Lennox Lewis v Sonny Liston - Who Wins?

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  1. ticar

    ticar Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    sonny knocks him out.better chin,better skills.people talk how lewis beat vitali in a war,check liston-williams.
    manny steward would have a heart attack if lewis tried to slug it out with sonny
     
  2. Shogun Assassin

    Shogun Assassin Well-Known Member Full Member

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  3. LocoRoco

    LocoRoco ★★★★★ Full Member

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    ʇsɐɟʞɐǝɹq ɹoɟ sʞɔoɔ ʇɐǝ noʎ
     
  4. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Coming from a guy who loves the old heavies, Lewis smokes him in no more than 8.
     
  5. H .

    H . Boxing Junkie banned

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    obviously no one knows about Liston.

    Liston was an awesome talent. The heavyweight division had never seen someone 6'1 with fists measuring 15 inches in circumference (bigger than Carnera's or Willard's). He strengthened his muscles in his 17 1/2 inch neck by standing on his head for a couple of hours a day while listening to his favorite song "Night Train."
    His left jab knocked people out, a jab in the same class as Joe Louis's. His left hook would later be compared to Joe Frazier's, and his uppercut would be compared to George Foreman's.
    Liston's one round destruction of Floyd Patterson in 1962 was a fair example of Liston's dominance, which brought an end to Patterson's reign (the one-round chaos repeated in the rematch).
    The press called Liston "invincible." When Liston won, it was a massacre.

    Lewis was cool, but Liston was classic. Liston only loses to Lewis if he takes a dive.
     
  6. zicas

    zicas Boxing Addict Full Member

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  7. Ilesey

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    Lewis by late stoppage.
     
  8. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I know a fair amount about Liston, enough that didn't provide me with any info I didn't already know. That said I still think I'd favour Lewis but it's no cake walk for either. I'd put the odds at 60-40 Lewis and it wouldn't be an upset if Liston won. But there is a huge size difference between the two, although surprisingly enough, their reach is about the same.

    As many have said a focused Lewis on a H2H basis is a nightmare for any fighter who ever fought, I'd I'd only pick a handful to give him trouble, and Liston is included within this handful.

     
  9. perko

    perko Well-Known Member Full Member

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    early night for liston , liston ko's lewis in rd 1 .
     
  10. justcause

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  11. northsouthmarkr

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    YOU KNOW **** ABOUT THE SCIENCE YOU TOOL.:bbb
     
  12. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nobody that Lewis has ever fought punches harder then Liston.

    Sonny knocked people out with just his JAB alone.

    Lennox shaky chin would not hold up against the Fire Power that Liston will throw at him.
     
  13. DDDUUDDDEE

    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    Tua, Vitali, Briggs and Bruno (just to name a few) all hit hard... probably almost as hard as Liston.

    Granted they weren't as good as Liston, but those guys hit ****ing hard.
     
  14. Sunchild78

    Sunchild78 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  15. mrvooh

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    Lennox is too big