Frazier got beat several times and Marciano didn't. I know that doesn't tell the whole story, but it tells a lot.
What is negative about what you quoted?
Mine too. Marciano-Liston is another dream fight.
I'm all for believing the principals. Marciano said in no uncertain terms that he could have beaten Ali in their primes. Ali said he didn't know....
Ali said Marciano was better than Frazier. He probably knew.
I would love to see Ali try to rope-a-dope Marciano. Marciano would work on his gut until Ali was carried off on a stretcher.
Foreman after the Ali fight. "I was drugged" "The ropes were too loose" "My corner told me not to get up"
Ali did say that in a televised Howard Cosell interview. He said he thought he could have beaten Marciano, but he wasn't sure.
Why wasn't the champ Floyd Patterson fighting any of these people, instead of Pete Radamacher. I recognize him only defending against Roy Harris.
It's my understanding that Liston was so tainted by the Ali fights he couldn't draw a decent gate. Few people would pay to see him fight. The top...
Yes. It was scheduled to be in Boston in November, 1964. Liston was reportedly in top condition for it. Ali developed a hernia and it was postponed.
I think Liston was probably murdered. I read an "insider's" claim as to why. Supposedly Liston did not take heroin, but his best friend Joe Louis...
and Liston was exactly right. There was no formal or official complaint although Liston had every reason to make one.
No, it wasn't thoroughly investigated. The governor of Maine asked the FBI to investigate the fight. FBI agents interviewed a few people and...
Even if you believe the knock down punch was legit, consider this: Liston was robbed. He was not counted out as required by the rules of boxing....
