@@danielrivera2365 so true. In this fight his hands were lightning. He was able to put together combinations that came from everywhere. And Ali was a big heavyweight. A lot of people missed that because he was so graceful. He manhandled most heavyweights in the clinches. He was an artful boxer who studied the great ones. And very, very few could take a punch like he did, which became his achilles heel. His courage. I remember a fight where Ernie Shavers hit him with a punch that still gives me the willies. All Ali did was clown about about it.
and he could avoid a punch like nobody. get out of the way of it. slip. but Sonny did shake ALI up (in B&W here) in the first fight w/ a solid combo. early signs that some folks missed, that he had a good chin. it would've KO'd other HW's.
the second fight ,which Sonny talks about, was only made worse because retired HW Walcott ref'd the fight poorly, starting the count a day and a half after the shot heard 'round the corner, landed. it took a hard shot to take Sonny down. watch Leotis Martin/Liston. Liston is this time, for real, pulverizzzzed. his last bout I think. but...he supposedly was whacked by wise guys because he wouldn't lay down for Chuck Wepner. "you could look it up", as Stengel used to say.
Here Ali was throwing hard af. Also, these people probably thought he couldnt take a Liston punch but of course he had one of the best chins in boxing.
I'd agree Ali could take a beating for sure. He did it many times as he aged just to tire out his opponent and then attacked when he was drained,Foreman is a good example,Lyle another.
@@olivermeier2949 Foreman hit him in the head about twice in that entire fight, and not once was it a decisive blow. And that makes sense, Foreman had fists made of reinforced concrete. Possibly the most powerful heavy puncher in boxing history. If he connected with Ali's head at any point, Ali probably goes down. He landed nearly all body blows. Seriously, go watch and every time they say "he connects with Ali!" with a head hit or some other similar declaration, watch the hit again in slow motion, it's like he's hitting nothing at all.
To have knocked out Liston and Foreman (probably two hardest hitters ever), in their primes, and both were champions, I believe Ali when he said, "I am the greatest."
Liston wasn't in his prime. That was between 1957-60. He was injured prior to their bout in 1963. His camp attempted to have the bout canceled, but the Miami Boxing Commission denied the request. The injury (a torn tendon in his shoulder) was progressively aggravated throughout the first six rounds.
@@hectoreason7306 Johnny Tocco trained Liston, Foreman and Tyson. He ranked the hardest hitters as 1 Liston, 2 Foreman and 3 Tyson. About 98 % of boxers, trainers and historians all say Ali is the Goat. The other 2% don’t know what they are talking about!
The thing about Liston is he grew up in such a poor environment to what we'd now expect, that he didn't even know his birthday. It's speculated he might have been well past 40 if not nearly 45 by the time he fought Ali, and he'd been crushing guys for years. He really had a terribly hard life and the more I learned about him the more I felt sorry for the guy and how people treated him.
y' know, it struck me when Liston, in a shirt & tie, talking about the 2nd ALI bout, resembled some Jr. High school principal. he looks 43 or so, but I'm bad at guessing.
Liston's mother, Helen Baskin was born in May 1898 and had 11 documented children before she had Sonny, one of them to a prior partner. If you do the maths then it's extremely unlikely that Liston was more than 34 at the time. He himself thought he was born in 1930, but when his mother moved to St Louis in 1946 for work reasons he thought (when looking back) that he was about 13, which suggests a birth year of 1933. He wasn't listed on the 1930 census. Different sources suggest that he was born between 1930 and 1932. He looked old for his age (he'd had a hard life) and that probably help fuel speculation that he was older, but a little bit of detail about his background is enough to show that he was no more than 34 when he fought Ali. He was probably several years past his best at the time.
@@ochjim he had a winning record after ALI, during the remainder of his career. Leotis Martin KO'd Sonny, w/ a pulverizing shot that may have ended his career, I think. but he wouldn't lay down for Wepner, which pissed off the gangsters.they say he was whacked over that bloody massacre of Wepner. yeah, that was actually his last bout.
Liston has become sadly underrated, but in his time he was a fearsome figure, like prime George Foreman and Mike Tyson. But Ali...Ali was just plain something else, as a fighter and as a human being. There will always be mighty punchers and knockout artists, but we'd have to live forever for even a chance to see another like Ali. Be proud and thankful that you walked this Earth when he did.
"Fight" that was a circus show, the announcers was irritating me by shouting to make it sound as if it was a world's greatest fight. 8 two rounds of joke, just milking MIke Tyson's name.
He wasn’t a draft dodger He stood up and took it on the chin and didn’t flinch He didn’t run , duck or cower when the establishment came at him . Thats a hero.
@@ashrafebrahim2566 He was initially convicted of draft dodging and stripped of his title. He managed to stay out of prison during the appellate process and eventually the supreme Court overturned the conviction. The Court never upheld his claim of conscientious objector status, but found "technical errors" made by the DOJ in prosecuting the case. I don't know what do you call that?
