Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston 1965

[whytee666]

he did show us how great he was!

[arsenalrock111]

that was ridiculously quick, speed!

[ffiinnrroodd]

I watched it about a dozen times in slow motion and I still cannot figure out how that punch was so effective. It looked like a little rough pat on the head.

[robiitc]

@ffiinnrroodd There were claims that Liston had bet against himself and "took a dive" because he owed money to the Mafia. Others believe that he feared for his safety from Nation of Islam terrorists who supported Ali. The latter theory was supported by Mark Kram's book Ghosts of Manila, which included an interview with Liston conducted years after the fight. Liston claimed to have intentionally lost because of his fear of retaliation from the Black Muslims.

[migueluspa]

@shararamtube get a room you two for crying out loud. " o i love u soooo much" what a fruit you are. dont waste yer time commenting. l had to cause u sound like your lite on ur feet as well as ali

[CrazYMadarfakaR]

now that's what i call movement inside the ring... today you only see them hugging like 2 gay men, that's not boxing

[edgar95035]

Only Ali can deliver the phantom punch effectively..it's so fast that you need to see it in slow-motion

[bigbadbobbyn]

Dis guy must be a alien or sutin !!!!

[KRSsven]

Probably the genesis of the boxing adage that if the other guy has the advantage in sheer power, then take advantage of his weaknesses. Bigger, more powerful guys like Liston don't move particularly well if they're constantly having to track you sideways and it means they can't attack as well compared to if they can plant their feet and get big shots in.

[147PHiLL]

Sonny Liston threw the fight because he had received death threats from the muslims that surrounded Ali

[ShararamTube]

Happy BirthDay Muhammad Ali,I love you so much!!!!70 yers in greatness!!!The boxing isnt boxing without you!!!I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

[cozmic24]

@ShararamTube i feel the same way too man

[cozmic24]

@ShararamTube where u from

[PassOnTheTruth]

Muhammad Ali was poisoned - BIG SECRET!

watch?v=XWda8CLIpGQ

[brooklynmetal1986]

That fight was so fixed

[inviziblehunter]

SNOOP DOGG tribute to ALI

watch?v=SNWxcFiTlQg

[pivotfighter100]

He didn't even land the most attacks and yet he won and man can he land fast punches!

[JusBeCuzz]

@pivotfighter100

And don't forget... Elijah Muhammad taught Ali to eat only one meal a day. So when you see Ali and his youthfulness, you know why.

[weaseldragon]

That ko punch was blazing fast. Ali was an inspiration for Bruce Lee, who was awed by Ali's hand speed and foot work.

[hendrixgroupie23]

Muhammed Ali Pre-Fight: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, your hands cant hit, what your eyes cant see." Happy Birthday Champ!

[generalwilcox]

ICED OUT CHAIN LOOKING LIKE SONNY LISTON. respect my mind

[steelbrzz]

Happy Birthday Champ!



[coocooracha1Legacy]

KO at 4:00

[POUPOU29]

Too fast !

Happy birthday Ali !

[IamJontxu]

was someone yelling black power?



[SivasliiBela]

Best Boxer EVER Happy Birthday Ali

[AwesumLittleRedTruck]

Are there priests in the crowd?

[xDYINGBURRITO]

Still rigged but happy birthday

[ItsBiwiPwice]

@xDYINGBURRITO *facepalm*

[Blokecameuptome]

I had to watch 3 times slow to really see that punch

[spacitydrummer4JC]

Best bodywork and footwork. Flawless.

[ricecrispy12345]

@Friday131969 he hit him with his right. Ali's obviously too quick for you, even when your just watching.

[beterefe]

Sir Alex Ferguson sent me here hahaha Happy Birthday Ali!

[PengPoyZneiz]

Happy Birthday Ali, 70 wonderful years!!!

[boldmgl]

Happy B-Day T You!!!

[ItsBiwiPwice]

Happy Birthday Ali!

[dmxezz]

boxing looks so easy when you watch mohammad ali

[Friday131969]

WTF - Liston dropped to the ground and stayed there without being hit????? Was this fight proven to be a fake or what??

[kenny8331]

fake

[jksonny]

I'm no expert but this certainly looks rigged to me. Liston doesn't even bother to do a good acting job.

[Dashnikian]

rigged

[ross8cosimo]

whats wrong with the 126 people who disliked??

[DRAGON7336]

la leggenda che si intreccia con le torbide realtà e verità di SONNY LISTON, senza nulla togliere a forse il piu' grande e carismatico sportivo e pugile di tutti i tempi. MUHAMMED ALI'!

