Liston's top 5 in my opinion. I think on his best day he could have beaten almost anyone. The Ali fights are a stigma, but they both were tainted.
Holyfield
Avoiding the best contenders- Floyd Patterson
Ali-Liston II. Clear robbery. Liston wasn't counted out.
It depends on how easy it would be for Ali to pay-off the judges. I think most of his 1975-76 on fights were based on that.
I thought you were going to say he pretended to be blinded.
Liston couldn't draw a crowd. People were never sure if it would be a fight or a first round dive.
I saw how Patterson befuddled the plodding Liston with his handspeed and wizardry.
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