@@ashrafebrahim2566 actually looked at the Supreme Court ruling history. They initially ruled to uphold the conviction of the lower Court. But ultimately felt political pressure and decided to overturn on grounds the DOJ didn't provide detailed reasoning behind their case. The initial jury at the trial level found him guilty after 20 minutes of jury deliberation. So obviously this was politically a hot potato. Usually to claim conscientious objector status you must renounce all war which Ali refused to do.
@@Skip-qr2ocFrazier and Foreman wouldn't land a single a punch and Holmes was very fast, determined and tough as nails but would still drown in the later rounds
Ali's punch which knocked Liston down in the second fight was a peach, the idea that Liston dived is ridiculous. Ali's right hand was deceptively powerful - look at the right hand punch in 1974 which was more damaging to Foreman than the flurry which KOd him seconds later for example. Sonny stumbled into it, the 'anchor punch' was so fast I still find it impossible to decide whether Ali hit him on the chin or forehead despite the films from different angles. It's very interesting too to hear the punch land - wow.
The thing to watch is the shockwave that goes through Liston when he gets hit. It was a very hard punch on the temple and Liston never saw it so he couldn't roll it. A lot of people don't realize how much of a difference seeing a punch and not seeing it makes in how it impacts.
@@scottwheeler2679 Yes indeed - though I think it's more likely that Ali hit him on the forehead just above the nose. Ii's impossible to tell for certain of course.
Listen never saw the punch coming. The most dangerous punch is the one you don't see. All the so-called phony experts said Liston took a dive because they refused to believe they were wrong about Ali.
I still gasp audibly every time I see Ali do his shuffle. I do the same thing when I see clips of Kareem doing his sky hook. I was fortunate to be alive when both were competing, and all these years later, I'm still in awe of them both.
People today throw around the term the GOAT all of the time, most not even knowing where it originated from. A 22 year old young man from Kentucky. There's only one GOAT.....and his name is Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was the ultimate showman and i never realized that when i was young, and he said he copied some of Georgous George act,but Ali was a great promotor and he was so smart at that age.
Sonny Liston came to Phoenix before his fight with Ali for some sparring and exhibition . I was a young teen standing by the ring and thought no one could possibly beat this powerful boxer. Ali made quick work of a great fighter proving just how great Ali truly was….
Liston was going along with the gag, he was a good guy. But the fight itself wasn't staged, I don't think, it looked real to me. I never realized that Sonny had something on his gloves and blinded Ali.
Ali dominated both boxers that would of dominated there decades sonny liston in the 60's an Big george in the 70's if it wasn't for Ali those two boxers without a doubt be voted the Greatest Heavyweights in History but because of Ali defeating both of those Giants in the boxing ring he goes down not only as the Greatest Heavyweight but also the Greatest boxer in History a Heavyweight that moved like a lightweight Muhammad Ali 👑 the King of the boxing ring congratulations once again for everything u have done there will never be another Muhammad Ali 👑
I listened to the first fight on the radio with my older brother. I was 10 and remember it so vicidly sitting there in the dark while history was made. They called Liston a big bear but when you see them in the ring Ali towered over him. He also had 10 pounds on him. It was not a close fight when Liston quit.
Muhammed Ali is the greatest boxer that has ever lived on this earth. Muhammed Ali is also a very, very great person for any time. Muhammed Ali dedicated himself to his beliefs in an honest and ambitious way, fighting for humanity. Muhammed Ali awakened human feelings and showed the right path as a role model. Thank you Muhammed Ali for being in this world.
Ali would telegraph his punches with power, precision at superhuman speed had great movement and stylish footwork (Ali shuffle) for a big man couple that with intelligence = champion of the world 4ever
Not sure about that. Even holyfeild has said several times a prime Tyson would take Ali. We will never know but Tyson from 86-90 had unreal speed and multiple styles. He mixed everyone's style. Sugar Ray called him the complete package. Weird thing about boxing and how many upsets have happened when a guaranteed fighter gets beat. Tyson was a killer and it was evident how hard he hit by the sheer look of every fighters face after they got hit.
@kelvis1980 Tyson did not have strong fighters. Holyfield was strong, but you can compare his style with Ken Norton. Ali proofed many times he can survive strong fighters, but even in his time experts underestimated him, e.g. Sunny Liston or George Foreman. He was a clever fighter. Tyson would not reach him, Ali would just evade Tyson. And even if Tyson would hit Ali very hard, Ali just would stand up, see Frazier hard punch in Frazier Ali 1. Tyson is a good fighter, but often overrated. Earnie Shaver did not knock out Ali, and he had a stronger punch than Tyson. Ali prime time was against Sunny Liston 2. But even after then he won against prime fighters like George Foreman.
