I honestly believe Sonny Liston retired on his corner out of embarrassment,The first Clay-Liston fight was competitive but it was a fight that was clearly in the hands of Clay by the time it had been stopped.
Sonny had made light of Clays punching power(or lack of) and yet Clay was able to hurt him.Sonny Liston was a man not proud of,but certainly reliant on the aura of which he carried,He wanted to be a champion that the whole world would be proud of but to no avail,He eventually resigned himself to just being the scary big black guy who everybody was afraid of And he knew what people would think of the big bad bear chasing this dancing powder puff puncher around the ring to no avail and what it would do to his reputation.
He says he injured his shoulder and could no longer continue,But Liston at his peak would have continued if he knew he had a shot at winning,He had battled on through serious injuries in the past,Far worse than shoulder injuries.
It was a sad end to a misunderstood and unappreciated champion.Sonny Liston at his peak was a bad man with alot more than just a jab and a great power,He wasn't a brawler that demolished a great in Floyd Patterson twice in less than five minutes,He was a well rounded fighter who was tough as nails and had the most intimidating stare in human history.
God Bless the big bear....Charles "Sonny" Liston.
Poop you can make good posts when you calm down stop denigrating fighters and trying to start arguments.
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