Prime Liston vs Prime Tyson

[The Old LefHook]

Liston's fists were bigger than Mr. Rogers' biceps, friends.

[The Old LefHook]

A good estimate for the fist size of Angus MacKaskill is 18-19 inches. The hand was measured to be six inches wide. Multiply that times two and add the two sides of dimensions 3-3 1/2 inches, for a total diameter of 18-19 inches. How would you like to be hit with that, delivered by the strongest man in the world at the time if not who ever lived? I think it is a good thing Angus never hit anyone. He did throw a heavy man over a large wood stack once.

[Devon]

Liston beat a D'amato fighter, Patterson, I see it going something like that, just a few rounds longer, maybe 8th, then TKO. Bad matchup for Tyson.

[Dempsey-Louis]

certainly Liston could do what Douglas did

[QueensburyRules]

--- sonny got his jaw busted early in career by a LH journeyman. I reckon an 18 yr Tyson could do the same.

[KidDinamita]

I think too much reach for Liston and if Liston survived the first rounds, it would be Liston IMO.

But, who Liston fought that had similar style to Tyson?

[Mr.MojoRisin']

Liston was incredibly slow and his stamina was untested. He quit when the going got hard. Tyson fought and beat 10x better fighters than Liston did. Frank Bruno and Razor Ruddock would crush everyone on Liston's resume aside from Ali and MAYBE Patterson.

Tyson KO 6. Liston's jab is his only prayer here. Speed x Power beats Slow x Power.

[HOUDINI563]

Patterson style wise was similar to Tyson. Crouching, peek a boo style. Liston would intimidate Tyson who was weak mentally. Liston KO six.

[BattlingNelson]

Patterson style wise was similar to Tyson. Crouching, peek a boo style. Liston would intimidate Tyson who was weak mentally. Liston KO six.

Liston quitting against Ali because of an alleged shoulder injury. I wonder if you feel that it makes him mentally weak also. I bet that you feel that Vitali Klitschko is mentally weak....

[HOUDINI563]

Not a question of belief. Tyson showed the lack of heart as an amateur. He had a long run where he was never he was never in a losing fight where he looked like a world beater. Then came real challenges where an ATG if an ATG would show mettle. Instead he failed miserably.