Revel in the awesomeness of Sonny Liston training.

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  1. timmers612

    timmers612 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Watching the Liston training I recall the accounts of Liston hitting a nice prime from a hard camp just before the second Ali bout was postponed, maybe the last time he was able too. When he restarted training for the rescheduled bout those who watched him said something had happened to him, perhaps his age caught up to him, the sparring partners battered him, he stumbled over his feet, and couldn't put two punches together well. Liston was pretty good skipping rope but apparently he would just get tied up in it.and looked awful. We'll never know how the bout would have gone had Ali not gotten injured.
     
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  2. JohnThomas1

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    Did he do enough reps to benefit tho?
     
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    One report has said that during the postponement Liston was told the fix was in and he was to lose. That actually jives with what you posted because all of his incentive would be basically gone.

    I completely believe the rematch was a fix. A possibly underdone Liston did lose to Clay on merit in the first tho.
     
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  4. Knights107

    Knights107 Member Full Member

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    In this video Liston have strength to beat mike tyson :D
     
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  5. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Liston doesn’t even blueberry.
     
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  6. West of Hollywood

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    I don't think I would even want him to put his hand on my shoulder...
     
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