Sonny Liston vs George Chuvalo

It wasnt. Chuvalo had declined a little less though. Discounting Listons age, whatever it may have been, he was nearly physically spent from many years of abusing his body with Dope and Booze. Legs gone, desire no longer there, stamina waning, just able to take a punch, he was fighting for paychecks alone. In 69 or 70, I would give Chuvalo a live chance.

 

I don't know if my logic answers the question, but I figure that if green versions of Foreman and Frazier with umpteen number of fights managed to stop Chuvalo, then a peak Liston who crippled the whole division proabably could as well..

My two cents.....

 

Young, on the rise versions of Frazier, Foreman. 59/62 Liston beats Chuvalo without much trouble. However, 69/70 maybe not.

 

Liston cut stoppage after landing the jab consistently and tearing up Georges face. Somewhere around the 10th.

 

My take:

Peak Liston destroys peak Chuvalo

Spent Liston still defeats spent Chuvalo, but it is not so onesided

 

Seems to me that George lost every major fight he was ever in, except the controversial Quarry win, so it would be tough to pick him against one of the most formidable dudes ever.

 

Spent Liston couldve been KOd by Chuvalo in the same manner Leotis Martin did.

 

Watch those fightd.
Chuvalo was doing pretty good --- especially against Frazer.
And against Forman --- not bad.
Both Frazer & Forman knock Listen out.

 

Listen --- not impressed.
Watch Patterson - Chuvalo.
Chuvalo - Ali.
Now -- remember Ali - Listen.
Wake up.

 

Chuvalo brings the "DOG" out in Sonny.
If he couldnt scare you --- he got scared.

 

Luckily for Chuvalo, Liston quit again in the second Ali fight.

 

1960 Sonny Liston ****s up Chuvalo. I love liston

 

Prime Liston win under 10 round by Tko

 

Based on what? His KO loss to Martin or his stopage of Wepner who wasnt in Chuvalos' league?