94% of his opponents were natural cruisers or below. He outweighed 88% of his opponents. Median KO ratio of his opponents was 25% I don't think he makes much chance against Povetkin.
noway he beats wlad. he is slow and has not the power to beat wlad. just hope his chin holds to be able to land anything at all. wlad should fight Haye one more time.
Liston is as slow as Butterbean. fought mainly bums. outweighed most of his opponents. Most were cruisers. Keep your nostalgia tears for yourself. You can't even give reasons why he would defeat Povetkin.
Damn, they look so slow. They are telegraphing their punches. You see the punch, can go, drink a coffee and get hit afterwards. They make telegraphing George Foreman look like Sweet Pea. No comparison to Wlad. I know, most of the time jisi is jizzing all over Wladimir and Steward, but she is right about this one! I once talked to Eddie Chambers and he said he was surprised how fast Wladimir was and that he wasn't able to get out of his way.
Liston's best victories: Patterson (x2), Machen, Folley, Valdes, Williams (x2) Povetkin's best victories: Chambers, Chagaev, Byrd Liston's claim to fame: One of the only men to win the HW championship inside a round. One of the most outstanding contenders in history. Was so fearful the champion came to venue with a disguise ready so he could sneak out afterwards. Povetkin's claim to fame: winning the IBF tourney with a good finish against a distracted Chambers. Being one of the few mandatory challengers to duck the champion. Being the very definition of paper champion. Losing a clear decision to Marco Huck. Povetkin would never get beyond Liston's jab. The frequency with which Huck tagged Povetkin with the overhand right does not bode well against a killer like Liston. Liston tko 4 Povetkin.
Patterson: 189 lbs and 194 lbs Machen: 196 lbs Folley:198 lbs Valdes:211 lbs Williams:210 and 215 lbs 4/7 best wins from Liston aren't even heavyweights. What would you say if Povetkin would fight cruisers?
Apparently when Wlad beats fighters smaller than him it's due to skill, but when he fights someone larger than him, OMG, he's met his match!!! atsch Wlad will beat Wach because Wach makes even a geriatric caveman look mobile. He's an absolutely dire opponent.
Well, he might not. But he'd give Povetkin a run for his money for sure. Liston, however.. would absolutely hammer Povetkin.