Evander Holyfield vs Sonny Liston

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Holyfield vs Liston

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  1. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Prime over 15 rds.
     
  2. VVMM

    VVMM Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holy! By better chin,stamina and skill.
     
  3. mcvey

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    Could Evander take Cleveland Williams punches?
     
  4. mcvey

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    Sadist!
     
  5. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I have Liston
     
  6. mcvey

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    Me too but it would be a war!
     
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  7. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Absolutely
     
  8. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This would be a great fight. I'm leaning a bit towards Holyfield.
     
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  9. Reinhardt

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    Liston by KO, Holyfield doesn't have the movement to avoid Sonny and he'd have to engage him
     
  10. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Sonny Liston KO
     
  11. juppity

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  12. Fergy

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    A brutal bout. Both would end up slugging away at each other. Holyfield would soon have abandoned punch and get out tactics against sonny and start to trade. The end would resemble the eleventh round of the first holy bowe fight with evender been brought to his knees. But in this case holyfield doesn't make it out of the round. Liston by ko in ten my prediction.
     
  13. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Evander did take George Foreman's punches.
     
  14. mcvey

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    Yes he did ,but Foreman was an old man and another point, Evander could not stop or even floor him.
     
  15. JohnThomas1

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    Liston would prevail in a gruelling bout.