Could Sonny Liston have made it undefeated vs Louis title defenses?

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  1. Spreadeagle

    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    What on earth has the skill level of fighter got to do with the force of his punch ? I thnk you'll find that guys who are hit by extremely hard punchers but avoid even being knocked down
    have good/great chins.That's just sheer common sense.
    Do you seriously think that if Sonny was fighting in this era that he would'nt be significantly heavier ?
    Oh, and please don't refer to the miniscule height difference between Liston,Povetkin and Usyk.
    The falsehood of Liston supposedly ' quitting ' against Muhammad Ali has been discredited many
    times before on this thread.
     
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  2. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Liston isn't fighting in this era, though. The real, historical Liston weighed what he weighed.
     
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    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    But he was still more dangerous than Charles.
     
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    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I said that Louis was more dangerous than Ezzard Charles, even being past prime.

    He stopped Walcott which Charles couldn't do.
     
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    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You again comparing stupid things, Jack Johnson and Langford went to be GOATS being small guys which makes them even greater while Martin didn't do anything except beating old Liston but he also lost against slugger Bonavena and Ellis, average contenders.

    Yes Martin bulked up to Liston fight, you can't go from 175 to 200 pounds, Even Holyfield couldn't do that without steroids.

    Leotis was LHW and so was Ellis, both were blown up LHWs, small HWs even in their time.

    I can smell the lack of arguments again, nothing uncommon for you.
     
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    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jimmy Ellis got the title because Ali was stripped of his title, and as soon as he beat Frazier he got destroyed and his title was taken away from him.

    Patterson also being old beat Ellis but was robbed of win.

    Also Jimmy Ellis was a champion because:
    He robbed Patterson
    Ali was stripped of his title
    There was no Ali, Frazier, Foreman or Norton around


    Bonavena was just a slugger who only beat Chuvalo and was beaten by ancient Patterson and slugger Lyle.
     
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    Because Meehan beat better guys than Ellis being even smaller which makes him even greater.
     
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    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    @Spreadeagle

    Cleveland Williams was not top 10 hardest punchers in history, was one handed crude slugger with no jab and had weak chin.

    Nothing special to beat, he was beaten by LHW Satterfield who was aging LHW with weak chin too.

    Best wins were against some bums, draw against Machen and win over Terrel who beat him in the rematch.
     
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    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    Yet again your arguments are so seriously flawed.Satterfield was a renowned puncher even at a
    comparatively light weight.Jack Dempsey was beaten by a guy who started as flyweight.
     
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    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    No.Ellis campaigned during the Golden Age of heavyweight boxing.His level of opposition was
    superior to that of Meehan.
     
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    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    Yet again ( and again,and again...... ) your arguments are incredibly flawed.Jimmy lost to an ATG in Joe Frazier
    and a PFP ATG Floyd Patterson.That does nothing to detract from Jimmy Ellis from being a damned good fighter.
     
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    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    Maybe but the differences in height and weight concerning Liston,Povetkin and Usyk are not significant
    even if one discounts the obvious aids modern boxers have in gaining extra bulk.
     
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    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    As I suspect you know, the Louis who beat Walcott was past prime, but not close to being shot, and still lost their first fight accordong to two thirds of reporters who watched the fight, whereas the Louis who fought Charles was borderline shot.

    To say Wills "wasn't on the same level as a past prime Langford ", when he beat past prime Langford x 13, it's difficult to believe that your statement is born of legitimate, authentic stupidity. You need to better disguise your trolling attempts, it's not funny for anyone when you make your trolling so obvious.
     
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    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Still he being old beat Walcott which Charles could not do, and could not stop Walcott.

    That means that Louis was still very dangerous fighter.
     
  15. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Usyk is a little bigger than Ali, and the height/length difference and athleticism-relative-to-size gap both seemed pretty relevant in Ali's fights with Liston

    I certainly wouldn't discount the aids modern fighters have in gaining bulk, by the way. Povetkin's steroid use gives him an advantage over Liston that may be unfair, but is still relevant if we are taking the real versions of them who actually existed in the ring.