Is Wladimir Klitschko a favorite over prime George Foreman and Sonny Liston H2H

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by MarkusFlorez99, Aug 30, 2025.


Who wins

This poll will close on May 26, 2028 at 9:05 AM.
  1. Klitschko steps on both of them

    30.2%
  2. Liston ruins him

    50.8%
  3. Foreman melts him

    65.1%
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  1. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why you're bashing Joe Louis like that.
     
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  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He beat better heavyweights than Louis and Liston let's be real
     
  3. Spreadeagle

    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    No,I've proven that Wlad couldn't take Liston's power.
     
  4. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Which of Wlad's opponents do you count amongst the best he fought?
     
  5. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Based on what being able to take the punch of actual HWs? You're also assuming a slow Liston will be able to get through Wlad's defenses when faster men couldn't
     
  6. Spreadeagle

    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    I wouldn't like to put any money on Wlad surviving Cleveland Williams's punches,which Liston
    did without any trouble.I would suggest that Liston,having caught the peak Ali with more than a few
    punches in their first fight,would surely catch Wlad in the same way.
     
  7. McCallumsJab

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    Foreman has a puncher's chance but lost to Young and Past Prime Ali so probably gets outboxed clearly. But Foreman's uppercut on the inside is a real weapon

    Liston is too slow and gets beat to the punch constantly before probably quiting or getting taken out.
     
  8. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And Williams is a better puncher then the SHWs Wlad fought or Wlad himself? Based on what? Plus you're presupposing he would catch Wlad when Wlad is much faster and much harder to hit clean. And just because he caught Ali (who's got caught by everyone lets be honest) hes going to magically catch Wlad who is bigger taller and had much better defense? Your logic isn't really sound tbh you're reaching really hard just to justify something we all know wouldn't happen.
     
  9. Spreadeagle

    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    So now you're saying Wlad was harder to catch than the peak Ali ? Good grief.
    And how on earth do you, or anybody else for that matter, know that Liston wouldn't be able to land
    a few punches on Wlad.
    You really are living in La-La land.
     
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  10. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    I think Liston and Foreman would both quit. It's what happened to each when they fought their best opponent.
     
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  11. Spreadeagle

    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    So men like Emanual Steward,possibly the greatest trainer in history,outsanding boxing historians
    like Hank Kaplin and Herbert Goldman rated Sonny Liston as being one of the greatest heavweights
    in history but you think some of us are overrating him ?
    In fact all Kaplin and Goldman rated Sonny Liston as either the greatest or second greatest heavyweight
    they have ever seen.Emanual Steward thought that Sonny Liston,at his best, might even have beaten the peak Ali.
    No,we are not overrating the great Sonny Liston.
     
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  12. Spreadeagle

    Spreadeagle Active Member Full Member

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    Absolute rubbish.Do you really believe the garbage you post ?
     
  13. Nopa

    Nopa New Member Full Member

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    The poll says it all lol
     
  14. McCallumsJab

    McCallumsJab Member Full Member

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    I highly doubt that
     
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  15. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Appeal-to-Authority
     
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