Quote Originally Posted by amat
He got up frrom that knockdown in the Ali fight. In all actuality it was just a punch that caught him off balance and he took a short rest on the mat and got back up. It was actually a blunder by Joe Walcott that cost Liston the bout. Walcott's count to Liston did not match the timekeepers. Liston beat Walcott's count but the time keeper said 10 seconds had gone by and the timekeeper told Walcott that and Walcott called off the fight. Now I don't think Liston had to many complaints because he was scared to death of Ali and obviously outclassed but still. It's not like he got hit by that punch and stayed down. He got up.
sounds fishy.....Walcott stops the fight when he knows Liston was listening to his count? Wouldn't Walcott see that the timekeeper doesn't matter in this situation? Somebody got PAID!