Liston vs Foreman

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  1. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Liston of the second Cleveland Willams fight vs Foreman of the Norton fight
     
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  2. timmers612

    timmers612 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I recall a Ring article about this in the early seventies that asked the question, Could Sonny beat a bigger more mobile version of himself?
     
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  3. Meazy-E

    Meazy-E Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i wouldn't say more mobile. Bigger and more powerful though. Liston was definitely the better boxer Imo.
     
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  4. willcross

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  5. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Foreman for me. Liston may have had George's measure in sparring. But that was early days.
     
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  6. Jester

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    I'm actually leaning towards Liston. They're close in power, and Foreman has more heart, but Liston had the edge over a pre-retirement Foreman in stamina and chin. A Foreman victory wouldn't surprise me a lot though. I actually see this playing out similarly to the Foreman-Lyle fight. It mainly depends on who can land the knockout punch first.
     
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