided to retire (and maybe he would have if it wasn't for Ali). He really only lost to Ali, a SD early on and a brutal KO when he was damn near 40. Liston would smash over half of that top 10 list IMHO.

I think the whole "no heart" and "bully" thing is overblown because it sounds good... he faced adversity in his career and came back and won. Cleveland Williams shattered his nose and rocked him in their first fight and he fought back and brutally TKO'd him.