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When Liston Confronted Trash Talking Muhammad Ali
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2025
- Welcome back to Boxing After Dark! Today we dive into the electrifying world of boxing history as we spotlight two legends at a pivotal moment in their careers. Charles "Sonny" Liston, reigning supreme after back-to-back knockouts over Floyd Patterson, is at the peak of his powers. Meanwhile, a brash and talented young contender, Muhammad Ali, has finally earned his long-awaited title shot.
Will always cherish Liston's smile after a kiss from a kid...purest emotion for a hard man
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 was NOT the strongest heavy weight. Three things he had that made him the greatest in the ring was his speed, confidence and power to psych out his opponents. This man truly was a genius.
You forgot his intelligence, incredible stamina, and to some degree his chin.
We only talk, Ali was all action
In a mouth, it would never shut up, basically annoy people to no end
I like Evender Holyfield for his strength and stamina
@zemzem8323 Just like Sugar Ray leonard said Muhammad Ali 👑 he thought was um yes indeed God in the Boxing Ring
Ali:" I shook up the world". These words would resonate for a long time to come.
Well said
@@orobleh77 still shock the world
@@Desiree-t7b Agree
You're right 💯 percent right,,Ali, was a little scared until midway thru the first round,,but sonny was a intimidating presence,,he was a gangster for real,,he hit like a Georgia mule,, what ppl don't realize,,Ali,could take a punch,that's what made Ali great to,, everything you needed to become a heavy weight champ,,Ali,had it,,Ali was a gangster to,,he didn't fear any man,,,you Floyd Patterson was scared to death of sonny,,go back and check out the fight ,, you'll see him cower,when sonny came at him,,Ali, didn't cower,and sonny didn't like that,r.i.p. peace Ali and sonny,,
Sometimes, when the system can’t destroy a person, it tries to absorb them, to reshape their image into something more “acceptable.” The real Ali wasn’t just a beloved figure-he was a fighter against the very forces that later tried to claim him.
Ali was so confident, just insane. Trash talk is backed up 100% :-)
Ali was the real deal.
:-)
❤absolutely CORRECT
he was the fearless champ
Ali got his ass beaten and he became disabled from head punches.
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.
I am 77 years old. I am so thankful that I lived during the time of Mohammad Ali, the Beatles, James Taylor et. all.
Cool
77 years young !
Damn u old as dirt 🤨
@@yunglardastar5366
hehe chill out Kevin Hart
Oldies but Goodies. Music after 1990s went down the toilet along wit film industries.
As a huge Liston fan I was shocked to see the thumbnail because I feel he’s not as remembered as he deserves
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
Ali was so brave to get in round 5 NOT ABLE TO SEE against Liston .. that’s like walking to a lion cage blindfolded
Yeah, that was brave!
He actually was forced out. He wasn’t brave. He wanted to quit! It’s a well documented fact Ali was screaming “Cut em off! Cut em off! I can’t see !!! They’re cheating us !!!! Cut em off!!!”. Angelo Dundee told him this for the championship of the world and to shut his mouth and to run until his eyes cleared. Ali even admitted it in his 1975 autobiography. Angelo Dundee saved Ali on a few occasions. Without Dundee, the Ali legend as we know it would look much different. That said, don’t get it twisted, Ali was indeed a brave man, there’s no question about that. He stood up against the USA government.
@@havrisen6620 who is braver than Muhammad Ali in your opinion ?
Holyfield @@khalidalahbabi3394
❤Exactly well said
For a heavyweight boxer, Ali's hand and feet speed were unmatchable..."Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Mike Tyson…
@@Bigguy13-sy6mk
The only 2 heavyweights whose hands and feetwork were unmatched.
Ali was not only the greatest. He was the greatest promotor that boxing ever had.
He was one of the greatest, there was/is no greatest. Brown, Liston, Marciano, Ali, Frazier, Norton, Foreman, Holmes, Tyson, Holyfield, Lennox, etc. They all beat each other. Norton beat Ali at least twice, despite the ridiculous decision at Yankee Stadium, Frazier put a beatdown on him in the first fight and the 2nd and 3rd were draws that they gave to Ali. But he was indeed a great, great fighter, the speed, his amazing ability to take a beating, and he could hurt you with either hand. But nobody could self promote like him and so many people think he's no 1 because of it.
@@jamespenny9482 Wait a minute, you are spewing out a lot of names w/ not much facts to support. In reference to the Ali-Frazier fights, the first was not a beatdown, extremely close fight. It was Frazier's body punches vs Ali's jab (just watched the fight again recently and scored it). Ali landed a lot of jabs AND big punches all over Frazier. Frazier took it to Ali w/ tons of body shots. I had it as a one point fight and if you recall, Frazier was so beaten up so bad that he was in the hospital for over a week after the fight. Fight#2 was a sleepwalk win for Ali, Joe just didn't seem that inspired; the fire seemed to be gone. Fight#3 was a TKO victory for Ali, close on the scorecards yes.
