Liston vs Wlad Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko is really good at what he does, but I dont see it working against a fighter of Liston's ability.
Liston by KO.

 

Liston is the obvious favorite, but by no means should this be considered an easy win, or even a given. Wlad's primary weakness was the left hook, not the left jab or the right hand. He was significantly taller than Liston, and while Sonny had the the longer arms, some of that reach would be lost in the height difference, along with Wlad's ability to use the ring. Sonny was not particularly fast on his feet and faired best against those who took the fight strait to him, but either struggled or lost to men who boxed from the outside such as Ali and Machen. I'm also not sure that he took a good punch from a man of Klit's power, and was broken down early by an accumulation of shots from Ali. Wlad is easily hurt, but the key is that you have to land flush on him, and preferably with a good left hook. We haven't seen much of that since Manny took over his camp, and I'm not sure Sonny would have many clean opportunities.. He'd have to create his own openings, and in so doing, would eat a fair amount of leather in the process....

Again, I'll go with Sonny, but I won't say that with much conviction.

 

Liston is only 6 feet tall. He would not have a reach advantage punching up at Wlad. More importanly... I don't think that Liston's arm length is longer than Wlad's anyways... which is what really matters.

 

**** size you obessive ****, paper-mache chin WALDO is getting KTFO in 6 Rounds or less. :deal

 

If size made no difference, then why did Liston enjoy the convenience of having most of his opponents come in under 200 lbs.

 

He kept his back off the ropes for 12 rounds against a bull rushing Peter. I don't doubt his reverse gear.

I agree, the Williams fights show Liston's patience and resilience. Rest assured though, Wlad at no point will gear towards a punch-up. Liston might be able to force one, but I'm not sure.

 

Liston ko 3

 

Liston ko 3

 

:rofl Go back to General, Hendo. Your better at making absurd posts about Wlad ducking all these available "threats" and what not.

 

I can't get go with Wlad because I'm not confident enough in his resiliency. This seems funny to say in a H2H matchup with Liston involved. While I favor Liston I could see him losing too. I just think he presses Wlad enough and once Wlad feels that power... forget about it. He'll by so panicked. Liston may not have had the best footwork in the world but this is Wlad, not Muhammad Ali. His double jab would be fine as long as he presses forward which he would do. Wlad doesn't counter-punch well. In fact, Wlad doesn't seem to like to counter-punch. He just doens't like to give himself away or have that chance of being quite open. So if you press him he either has to fight more or fold... he'd lose against Liston trying either way.

It's possible Wlad's power deters Liston enough to not try anything and force a corner quit job, though. But I don't see Wlad lasting all that long. There's always a chance Liston isn't fast enough at pressing him. Wlad could fight in reverse more and be effective with that power. I still think the most like option is...

Early Liston KO.

 

Wlad has a reverse gear, I stated that he doesn't have wheels in the classical sense- steady movement. He likes to jab, and if you go forward, he takes a step back to maintain that distance. He's very good at maintaining distance, but not a "mover" in any sense...


That's why I stated in a previous post that he would do well to get aggressive, but that's not his mentality or his style.

He likes to keep things at a distance where he can see things coming and he has control.

 

When it comes to Wlad you have no concept of logic or analysis..you've been a joke in general for some time. Sadly, all you ever post about is Wlad....it grew tiresome in General and it will grow even more tiresome in Classic.

The Wlad that fought Sanders aggressively walked into punches and couldn't deal with any type of pressure. He was TKOed in 2 by a fringe contender. Yes, I'm sure that version of Wlad would be much better equiped for dealing with Liston...:nut