[17tree1]

i done wrestled wit an whale, hand cuff'd lightning.. thrown thunder in jail

[Charlie80ist]

Ali earned the title of "The Greatest Of All Time." Floyd Mayweather said that he was better than Ali, and that he could beat Ali. Mayweather will never earn the title of "The Greatest Of All Time." Ali would have literally ripped Floyd a new one.

[inviziblehunter]

the greatest of all time

[KojachBaumherr]

i guess they didnt have jabs back then

maybe if they made it illegal for the klitchkos to use jabs people would be interested in the heavyweight division again

[324582782]

@KojachBaumherr yes they do, look at sonny throwing jabs. He just didn't connect with any lol

[nazirdjon]

Sonny did get hit hard by that right fast punch. But after falling down Sonny seems to opt not to get up. He had no hopes of winning the match from what i can see.

[inviziblehunter]

@nazirdjon even if he theh punch was not hard enough, dont u think liston was tired of catching up with ali

[tapiaassasin]

I couldn't say whether such a punch would be enough to force a knockdown,but Liston's rolling around on the canvas is less than convincing.It's like he's going to get up,see's Ali jumping around like a lunatic,and figures,"Fuck it,I'm done".

[inviziblehunter]

@tapiaassasin dude do u see how ali out footwork him , and liston could catch up with him,

[SIRTURF]

so what if sonny listen R.I.P. took a dive... I believe that validates him off the top!! But even so Ali would purr them hands on him any way I.e. Like any one else who stood in his way. For the record any body (factors) that beat Ali, he came back and beat the twice..

[kkhunter87]

@SIRTURF does not that mean he just get tired keeping up with ali speed and reflexes

[JacksInn]

No boundaries. Fuck your walls. I'm coming through.

Move out of the way, I ain't build with brakes.

Keep your sky as your limit. I'll be dancing on the moon.

[111mightyman]

earnie shavers should have got points win vs ali to

[Proverbs1533]

That's Jersey Joe losing the count there

[Forest9924]

fake and fixed

[MrBuckeru]

@Forest9924 fuck u

[WarEagle140]

@Forest9924 you're joking right?

[kkhunter87]

@Forest9924 are u kidding me, why u just trying to find fauld instead of looking at the sheer brillience

[bokdano]

Aliiii never will ur title as the greatest

Of all time

[TheRealExcite]

one of the best fights in boxing history :D

[heiio66]

Lol people saying that the punch from ali was weak would be in a coma for days after getting punched like that.

[spec0013]

ali overcame more obstacles than we can imagine both in and out of the ring. he's a true inspiration. he is immortal.

[gribs09]

SOLID ALL CAPS!



[111mightyman]

ali was a fraud,no even in the top 5 heavyweights of all time,liston was threatned b4 this fight and threw it for his family and himsel

[whisperkid1]

@111mightyman Shut up

[AwesomeMB7Cowboy]

@ayresy98 I have a different view from you, but I'f Listo

[ayresy89]

That right hand landed so fast and hard (if you watch the slow mo closely, you see this) i beleive Liston was knocked down by it BUT not knocked out. From my study Liston took a dive. Yet i don't think he confirmed this. whatever happened in this fight only Liston knew and i think he took it to his grave. I SAY DIVE.

[revelation6415]

It looks well funny on x2 of speed

[idiotonabike]

It's amazing that almost 50 yrs on ppl are still watching and commenting on this vid every hr.

Sonny Liston did take a dive.

[cozmic24]

@idiotonabike they watching because ali personality transended sport like no one in history of sport....other wise no one would gave shit 60 and 70s fighters

[tysonfor1]

@idiotonabike he defo took a dive. The punch barely landed!!

[revelation6415]

@tysonfor1 The punch landed hard but I believe he still took a dive

[mobile00393356290200]

e chi l'ha visto???????.......

[ufcfanJONES]

3:01 the only time ive ever seen ali failing the shuffle

[cozmic24]

@ufcfanJONES i dont see failing are you sure it is in this fight

[DeepDarkhell]

shit... i blinked..

[cozmic24]

@DeepDarkhell hahaha u have to hold ur eyes with ur hands

[cozmic24]

EPIC FOOTWORK

[LilJ9117]

@cozmic24 3:59 Sonny eats his footwork

[brainday999]

all these boos after he won

but he still celebrates like a true champ.

