Sonny Liston vs George Foreman

[eternaldarkness]

also, as to who the better fighter was, hard to say, I think George had better trainers by far than Liston did. Sonny pretty much was on his own and his lack of all around ring knowledge hurt him when he fought Clay. Foreman had one thing Sonny lacked, the ability to cut the ring off but it did him little good. Still, Ali has always stated that Sonny was one of the greatest and "most scientific" of all the heavyweight champs so he must have seen some skills for him to say that.

he had two things foreman didn't, straight punches and a guard. foreman had a rather unusual defensive style and keep his arms extended in front of his body. that been said i think foreman was a craftier fighter than liston, especially in his comeback.

 

[DanMMAleague]

I thought Ali dominated Foreman but he really dominated Liston.

I didn’t see a mention of the fact Liston blatantly cheated in the first Ali fight dousing his gloves with a substance hazardous to the eyes.

I think the older Ali about 11 pounds heavier fared better against Foreman’s style.