Tommy Morrison vs. Sonny Liston (Primes)

Roid crazy vs Real crazy :think

 

See: Morrison vs Ruddock, but with an "open" ending? I would say Morrison has a small edge in power, whereas Williams has the better right hand and jab, as well as stamina. I'm not so sure those will come into play much, though. Williams probably is better overall, but not more proven, and it's head to head it's pretty much a toss-up.

 

very bad match-up. liston turns morrison into minch-meat very early most likely knocking him out no later than the 2nd. Morrison lacked the defense neccessary to consistently elude listons blows and he would not hurt liston with anything that he landed.

 

I cannot picture this fight being competitive in any way. Morrison simply didn't have the durability or the defensive skill to survive long against Liston. Liston would have taken control with his left jab and finished matters early.

A better high-action, early-ending fight for Morrison would have been against Earnie Shavers. I pick Shavers to win this fight early, but in this case, Morrison would at least have had a chance of landing the first big punch and scoring a shock upset. No such luck for Morrison against Liston, however.

 

Morrison had a punchers chance against any heavy who ever lived. This is a fact. Against Sonny, that would be a slim- albeit real- chance. Skill approaching Sonny's level usually overtook Morrison sooner or later. Still, when speaking of the real power Morrison had, nothing is certain.

Per comments above, Morrison was heads and shoulders above Cleveland Wiliams, a real fraud amongst sentimental dolts in these parts. He also would KO Shavers in 8 out of 10 times. He hit about magnitudes harder than Quarry and could box really well for a few rounds before his stamina gave out completely.

 

What kinda question is this? Liston woulda sent Tommy to the ICU in under 3 rounds.

 

I can't help but feel Morrison is really unappreciated sometimes. He had his flaws and was carefully managed throughout his career, but he did actually have some good skills.
I would agree that he beats Shavers, who had a huge punch but not much else.