[missraw]

@brainday999 Muhammad Ali was new and Sonny was the favorite because Ali "talked too much" and was "too cocky". Those people didn't learn the first time when Ali won, so I'm sure they bet on Sonny to win again. They all booed probably because most of them lost their money... again.

[Earthfart]

For a 200 pound man, Ali moved like lightning.

[juslikejesus]

$1,000,000 to the first girl who can land a clean shot on Ali

[Kaaxe]

the way he moves reminds me of Bruce Lee

[GuiltyBlackGuy]

@Kaaxe I wonder who inspired who I Love bruce lee as well :D

[cozmic24]

ali leg speed was fast as hell

[rmgrowe1617]

this fight was FIXED and you can get the files from the fbi that prove it throught the freedom of information act. now ali has no idea that sonny is going to take the fall in this fight because if a fight is rigged you don't want the winner to know.

[jask12productions]

@rmgrowe1617 You're actually the stupidest person in the world.



[fadethetrade]

@jask12productions Not with this possibility.The proof is where no one ever recognized it.Most stories say the mob told him to dive,others say the punch was a real ko shot ,joe louis right at ringside said the punch "wouldnt have squashed a grape"but all you have to look at is ali tellling him to "get up".If it was a perfect ko shot,ali wouldnt be pissed off! he would simply go to the neutral corner and wait for the 10 count.DUH!

[juslikejesus]

@jask12productions yeah i agree FBI files why the fuck would the fbi care about this in 1960 yeah we can get the files SHOW ME THE FILES CAUSE IM NOT GONNA GOOGLE SOMETHING THAT DOESNT EXIST. YOU STUPID FUCK IF I FIND U I WILL FUCK YOU UP FOR TLAKING SHIT ON MUHAMMAD ALI

[carpii]

@juslikejesus Hi and welcome to youtube. Just a tip for the future..... If you stop swearing and getting angry at the stupidest of reasons, then nobody will really know you're just a spoilt 13 year old kid.

[mrcjrowe]

@jask12productions  You actually sound gay !

[Kalllllllllllllllll1]

"If you wanna loose your money,  then bet on Sonny!"

- Muhammed Ali

[Qlawe]

the greatest !!!!!!!!!!!

[324582782]

fight starts at 2 :17

[Raphan2]

adam kinq yha

[JesterMudfly]

hard to believe there was ever a time when Ali was booed.

[cozmic24]

@JesterMudfly they did not like him at that time because he convert to islam and also becasue his trash talk , but later on they started to like and became most beloved man on earth

[MrStuartMorrison]

I would like to see Ali try that now

[michaelyouth]

@MrStuartMorrison Jealous little prick

[utubeuser1utubeuser1]

Damn, that would hurt so much to get hit that hard on the chin, I'd be out

[TheMuaythaima]

brave man

[TheTotalyFuckedup]

both totaly weak! turkisch fighters are the best, the rich americans and russians always pay the boxers and get the titles! turkisch boxers are the best in the world!!

[deepcosmiclove]

@TheTotalyFuckedup How many Turkish fighters have won medals at the Olympics?

[ncubica]

@TheTotalyFuckedup I don't know better than americans but than Mexicans?? don't think so Man. Can you name 5 good Turkish boxers for the last 10 years??

[Xanadude575]

"kill the body and the head MIGHT follow"

*Ali bashes in Liston's head 2 seconds later*

THE END

[kiffermachon]

Fixed



[TerroristsAbroad]

03:00 thats what you get whaen you dont keep up your block. still a great fighter

[OUWATZAHLE08]

MAN LOOK THE MOVEMENT ALI MADE SHIT MAN EPIC FEET MOVES ALWAYS READY FOR A PUNCH COMING ITS INSANE

[MegaMaga005]

The great fighter

[AlxMiNeR]

mouhahha only roy jones had that kind of dancing ( like a butterfly)

[Grifiki]

"It's hard to imagine either fighter, weigh's moe than 200lb's."

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[ila72669]

MUHAMUD ALI BEING BOOOOOOD!!! rubbish hes the best

[SuperRees22]

If you want to see a good fight then please look up Kash Ali vs James Oliphant. It was amazing!

[tomfy1979]

Not sure that they should have stopped the fight there.

[copperkipper1]

@tomfy1979 When he got up from bieng down for 7 seconds, then fell back over and lay there trying to get up for another 3 seconds, it should have been a count out, Then When the fight continued and the ref stopped it it was fine. Sonny was hurt and about to fall a second time...

KO'ed.

