Sonny Liston vs Big Daddy Bowe

Philosopher · Mar 19, 2026

swagdelfadeel said: ↑

Again, you've demonstrated zero evidence of his mid-range and outside game. The one range Bowe was elite in, was on the inside and even here, Liston was superior imo. For all his prowess on the inside, his non-existent defense exposed him to plenty of return fire. Liston's superiority on the outside was even more obvious.

And the “too brave for his own good” point doesn’t really help your case. Bravery isn’t an asset when you’re as defensively exposed as Bowe was—especially against someone with Liston’s power and precision. If anything, that mindset works against him here. He had a habit of not clinching when hurt, and with that kind of defensive liability against Sonny, it’s almost inevitable he’d find himself in serious trouble.

Bowe had a very good jab yes, but Liston's was much better and far more versatile. Depending on the use, he could employ it as a feint, to obscure the vision of his opponents, appear to overreach to create a false sense of invulnerability to lure his opponents in, employ it as a power punch itself, and so much more.
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Hey man, happy to agree to differ and you make some compelling points. That's why talking about these fantasy fights is such an interesting way to while away our time. Take care, good craic, peace and love always, Px

slash · Mar 18, 2026

MarkusFlorez99 said: ↑

So Hides power was proven but Listons wasn't ? Wtf are you smoking ? Is this because of your arbitrary "rigorous testing" lol. Liston is better at controlling range and was considered a big puncher in his era and KO'd every ranked hw he faced besides Machen thats a fact. Whatever else you have to say about Listons power in comparison is purely of your own opinion, not one shared by Listons actual opponents.

Then you don't know what tf your looking at, if you can't see anything on film that's a personal problem Liston had a great jab, was defensively solid, hurt people with fewer punches than Holyfield usually did regardless of the level and size of opposition. Liston didn’t struggle to KO the few bigger guys he faced like you're trying to insinuate

A bunch of BS Mercer was tougher than Alex Stewart does this automatically mean Holyfield would drop Alex Stewart ? Holyfield had power but usually knocked guys out off accumulation and not with clubbing punches like Liston. Foreman considered Liston to be a bigger puncher than Evander, he fought both of them. Wepner fought Foreman and put Listons power in that category, actually called Liston the hardest puncher he ever faced and got his skull busted up

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These assessments mean more than anything you have to say, that's the end of it

Not to mention Holyfield dropped Bowe anyway.
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Foreman also said that Ali and Holyfield were 1.) and 1.) A
so.. if you believe Forman..

slash · Mar 18, 2026

grantsorenson said: ↑

Bowe actually offered the title fight to Lewis in 1992 which Lewis turned down and you can hear that from both of their mouths in this interview which was broadcast live on British TV. Go to the 25:15 mark. Lewis admits to turning down a mega fight with Bowe but most people don't even know that this happened and have never seen this interview.

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those two clowns. enter, stage right: Evander Holyfield right in the middle of that

MarkusFlorez99 · Mar 18, 2026

slash said: ↑

Foreman also said that Ali and Holyfield were 1.) and 1.) A
so.. if you believe Forman..
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He was comparing their power yes

MaccaveliMacc · Mar 19, 2026

slash said: ↑

a slim 235 lbs
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Yeah, took the weight from the first Holyfield fight. His peak performance.

swagdelfadeel · Mar 20, 2026

SouthpawsRule said: ↑

“Obscure the vision” as if it wasnt the chemicals on his gloves that caused that lmao
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The same gloves the referee checked and found sweet **** all? The-Journal-Herald-Thu-Feb-27-1964 hosted at ImgBB — ImgBB

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Sonny Liston vs Big Daddy Bowe

Who wins and how

Bowe KO/TKO

Liston KO/TKO

Bowe Decision

Liston Decision

Draw

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