People forget that Sonny Liston had probably the most remarkable physical genetics of any boxer in human history. An 84 inch reach on a 73 inch tall man. That means he made the target of an individual only an inch over 6 feet tall, but he had arms the length of a man who was 7 feet tall, along with fists that were an inch bigger than Andre the Giants. No wonder he was knocking around heavyweights as an amateur.
his wingspan isnt actually that long because you measure it from one finger to the opposite finger,and if you look at a picture you can see that he has very long fingers each probaby about 9-10 cm so if you measure knuckle to knuckle his wingspan would be about 1,95 cm
@@xtasy3155 i know that they were 40 cm but measuring wingspan is finger to other finger and if you look on picture of sonny you can see his fingers are very long atleast 9cm
Great video! It's sad that Sonny Liston is mostly remembered as the guy who lost to Ali twice. He was one hell of a fighter. His stare alone would be enough to make my want to run for my life 😅
Ahhhh thats why Cus took Tyson in. Mike reminded him of Sonny, both from the streets all they know is violence. Cus knew he had young Sonny in Mike and he set that spark up under Mike.
wow great one. interviews are choosen well. patterson never had a chance here. out of 100 fights patterson in 10 might survive the first round. Liston was hard and good
All these people who say Sonny Liston was a good guy who was misunderstood are way off the mark. Sonny Liston was put on this planet to inflict pain. When he let loose he was a one man riot he stood his ground against police using night sticks on him and threw them around like empty tracksuits. He was a fighting machine steel jaw aggressive nature and unusually long reach and to top it off a left jab that could put you in a coma his left jab was harder than most boxers knockout punch. So i woulden,t be going up to Sonny to give him a cuddle and telling him i know you just want to be loved. it could be the last thing you ever do
Say what you like about sonny he was one of the most ducked fighters ever because they were all scared of him he was the most intimidating scary heavyweight ever. If George foreman says you were big strong intimidating then you should take notice he is very much a top 5 heavyweight of all time. Very misunderstood very much a guy wouldn’t want to mess with. Ali says he was scared he had to run from Liston because he didn’t want to feel his power but with George he let him hit him that tells you what Ali knew Liston hit harder and Ali didn’t want no part of that he was an awsome fighter.
@@yusufhesham2754liston hits way harder, he busted his sparring partner headgear open with a 24oz gloves and in the process broke 3 of his sparring partner teethd while his sparring partner is using a mouthguard, and liston was relaxed.
First one wasnt fixed but Sonny was badly injured. People dismiss the shoulder claim because of the idea he threw the fights, but the medical examiners showed his shoulder was so badly inflamed he could barely fight. His knee was so bad at that point he couldn't even jog in training camp. In the second fight he was not only facing down the mafia but the FOI, who also threatened to kill him if he won.
@@trenttrip6205 what nonsense on the second fight ,Sonny wasn't koed ,watch the fight .What does it profit the mob to have him lose ? afew bucks in a bet and lose the crown jewel of boxing and kick backs for the next few years ? They where never going to control Ali ,not that they even controlled Sonny ,they had his contract for a couple of years.You can see his head snap back you can see his foot lift ,Ali then continued to hover not allowing Sonny to rise , dangerous position,Ali was supposed to go to a neutral corner ,when he eventually did they proceeded too FIGHT ,how is that a dive ? Then Nat Fliescher of ring mag who had no authority and was sat next too the time keeper called the incompetent Jersey Joe over and told him the fight was over.Dempsey and Marciano at ringside said the punch was legit ,and Braddock said it was legit but is was probably the straight right just before that caused the most damage ,Gil Clancy who couldn't stand Ali said his fighter Alex Miteff who had never been dropped let alone koed was koed by Ali from the same punch .
@@richardbranton7396The Mob would be profited, since many of the mob members picked ali and many other people picked Liston (this is strategic since most people picked liston that being said if the underdog ali wins then the mob will earn more money from those who picked Liston) so the mob decided that the best option is to threatened sonny
People forget that Sonny Liston had probably the most remarkable physical genetics of any boxer in human history. An 84 inch reach on a 73 inch tall man. That means he made the target of an individual only an inch over 6 feet tall, but he had arms the length of a man who was 7 feet tall, along with fists that were an inch bigger than Andre the Giants. No wonder he was knocking around heavyweights as an amateur.
his wingspan isnt actually that long because you measure it from one finger to the opposite finger,and if you look at a picture you can see that he has very long fingers each probaby about 9-10 cm so if you measure knuckle to knuckle his wingspan would be about 1,95 cm
@@Pierregreuling I don’t think you know how big his fists were
@@xtasy3155 i know that they were 40 cm but measuring wingspan is finger to other finger and if you look on picture of sonny you can see his fingers are very long atleast 9cm
He had the best genetics and worst luck.
