Fighting with a broken jaw Liston fought on to lose a split dec .Fighting with a broken nose Liston came back to ko his opponent .I match guys prime for prime, I don't think Liston was prime for Ali.
Liston wasn’t prime vs Ali. He already had heroin problems. The fight was pretty close up until after the balm in the eyes move where he spent himself and quit once he saw Ali return with a vengeance
Liston wasn’t prime vs Ali. He already had heroin problems. The fight was pretty close up until after the balm in the eyes move where he spent himself and quit once he saw Ali return with a vengeance
It's interesting that neither Angelo Dundee nor the referee Barney Felix believed the story about juiced gloves. Felix examined them between rounds.Dundee believed a liniment put on Listons shoulder caused the irritation and he thought it was probably the outlawed Monsels Solution.
Ever seen a tale of the tape which says Ali has longer arms ,a bigger chest,bigger biceps ,.forearms,thighs? If you have produce it it will be worth some money! lol
Bottom Line official weigh in figures.
1st Fight Liston was
215 1/4lbs to Ali's 206lbs = 9 1/4lbs heavier
2nd Fight Liston was218lbs to Ali's 210 1/2lbs =7 1/2lbs heavier
With no belly on him in either fight,guess what ?
Liston was bigger!
Liston had reach yaknow!!! I heard some bloke had an argument with Sonny in New Jersey and when Sonny threw the jab he hit the feller... in New York!
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