The Championship, Febuary 25, 1964 part 1

1989 documentary on Clay/Liston I

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• liston
• ali
• sonny
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[matthewhorse]

the greatest upset in history,, a man to be feared, liston, was made look like an amauter by a man being described as nothing but a 22 year old mouth,, how wrong they prooved to be

[bartosx]

Tyson is right Liston was a typical bully,just like Tyson :) was in his glory days.

[danadana77]

you know knthing about sonny liston

[samjames3000]

ALI SPITTIN RHYMESSS LOL

[danadana77]

tyson is a moron

[dilemma313]

Boxing is not all about winning or losing. Its about to be a great boxer, skills, speed, techniques etc, greatest can still lose a fight, not a big deal. no comparison b/w ALI and tyson, tyson is great too but ALI is truly the greatest, and the second greatest boxer in heavyweight after ALI for me is L.HOLMES. (because holmes was almost like ali in speed, chin, techniques etc)

[kenomy66]

WOW Tyson was basically describing himself when talking about Liston

[truthhitmanisback]

@zyphoid666 Good point about Gene Tunney , who Ali rated as better than Dempsey ! But when you look at Ali vs Williams, one would have to admit that nobody in boxing history moved like Muhammad Ali. There aint not even ONE film footage of any fighter in any weight division who could move the way Ali moved before his exile of 3 and a half years from boxing. Even tho Tunney was before Ali , Ali had his own style. Some were similar but not quite the same. Ali vs Tunney ??? Muhammad Ali !

[theduffman6]

@k2highto hehe. You might be right. Look at us talking using logic like civil men. Unlike others in the forums and such, who use profanity to get their points across. 

[k2highto]

@theduffman6 That being said, all in their primes, I think Ali was the greatest. The way he dodged punches was magic, like when MJ first moonwalked on live tv, or the Miracle on Ice etc. Magic. Then to reinvent and beat a George Foreman as a different type of fighter is doubly amazing.

[zyphoid666]

Here's one I've never heard anyone mention despite the almost exact similarity in style : Muhammad Ali vs. Gene Tunney. Go watch some of Tunney's fights, it's Ali minus the shuffle. The footwork, hands down and not up at face level, pulling back to dodge punches (from seriously dangerous punchers at that), quick jabs etc... It would be the dream fight in the heavyweight "defensive fighter" category.

[theduffman6]

@k2highto hmm...you bring up a good point. Now that I think about it, I'm not so sure. Ali said it himself, the hardest ones to beat are dynamic punchers who just keep coming at you.