@abadana.2979 it's funny you think you can compare a fighters power from 50 plus years ago. Where is the test that shows how hard each boxer hit? You're so sure you've must have evidence right? And you bring up holyfeild who literally says all the time that Tyson beats everyone but Usyk, and he only was nice to Usyk because he is still fighting. So he gave him a pass out of respect. Joe Rogan has a better fight IQ than you I'm positive of that. He will die on that hill that prime Tyson executes any heavyweight that has ever lived. The Tyson from 86-89. Too fast and too strong a puncher. And a Swarmer. I'll go with the guys opinion that has made many many millions on his analysis alone. And who are you?
I saw Min. Sam X(Abdul Rahman) standing behind Muhammad Ali. He invited Ali to the Nation of Islam. One of the most wonderful human beings I have ever met.
A lot of people still won't want to admit to the fact that *Ali* was one heck of a beast but that's the fact, after seeing how he handled *Liston* and *Foreman* I'm still wondering how many people are still in denial up till today....
Nobody really knows sonny listons age since he ran away from a plantation when he was a young boy and since he was on his own when he ran away nobody knew his real age. When he fought Ali he was said to be 34 but some people believed he was close to 50
The best evidence, including U.S Census data, indicate that Sonny was born in the summer of 1930. That would make him a little older than his "official" age, but nowhere near as old as rumor would have it.
Saw Liston in Belfast early 60s. Awesome physic. Also, Sonny visited the St.John Bosco boxing Gymn, in Belfast. Most people, back then, myself included, thought Ali had no chance of beating Liston. However, the "Greatest" proved otherwise. 😉❤
I listened to the Ali/Liston fights live when I was in high school. Most everyone expected Liston to annialate Ali.... After the first fight, People would say: "He'll never shut up now...." Hahaha, the Louisville Lip.
You are correct. Sonny Liston was found dead on January 5, 1971, in his Las Vegas home. He was discovered lying on his bed, and the cause of death was officially ruled as a heroin overdose. However, there has been much speculation surrounding his death, with some theories suggesting foul play or a potential connection to organized crime. Despite the controversy, the official cause remains an overdose.
You could see and hear the shot to the chin,Liston leaned in at exactly the wrong time. That's what messed up his equilibrium. I have watched that punch frame by frame, it was devastating.
@@shadowmime-zeroatrop many people would agree with you, myself included. It was easy to see that Ali had indeed connected with him, but there wasn't much power behind it, being that close up. Would liked to have seen the second fight go further, so that Ali could indeed show Liston what he was really made of - he had more than enough in the tank to go the distance, that's for sure. What doesn't seem to get discussed much in Ali lore, is his incredible reflexes and balance - you only have to watch that portion of the fight against Cleveland Williams, where Ali put him down, while going backwards ! Just insane physiology !
I have seen a lot of fighters all the way back to Robinson in his later fights . Sonny Liston was the scariest.Tyson Foreman Shavers. Have you ever actually looked at Sonny Liston?
So often in these videos about a Trash Talker the Trash Talker gets KO'd. This time the Trash Talker did the beat down. As a teenager back then we all rooted for Ali because we saw him as someone who would stick it to the man.
They said Ali was good talker, but I thought Sonny Liston was also good but with few words. " He ( Clay/Ali) should be locked up for personating a boxer" " I only know a few word" Liston in my opinion, would have knocked out any boxer in any era in his prime, that how good he was? Liston should have started his professional fight 10 years earlier but due to criminal record he was robbed, the best10 years of fighting.
You could hear that right hand punch hit Sonny in the head, it was so fast and powerful I had to rewind and watch several times to see exactly what happened
No one can beat this version of Ali. His speed is just like thunder. Left right back and forth any one can get tired easily when they go behind him and try to land punches.
Growing up in Louisville during this time, Ali/Cassius, was such a pleasure and source of real pride for everyone who lived there. "The Louisville Lip"
that footage w/ the .38 snubnose was shot for the film, 'the GREATEST'. an actor plays Liston. the pistol was filled by Sonny w/ blanks. he was ready. ALI thought he was his own promoter, but Liston realized he'd fly off the handle at any time. so Sonny had promotional skills of his own. that was a pretty good film. ALI acts, and he's good.
I will always remember this fight . Just right before the fight myself and the rest of the of my family I was for Ali, the rest of my family wanted Ali to lose cuz of his mouth. When Ali won the fight I told my mom Dad Brother and Sister, This Man is a good fighter….
The Cassius Clay era were his peak years physically . He became an icon as Muhammad Ali . Sonny Liston was the byproduct of his early years of abuse and the scum that took advantage of him later in life . I truly believe he had a good heart .
When Sonny Liston pulled the gun on Clay, Clay was taunting Sonny while Sonny was shooting craps in a casino. Sonny fired blanks into a crowd at Clay and Clay ran like hell. It could have very well turned the tide against Sonny Liston.
Sonny Liston evidently cheated in his fights with some sort of substance on his gloves that blurred the vision of the opponent. I never knew that before, now my respect for him has gone to zero. Somehow Ali managed to fight through that blurred vision and defeated Liston, bravo for Ali, Liston needed to lose for cheating like that.
