Liston vs Foreman’s opposition in the 70s

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Liston vs
    Frazier
    Norton
    Roman
    Ledoux
    Dino Dennis
    Pedro Augusto
    Ron Lyle
    Jimmy Young

    I left out Ali. Could Liston go undefeated?
     
  2. nyterpfan

    nyterpfan Active Member Full Member

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    Late 50's-early 60's Liston runs the table--goes undefeated!
     
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  3. BoxingFan2002

    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He would have tougher time with Frazier and Lyle, not with Norton but it would last longer.
     
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  4. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I think he beats all those men
     
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  5. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes,,,and some of those wins would be violent demolitions.
     
  6. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Not sure. Pedro Agosto was pretty awesome. Glad he was added to the list
     
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    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    It is probably a clean sweep if he is hungry and hunting that title.
     
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  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Even against Jimmy Young?
     
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  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Do you mean Frazier and Norton?
     
  10. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I think Lyle and Liston would be entertaining while it lasted.
     
  11. PolishAssasin

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    Leon Spinks knocked him out in the first round. Amazing how underrated Leon is. Lol
     
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  12. nyterpfan

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    As long as Young keeps his head inside the ropes LMAO!!
     
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  13. Pedro_El_Chef

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    Skeptical about Young, Machen was much faster and still lost on points.
    Jimmy was literally walking away from George and that was enough to keep him safe, or just duck the jab and stick to him.
    I could see the close range ducks and combos giving Liston some trouble as he would struggle to back away quickly enough and line up his punches, and it would be interesting to see if Young could nullify Liston's jab the same way he nullified Foreman's.
    Otherwise, I expect Liston to win a decision. The rest aren't a threat. Maybe Roman can last the distance.
     
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