Had it not been for the Baroudi fight, there is no telling what Charles could have accomplished.
Both of those fights had a lot of pro wrestling smell to them. The liniment in the eyes. The goofus referee who didn't know what was going on....
I'd never thought about that, but you make a lot of sense.
Liston-Clay II was fixed. The first one may have been. Do you think all of Liston's fights were rigged?
Marciano was too small and unskilled to beat the likes of Walcott and Charles. I doubt he could have beaten La Starza. La Starza would have...
I just read an article on dementia in boxers and was surprised at some of the names that appeared. I wonder is there is enough difference in...
Ali had plenty of power. He stopped a human freight train in Lewiston, Maine with a six inch punch. Liston had never been down until Ali...
Yes. The six inch anchor punch that was taught to Ali by Stepin Fetchit. I never figured out why Ali didn't unveil that punch on Chuvalo,...
But, you must admit that Liston was floored with a powerful punch. No man could have withstood that phantom punch! :nono
I don't know what happened in that second fight, but I don't think intimidation had anything to do with it. It was either a dive or bad...
I was wrong. Looking at the contenders list, Liston wasn't a major contender until 1959. Patterson spent most of his time during the late 50s...
Liston was the elephant in the closet during the late 50s. He became champ during the 60s, but he was the contender Patterson dodged during the 50s.
Here is Ring Magazine's annual ratings , from 2008 going back to 1924. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine%27s_Annual_Ratings
I don't know if that fight was fixed, but I seriously doubt the doped glove story put out by Clay. There is no source for it other than Clay and...
1. Liston 2. Louis 3. Ali 4. Marciano 5. Johnson 6. Dempsey 7. Holmes 8. Tunney 9. Jeffries 10. Charles .
