I agree. I also think Foreman, any Foreman, beats Tyson. I wish they would have fought. Tyson's flaws were always there (athletes don't all of a sudden lose their skills at the age of 23 absent injury. The Tyson supporters seem to think he is the only exception in the history of sport). It was a matter of time before they were exploited.
Not unreasonable, but I think that Tyson could be timed. Lewis timed him in round one of their fight. But it just takes a very special combintation to do it - great accuracy and nerves of steel. Liston has this. But if he misses, he's got exactly what he wants for his next punch, a man coming onto him and a right hand ready to go. Now, how many times does Liston have to land that punch?
The Lewis fight is irrelevant. You make a point about the 1-2, but at the same time, how many clean hooks does Tyson have to land on Liston, especially considering he'd almost always be getting off first?
Round 1, Mike was hot. Well that there is the question - for me, I think Liston scores enough with the jab (where we disagree) and would be at an advantage bringing Mike in for his other shots as opposed to being a stationary targer (momentum etc.) that he should dominate, and when Mike slows (he should slow) score the KO.
I certainly don't see a domination just because of a small edge Liston presumably holds (an edge I don't personally see). I see the arguments both ways as far as the matchup goes, and the fight's likely a tad more complicated than my simplistic analysis. I see Liston moving Mike with body shots and glancing blows at times, causing Mike to think and re-set, allowing Liston to put in work of his own. I just generally believe Mike gets off first more often than not, and with two punchers of this caliber I see one of them going down, and by my take it'd be Liston, say mid-rounds or so.
I was watchinh and.....basically seeing him get chopped down.Couldn't believe it altough it was kinda expected