As for the other fighters you mention, Marciano never lost a fight, Liston lost his two biggest fights to Ali, Holyfield destroyed Tyson twice, etc. There is much more context than your assertion that "they all beat each other".
This is the best comment of this entire post... He might have been a better promoter than he was a boxer lol
@@ericwilliams2168 He was no doubt one of The Greatest, but there were so many other great fighters, some of which beat Ali. And yes, he was a great promoter and very funny, I remember the interactions with Howard Cosell was must see TV. Ali was honored over in the UK in the late 70's and they had all these people that were dear to him that attended, the last one they brought out was a fella by the name of Smokin' Joe Frazier and Ali had the utmost respect for him and was SO glad and surprized to see Joe there, he kept saying over and over "Smokin Joe Frazier, Smokin Joe Frazier". It's here somewhere on TH-cam and well worth watching.
You said Norton beat Ali twice, No! just one. Well Ali beat Norton twice for sure
We loved Ali! No fighter in history has created such worldwide excitement….RIP
❤
L😂L at Floyd "Broke" Mayweather
Tyson was even more exciting.
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 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….
Saturday June 21st, 2025 0008hrs
You remember seeing this fight??
GOD!!!
YOU'RE OLD, BOOMER and I'M AN EARLY GenXer 😴!!!
@@blackpanther5460 Hopefully you will live long enough to to remember events that shaped and motivated your life. The fun is sharing your experiences with people or friends who have the same passion. Blessings to you…
I love the way Ali fights he made it look so easy. At times he looked tired and vulnerable but then he just picks up speed and energy
I appreciate the way Oleksandr Usyk fights. He's 38 and undefeated. He's won all his fights in 2 weight divisions , including against the 6'9" X 270 undefeated Tyson Fury, and much larger Dubois and Joshua. Ali never fought anyone like that, and lost to Leon Spinks, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, Trevor Berbick, and Joe Frazier.
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.
❤My feeling exactly. There will never be another Muhammad Ali. My all-time hero of heroes.
Very well said, and very true. I was 15 years-old in 1964 and I'll never forget how Ali brought boxing back to life. Almost everyone in America had heard of him and either hated him or loved him. Most 'hated' him because he was so cocky and always talking trash. We couldn't wait for his next fight, hoping that someone would shut him up. LOL!! Ali knew exactly what he was doing...in the ring or in the news. I'm so happy and lucky to have followed his entire career.
Dummy up goof
@@paulgrey834 You think Steve is a goof? Why? Because of things he said about Liston?
He was my hero. I like the line...you walked this Earth...
Liston was a monster, but Ali was 2 fast, crazzy speed, footwork.
❤ exactly. No doubt about it
Ali know how to sell a fight.. and people buy it😂😂
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.
Yea 0:47 1:13
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 .
It's now 2025 but i must say rest in peace sonny lyston and Muhammad Ali two of the greatest in their era
Nothing like Ali had ever been seen before, or will ever be seen again.
❤agreed
Until Clay/Ali came on the boxing scene, Sonny Liston was the man. No one could stand up to him, he disposed of everyone who stepped into the ring with him. Without the emergence of Ali, Liston might have been champion for another 5 years.
Ali had all right to be cocky because he could match it with his floating and dancing in the ring. Classic master of both.❤
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
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 👌🏼
That little kid kissed Sonny @ 4:40 kids always know a pure heart.
I thought that was beautiful too. That kiss melted the giant's heart!
@@crystal_juddy All kids loved Sonny.
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. 🐐!
Cuba had a great fighter during Ali’s prime- Stevenson, it’s to bad they never met in the ring
Ali was the greatest boxer in history. Probably will be the best there ever was.
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.
self promotion went a long way.
Ali is the GOAT. Rest in peace our boxing King
Second to Tyson I would say. But being the NO.2 of all time is not bad either. Such a graceful boxer he was, Ali will always live on in our hearts..
There is no GOAT, they all beat each other, they're all great. Frazier dominated their first fight and the other 2 were even. Norton beat him twice, but was robbed by the judges at Yankee Stadium. Ali was certainly one of the very best, but there is no greatest, including him, though he called himself the goat constantly.
@@jamespenny9482 Agreed about Norton beating him twice.
Frazier & Norton were obviously great fighters , but neither one could beat a prime Ali IMO
@@jamespenny9482Ali remain the greatest take it or leave it
Every sport has its own undisputed all time king. Boxing has Ali
rofl
He is one of the greatest, not the greatest. Dempsey held the title for the longest period, Holyfield regained it more times, & Holmes has the longest unbeaten streak.
