Who would you pick to beat a PRIME Sonny Liston ?

People I'd outright favor to beat Sonny Liston?

- Muhammad Ali ( obviously )
- Lennox Lewis
- Larry Holmes
- Mike Tyson
- Evander Holyfield
- Vitali Klitscko
- George Foreman

Other Possible candidates, but not necessarily favored

- Wladimir Klitschko
- Joe Louis
- Jimmy Young

 

I think he has a clear stylistical disadvantage against giants like Lewis and the Klitschkos. A 6'1'' fighter who isn't particularly quick and likes to control fights with a jab is going to have a nightmare at distance with guys like that.

Ali would obviously be a favourite and so would a younger Holmes of Shavers I vintage that could hop on the bycycle virtually the whole fight and box.

That's about it. The likes of Tyson, Holyfield etc. are all 50-50 in my book.

 

Can't believe I agree with my post from 5 years ago.

Quite often my mind changes depending upon what fights I've been watching more of.

But yes, Ali and Louis are the only two j favour over Liston.

 

Wow i agree dear magoo.except for holmes.stylistically something tell me that liston kicks his ass.
I am not sure about lewis with his chin

 

Ali
Louis

maybe:
Johnson
Dempsey

 

You'd really favor Tyson and Holyfield over him? And not not Louis? :huh

 

Ali
Holmes
Foreman
Holyfield
Tyson
Lewis
Bowe
V. Klitschko
W. Klitschko
Louis
Marciano
Frazier
...that's about it, he'd be a tough fight for almost any HW ever though.

 

Of course... Luis has ****py chin

 

Louis's chin was very underrated imo.

 

The only thing Tyson is beating Liston at is a game of chess! :deal

 

I wouldn't bet money on anyone to beat prime Liston.

Ali- Maybe if he could stay away from him for 15 rounds and out point him. I wouldn't bet on it, though.

 

I wouldn't bet money either.

 

Duran deserves a mention.

 

Lmao!!!! I miss the old poster pachiles

 

Never was terribly sold on Liston to be honest. In today's era, a technically sound but smallish and slow-of-hand fighter.

He has problems-big problems-with Ray Mercer and Tim Witherspoon. Probably guys like Pinklon Thomas too.