Quote Originally Posted by Lords Gym
looks like a legit punch to me.. just a bad camera angle... you can see Listons head snap back, he got hit with something ! moving into a punch like that S***.. many a folk go to sandman land when hit while moving forward into shot when they mis, Liston was in full extension with his jab missed when Ali counters with a nice sharp Rt hand ! .. I don't see the controversy to be honest?

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I don't see any contreversy as far as that is was a legit shot that knocked Liston down involuntarily. I think maybe Sonny got up slowly, but either way he was beaten. It was not a fix he just knew he wasn't going to win. If he believed in his chances to win the fight he would have got up faster. I don't think the punch hurt him badly. What circumstances surrounded that noone here knows, my guess was that it was no more than Liston himself, that he already knew ALi could beat him and would.