I didn’t like Clay/Ali when I was a kid, because I thought he was annoying. But the guy was quick, elusive, had a solid chin and out of his 56 wins, 37 were by knockout, so he had power when necessary. The tap that sent Liston to the floor is difficult not to question. Only Listen knows and he took it to the grave with him. Despite this, Ali is still the best all around HW fighter in his prime that I have seen.
Ali was not only the greatest. He was the greatest promotor that boxing ever had.
Ali was so brave to get in the round 5 with Liston not being able to see .. that’s like walking to a lion cage blindfolded
For a Heavyweight, Ali's handspeed was incredible.
@@danielrivera2365 so true. In this fight his hands were lightning. He was able to put together combinations that came from everywhere. And Ali was a big heavyweight. A lot of people missed that because he was so graceful. He manhandled most heavyweights in the clinches. He was an artful boxer who studied the great ones. And very, very few could take a punch like he did, which became his achilles heel. His courage. I remember a fight where Ernie Shavers hit him with a punch that still gives me the willies. All Ali did was clown about about it.
His refexes during this era, were peerless too.
And foot speed as well um dancing for 15 rounds non stop no other boxer in history but Muhammad Ali 👑 🎉
and he could avoid a punch like nobody. get out of the way of it. slip. but Sonny did shake ALI up (in B&W here) in the first fight w/ a solid combo. early signs that some folks missed, that he had a good chin. it would've KO'd other HW's.
the second fight ,which Sonny talks about, was only made worse because retired HW Walcott ref'd the fight poorly, starting the count a day and a half after the shot heard 'round the corner, landed. it took a hard shot to take Sonny down. watch Leotis Martin/Liston. Liston is this time, for real, pulverizzzzed. his last bout I think. but...he supposedly was whacked by wise guys because he wouldn't lay down for Chuck Wepner. "you could look it up", as Stengel used to say.
Ali:" I shook up the world". These words would resonate for a long time to come.
Well said
Ali is the GOAT. Rest in peace our boxing King
Here Ali was throwing hard af. Also, these people probably thought he couldnt take a Liston punch but of course he had one of the best chins in boxing.
don't you think it strange that liston overdosed after the second fight with ali???...and his back hurt making him stop the fight?...
@@sherrconListon OD’d some 5 years later, in 1970, after the 2nd fight with Ali.
I'd agree Ali could take a beating for sure. He did it many times as he aged just to tire out his opponent and then attacked when he was drained,Foreman is a good example,Lyle another.
@@buschovski1 His chin was seriously underrated. Angelo, and Bundini, knew better.
@@olivermeier2949 Foreman hit him in the head about twice in that entire fight, and not once was it a decisive blow. And that makes sense, Foreman had fists made of reinforced concrete. Possibly the most powerful heavy puncher in boxing history. If he connected with Ali's head at any point, Ali probably goes down. He landed nearly all body blows. Seriously, go watch and every time they say "he connects with Ali!" with a head hit or some other similar declaration, watch the hit again in slow motion, it's like he's hitting nothing at all.
To have knocked out Liston and Foreman (probably two hardest hitters ever), in their primes, and both were champions, I believe Ali when he said, "I am the greatest."
Wasn't the hardest hitter
@@hectoreason7306they say Earnie Shavers was the hardest hitter...fought and lost also to Ali
Liston wasn't in his prime. That was between 1957-60. He was injured prior to their bout in 1963. His camp attempted to have the bout canceled, but the Miami Boxing Commission denied the request. The injury (a torn tendon in his shoulder) was progressively aggravated throughout the first six rounds.
Ele deu revanche ao Liston, mas ao Foreman não.
@@hectoreason7306 Johnny Tocco trained Liston, Foreman and Tyson. He ranked the hardest hitters as 1 Liston, 2 Foreman and 3 Tyson. About 98 % of boxers, trainers and historians all say Ali is the Goat. The other 2% don’t know what they are talking about!
I think this version of Muhamme Ali would have beaten anybody, but Liston was fantastis in his two fights against Cleveland Williams.
@fisterklister ...You have to think abour?
@@brucescott4261Sonny estuvo fantástico toda su vida, excepto con Muhammad Ali y su sparring Leotis Martin
i noticed Williams in one of the KOs was also wincing in the eye
The thing about Liston is he grew up in such a poor environment to what we'd now expect, that he didn't even know his birthday. It's speculated he might have been well past 40 if not nearly 45 by the time he fought Ali, and he'd been crushing guys for years. He really had a terribly hard life and the more I learned about him the more I felt sorry for the guy and how people treated him.
If only Liston was in Tyson's era ,,it would been the perfect match,Liston had the biggest crushing hands you ever seen.
He never got the respect he deserved.
y' know, it struck me when Liston, in a shirt & tie, talking about the 2nd ALI bout, resembled some Jr. High school principal. he looks 43 or so, but I'm bad at guessing.
