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CollegeAdvisor (0)
08/20/2008
an absolute legend

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nochange (0)
04/02/2008
loses to ali.he was good boxer with great power.he beat patterson.liston had the power to beat them all but not the boxing ability.ali would have still been clay if it wasnt for liston

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gmk1012 (0)
09/24/2007
Sonny Liston was the best heavyweight boxer of all time during the late 1950s and early 1960s. During this period he disposed of all the top heavyweights with ease. These included Floyd Patterson, Eddie Machen, Zora Foley and Cleveland Williams. A highly skilled boxer, Liston had awesome punching power and the best left jab in boxing history. He was already past his best when he finally got a shot at champion Patterson but easily disposed of him twice in the first round.

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irishgit (156)
06/16/2005
Scary, ugly, hard-hitting, not particularly skilled son of a bitch. More than a few probable tank jobs on his record, both setting his career up and on the way down. Can't go above three stars, and only reluctantly at that.

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WWHHOOOAAAA (0)
09/21/2004
Third best prize fighter of all time.

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the shiznit (0)
07/23/2004
Sonny Liston is one of my favourite boxers. He was a unbelievable power (right up there with Tyson and Foreman), had a great chin, and was one of the few heavyweights that actually frightened people. It's been said that Sonny could make a guy bleed by scowling at him across th ring. That's how intimidating this man was. The only thing he lacked was heart. Had he been into it, Ali-Liston would have been a joke, plain and simple.

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Indio70 (0)
04/09/2004
The original scary guy! 3.95

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TheEvilSaintEvan (0)
09/03/2003
sonny liston could knock somebody out with a JAB! a jab, for gods sake! most fighters use their jab so soften up and study their opponent, not sonny liston. however, liston's flaws outweigh his talents. he took a dive, had nuthing but power, and didnt have much heart. like mike tyson, he relied on intimidation too much. his highlights r definitly when he knocked out floyd patterson in one round, twice! poor sonny, his life is a sad story, and he was never really loved as the champ.

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jake jr (0)
08/26/2003
Decent fighter. Had good power especially in his left jab. Should have stayed off the heroine.

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$$TOMMY$$ (0)
07/10/2003
I see Sony Liston lke Mike Tyson in his prime he destroyed Floyed Patterson to win the Heavy Weight title but no mach for Ali as was seen in there second fight but still a great fighter.

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Mark McKee (0)
04/13/2003
My personal favorite boxer in the history of the ring. It is a mystery on how great a fighter he was just like everything else about his life. Considering he took a dive in both bouts with Ali, it is confusing on where he ranks. From 1958 until 1963 he was one of the toughest fighters that ever entered the ring. His age will always be a questionmark. How old was he when he lost to Leotis Martin in 1970. An interesting study.

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allknowing (0)
02/14/2003
wasn't that great when it came to legends like Clay or Frazier..was the 1st Tyson of the sport and just like him he got his

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Johnny Roulette (3)
01/07/2001
Liston loses a star for throwing the short Clay/Ali fight. His was a sad life and tragic death. He was an incredible fighter who, like Tyson, just wasn't wired right upstairs. He died with a needle in his arm. Liston turned out to be his own judge, jury & executioner. He was unstoppable when his heart and mind were in the battle.

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flai6201om (0)
05/02/2000
THE MIKE TYSON OF THE 60'S

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sgjo6317et (0)
04/30/2000
If Ali hadn't come along Liston would have been heavywight champ for most of the 60's and considered to be the greatest or second greatest of all-time next to Joe Louis.

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upchuck (0)
11/11/1999
sonny was an early version of mike tyson...some head problems and probably some management problems and probably some mob problems.

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PETE446et (0)
10/27/1999
Intimidated Floyd Patterson but lost his nerve vs. Ali.

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