Rank these 3 fighters: Frazier, Norton, Liston

[IronDanHamza]

In what world is Norton ranked above Joe Frazier?

In what world is he above Liston either?

[IronDanHamza]

For me;

Liston
Frazier
Norton

[soul_survivor]

How would you rank these fighters, from top to bottom? My point of view:

1: Norton
2: Frazier
3: Liston

huh? Norton up top? Why?

I'd have it Frazier, Liston and Norton.

[Left Hook Tua]

How is he not ranked above him? Norton arguably beat Ali 3 times.

And Frazier fights were a breeze for ali, dumbo?

[Left Hook Tua]

In what world is he above Liston either?

I don't think these dummies know who the f liston is tbh.

Liston was a monster. What Tyson in the 80s, foreman in the 70s.

That was what liston was.

[boxinghead530]

Frazier
Liston
Norton


pretty simple

Ditto. I hate agreeing with you but on this I do.

[Left Hook Tua]

Let me polish my boxrec skills.

Liston had 4 losses in his career.

2 to ali. 1 split decision loss at the start of his career which he avenged by ko in the rematch a few months later . Last loss was when he was almost 40 yrs old.

Stopped Cleveland Williams twice.

Koed zora folley.

Stopped Wayne bethea, Nino valdez, Mike dejohn, Eddie machen, roy harris. All top 10 heavyweights.

Koed floyd patterson twice at a time when patterson was considered the best heavyweight in the world.

If deontay wilder or Anthony joshua kod 6-7 of the top 10 guys like liston did, you'd all cream your pants.

So would i.

[- Ram Raid -]

Some people might disagree with me putting Liston as number 3, but I'm thinking about their showings against Ali, that did say something about their differences in quality.

I'd say basing it on how they faired against Ali mostly tells us about how their styles matched up not their overall quality.

Norton caused Ali fits as we know but I don't see him lasting the distance against Liston. Would he have coped with Frazier's perpetual motion? . . . It's a stretch. I don't see it myself.

Posterity will have it Frazier - Liston - Norton.

You could make a spirited case for Sonny I guess. If I did so myself I'd be trying to confirm my own bias more than anything. It isn't something I'd attempt though. Frazier isn't a fighter you can take anything away from. Though I'm sure head-to-head Foreman would put Liston top of the list. Again, that's partly a style matchup. Frazier's resume speaks for itself.

[-PBP-]

Norton was that dude but he ranks 3rd here. You should've just made a Ken Norton appreciation thread. Very good fighter and I see a little bit of him when I watch Andre Ward.

[IronDanHamza]

I don't think these dummies know who the f liston is tbh.

Liston was a monster. What Tyson in the 80s, foreman in the 70s.

That was what liston was.

Liston was scarier than Tyson.

Tyson talked about robbing old ladies purses, Liston used to beat up policemen.