George Foreman -vs- Sonny Liston

Ill give liston a slight edge ,he was better defensively ,and inside ,threw shorter punches,and had that pole of a jab,Foreman perhaps has the edge in power and strength,durability about the same,Foreman was better at cutting the ring off ,but that wouldnt be a factor here,so Liston the better boxer scores a late stoppage,though he may have to come off the floor to do it.

 

:good agreed

 

--not a difficult pick. Liston would stop Foreman after round 7 sometime.

Whether or not Foreman is 2 inches taller and has more weight is not enough to convince me that Liston is not stronger than he. Liston was enormously strong, as was Foreman, but I give Liston a slight edge. The jab would tame Foreman and there is no way Foreman has a chance of outboxing Liston. Foreman's only chance is a KO and I just don't see that happening. It is more likely that Liston handles Foreman's aggression with his jab and maneuvers him into straight stunners. George gets desperate.... and soon enough he gets tired. And George ain't fighting tired for 8 rounds -not against Liston.

 

Stonehands, who are the two guys in your avator?

 

---The same 2 guys disputed in this thread.

 

We all know what happens when a big strong bully meets an even bigger and stronger bully, Foreman ko 6

 

Foreman

 

This is not easy for me, but prime Foreman by ko in 7. Liston would drop him almost certainly, though.

I think the first round or two George would be frustrated big time at being out-jabbed by Liston. George gets knocked down in the 3rd, and is firmly behind on the scorecards when he knocks Liston cold with a right uppercut-left hook combination.