A tense meeting between Marciano and Liston

I've never read or heard about this meeting of the two. It sounds legit. Do you know the original source?

 

Liston was always a POS from what I’ve read of him, unsurprising to see he lacks basic manners.

 

I love that Rocky was always gentle and respectful; also, he was not intimidated by Liston's size, look, or the hype created by fans.

Rocky was respectful, but he was sure to have the balls to fight anyone anytime if he needed to.

If he were in his prime, he would be a problem for Liston, regardless of the outcome.

 

Ya gotsa be mean if you are going to intimidate guys like Floyd Patterson and old grannies.

 

Nice article here. A troubled, somewhat vulnerable man with a surpringly gentle side and, like many of his ilk, a strong sense of justice, sometimes expressed in a rather binary way, and without much self awareness.

https://www.*******.com/articles/troubled-life-sad-legacy-sonny-liston

 

It's done the rounds in here numerous times. I'll have a look for an old thread later.

 

....link does not seem to work guys, sorry

 

There was talk of similar thru this thread from 2007.

https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/marciano-and-liston-story.12124/

 

This is the original UPI report from 1962. Basically the same as the FB article, just a slightly longer version.

https://ibb.co/W4x3gskS

 

I swear I've heard this story five different ways. In UNBEATEN, they wrote it up that Liston started taunting Marciano and said, "what would happen if we fought? I'd hit you and you wouldn't hit me..." and Marciano wanted to fight him there in the gym.

I swear, although I can't source it, that someone on here posted that someone asked them who would win in a fight, and Marciano deferentially said, "I don't know, Sonny is pretty big." At which point Liston said, "I could take him," and Marciano got all bent out of shape.

Maybe I'm just going nuts but it seems like every time I hear the story it's completely different.

 

This is great, Solomon. Thanks.

 

I don't believe any of the anecdotes coming from Marciano's family. In every story of theirs Rocky was the greatest heavyweight champ and even Joe Louis admitted it. Boolsheit.

 

I won't read your posts anymore if this one is indicative of what you're going to bring us.

 

Geez, I better mend my vile ways then. Clearly this could be the end of the road for me.