I think in the interim, Liston beats Henry Cooper, George Chuvalo, Karl Mildenberger and he would have already beaten Floyd Patterson, Zora...
I think AJ was overall better than Lyle. Lyle was probably more durable. But yeah, I think he does better against that Ali.
Looks stylish
Spinks was an ATG puncher at light heavyweight. When he moved up, his punches didn't seem to hurt Holmes. Though that is understandable. Holmes...
I was 82 in 1982 but somehow in 2025 I'm in the body of a 30 something man. I'm a medical marvel
This thread told me to gather round, so I gathered as instructed.
Yeah but that KO punch wouldn't have felled a 1958-64 Liston
Well I meant both at their best. Mercer had lower lows than Lyle.
Spinks and Williams had different styles. Mercer and Lyle were more similar to one another than Lyle is to Spinks and Williams
Good luck with Lyle landing anything of consequence
Idk, old Holmes beat Mercer who is a similar in quality to Lyle.
What opponents of Mike Tyson could Ron Lyle be expected to beat? Who would you favor him over?
Usyk vs Ali is an intriguing match up. Ali never dealt with an ATG southpaw and even though Usyk is a "cruiserweight", in truth, he is as large...
I can see this in 1 off fights, but could Liston maintain that pace for 12 years? Liston entered his prime in 1958. 11 years later, in 1969, he...
To be fair, Leotis Martin caught an older, post prime Liston and Marshall caught the opposite Liston, a younger, pre prime Liston who was still...