[tomfy1979]

@copperkipper1 I just been reading about this on Wiki and apparently there was some issue with Muhhamed Ali not returning to a neutral corner. Some people also said that Sonny Liston took a dive for various reasons. Who knows,intersting reading though!

[copperkipper1]

@tomfy1979 Just a simple KO. Didn't see the punch coming.

[michaelyouth]

@copperkipper1 Don't know about it. This so called phantom punch was no joke. He hit Liston as an anchor, that is way Ali himself refers to this punch as the anchor punch.. Was the punch, to knock a man out, who fought, like Muhammad Ali, several rounds with a broken jaw? Doubt it. I think Liston knew that Ali, just like in fight 1, would beat Liston all night long, and really humiliate him by just whopping him every round.. I think, therefore he did not get back up.

[theydidntnameme]

@tomfy1979 they stopped it because he was on the ground for more then 10 seconds. thats why the ref was looking over to the side, the judge on the side said he was down more for then 10.

[periechontology]

@HigherPoker Mozart , Shakespeare, Ali

[ken1992ify]

The phantom punch, the fastest in boxing history.

[yowyOw69]

Just tell me how the hell do you expect Tyson to finish a prime Ali if he wouldn't have been able to even reach him in the first rounds. Later on we all know about Tyson's weak mental.

[Mirzabey]

@yowyOw69 that would be the truth about prime ali vs prime tyson fight...... great commentt

[Cerl84]

Standard quick left -right combo by Ali. Many people were either knocked down or out with it. Ali's cat like punches were hard hitting as well.

[kennethcoman]

tha phantom puch by ali

[cozmic24]

"get up , you bum, no one gonna believe this this" Ali to liston while he was standing over him

[cozmic24]

amazing speed ali

[buttercupownsyou]

wtf was that? my grandma can take a punch better than that.

[Onieracraft]

Obviously a fixed fight.

[Lolalvaro]

Look at men then, now look at men now.

[halgong]

Liston threw that

[Sage80]

phantom punch. rigged.

[johnfinne]

Don Draper lost 100 dollars on this fight.

[hafezzoom]

r.i.p joe frazier

[SuperLazyshikamaru]

most people dont know who the ref is...he s also a legend in that ring!!!!

[agip07]

@SuperLazyshikamaru Jersey Joe Walcott

[SuperLazyshikamaru]

@agip07 you damn right!

[xR1D1xful]

And Ali was there and there and there and there and there and there and there and there and there and there.....

[MrRoyboy96]

Liston is actually quite underrated, he had a helluva strong punch on him...

[ma16360]

It is known that Ali was shouting at him to "stand up and and fight no one will believe you" . Liston did take a dive. Ali brought real class to boxing.

[mrbishi1000]

@ma16360 i dont believe he took a dive, take a look at the slo mo, you can actually see the ripple from Alis punch run right through liston and appear in his (R) lats. that takes a fair bit of power.

[GGE47]

Clay never had a knockout punch.It was an accumalation of punches that he won by knockouts.That is why this is so suspicious.If Liston knocked Clay out with one punch it wouldn't have seemed so unusual.

[nandaka2008]

@GGE47 Yep, no doubt. Liston took a dive. Everyone knows it. :)) But It doesn't mean a thing coz Ali would still knock him out within few more rounds.

[Mirzabey]

@nandaka2008 great comment .....thats what  i think too

[cuge1000]

Just look at the punch in slow mo on a diff you tube vid. Legit, awesome, nuff said.

[b7r7u7c7e]

Fix. The mob told him to take a dive. But Ali didnt know about.

[GGE47]

Clay never went to a neutral corner.He was all over the place.

[frazshamim]

is the guy in white truck alii?

[AllahHelpsKlitschko]

Muhammad Ali gave Africans their equal rights!

Muhammad Ali was so affective as a part time POLITICIAN while being a full time BOXER! After Boxing Muhammad Ali would have put all his energy into Politics and could have sort out the whole of the usa! That's why he got drugged because they didn't want a PURE person like Ali to run things in the United Snakes of America

watch?v=V5_DACd6tj8&

[MrMattieboy123]

Pure? What the fuck are you talking about? How do you think the USA would have fared all those years ago with a Muslim? First off he would have been assassinated , second off being a good talker in the ring means nothing when running a country. You sound like a niggger loving idiot. (ignorance, not color dumb ass)

[fuckman201]

i llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll­llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll­llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll­lllllllllllllllllllllllloooooo­ooooooooooove him

[calista2000]

If you watch the Ali Foreman fight where he uses the rope a dope. You will see the anchor punch bring down Foreman.