Sonny Liston vs David Tua

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Who wins and how

  1. Tua KO/TKO

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  2. Liston KO/TKO

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  3. Tua Decision

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  4. Liston Decision

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  5. Draw

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  1. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tua lost every important fight in his career....
     
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    Totentanz. Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire banned Full Member

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    Apologies. I definitely rate Williams and Patterson higher than Tua punch wise- As Tua's best scalps are men with suspect chins. Williams was able to stop men like Terrell, and Patterson was able to do the same with Moore (And before you tell me that Archie was far past it, he was still quite capable, and was only a year removed from the decision loss to Rocky).
     
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  3. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    Williams I agree, but Patterson? Not sure about that, Floyd was roughly 190 and if he had comparable power to an established 230 pound puncher like Tua then surely Patterson would need to be a Fitzsimmons\Langford level puncher?
     
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  4. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don’t know if I’d say Williams hit harder than Tua. I know Patterson certainly didn’t.
     
    Ney, Aug 8, 2024
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  5. Totentanz.

    Totentanz. Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire banned Full Member

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    Tua did not knock out men remarkable enough defensively or chin wise to make me believe that Patterson was a weaker puncher than he was. Tua took 11 to score a technical stoppage on Maskaev.
     
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  6. mcvey

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    Tua feels the weight of Liston's jab and settles for survival ,as he did against Lewis.
     
    mcvey, Aug 8, 2024
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  7. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    What???
     
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  8. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    A quote by Liston;

    "I had the privilege of sparring Tony Galento a few years ago, and he was quite the puncher! The scientific abilities of (Tony) Galento are just marvelous, the speed he moves at reminds me of (Floyd) Patterson, or even (Cassius) Clay."

    The Chicago Tribune, February 12 1967
     
    Melankomas, Aug 8, 2024
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    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    Thats pretty interesting. Thanks for sharing :)
     
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  10. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    I was trolling its a fake quote lol
     
    Melankomas, Aug 8, 2024
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  11. SonnyListon>

    SonnyListon> #1 Sonny Liston fan Full Member

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    How dare you deceive me… ill never forgive you for this.
     
    SonnyListon>, Aug 8, 2024
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  12. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
     
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  13. janitor

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    He might have done given the testimonies of the men on the business end.

    Among others his power has ben compared to Foreman, Lyle, Cooney and Bruno by common opponents.
     
    janitor, Aug 8, 2024
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  14. mr. magoo

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    That I’m not so sure of
     
    mr. magoo, Aug 8, 2024
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  15. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah. I meant it literally when I said I don’t know.
     
    Ney, Aug 8, 2024
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