Larry Holmes vs Sonny Liston

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by SonnyListon>, Jul 2, 2024.


Larry Vs Sonny

  1. Larry KO

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  2. Larry decision

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  3. Sonny KO

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  4. Sonny decision

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  1. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Profile picture? In that case, your simply bias against Liston because of your Patterson profile picture. Isn’t that stupid? Thats the argument u just made.
     
  2. BoxingFan2002

    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If you combine all things I mentioned you would realize what I wanted to say, but somehoe you can't.
     
  3. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Since the beginning I have maintained that I joined this forum in the pursuit of knowledge on boxing topics. All of my “Liston vs X” threads are against people Im unknowledgeable on unless I specifically detail who I think wins and why. You basically just said “your arguments at the worst ever. Also no I didn’t read them.” Haha your a trip man.
     
  4. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    “If you reread our entire 2 discussion you would understand my argument!” How about you just coherently explain your point?
     
  5. BoxingFan2002

    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is enough to show your insanity...Liston pushing Foreman, a 18 years old kid who was still amateur, and that's how "Liston is stronger than Foreman"...that was not the Foreman 5 years later, full grown man with 20 pro fights knocking grown man Frazier like a kid.
     
  6. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Foreman was 19 at the time, humans typically don’t have massive increases in strength past the age of 18 due to hormones and how the body progresses. Testosterone is at its peak at 18/19 as thats when Puberty typically ends and we can assume he didn’t get massive stronger. Dont have the exact quote but Foreman did mention him and Liston would push wheelbarrows for training and stated that Liston pushed 3 while he could only push 1, heavily implying a massive strength difference. Keep in mind this is an EXTREMELY old Liston. Sports science dictates that the repetition of a movement at the same intensity over the course of years will dull the effectiveness of the movement so don’t bring up “Foreman chopped the wood!” He had no significant strength gains after the start of his pro career.

    Get decimated by facts and logic lil bro.
     
  7. BoxingFan2002

    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Foreman was alot stronger and more polished in 73/74 than he was in 1968 as young kid with no pro fight, it would be like comparing olympic Holyfield and the one who beat Qawi which is unsane.
    Foreman was atleast 20 pounds heavier, more polished,experienced and meaner as a man.
    He also stated that he was scared of Frazier and Norton but he's just humble man.
    Keep in mind that you're comparing full grown man with undeveloped kid, I'm now at 22 10 times stronger than I was when I was 18 and my father was stronger in his late 30s early 40s than 18 years old me.

    Ezzard Charles beat novice Liston in a sparring like a drum, does that mean I would pick Charles over Liston?
    Ezzard also stated that Liston isn't as strong as he should be for that size, and so?
    Did he faced 1958-1960 Liston or undeveloped kid in 1954?
     
  8. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    18 is not a young kid, its a legal adult and someone who was fully finished puberty. Its obvious George had heavy androgenic effects with his 6'4 frame and huge muscles so its weird to assume he gets stronger after that point.
    How is 18 an "undeveloped kid"? Its literally when puberty most often finishes. Also your anecdote is not only unnecessary but also disanalogous, do you hit wood with an axe as training? Also heavily training for many years beforehand to the point you could compete at the Olympic level? Yea... didn't think so.

    Also Foreman outright stated Liston was his strongest opponent ever, including people like Fraizer.
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    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    18 is not an adult, he couldn't buy a drink let alone considering that a full grown man.
    Foreman was stronger and bigger man with 20 ppunds more than when he came back from Olympics, just compare pictures and raw strenght of that same Foreman you can se he's 10 times stronger and better fighter.
    That's like comparing 18 years old Mike Tyson with Mike that knocked out Spinks which is laughable.

    Yes I hit and chopped woods, I have 3 tractors and 1 truck and I could chop 3 times more woods now than when I was 17/18.
    Hell I could not chop 1/3 of what my father did when I was 18 and he was 39.

    Again Ezzard beat Liston in a sparring like a drum, Liston was novice with 4 pro fight but does that means Ezzard was stronger than prime Liston who was 20 pounds heavier and experienced in pro fighting?
     
  10. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Puberty is the natural process which determines when one is an adult. 18 is an adult.
    Also what? Did Foreman just stop training/sparring Liston after he started putting on weight?? Makes no sense.

    First of all, I dont care about your tractors bro. Second of all, thats how strength progression works. repetition of a motion with no added intensity will increase strength to a certain point at which it beings to rapidly dwindle in effectiveness. If you put a man whos bench PR is 100 LBS and have them bench 75 till failure (lets say they fail at 6) it will do them good, but if you have them continue to do 75 LBS for 6 eventually it will not be enough and the effectiveness will tank.
     
  11. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Listons first pro fights weren't Olympic level bro, not to mention he started training at a way later age.
     
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    So did Marciano and Bonecrusher smith, and they were beaten by some fighters when amateurs still I won't pick those fighters to beat them.
     
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    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    as our discussion continues your coherence rapidly dwindles, is your brain melting? That sentence didn't make an ounce of sense.
     
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    18 is adult but you don't hit the genetic end until you're 25.
    18 can't buy himself a drink how that can be adult?
    I am 25 pounds heavier than I was when 18, and 10 times stronger now.
    Foreman sparred more, had better coaches, more experienced sparring partners, more sparrings, more weight lifting and 20 pro fights when faced Frazier which is why he was so much stronger at 24 than he was 18 yeara old and more polished fighter with more boyweight.

    You asked if I ever chopped wooods and you got an answer, yes I did all agricultural heavy jobs and I know my strenght in 2019 comparing to now.
    Just look how Foreman was wider,stronger,more polished and heavier man when facing Frazier compared to Olympics, like it isn't a same man.
     
  15. BoxingFan2002

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    Yes it does, Liston isn't the onlyone who started late.
    And he was not as strong in 1954 and as polished as 1959/1960 that'a why insane to use sparring of young undeveloped kid against grown man as ppint that he was stronger than that kid, and Foreman was being humble man same way he said he was scared of Frazier.