who did liston beat to be so highly regarded as good??

[Verstyle]

im jus really curious only reconizable name i see on there is patterson thats about it. sooooooooo why was he hyped up so much when he faced alot of bums

[butterfly1964]

im jus really curious only reconizable name i see on there is patterson thats about it. sooooooooo why was he hyped up so much when he faced alot of bums

floyd patterson x2
cleveland williams x2
zora folley
eddie machen

all HOF'ers!

[Southpaw Stinger]

He also beat Ali!








At a staring contest, but that may just have been a rumour.

[Kid Achilles]

I will add Nino Valdez to that list, as he was a good prospect, and also add that Cleveland Williams was in his prime when Liston beat him. The Williams that Ali beat up on had been shot by a police officer and was physically no longer at his best.

Liston fought some very good competition on the way up and destroyed them all for the most part. I think Liston's competition pre-Patterson was better than Foreman's competition pre-Frazier. Foreman obviously did more while champion however.

[angelo_dundee]

Its more the domination he held at his time. A feared champion, in the true sense.

[Verstyle]

floyd patterson x2
cleveland williams x2
zora folley
eddie machen

all HOF'ers!

hmmmmmm the only name i see sorta familar is zora folley cause ali fought him

[angelo_dundee]

Patterson is a legend man. C'mon.

[butterfly1964]

hmmmmmm the only name i see sorta familar is zora folley cause ali fought him

they're all HOF hw's, though.

[Verstyle]

they're all HOF hw's, though.

i wonder what do ppl consider when tryin to see if ppl can be hall of famers

[angelo_dundee]

Patterson was I think the first man to win the title twice, and also at the time the youngest man to win the title.

Floyd is a legend.