Liston's mother, Helen Baskin was born in May 1898 and had 11 documented children before she had Sonny, one of them to a prior partner. If you do the maths then it's extremely unlikely that Liston was more than 34 at the time. He himself thought he was born in 1930, but when his mother moved to St Louis in 1946 for work reasons he thought (when looking back) that he was about 13, which suggests a birth year of 1933. He wasn't listed on the 1930 census. Different sources suggest that he was born between 1930 and 1932. He looked old for his age (he'd had a hard life) and that probably help fuel speculation that he was older, but a little bit of detail about his background is enough to show that he was no more than 34 when he fought Ali. He was probably several years past his best at the time.
@@ochjim he had a winning record after ALI, during the remainder of his career. Leotis Martin KO'd Sonny, w/ a pulverizing shot that may have ended his career, I think. but he wouldn't lay down for Wepner, which pissed off the gangsters.they say he was whacked over that bloody massacre of Wepner. yeah, that was actually his last bout.
Not just the Greatest Boxer but the Greatest Show man with biggest Charisma ❤
Ali backed his shit up. Gotta love him
The second fight is shrouded in Mafia mystery
Liston has become sadly underrated, but in his time he was a fearsome figure, like prime George Foreman and Mike Tyson. But Ali...Ali was just plain something else, as a fighter and as a human being. There will always be mighty punchers and knockout artists, but we'd have to live forever for even a chance to see another like Ali. Be proud and thankful that you walked this Earth when he did.
This fight 60 years old, in it was way better then the Tyson fight last night 😆🥃🃏
Yeah, because Tyson himself is damn near 60 years old. 😂
@ 😁😆🤣
"Fight" that was a circus show, the announcers was irritating me by shouting to make it sound as if it was a world's greatest fight.
8 two rounds of joke, just milking MIke Tyson's name.
@ damn bro tell me how you really feel 😁😆🤣🍸
Actually a “fight” can be good regardless of the “time”
So that is irrelevant.
Definitely a good fight though 👌🏼
To beat Liston whilst dealing with sabotaged eyes is amazing to say the least
He wasn’t a draft dodger
He stood up and took it on the chin and didn’t flinch
He didn’t run , duck or cower when the establishment came at him . Thats a hero.
He wasn't exactly a conscientious objector.
@ what was he ?
@@ashrafebrahim2566 He was initially convicted of draft dodging and stripped of his title. He managed to stay out of prison during the appellate process and eventually the supreme Court overturned the conviction.
The Court never upheld his claim of conscientious objector status, but found "technical errors" made by the DOJ in prosecuting the case.
I don't know what do you call that?
@@ashrafebrahim2566 actually looked at the Supreme Court ruling history. They initially ruled to uphold the conviction of the lower Court. But ultimately felt political pressure and decided to overturn on grounds the DOJ didn't provide detailed reasoning behind their case. The initial jury at the trial level found him guilty after 20 minutes of jury deliberation. So obviously this was politically a hot potato. Usually to claim conscientious objector status you must renounce all war which Ali refused to do.
@ semantics .
The 60s ali was definitely the greatest. Wish he'd faced frazier Holmes and foreman in that era
Yeah it's a shame we didn't get to see prime Ali
@@Skip-qr2ocFrazier and Foreman wouldn't land a single a punch and Holmes was very fast, determined and tough as nails but would still drown in the later rounds
@@itubecollection1623 Exactly 💯👍👍🚬
The United States government banned Ali from boxing in his prime, his early/mid 20's.....dirty muthafukahz
Those 3 years gone really hurt his legacy
As a huge Liston fan I was shocked to see the thumbnail because I feel he’s not as remembered as he deserves
Ali's punch which knocked Liston down in the second fight was a peach, the idea that Liston dived is ridiculous.
Ali's right hand was deceptively powerful - look at the right hand punch in 1974 which was more damaging to Foreman than the flurry which KOd him seconds later for example.
Sonny stumbled into it, the 'anchor punch' was so fast I still find it impossible to decide whether Ali hit him on the chin or forehead despite the films from different angles. It's very interesting too to hear the punch land - wow.
@@ysgol3 i agree! I have watched that fight many times but this last time was the first time I listened to the sound of the knockout punch. It landed.
The thing to watch is the shockwave that goes through Liston when he gets hit. It was a very hard punch on the temple and Liston never saw it so he couldn't roll it. A lot of people don't realize how much of a difference seeing a punch and not seeing it makes in how it impacts.
@@scottwheeler2679 Yes indeed - though I think it's more likely that Ali hit him on the forehead just above the nose. Ii's impossible to tell for certain of course.
Listen never saw the punch coming. The most dangerous punch is the one you don't see. All the so-called phony experts said Liston took a dive because they refused to believe they were wrong about Ali.
Those who claim that Liston took a dive have had nearly 60 years to prove it, and they have failed because there is none.
Ali maybe at his best in reflexes, hand and foot speed, movement, etc. IMO this Ali could probably beat any heavyweight in history.
