Peak Liston vs Peak Bowe, who wins and why?

I think Liston is too much for Bowe, and uses his sledgehammer jab to set up a KO within 6 rounds.

 

I'm sure some will say Bowe is too big for Liston, but I say Bowe was too easy to hit and wouldn't be able to take Liston's power.

 

Sonny beats Bowe in a close one . Although I'll be very worry for Sonny in this fight and I can very well be proven wrong
I wont make the foolish mistake of underestimating Bowe. He was a very Big man who had it all .
Skill , Heart , Size , Punching Power .

Prime Liston can compete and challenge any HW in history . Including Bowe . But its also a fight I can see Liston losing .

Liston 55/45 wins a decision over Bowe is my pick . Bowe stopping Liston late is another possibility .

 

My gut says Bowe is too hittable to survive a war with Liston and he never ever boxes behind his jab so I don't see him out boxing him neither.

That being said a man with a 30 pound advantage is not someone to write off.

 

Bowe had to be at his best to beat a blown up cruiserweight in Holyfield. That trilogy defined his legacy
like Norton was with Ali. Bowe performances against EH were his best in a wasted career.
If Golota mean streak terrorized Bowe imagine what Sonny would do. Sonny by tko late.

 

Bowe is bigger, faster, better chin, stamina, puts his punches together better...
All of the above, I see him being too strong for sonny and stopping him mid rounds

 

Maybe but that statement about Holyfield been just a blown up cruiserweight is kinda unfair to Bowe (and Holyfield). The Holyfield that Bowe fought would have given any heavyweight in history a hard competitive battle and the fact that Bowe had to pull out all the stops to edge out Holyfield,who had previously been a cruiserweight, in their trilogy, shouldn't be seen as a slight against him.

 

I think you are underestimating Liston's strength. He was very close to being as strong as George Foreman, with near foreman levels of power and better boxing ability.

 

You can say Liston was Foreman but with more skill and Better Boxing IQ .

 

George said "Liston was the only fighter that made me back up".

 

George also Said he once whacked Liston really hard in a heated sparring session and looked at him, Liston softly responded "No, Son"

Thats straight up Scary .

 

Bowe had to go life and death with the "blown-up cruiserweight" Holyfield, imagine what the six foot, 210 pound Sonny Liston would do!

 

Bowe never had his jaw broken by a former middle weight.............never had to re match skinny half starved other lightweights and never ever even totally washed up quit. Sonny"two time quit" Liston will get steam rolled by a motivated and trained by Eddie Futch Bowe, no question. Even when shot beyond shot Bowe was never counted out vs Liston who needed the sniffing salt because he was out cold in his farewell fights against a genuine no hoper.

Sonny Liston is the most hysterical over rated fighter next to Marciano on this board.

 

I'd favor Liston who would be 10 pounds heavier if he was around today.

For a puncher Liston had an awesome skill set. He hit harder than Bowe, and Bowe's lack of defense and debatable chin vs mere solid hitters means he's in some trouble here.

 

I can see Bowe absorbing Liston's power and taking him 12 rnds . its a possibility this fight will go the distance.

But no Bowe is not too big for Liston at all .