Joe Louis vs Sonny Liston

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  1. superman1986

    superman1986 Active Member banned Full Member

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    [url]http://www.theboxingmagazine.com/joe-louis-vs-sonny-liston/[/url]

    This article has Louis winning via a 12 of 15 round KO with Liston down for a ten count. However, Louis has a close call in the fight with being floored and in trouble twice in the 7th round.

    From reading it, do you find it realistic or what are your thoughts?
     
  2. Balder

    Balder Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Pretty accurate.
     
  3. Perry

    Perry Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Louis did everything better than Liston. Louis at his best destroys Liston within six rounds.
     
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  4. Hookandjab

    Hookandjab Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Realistic, but there is much that we don't know about Sonny.
     
  5. superman1986

    superman1986 Active Member banned Full Member

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    Like?
     
  6. richdanahuff

    richdanahuff Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It is the way I see it
     
  7. Hookandjab

    Hookandjab Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Like? No one knows his date of birth, no one really knows when his prime was, no one knows for sure about what really was behind the two fights with Ali, no one knows if he was mentally stable or not, no one knows if he had underworld influences, or even Black Muslims threats to deal with.,and so, no one really knows for sure how good he really was or wasn't.
     
  8. Radrook

    Radrook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No one really knows if he really ever existed or not-obviously!
     
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  9. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Liston is very capable of knocking Louis out.
     
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  10. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Like Perry says, if you didn't live through it, then you don't know anything about it, whether it really happened or not.
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Louis was champ when I was born ,so I must be an expert!lol
     
  12. Radrook

    Radrook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I was joking by using hyperbole.
    [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole[/url]
     
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  13. superman1986

    superman1986 Active Member banned Full Member

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    Yeah but the reverse is just as true.
     
  14. Radrook

    Radrook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The reverse of what?
     
  15. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Louis would destroy Liston's morale. He'd make Liston quit. Can't see Liston hearing the bell for the 15th win or lose.