Sonny Liston is Joe Fraizers worst nightmare

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  1. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    A lot of people can't even spell Joe Frazier. That alone lets you know he couldn't have been that great.
     
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    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Foreman is at least equally bad because of his grappling. Sonny was just so damn accurate when tagging Patterson, but the percentage of jabs and power punches connected on prime Frazier was absurdly low for a pressure fighter. The man could move his head.
     
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    You're an idiot if you believe not only that Bonavena was almost dominating Ali, but that he would've beaten Ali, if he hadn't gassed.

    You're an idiot regardless but you'd be even more of an idiot, if you actually believe the drivel you're spouting.
     
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    Ali was dominated by Quarry too until Quarry cut, Ali said so himself so he was also rong rusty against Bonavena.
     
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    Only idiot here is you.
     
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    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bonavena had his moments but he was down 10 rounds on one card and seven rounds on another card.

    And Quarry was not capable of dominating Ali if he’d brought a .357 Magnum into the ring.
     
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    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    You're even more clueless than I thought. :lol:

    Quarry didn't win a single round on ANY card but he dominated Ali. Sure pal.
     
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    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    He just wasn’t that good.
     
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    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    The rope a dope thing that Frazier did caused some issues. Qawi also had some success.
     
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    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Man what? Just because I misspelled his name doesn’t mean he isnt an amazing fighter. Easily an ATG.
     
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    Ali said that I didn't but guess you know better than Ali himself...laughable.
     
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    I mean, I've never even heard of the dude. I heard of Ali on TV and I know Liston from you. But who is this other dude? I think that means strawberry in French.
     
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    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    You have never heard of Joe Fraizer? The only man to knock down prime Muhammed Ali? The man who kept him afloat during his exile? Heavyweight champion? When did you start learning about boxing?
     
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    Yeah, the weight gain by design was just speculation on my part.

    Of course young Frazier expressly worked hard to keep his weight down, which saw him hit the gym and enter boxing in the first place.

    You can see Joes weight incrementally increase post FOTC but the 224 1/2 lbs was a big jump from his last fight prior to the Foreman rematch.

    Perhaps Joe’s diabetic condition also played a part in the weight gain? - I dunno.

    Whatever his condition for Foreman 2, Joe still proved himself to be one of hell of a warrior.

    Who’d want a piece of George again after Jamaica?

    That would be like Duran actually wanting to run it back with Hearns several years after Tommy flattened him.
     
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    Mendoza was the worst for it. People have consistently been spelling it wrong since I've been here. It's prolific.
     
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