I think, the idiot named Luigi1985 was a bit too harsh on him in the last time, although he usually likes Liston, here a quick little info from Cyberboxingz.: This content is protected BORN May 8 1932; St. Francis County, Arkansas (Some sources report Sand Slough, Arkansas) DIED December 30 1970; Las Vegas, Nevada HEIGHT 6-0 1/2 WEIGHT 198-226 lbs MANAGERS Jack Nilon, Joe "Pep" Barone, Eddie Polino, George Katz, Frank Mitchell, Dick Sadler TRAINERS Willie Reddish, Dick Sadler, Johnny Tocco RECORD 50-4-0 (39 KO) Liston was an unbelievably strong man who could take very powerful blows without blinking; His reach was long and his jab was strong; His left hook was awesome; It was a mistake to meet him head-on and trade punches with him early in a fight; The best chance against Liston was to stay away, box him and wait until the later rounds to confront him, when he was tired and somewhat ponderous Herb Goldman ranks Liston as the #2 All-Time Heavyweight; Sonny was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991 Here some fight clips: This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected This content is protected
This content is protected Great action from one of the true greats. His final resting place has an inherent sadness too: "A Man" :-(
The thing that made Liston dangerous was that he could do everything well. Inside, outside, mid range, box or slug. Combine this technique with his power and you have a real package.
Liston was good in his day, although I think he came up during a rather weak period in the division. 1955-1962 were not exactly spectacular years for heavyweight boxing. I'll give him credit for his back to back wins over Floyd Patterson as well as his production in 1960, when he beat 5 contenders in the same year.