@@kaushikvsmaniyan he is the best, he did his stuff at the hardest era of boxing.
@@kaushikvsmaniyan You got everything wrong. Dempsey held the title for 7 years but only beat 5 title challengers, none of whom were any good. Tunney was very good and easily beat Dempsey twice. Holmes didn't have the longest unbeaten streak -- that was Marciano. The longest unbeaten streak in world title defenses was Joe Louis at 25, holding the title for 12 years. Ali wasn't one of the greatest. He took the greatest beatings, I'll say that.
@@Serafaello Ali operated in one of the weakest eras in history. A tyro with 6 wins beat Ali and won the heavyweight title. A bum who looked like a marshmallow (Alfredo Evangelista) got a title shot. Punching bags like Jean Pierre Coopman, Brian London, and Chuck Wepner got title shots. A lot of cheap title shots were broadcast on free TV. Ali-Norton III drew 19,000 into Yankee Stadium. The Louis-Baer non-title fight drew 88,000 into Yankee Stadium. Fans didn't appreciate rigged fights.
He was the greatest , watched from the beginning, always amazed at the total command of the ring he had . An artist !
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.
Ali backed his shit up. Gotta love him
The second fight is shrouded in Mafia mystery
@@steadylearner1 not if you see the color film of the fight shot from the stands. Ali clearly knocked him out. Most people run their mouth and repeat that old myth and have never seen the color film.
Ali showed his bravery by continuing to fight while blinded. Legend. Contrast Sony who quit on his stool
The most intelligent boxer of all time! He wore his opponents down mentally then beat them down physically. R.I.P. ALI!
That is not intelligence! That's just hardball training and training, and training, and training....no brains needed.
I get emotional when I watch this fight clip. Ali was my first sports hero.
The rematch was even more clinical,,the pull back right counter was one of the sweetest KO's.
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.
You forgot to mention that he was a cowardly draft dodger..and an ingnorant prick.
Here here
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.
@@fearsomename4517 is there some actual discussion out there saying Jake Paul is maybe the greatest of all time, to which you’re responding? I’d imagine there isn’t.
@@stalkek I said what I said and I don't question it.
@@fearsomename4517 Fair enough
Not just the Greatest Boxer but the Greatest Show man with biggest Charisma ❤
Ali wasn't your regular trash talking cocky boxer. He did that for the show
Ali is the greatest of all time.
What an original take.
Stats say otherwise.
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.)
@rescuingmodernity where did you watch it 👀?
Fight wasn’t televised
Liston came from a place few of us can imagine.
The "Phantom Punch" is so beautiful.
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.
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.
The guy that called Ali a big bag of wind had some balls didn't he
Jerry Lewis
Ali was robbed of his prime years. From age 25 to almost 29. Those are the best years for a heavyweight. Imagine what could have been.
To beat Liston whilst dealing with sabotaged eyes is amazing to say the least
Jerry Lewis calling Muhammad Ali a big bag of wind is priceless in the spot you got it department
Die Boxkämpfe der 60 und 70iger Jahre waren viel besser als die heutigen!
Ali. A heavyweight with the speed of a featherweight and the IQ of Eisenstein
The IQ of Eisenstein? Sergie Eisenstein? The Russian film director?
For people who like to champion Tyson, they've never fully appreciated that Ali not only took on two similar heavy hitters in Liston and Foreman and beat them, but that they were two guys who were so much bigger and stronger than Tyson that they would have creamed him in the way Foremen creamed Frazier. Ali fought in a golden era of heavyweight boxing where came he up against and beat legends of the ring - Liston, Frazier, Norton, Foreman and slew of other great boxers that would likely have won the championship in other eras. What legends did Tyson beat, other than an over the hill Larry Holmes? By the time Tyson came along the heavyweight division was in a serious decline that didn't throw up a worthy opponent until Douglas shocked him and Holyfield put him in his place. Holyfield in fact is about the only guy from that era that could stand comparison to the greats of Ali's time - not Tyson.
This era Ali would dispatch Tyson was quickly as he dispatched Liston. Maybe quicker as I doubt Tyson would have gotten the free punching round like Liston did.
Muhammad Ali had the chance that Sonny Liston had an injury. Sonny Liston was a beast. George Foreman was the same beast, another beast.
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
Here’s a little glimpse into the past for the iPod generation: my Dad owned a sawmill in East Texas, and he planned to listen to the second Ali-Liston fight on radio. He operated the mill that dsy and was running a little late. He came to the house, and piled all of us into the station wagon, and we drove over to a nearby tall hill. The reason for this was because the radio station(15 miles away) sometimes didn’t reach our house with a good signal. When we arrived, we turned on the radio, and the broadcast, while it was clearly received, was a cacophony; although we tuned in only a couple of minutes late, the fight was over! My Dad, a big Liston fan, was livid. While my Dad would eventually come to respect Ali’s talent, he never liked him.
