Liston - Topic profile

Many question the shoulder injury that Sonny Liston was said to have had after the first fight with Ali, yet an X Ray was taken on Sonny and it did show a somewhat, small injur, however, some don't think it was enough to have caused the result of that fight.         Phant

We'll do it in Riker's Island in front of the rest of the male population and erectional piece officers.......Who delivers a knockout blow in this jailyard drama? Who relents and bends over to pick up this soap opera in our little prison fantasy? Fifteen inch monster man Sunny? Kimbo the Bimbo Slice? Or Iron Mikey? Cumon answers bois!!       * Hint: This one does NOT include Senor Ignore ...

It's said in another source, that Sonny Liston had 14 fights, before he fought Marty Marshall in Fight #1 yet Boxrecom, has Liston at only 7 fights before the Marshall fight, where it's stated that Marshall broke Liston's jaw.......Anyone know if Liston had 14 or 7 or any other number of fights, before Marshall?   Phant

The scene where the boatload of criminals has to vie for moral supremacy with the boatload of average civilians is a stretch. Where the criminal character Liston walks up as to force the people to make the decision to blow up the innocent civilians. But instead spouts some silly nonsense “I’ll make the decision that should have been made for you”, then tosses the detonator out the ...

If the cencus of 1930 was correct Liston was not born at that time.  That would mean Liston was at the most 33 when he faced Ali the first time.  The 1940 cencus when it is released in 2012 should answer the question once and for all.  The Mysterious Birth of Sonny Liston By Aaron Tallent Mystery always surrounded Sonny Liston. Conspiracy theorists say his death in 1970, ruled as a drug ...

Sonny Liston & Mohamed Ali Shortly after he knocked Floyd Patterson out in Las Vegas (in 130 seconds), Sonny Liston was asked by a reporter how long it would take him to beat Muhammad Ali. "Two rounds," he replied. "One and a half to ketch him, and a half a round to lick him!" Despite cheating (by spraying an acidic substance on his gloves), Liston lost. When his trainer tried to ...

Records state that Sonny Liston, had 24 brothers and sisters............at 13, he took off.. Some state that he indeed, had that number of siblings................as for his death, the Official cause was lung congestion and heart failure yet other reports state, that it was a heroin overdose..........still others, claim he died in foul play.........Any have more info on this?..........Whatever...

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Teddy-bEAR COME OUT BUDDY. GUYS TEDDY JUST LOVES LISTON. GOOD STUFF GUYS. THANKS.

Good boxing on win from Light Fantastic. To come from behind Hussler and beat him was a pretty good get. Maldivian looks like he will come back as good too, he was a great run for a fatty. Kibbuts didn't look comfy for mine. Track or distance. Dunno.

Go the grey!

Try this one........   #Eder Jofre, had only 2 defeats..........they were from...... Pone Kingpetch Sot Chitalada Fighting Harada Jung Koo Chang   Joe Louis was knocked down, how many times, in his fighting days?........ 8 4 10 2   What year did Sonny Liston, win the National Golden Gloves, Title?..... 1949 1951 1953 None of the above   What...

Who gets it?   #Rocky Marciano-No defeats of course, yet he wins every fight from 50 to 53, by stopping the opponent, except for 3 times.....Wins Title in 52, and defends 6 times, to 55.  Opponents include later versions of Walcott, Charles, Moore and Louis......   #Pacual Perez-Among some 50 fights, wins every fight from 1952 to 1959 except for 2 (one draw) in doing so, wins ...