I heard an interview with Ali right after he beat Foreman. He said that the Cassius Clay who beat Liston could easily beat him [Ali]. I'm sure...
Agree.
Which prime HW champion would have given Ali the most trouble? We'll take the Ali of 1966 when he fought Cleveland Williams. I've never seen him...
I go back and forth on this one, too. A good case can be made for either one of them. I think if they really could meet and I was betting...
It's hard to predict what someone will like. Marciano vs Ezzard Charles I is a favorite of mine. Ali vs Cleveland Williams has some amazing Ali...
Here's a statement Liston made about the knockdown: http://www.boxing-memorabilia.com/bioliston2.htm
Not sure. Look at the way Liston goes down. It looks like a controlled fall- like I would do if I was trying to fake a fall.
That could be taken a couple of different ways: 1. Liston thought he would dispatch Clay within a round or two and the shoulder wouldn't make any...
Looking back on his record, you are absolutely right. Prior to Clay, the last time Liston had to go more than three rounds was against Eddie...
Everything written here makes sense and I don't have any solid facts to refute any of it. Here are just a few random thoughts about it: 1. There...
I remember those fights and have always thought they were rigged- especially the second one. I just read that Dempsey, Louis, Tunney, George...
