Could Jack Dempsey Knock Out Sonny Liston?

I agree with you.

 

could dempsey knock out liston ,yes

 

On a side note you could go through the rankings in the black dynamite era and find two all time great black dynamos (I mean all time greats in the pound for pound sense) in every weight class from heavyweight to lightweight and possibly twice that in at lightweight.

 

The thing is, too many people are under the impression that Dempsey was a one-dimensional swarmer with no boxing brain.

But if you watch Dempsey against big strong Willard you'll see how cautious and elusive he is when faced with a bigger stronger man. That's prime Dempsey. And he himself said, "You cant fight a man like Willard, you have to box him !", and that's what Dempsey did, he moved in and out, attack, retreat, circle, until he had Jess in trouble .... he didn't just chug forward like Frazier did against Foreman, that would be suicide, against a Willard or a Liston.

Could Dempsey knock Liston out ? Yes, of course.
But Liston could knock Dempsey out too.

I'd pick Dempsey myself. I feel Liston is a bit too slow and less reliable, and he's become vastly overrated on this board.

 

Which Jack Dempsey are you matching against Sonny Liston? There are two Dempsey's...The past prime Dempsey seen ad nauseam of the Tunney fights on film, or the great tiger of Willard [1919] and before,who has never to my knowledge ben seen on youtube? The real young Dempsey who kod such large men as Willard, Carl Morris, Fred Fulton, Arthur Pelkey,Bill Brennan, all the size of Liston, in short order,was a larger edition of Roberto Duran, of recent years...That Dempsey was described at that time as "fast as a welterweight", hard to hit solidly,and a pulverizing puncher with both hands..That Dempsey, I believe would have ko'd Liston most certainly...Speed kills. is the old adage, and Dempsey in prime would get there "Fustess With The Mostess". Dempsey by Ko...

 

P.S. Why do some always inject race in every post...We have changed as a society,thank goodness...These politically correct moralists,spout nonsense most of the time...Do they not realize that we, and yes THEM ALSO, are products of our times...Were these ,todays critics of our ancestors of the past, have acted much different, than our forebearers of yesterday did ? I doubt it..We all grow from experiences, and so should todays, so called moral gatekeepers...

 

an easy night for sonny. ko in 2 rounds

 

Liston was spectacular to watch against guys who had been Ko'd before. a lot of lively, mauling fighters gave sonny trouble until he cut them and as burt says peak jack was like duran. fast hands, all movement and footwork with a radar for openings. dempsey was beter than marshal, faster than wiliams, stronger mentaly than floyd and harder hitting than ali. even if dempsey only landed half the punches on liston that ali did the fight would last half as long.
Liston was a great on top fighter. his jab was a weapon and evrything he did hurt.
admitedly liston had power at any range and was very hard to hit since most fighters couldnt get past his jab and got hurt trying. but you could unsettle liston if you could hit him even if you had to be good to land. dempsey would land. fighters who could land gave liston trouble. sonny could beat anything that froze in front in front of him. dempsey would not freeze. dempsey had too much fire, speed and heart for liston.

 

"Could Jack Dempsey Knock Out Sonny Liston?" Of course he could.

Dempsey hit very hard, and often, with power shots...and...in his prime, would be too fast for Sonny Liston. And Jack would not fold up his tent the first time Liston connected with something hard...quite the opposite, in fact. Sonny is perfect for Jack and I would pick Jack to win this fight, without hesitation.

 

He could of course knock him out. Weather he WOULD is a different story.I think Sonny is too big and too strong for jack dempsey. he is also smarter and hits a little harder.
i think liston takes this one by knockout

 

Certainly Dempsey could KO Liston.

I think the fight's a toss-up. :think

 

wasn't that fight fixed for gambling purposes ?

to the subject : dempsey ducked black fighters.
liston is mainly a hype , true , but he also had ability.
how much ablity ? i don't know , i guess less than what most in here think.

 

Yes

 

I feel that Liston would get his jab and heavy artillery in before Dempsey could set himself. I envisage an early knockout in Sonny's favour. Of course,if Dempsey is somehow still there after the halfway mark,he'd have a great chance in outlasting Liston,but I can't see it.