Were Ali's fights against Sonny Liston rigged?

[Clay AikSkins]

The second one could very well have been rigged but not the 1st. Ali's skills have been proven over the test of time. He needed no help but he wouldn't be the 1st fighter to have benefited from outside intimidation.

[Boxerdog]

Ryder, how come you've got so much bad karma on just SIX posts? Is it because of posts like that? I'll top you up.

I'm about to put him well into the plus collumn.

[Chups]

Kadyo who's the most popular ****** in the world?

Osama Bin Laden?? nah??

So who Kadyo??

[Unk]

If not Ali (even now), then who indeed?

[MikeHunt]

The first fight wasn't rigged. Liston was taking a beating and it was only going to get worse, so he quit. I'm not sure what the hell was going on in the rematch? The punch looked light to me but the photo of Ali standing over Liston is one of the best boxing photos ever.

It really doesn't matter, Ali with stood the test of time.

[zoo]

Of course the second fight was rigged, watch it.

[stix]

"His Itchiness", huh?
I like that too!
Good karma to you as well!!

Thank You Boxerdog Now I've got the glow

[onikami]

Rigged? No.

Ali Booom baa Yea

[Sidestep_1]

Whenever a guy had been beaten who people thought he couldnīt be beaten, there have been rumours of the fights being fixed rolleyes:. I like Liston, but in their first fight, I can see nothing extraordinary, and in the second..., well, even big men can fall when they are hit right on the temple.

[Dark Destroyer]

The first fight definatly wasn't fixed, that was poetry in motion without me meaning to sound cheesy. Ali fought a unbelievable fight there. The second fight was very dubious in my opinion but it was a very quick punch and they always say that it's the punch you don't see that knocks you out.

Asiansensation to say Sonny Liston lacked heart is ******. A bad beating made him quit the first Ali fight and a quick punch took him out in the second.