I concur
I still gasp audibly every time I see Ali do his shuffle. I do the same thing when I see clips of Kareem doing his sky hook. I was fortunate to be alive when both were competing, and all these years later, I'm still in awe of them both.
Liston was a monster, but Ali was 2 fast, crazzy speed, footwork.
I would put the Sonny Liston Ali up against any fighter in the last 100 years. He could do it all. Fast, could hit hard and had great defense. 🐐!
Sonny Liston, the most feared of his time. I never got a chance to meet him but I did connect with his Son. We both had a connection thru our Fathers.
We love Floyd Patterson in Sweden. Greetings to his son from the home country of Ingemar Johansson!
Your father was also a great champion and a class act.
People today throw around the term the GOAT all of the time, most not even knowing where it originated from. A 22 year old young man from Kentucky. There's only one GOAT.....and his name is Muhammad Ali
There can be other goats
Muhammad Ali was the ultimate showman and i never realized that when i was young, and he said he copied some of Georgous George act,but Ali was a great promotor and he was so smart at that age.
Ali know how to sell a fight.. and people buy it😂😂
Sonny Liston came to Phoenix before his fight with Ali for some sparring and exhibition . I was a young teen standing by the ring and thought no one could possibly beat this powerful boxer. Ali made quick work of a great fighter proving just how great Ali truly was….
I watched this fight as a young boy of 13 and worshiped Ali in only the way a young boy can .❤️
Me too! I cannot imagine what might’ve given me hope if it weren’t my idol. (I was abused by my stepfather.)
Sonny was a good man
Liston was going along with the gag, he was a good guy. But the fight itself wasn't staged, I don't think, it looked real to me. I never realized that Sonny had something on his gloves and blinded Ali.
Ali dominated both boxers that would of dominated there decades sonny liston in the 60's an Big george in the 70's if it wasn't for Ali those two boxers without a doubt be voted the Greatest Heavyweights in History but because of Ali defeating both of those Giants in the boxing ring he goes down not only as the Greatest Heavyweight but also the Greatest boxer in History a Heavyweight that moved like a lightweight Muhammad Ali 👑 the King of the boxing ring congratulations once again for everything u have done there will never be another Muhammad Ali 👑
Ali showed his bravery by continuing to fight while blinded. Legend. Contrast Sony who quit on his stool
Jerry Lewis calling Muhammad Ali a big bag of wind is priceless in the spot you got it department
The rematch was even more clinical,,the pull back right counter was one of the sweetest KO's.
The guy that called Ali a big bag of wind had some balls didn't he
Jerry Lewis
When you can do what you say you can do it's not talking trash, it's talking facts. All hail the G.O.A.T Muhammad Ali🥊👑
I listened to the first fight on the radio with my older brother. I was 10 and remember it so vicidly sitting there in the dark while history was made. They called Liston a big bear but when you see them in the ring Ali towered over him. He also had 10 pounds on him. It was not a close fight when Liston quit.
After the Tyson/Paul fight last night boxing is officially a joke.
It was already on the downside that shit right there drove into the fault line
I get emotionally when I watch this fight. Ali was my first sports hero.
Alia was afraid and even with fear he pushed yourself to the limit. What a man!
Sonny's story is a sad one. Wish his death wasn't such a mystery. He's still a boxing legend!!
Sonny Liston the most feared boxer of all time🥊🥊
Muhammed Ali is the greatest boxer that has ever lived on this earth.
Muhammed Ali is also a very, very great person for any time.
Muhammed Ali dedicated himself to his beliefs in an honest and ambitious way, fighting for humanity.
Muhammed Ali awakened human feelings and showed the right path as a role model.
Thank you Muhammed Ali for being in this world.
It's fucking nuts that anyone still thinks Liston threw the second fight.
Ali may be the best ever but the Liston fights were sketchy, and it was not Ali's fault.
So was every fucken fight I watched
Ali would telegraph his punches with power, precision at superhuman speed had great movement and stylish footwork (Ali shuffle) for a big man couple that with intelligence = champion of the world 4ever
Telegraph? 😂
Power?
The speed
@@CFGrandWizard When there is an opportunity, I do not hit; it hits all by itself
-Bruce lee
Ali was so confident, just insane. Trash talk is backed up 100% :-)
Ali has one of the hardest chin, was fast and had stamina, this was his strength. He could beat Tyson and Wilders in a few rounds.
Not sure about that. Even holyfeild has said several times a prime Tyson would take Ali. We will never know but Tyson from 86-90 had unreal speed and multiple styles. He mixed everyone's style. Sugar Ray called him the complete package. Weird thing about boxing and how many upsets have happened when a guaranteed fighter gets beat. Tyson was a killer and it was evident how hard he hit by the sheer look of every fighters face after they got hit.
@kelvis1980 Tyson did not have strong fighters. Holyfield was strong, but you can compare his style with Ken Norton.