@@Pierregreuling bro is hater of Liston 😂
Great video! It's sad that Sonny Liston is mostly remembered as the guy who lost to Ali twice. He was one hell of a fighter. His stare alone would be enough to make my want to run for my life 😅
Liston a great fighter ali style all wrong for him
Boxing today a circus paul fury a disgrace both so poor a u tube put fury down
I really respect Floyd Patterson for giving Liston The title shot opportunoty!!
Dope video sonny liston is one of my favorite heavyweights of all time, the man was an absolute tank 🔥🔥🔥
Ahhhh thats why Cus took Tyson in. Mike reminded him of Sonny, both from the streets all they know is violence. Cus knew he had young Sonny in Mike and he set that spark up under Mike.
Floyd Patterson defense + Sonny Liston offense and aggression = Mike Tyson
5:18 when your dad comes back from parent meeting💀💀💀
Great work brother I suggest do jack Dempsey next👏🏻🥊💥
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@@billybarr7443 what?
Sonny🥊
wow great one. interviews are choosen well. patterson never had a chance here. out of 100 fights patterson in 10 might survive the first round. Liston was hard and good
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He was a bad man in every sense.
What is the name of that sound you used on your UA-cam shorts on The clip of Mike Tyson talking about Jack Johnson to Damian Lillard.
i dont know the specific clip your talking about but a popular sound you may be referring to is called IN ESSENCE
All these people who say Sonny Liston was a good guy who was misunderstood are way off the mark. Sonny Liston was put on this planet to inflict pain. When he let loose he was a one man riot he stood his ground against police using night sticks on him and threw them around like empty tracksuits. He was a fighting machine steel jaw aggressive nature and unusually long reach and to top it off a left jab that could put you in a coma his left jab was harder than most boxers knockout punch. So i woulden,t be going up to Sonny to give him a cuddle and telling him i know you just want to be loved. it could be the last thing you ever do
You are the kind of guy who would say "max baer killed a guy in the ring, so he was a bad guy"
Say what you like about sonny he was one of the most ducked fighters ever because they were all scared of him he was the most intimidating scary heavyweight ever. If George foreman says you were big strong intimidating then you should take notice he is very much a top 5 heavyweight of all time. Very misunderstood very much a guy wouldn’t want to mess with. Ali says he was scared he had to run from Liston because he didn’t want to feel his power but with George he let him hit him that tells you what Ali knew Liston hit harder and Ali didn’t want no part of that he was an awsome fighter.
What is this from?
Who put this music on here? Its too loud over the people speaking. I think the actual documentary doesn't have this loud music.
First!
And no one cares
@@claudiomorelli9957 You cared enough to comment. Take the double L bud
@@thorn3802And you cared about to comment my comment so you take a triple L BUD.
songs in the video?
did Liston hit harder than Mike Tyson?
George foreman hit hardet than both of them man
@@yusufhesham2754not true Liston hit harder that's straight from George himself most people who fought both will agree too like Wepner
@@yusufhesham2754liston hits way harder, he busted his sparring partner headgear open with a 24oz gloves and in the process broke 3 of his sparring partner teethd while his sparring partner is using a mouthguard, and liston was relaxed.
I dont no maybe
Liston more power but Tyson the crisper sharper puncher.
Add Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson together and what do you get ? Mike Tyson LOL
Mike tyson eh!!??🤔 how come he never beat evander holyfield?? Cant beat lennox lewis?? Did not fight george foreman??
The more I watch of Sonny,the Ali fights were either fixed or Sonny got old
First one wasnt fixed but Sonny was badly injured. People dismiss the shoulder claim because of the idea he threw the fights, but the medical examiners showed his shoulder was so badly inflamed he could barely fight. His knee was so bad at that point he couldn't even jog in training camp. In the second fight he was not only facing down the mafia but the FOI, who also threatened to kill him if he won.
@@trenttrip6205 what nonsense on the second fight ,Sonny wasn't koed ,watch the fight .What does it profit the mob to have him lose ? afew bucks in a bet and lose the crown jewel of boxing and kick backs for the next few years ? They where never going to control Ali ,not that they even controlled Sonny ,they had his contract for a couple of years.You can see his head snap back you can see his foot lift ,Ali then continued to hover not allowing Sonny to rise , dangerous position,Ali was supposed to go to a neutral corner ,when he eventually did they proceeded too FIGHT ,how is that a dive ? Then Nat Fliescher of ring mag who had no authority and was sat next too the time keeper called the incompetent Jersey Joe over and told him the fight was over.Dempsey and Marciano at ringside said the punch was legit ,and Braddock said it was legit but is was probably the straight right just before that caused the most damage ,Gil Clancy who couldn't stand Ali said his fighter Alex Miteff who had never been dropped let alone koed was koed by Ali from the same punch .
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@@billybarr7443 It's true
@@richardbranton7396The Mob would be profited, since many of the mob members picked ali and many other people picked Liston (this is strategic since most people picked liston that being said if the underdog ali wins then the mob will earn more money from those who picked Liston) so the mob decided that the best option is to threatened sonny