Primeforprime I heard that the only Person to ever backup George was Liston in sparring.Liston had better technical skills Foreman greater power ForemanKO5.Thoughts?
I'll take Foreman in the same style of Foreman-Frazier 2. Liston has his moments but can't take the power and gets dropped a few times before the ref steps in and stops it
Foreman was like 19 or less when Liston "backed him up" very good post . Foreman-Frazier 2 because Liston will automatically b on his back foot but 2 no avail . Liston will not charge like Frazier in Foreman - Frazier 1 . Foreman kills Liston whom had a better jab but a lesser chin than Chuvalo , and Chuvalo's chin is overrated just like everything else from d 1970s not named Ron Stander
Liston had one of the greatest jabs in HW history.. He had a longer reach than Foreman and was an incredibly hard puncher. I say Liston takes him out.
Liston is a bit underrated, or maybe Foreman is overrated, but I see Liston being able to absorb what comes his way, wait his turn ala Williams fights, and stop Foreman. I think Liston is on even terms with Foreman in a lot of ways, but is more versatile, uses his jab much better, is better conditioned, and is a bit smarter in the ring. I think Liston hurts Foreman before Foreman hurts Liston. Liston KO8 Foreman
Thejab is key for Liston and he can hurt foreman with his powershots.George Liston had the reach and power.Could Sonny withstand the foreman body onslaught?
Chuck Wepner said that Sonny punched harder than George. Go to 2:00 [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALLNXdjwnxA&feature=player_embedded[/ame]
Liston would **** himself, being a different world from sparring and George's overly-praising sound-bites. This would be a real fight and George is no shaky Cleveland Williams. He'll kick the dog**** out of Misty Liston and Liston will likely flop around like a bass with epilepsy on the floor to get out of the beating he'd no doubt be suffering. The press: "What went wrong, Sonny? What happened in there?" Sonny: "Gee, I don't know. I punched him with every chemical I could buy from shady mafioso suppliers and he still whipped my ass. I thought we were just sparring! He said I backed him up there!" :|:|:|
Liston by KO. George would be all "Oh, I thought we was just sparring! I thought my caveman swings would work! But they didn't work!"
Yeah, I'm out of my element. I'm a noob in these threads. Liston is one of few Heavyweights I actually like.
CoolThanksHydraulix.Interesting Sonnys left hook was brutal to go along with that jab.guess it comes down to whose the badder man haha
Foreman would have likely walked through him. Every little bit of trouble Williams gave Sonny would be magnified exponentially. I don't see a boxer keeping a prime George off without movement or stellar defensive moves, and Liston did neither well. He'd land some jabs and some hard shots, but Foreman would throw back, hard and with abandon, and he was the stronger, tougher human being. Foreman KO5.
I think Liston will be jabbing Foreman and landing some big shots, i just dont think he has what it takes to put Foreman down. My head tells me Liston wins this fights by i just cannt imagine how he does it. So i will say Foreman by mid-late round KO/TKO.