The interesting thing to me is how far away our daily lives were from technology, and how a book or a story could fire the imagination, while today a missed fight from six decades ago is available around the world 24/7.
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.
@@jamesmuhammad4485 That says a lot about you but not so much about him.
Ali left the Nation of Islam because he had arguments with Elijah Muhammed and realized that the Nation of Islam was, and is corrupt.
I love when Sony gets hit with the jab and then the cross and then he kinda hunches over bends down and Ali is right there with the rear upper cuts and hooks so beautiful he’s throwing them. I love how he throws the rear upper cut and the hooks and then Sony Liston comes back up and then here comes the jabs and the crosses again crazy crazy back-and-forth you can’t catch him. He’ll do that to you all night long and of course his reflexes are otherworldly. He was too much at this stage. No one in the world could’ve caught him. No one especially about a few years after this like in 67 he was unbelievably superb, boxer, master, just the master, and then of course we know what happened after that what the government did to him
Sonny Liston the most feared boxer of all time🥊🥊
Foreman, perhaps, and a young Mike...?
I have way more respect for Sonny now, R.I.P. to u King, and Ali as well.
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.
Brilliant video. Well done.
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
Yep.
To see his punches landing, you really have to slow it down even then the strikes come quick you gotta slow it way way down to see his punches connecting. It’s unbelievable how fast he threw crazy shit man.
Yeah call me crazy but i think they poisoned and killed Ali y'all don't understand how much the R fans use to hate him 👹
NO NO MOHAMED IS THE GREATEST MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE ❤😂
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.
That kiss from the little girl melted the giant's heart. Mr. Sonny Liston blushed at that sweet gesture from her. That was the most beautiful part of the video!
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
'Didn't I tell the world I had a surprise '....
Sonny was a good man
Sure he was.
Sonny was at home when he was murdered with a hotshot injection.
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?
@@kelvis1980 Tyson couldn't deal with a long, stiff jab: Douglas, Holyfield, Lennox Lewis. Foreman and Ali would both win with their best of the division jabs.
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.
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.
The Greatest ever walked on this planet REST IN PEACE❤TEACHER ❤
There's a reason why children and the elderly loved him.. Children are as true as it gets
Ali was and still the most handsome , elegant , heavyweight !!!
Sonny's story is a sad one. Wish his death wasn't such a mystery. He's still a boxing legend!!
I was 9 years old when Ali knocked out Liston in the 1st Round. I knew nothing about Boxing then and very little more 60 years later. However, I remember this particular fight due to our Milkman complaining to my mum that he expected the fight to go the distance by preparing a plate full of biscuits and a flask of tea on the table only for Ali to knock Liston out in the 1st.
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. 😉❤
Trash talk put people in seats. More people in seats means more $$$. Ali was always respectful after the fight was over. He probably enjoyed doing it.
all time champion , mohamed ali rest in peace , much respct your name will be with us for ever ,,, mashallah ,,,.
Ali was trolling 😂😂😂😂😂
Fabulous production... thank you.
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
Always was
This film reminds u of how good the young Ali was . Real ring craft , something these new hw don’t possess
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🥊👑
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.
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….
They tried to Blind Ali, But Ali Fought Blind For a Minute then when it Wore Off, Ali Stung like a Bee & Won the Match..
Alia was afraid and even with fear he pushed yourself to the limit. What a man!
Draft Dodging? He said he is NOT going to war. That’s what I call confronting.
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....
It was white men that hated him
Rope a dope wasn’t a sustainable strategy beyond one fight. Foreman would have beaten him on a rematch
@beastinblack4055 nope ali invented a technique rope a dope style while fighting George,that style was never used by any other boxer ever ,if rematch Ali would of beating George again , foreman had no stamina pass the 7 th round he was tired and winded fighting Ali ,also foreman lose to an unknown boxer and was knock out ,foreman was never the same again until 20 year later ,read the history you don't know boxing
@beastinblack4055 George was a beast ,but Ali showed why he was the greatest, everybody believe foreman would of killed Ali ,but Muhammad believe in him self to prove everyone wrong ,just like Sonny Liston 🦍,see that fight and you will see the power of a boxer named Muhammad,,,the black superman
@AdeDaini-p2k the racist whites ,hated Ali especially the Italians Mafia,because they lost a lot of money betting against Muhammad not once but three times ,two against Liston,and one against foreman,that why Ali was and is the greatest of all time period
Lol i can't believe he shot blanks lol the fireball could've still burnt people near it lol
Liston. Medicine. Evaporated ether. Eye sting