Sonny Liston replaces Mercer against 42 year old Larry Holmes

Make sure that he has some advertising on the soles of his shoes.

 

Prime Liston against old Holmes? Larry might not leave the ring vertically.

Prime Liston against Prime Holmes? Liston always has a puncher's chance but I take Larry.

 

night, night, Larry ..

 

Sonny is one of only three that I can see stopping prime Holmes; FOTC Frazier and Joe Louis are the other two.

Larry HATED fighting people whom had jabs anywhere near comparable to his. Liston had a jab that might possibly have been even better. Sonny also had a fine kryptonitic overhand right. As masterful as even the middle-aged Larry's jab was, it was still a middle-aged jab.

I think Larry would get really pissed at not winning the stare down, then become steadily more frustrated being matched with a guy who's not landing as many jabs, but whose left in general is a cruel, dauntingly powerful mallett.

I might be the biggest fan of Larry here, but Liston in 3.