Evander Holyfield Versus Sonny Liston

Liston close decision. I think Listons jab takes the win for him. Holy would get off with his own shots and combinations but for long stretches of rounds would be at the end of the jab.

 

Evander Holyfield wouldn't survive going toe-to-toe with Sonny. He would have to find another way, maybe like Machen fought him but with two hands.

 

Holyfield wouldn’t be wise to fight him up close, and he also would struggle at range with Liston’s piston like jab, Liston extends his punches much better, Holyfield would have to try to get in and out rather than staying on the outside or staying on the inside, and take him by surprise with speed.

 

Holyfield if he doesn’t get sucked into a brawl.

 

Liston close decision but he's never seen an evolved specimen like Holyfield, this could be a 3 fight series like Holyfield/Bowe

 

Like Holyfield Foreman but closer, Holyfield by SD.

 

I like Liston here. Liston's skills are underrated. Liston UD. Now if Holy falls into the mentality of brawling after getting stung then he gets stopped

 

I used to favor Liston, now I favor Holyfield. But it depends on the version. If the roided up monster that stopped Mike Tyson shows up, Liston be in trouble.

 

He also beat Bowe with high output and Lewis while being past prime.

I like Holy's chances here.

 

Holyfield. He would probably get rocked at some point, but he almost always came charging back to force his will. I think he would be too much for Liston.

 

Good night Evander

 

I agree fully that it’s generally a BAD idea to slug in a war with Charles Sonny Liston. But hypothetically if he and Holyfield were to engage in such a battle, why is Holyfield sure to lose ?

 

Exactly. Holyfield is much quicker and better on the inside than Liston. I don’t get where this idea that he’d get slept comes from he’s been in brawls with guys much bigger who hit just as hard, if not harder, than Liston.

 

Yeah Holyfield has never been taken out early in his life except of course for that absurd comeback stunt he pulled a couple years ago in his fifties. And the man made an entire career of taking on big punchers - many of whom he defeated. To be clear, I’m not sure who’d win between him and Liston. But there seems to be this long standing idea that Evander would get brutally sparked in this matchup which I’m not so sure is necessarily the case.