I wrote before that Ali dominated that fight. Liston was throwing punches at the air. I truly believe Liston quit on his stool because he knew Ali was about to humiliate him.
Whether or not the blinding was intentional it just pissed him off. I noticed he was holding his right out ala Klitschko to keep Liston away and to measure the distance. He also used that technique in the Thrilla.
He hurt his shoulder hitting at air. That will do that to you. Punches that miss are much more dangerous to the puncher than punches that land.
The thread is fine here. Threads like this are what classic is for. Sometimes people want to talk about iconic fights like this
I’ve always thought this was Ali’s most underrated performance. If you think in his previous fight he’d been decked by Henry Cooper and looked extremely sloppy how was he going to beat Liston? In truth Ali simply got down to business he knew he couldn’t take liberties in there and was extremely disciplined, got the jab going, moved well and although the cards didn’t show it he dominated and hurt Sonny.
Liston was not that old. Are you saying Liston was 47 years old when he knocked Chuck Wepner, a top 10 contender? Was Liston 40 years old when he destroyed a Prime Patterson?
