Liston & Bowe

I selected the first option, which is " Liston wins and is greater. " Bowe's defense was shaky, and Liston had incredible arm length, a well polished jab, good boxing ability and loads of snap behind his shots. Bowe might have the size and strength to out muscle him on the inside, but the problem is that he'd have to get there first before he could do anything. When I look at how Golata and an aged Tubbs were able to land flush shots without too much trouble, it just spells disaster in my mind.. Might be a good fight, but I have to take Sonny. I also think that Liston's resume is a tad better, but its a close margin.. He flattened an entire division prior to taking the crown..

 

I don't really consider Liston great. *Ducks tomatoes, chairs, and shoes thrown from Liston fans*

He just lacks a good amount of quality wins and I take nothing away from Ali's wins over him despite both most likely being fixed. SL was still a very talented boxer and I hold him higher than Bowe. Just think he has the more varied approach to his style with being the much sharper puncher. That and Bowe being a very easy target just spells doom for him and I think Liston would knock em out late.

 

Liston pretty convincingly.

 

Liston better H2H and greater, but not by much in either way. Bowe's entire reputation is based almost solely on the Holyfield wins, but their huge. I rate them a lot more than the admittedly great Patterson wins.

 

Liston is remembered as a great fighter even though he didn't look great vs. Ali. Bowe is remembered as a guy that could have been better than what he was... but he was still very good IMO.

Bowe is one of only 3 Lineal HW Champs who were never stopped, Tunney and Marciano are the others. As for the World Titlist? Only Valuev, Ibragimov, and Toney (he was quickly stripped of his belt though) were not stopped.

Bowe went 2-1 (1) vs. Holyfield and even the loss to Holyfield was close. For what it's worth he did better vs. holyfield than Lewis, and vs. a better Holyfield. He also did better vs. Holyfield than Tyson, Foreman, Holmes, and others did.

6'5" with an 82' reach and 235-240 Lbs. He was quicker than Liston and had better foot work.

I'll take Bowe but it's not an easy win.

 

h2h @ hw i rank Bowe higher .
Bowe would have stopped Liston .
IDK who was gr8er p4p .

 

very surprised by the poll results so far.

I pick bowe on both counts and didn't really have to think too hard about it.

 

Well firstly I had the bowe-holy rematch a draw and I actually think that from 92-96 he was the best HW on the planet.

Id have go check my rankings to be certain of where I place them but I do think I had bowe slightly higher.

H2H wise both would want the same thing, walk the other down with the jab and exchange hooks on the inside, bowe is, by my reckoning, superior up close and would land more than sonny. I also think he has a better engine,better heart and a better chin plus a significant size advantage. Id confidently pick bowe in a fight, in terms of greatness id have to check my notes to give a more detailed answer.