Foreman vs. Liston

Yeah, and Foreman said Lyle was the toughest fighter he ever faced...notice fighters always talk up the guys they beat. It's always a guy who didn't even knock you down... who hit you the hardest. It's the guy you outboxed who was the smartest boxer you ever faced. Fighter ssay a lot of things... doesn't mean it's true.

Mike Tyson said he should have lost to Carl The Truth Williams.

Morrison and Briggs said that Foreman hit them the hardest.

 

For the most part, Quarry lost to the World Champs. He was stopped by Frazier x2, Ali x2, and Norton. Sure, he beat Shavers and he beat an up and coming not quite peaked Lyle. Quarry would have gotten easily outboxed by Young and maybe even would have lost to Lyle in a rematch. What makes you think he would have beaten Foreman?

He did draw with and win a close decision vs. a past prime Patterson. Patterson did drop Quarry and a lot of people feel he should have had at least one win over Quarry. Quarry lost to Ellis as well. He was dominated by a past prime Eddie Machen during his "up and coming" days. He was dropped and stopped in 7 by Chuvalo (although he probably could have continued on).

I see Foreman destroying this guy.

 

lol Mike should be drunk when he said that....

 

I like Foreman before 5

 

This is a tough one to decisively pick but I'll lean slightly toward Liston due to his straighter punching. A straight right will get there sooner than a wide swinging hook and I can envision Sonny stepping inside one of Foremans swings and sending a straight right to George's jaw. Whatever the outcome this fight does not go the distance so it's a KO by either one. Which one? Your guess is as good as mine.

 

Are we talking about the prime 74 Foreman or the 93 2nd career Foreman?

93 Foreman had better stamina than the 74 Foreman, he would have beat Liston on points, just on the jab, and physical strength, and size alone:deal..

74 Foreman would have KO'D Liston in the middle rounds, Foreman had all the advantages, size , strength, power, and Foreman would have been the intimidator not Sonny..

How the hell can you believe Liston would have beat Foreman, at any period when Foreman faced much tougher competition:huh..

George was much BIGGER, STRONGER AND MORE POWERFUL, AND FACED MUCH BETTER MEN...

 

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Sonny Liston, despite a shattered nose, walked through the titanic punches of Cleveland Williams and knocked him out in a slugfest.