Ali proofed many times he can survive strong fighters, but even in his time experts underestimated him, e.g. Sunny Liston or George Foreman. He was a clever fighter. Tyson would not reach him, Ali would just evade Tyson. And even if Tyson would hit Ali very hard, Ali just would stand up, see Frazier hard punch in Frazier Ali 1.
Tyson is a good fighter, but often overrated. Earnie Shaver did not knock out Ali, and he had a stronger punch than Tyson. Ali prime time was against Sunny Liston 2. But even after then he won against prime fighters like George Foreman.
@abadana.2979 it's funny you think you can compare a fighters power from 50 plus years ago. Where is the test that shows how hard each boxer hit? You're so sure you've must have evidence right? And you bring up holyfeild who literally says all the time that Tyson beats everyone but Usyk, and he only was nice to Usyk because he is still fighting. So he gave him a pass out of respect. Joe Rogan has a better fight IQ than you I'm positive of that. He will die on that hill that prime Tyson executes any heavyweight that has ever lived. The Tyson from 86-89. Too fast and too strong a puncher. And a Swarmer. I'll go with the guys opinion that has made many many millions on his analysis alone. And who are you?
I saw Min. Sam X(Abdul Rahman) standing behind Muhammad Ali. He invited Ali to the Nation of Islam. One of the most wonderful human beings I have ever met.
A lot of people still won't want to admit to the fact that *Ali* was one heck of a beast but that's the fact, after seeing how he handled *Liston* and *Foreman* I'm still wondering how many people are still in denial up till today....
Nothing like Ali had ever been seen before, or will ever be seen again.
Nobody really knows sonny listons age since he ran away from a plantation when he was a young boy and since he was on his own when he ran away nobody knew his real age. When he fought Ali he was said to be 34 but some people believed he was close to 50
He could be the unofficial oldest heavyweight champion but we’ll never know
The best evidence, including U.S Census data, indicate that Sonny was born in the summer of 1930. That would make him a little older than his "official" age, but nowhere near as old as rumor would have it.
@haider2006 ...Liston wasn't anywhere near fifty years old.
@@brucescott4261and how would u know
50 how old are you
Saw Liston in Belfast early 60s. Awesome physic. Also, Sonny visited the St.John Bosco boxing Gymn, in Belfast.
Most people, back then, myself included, thought Ali had no chance of beating Liston.
However, the "Greatest" proved otherwise. 😉❤
I listened to the Ali/Liston fights live when I was in high school. Most everyone expected Liston to annialate Ali.... After the first fight, People would say: "He'll never shut up now...." Hahaha, the Louisville Lip.
Ali was trolling 😂😂😂😂😂
Here for it gentleman 🙏🙌
13:19: Correction. Sonny Liston was found dead in the master's bedroom by his wife. Not in a hotel room.
You are correct. Sonny Liston was found dead on January 5, 1971, in his Las Vegas home. He was discovered lying on his bed, and the cause of death was officially ruled as a heroin overdose. However, there has been much speculation surrounding his death, with some theories suggesting foul play or a potential connection to organized crime. Despite the controversy, the official cause remains an overdose.
Cassius Clay equipped of everything he can change his style instantly the boxer with 1001 different punches
You could see and hear the shot to the chin,Liston leaned in at exactly the wrong time. That's what messed up his equilibrium. I have watched that punch frame by frame, it was devastating.
Chuvalo was there and said the punch couldn't squash a grape
@olivermeier2949 Look at it frame by frame sometime, it might change your mind.
Think he took a dive
@@shadowmime-zeroatrop many people would agree with you, myself included.
It was easy to see that Ali had indeed connected with him, but there wasn't much power behind it, being that close up.
Would liked to have seen the second fight go further, so that Ali could indeed show Liston what he was really made of - he had more than enough in the tank to go the distance, that's for sure.
What doesn't seem to get discussed much in Ali lore, is his incredible reflexes and balance - you only have to watch that portion of the fight against Cleveland Williams, where Ali put him down, while going backwards ! Just insane physiology !
@olivermeier2949 chuvalo always trying to bust Ali's chops because he lost to him twice
I have seen a lot of fighters all the way back to Robinson in his later fights . Sonny Liston was the scariest.Tyson Foreman Shavers. Have you ever actually looked at Sonny Liston?
So often in these videos about a Trash Talker the Trash Talker gets KO'd. This time the Trash Talker did the beat down. As a teenager back then we all rooted for Ali because we saw him as someone who would stick it to the man.
Ali's greatest legacy.... every wannabe would rather emulate flapping the lip, rather than apply the same effort to gaining Ali's skill.
They said Ali was good talker, but I thought Sonny Liston was also good but with few words.
" He ( Clay/Ali) should be locked up for personating a boxer"
" I only know a few word"
Liston in my opinion, would have knocked out any boxer in any era in his prime, that how good he was?
Liston should have started his professional fight 10 years earlier but due to criminal record he was robbed, the best10 years of fighting.
