Photo Of Liston On Floor In Sparring v R Patterson

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  1. mcvey

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    Conn Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    :lol:

    Floyd should have got his brother to fight Liston. :good


    Great find !
     
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    Wow!!
     
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    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Weird that this photo should just pop up after all these years..you'd think this would have been known of somehow..
     
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    Conn Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Well, Liston was pretty much being ignored at the time. He was hiding in Sweden when this happened. To American boxing fans at least, this was a very obscure comeback of a man who really was considered over-the-hill and a disgrace. I can see why him being floored by a Patterson kind of slipped under the radar.

    ..... having said that, it obviously DID make it in to the printed pages ! :lol:
     
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  6. Guyfawkes

    Guyfawkes Than who was phone?! Full Member

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    Liston was floored somewhat frequently in his later years as a boxer is seems
     
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    Right.
     
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    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's almost obvious that Liston took it easy on him and Patterson (Ray) didn't . Floyd was far better than his younger brother who didn't have a good chin either as evident in his record .
     
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  9. JWSoats

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    A great find! I had never seen nor heard of this either.
     
    JWSoats, Feb 1, 2012
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