A couple of questions on Liston vs Ali 1

nyterpfan · Sep 23, 2023

Reinhardt said: ↑

I seem to recall Liston had the shoulder injury before the fight and wanted a postponement but couldn't get it. Doesn't matter though as I don't believe it had much to do with the stoppage. Liston once fought with a broken jaw and didn't quit , I believe Sonny came to the realization that compared to his opponent he was an old man who hadn't been particularly active for years , drank heavily ,and trained even less and was faced with speed and movement he'd never seen. Had it continued Sonny would have been beaten, blinded ,humiliated and probably Tko'ed he chose to avoid that. The rematch was just a fixed fight, anyone with eyes knows that.
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Couldn't have said it any better!! 100% spot on truth!! (Although I wouldn't necessarily say the rematch was fixed--I think Liston knew he had no chance and tanked it at the first opportunity--simple as that!)

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