Some of you will have seen it before, some of you may find it a bit overstated but I think this is a lovely video. It might be read-dependant, and it helps if you know a little about Liston - his respect for churchmen, his misery concerning the lack of fanfare when he lifted the title, his fear and hatred of lawmen, for example - but hopefully anyone who watches it will be able to pull something out of it. Enjoy: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=[yt]6jZ6e4H8f7g&feature=related[/yt]
I've seen it before and it used to be my favorite tribute video until the first time I saw Pernell Whitaker's (which is more of a highlight video than actual tribute about the man himself). H2H Sonny is a top 5 heavyweight in my opinion, and when taking in their overall career a definite top 10. Liston always struck me as a very misunderstood man, one with a bad past that always wanted to escape it but never could. He's one of the most interesting boxers of all-time, and strangely one of my favorites.
Interesting man. Really great fighter too. That jab of his gets me every time I see those video clips
Also, I found one that's about 10 minutes long and is more of a discussion about Liston, Floyd Patterson and Hank Kaplan talk about him (as do others I can't remember). I enjoyed that one a lot as well, I think it was called "Sonny Liston - A Man." Goes into Liston's personal life, of which I've always been intrigued by.
Whoever put this together actually has a pretty good eye for what made Liston a special fighter, though obviously it isn't that type of highlights reel.
Liston's arm looks incredibly long at 2:14 in that video. I don't think the 84" reach is an exaggeration!
