[CLIP] Sonny Liston shows his boxing skills against George Johnson

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  1. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster I check this every now and then Full Member

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    Good control of distance with the jab. Solid movement

    You can definitely see how aged Liston is here with how slow he's moving, compared to his prime.
     
  2. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  3. El Hans

    El Hans Member banned Full Member

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    Scrap iron Johnson was as tough as they came and Liston had him on drunk legs from his jab!
    Marvelous fighter the most misunderstood ill perceived devil in boxing.
     
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  4. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Liston's so old here. You can find better Rez.
     
  5. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "All we want now is either Frazier or Ellis." -Dick Sadler, Liston's manager said post-fight.

    I'm glad he didn't get either of them. Seeing how old and slow Sonny was here I can't see him getting close to either man, in fact he'd likely get badly hurt particularly by Frazier. Leotis Martin left him unconscious a few months later and he was just as slow as this in that fight.
     
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  6. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Liston has very good boxing skills that you can see going way way back. He was a well schooled fighter. On a personal note I believe hes past 45 yrs old here.
     
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  7. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    That’s somewhat the point.
    Maybe you can find better.
     
  8. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think he was even slower in the Martin right tbh
     
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  9. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King Full Member

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    I noticed Liston had a strange stance when he throws the jab: he'll turn to the side and flick his left out. Hits with the top of the knuckles and uses a lot of sjoulder and hip. This makes it even harder for the other guy to hit him back when he punches.
     
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  10. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    This is a good level of boxing. Looks like a better level than Ruiz vs Joshua.
     
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  11. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    It's pretty impressive how well he was compensating for his lack of speed in that clip.