@Sandox-b3v ...Liston was not a self promoter.
You could hear that right hand punch hit Sonny in the head, it was so fast and powerful I had to rewind and watch several times to see exactly what happened
The guy shooting blanks with a pistol at 5:30 looks more like a Liston bodyguard than Sonny himself.
At least someone else saw it, I thought I was the only one. That guy was an actor.
@@markeymark7360A dramatization of what was already one, I guess.
Exactly. That was not Sonny Liston. That was the actor Roger E. Mosley.
No one can beat this version of Ali. His speed is just like thunder. Left right back and forth any one can get tired easily when they go behind him and try to land punches.
Growing up in Louisville during this time, Ali/Cassius, was such a pleasure and source of real pride for everyone who lived there.
"The Louisville Lip"
RIP both of you.
Sonny took the fall
With his deadly left long chap, Sonny can not reach Ali. Fairly and squarely, Ali beat Sonny with speed and ring savvy
This was Roy Jones vs James Tony
Yeah it was freaking me out at first. The hell is Carlos Padilla doing in there LOL. Then I realized different fight
@KevinMacky ...False!
that footage w/ the .38 snubnose was shot for the film, 'the GREATEST'. an actor plays Liston. the pistol was filled by Sonny w/ blanks. he was ready. ALI thought he was his own promoter, but Liston realized he'd fly off the handle at any time. so Sonny had promotional skills of his own. that was a pretty good film. ALI acts, and he's good.
Ali: the most incredible fighter ever. The best? That's another argument. Edit: I say he is.
Muhammad Ali the greatest of all time. Muhammad Ali and Jake Paul shouldn't be mentioned in the same sentence.
So why are you mentioning them in the same sentence?!
@@stalkek Just to prove my point.
I will always remember this fight . Just right before the fight myself and the rest of the of my family I was for Ali, the rest of my family wanted Ali to lose cuz of his mouth. When Ali won the fight I told my mom Dad Brother and Sister, This Man is a good fighter….
Ya gotta luv the old days ! 2:41 ? A fucking cigarette in the ring !! 😂😅
As someone who wants a cigeratte rn I wish it was like that today
Jerry Lewis playing boxing pundit is like Homey D. Clown doubling as a behavioral therapist!!!
That clip wasn't even Sinny Liston, that was the Joe Frazier clip 😂
He was worldwide known as Cassius Clay before becoming Mohammed Ali
Sure was loud for a "phantom" punch....it absolutley zapped Liston. Give him props for not being out cold
Can you believe he beat Liston at 22 and he beat Foreman at is 32.
Sonny made some Big Muniii that night ….
My Dad called that punch , Dee Phantom Punch !!
The Cassius Clay era were his peak years physically . He became an icon as Muhammad Ali .
Sonny Liston was the byproduct of his early years of abuse and the scum that took advantage of him later in life . I truly believe he had a good heart .
The rematch was not on March 25, 1965; it was on May 25, 1965.
Dont like guns but that gun Prank is hilarious- made Ali move faster than USAIN BOLT could ever run in world record times - !!!
Ali was gifted from and excelled at every level
When Sonny Liston pulled the gun on Clay, Clay was taunting Sonny while Sonny was shooting craps in a casino. Sonny fired blanks into a crowd at Clay and Clay ran like hell. It could have very well turned the tide against Sonny Liston.
Ironically, the ending sounds like the most respect he may have gotten was from Ali himself.
This version of Ali was too good
Prime Ali would have found a way to beat prime Tyson but it would have been a helluva fight.
Don't even mention Jake "The Fraud Child" Paul in the same conversation as real boxers.
Ali usually prefers speed over strength but in this fight he preferred strength and destroyed his opponent.
Liston had a hard life and deserved more respect.
Sonny Liston was a dirtbag God Rest his soul, you reap what you sow in life and that is how he died
Liston enjoyed the trash talk
Who wouldn't
Yoo that gun move would not slide today that is lunatic behavior lol
Sonny Liston evidently cheated in his fights with some sort of substance on his gloves that blurred the vision of the opponent. I never knew that before, now my respect for him has gone to zero. Somehow Ali managed to fight through that blurred vision and defeated Liston, bravo for Ali, Liston needed to lose for cheating like that.
Ali willpower is something else
Is it me or did Sonny Liston keep a fresh cut. His fade and line up stayed fresh. He must got a haircut every day
I always thought the same thing haha
If you watch the first fight Liston doesn’t cut the ring off but is content to follow Ali as he backpeddled this worked against him
You can hear that punch that dropped Liston.
I didn’t like Clay/Ali when I was a kid, because I thought he was annoying. But the guy was quick, elusive, had a solid chin and out of his 56 wins, 37 were by knockout, so he had power when necessary. The tap that sent Liston to the floor is difficult not to question. Only Listen knows and he took it to the grave with him. Despite this, Ali is still the best all around HW fighter in his prime that I have seen.