It's 2050...

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by reznick, May 27, 2016.

  1. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Some teenager without much knowledge on boxing, but excited to learn, asks you to show him the greatest fight of the 1900s on youtube.

    What do you show him?
     
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    I would choose Ali Liston 1

    - It was the greatest athlete of all time at his very best.
    - It was a very rare occasion where two of the best of the century got in the same ring.
    - It had cultural significance in boxing, Liston representing the first half of the century, Ali representing the second.
     
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    I agree I would say Ali Liston 1. It has such a huge story leading up to the fight. My first time watching that fight, led into me watching every major fight from 1960-1980. Then of course watching every Tyson fight!

    Here is a link to a complete Ali Liston edit.

    https://youtu.be/7VK0m7UkbrU

    I would then recommend Duran SRL 1.
     
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