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Highlights of the legendary former undisputed Heavyweight world champion.
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Sonny Liston - Was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the world Heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense of the title; in the latter fight he also became the inaugural WBC Heavyweight champion. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, Liston was particularly known for his immense strength, formidable jab, long reach, toughness, and is widely regarded as the most intimidating man in the history of combat sports. Although Liston was widely regarded as unbeatable, he lost the title in 1964 to Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay), who entered as an 8:1 underdog. Liston retired in his corner due to an inflamed shoulder. The Ring magazine ranks Liston as the tenth greatest Heavyweight of all time, while boxing writer Herb Goldman ranked him second and Richard O'Brien, Senior Editor of Sports Illustrated, placed him third. Liston was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.
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@hanzagod 8 лет назад

My all time favorite boxer!

@gazzz8547 8 лет назад

+haNZAgod great job!

@gazzz8547 8 лет назад

+haNZAgod great song, what is it?

@hanzagod 8 лет назад

Ruslan Gazaev Tom Evans - Detonate

@antoniomazzella5965 8 лет назад

What do you think of making a montage on the most unfair boxers in the history of boxing and the dirty tricks like those of Tony Galento, for example ,?

@hanzagod 8 лет назад

Antonio Mazzella Yea that's quite a good idea actually, I'll have to think about that one.

@__JASON__. 8 лет назад

George Foreman on Sonny Liston - He was the only man I could never overpower . He would back me up all the time . There were intense sparring sessions between both George and Sonny . Foreman said he once whacked Liston really hard in sparring and looked at him to see his reaction . Sonny looked back at him and softly said "No son"

@heffejaywey7871 7 лет назад

ThaInfamousRican which video? I'd love to see

@paulgallender4431 7 лет назад

Good story and it sounds true. Where'd you hear it?

@Its_Ninooo 7 лет назад

ThaInfamousRican Forman always underrates himself! i believe if they ever fought forman would win, he's the toughest boxer to ever step into the ring

@ragnarokk2788 7 лет назад

ThaInfamousRican donde oiste eso

@bigdennis3845 7 лет назад

InfamousRican I saw that video also.

@SmokinJoe1098 7 лет назад

ali said later in his life that at the time he was terrified of liston

@francisjtuk 5 лет назад

Smokin’ Joe who wouldn’t be ?? I can imagine if Tyson faced him he’d be shitting bricks too

@Man-ix5mc 5 лет назад

@@francisjtuk Dude's a fucking animal, I once heard a guy say that "He's so bad that when he dies the devil wouldn't even want him in hell."

@missayawk 5 лет назад

Thats why Ali's blood pressure was so high

@who_am_ii 5 лет назад

@@francisjtuk mike tyson once said that the only scariest fighter than he was is sony liston

@UltravioletFilms 5 лет назад

@@who_am_ii just look at the expression at 24" !

@logan51726 5 лет назад

"I was an intimidator...until I fought Sonny Liston"

@logan51726 4 года назад

@Olaf Santos not on about mike tyson mate...

@BenjaminButton6573 4 года назад

Olaf santos. Mike Tyson learnt stuff from sonny Liston fights including how to intimate fighters

@hectorsalamanca9483 3 года назад

@@BenjaminButton6573 yes he once said i am sunney liston, i am jack dempsey i am from their cloth

@blackmondayy1 3 года назад

@@BenjaminButton6573 Mike Tyson himself said that Sonny Liston was the most intimidating fighter of all time

@hashimkhann._2961 3 года назад

That's why even warrior like frazier said no to fight him

@1Tomrider 3 года назад

"Only man who ever backed me up!" - George Foreman. Sonny Liston was as close to a wild animal as a human gets!

@budcc7075 8 лет назад

Not only his legacy but also his skills and qualities are underrated too much. It's a shame that one of the best heavyweights of all time is just remerbered as the guy who beaten twice by Ali. Liston should be revalued much more.

@ronaldlaury5370 7 лет назад

CC Bud both Fights we're fixed bro

@Ayog06 7 лет назад

Joe Louis once said Ali's punch was like throwing a bag of potato chips at a freight train. Poor Sonny, had to be part of the fix

@dve5167 7 лет назад

Fernando Palomo well George Foreman would beg to differ

@mrslick58 7 лет назад

Dennis foreman was actually very skilled. Ali was just So much better especially with the mind games

@Tarek-io7pz 6 лет назад

CC Bud well said

@lesglover6515 3 года назад

Sonny Liston never looked pissed off. He always looked bothered or just like he was doing business. I can't even imagine what it would have been like for an opponent across a boxing ring if he actually lost his shit and really got pissed off. He was such an awesome boxer and what a wrecking machine when he connected.

@newhybrid101 2 года назад

Calmer and collected is always scarier for good reasons,our instincts know what the fuck they say to us when they say dont fuck with the calm quiet guy

@Thor-Orion 5 месяцев назад

He was genuinely pissed off at Paterson for ducking him for so long.

@Aamirmhmd99 3 года назад

such a tragic life sonny liston had...literally everybody was against him..the press,his family, the people, the boxing organisations...his whole life was a mystery...how he died and when he was born...people close to him knew that he was a gentle soul and cared deeply for children...such a great heavyweight is remembered for losing to ali...he deserves credit more than he gets...RIP...legend...

@lowestcommonDenomanator Год назад

Breaks my heart but you can see why he never trusted people he just was burnt too often, with everyone against him saying he’s a mafia leg breaker, a terrible evil person no wonder he walled himself off from everyone

@TFB97 Год назад

Spot on guys

@iceman5882 Год назад

He got the best genetics and the worst luck.

@salj.5459 Год назад

@@lowestcommonDenomanatorHe WAS a mafia leg breaker.

@Thor-Orion 5 месяцев назад

You can look up pictures of him with children. He was GREAT with kids, they were the only ones who didn’t have preconceived notions about him.

@johnleka5347 6 лет назад

Nobody knows when he born nobody knows the reason of him death. The sure thing is he was and he's one of the best boxer this planet had. Rest in peace.

@curtizjamezjackson111 3 года назад

@Chris Tasse I think he is the 3rd best Ali beat him and the only person other then Ali then I see beating him is maybe a Prime George foreman

@kantovagrant3194 2 года назад

@@curtizjamezjackson111 An aging Sonny Liston destroyed a young George Foreman early in his career.

@shadowsnake8989 8 лет назад

Arms like tree trunks, stocky build and a stare that says "I'm only going one way, right through you." Definitely more intimidating than any other fighter. He broke down Williams who was possibly the most physically perfect boxer, musculature wise and that death glare he gave Henry Clark would have KOed me before the fight even started.

@UltravioletFilms 7 лет назад

Shadowsnake 89 I think Sonny would have out intimidated Tyson. as you say that stare was quite frankly terrifying. not quite sure how Ali managed to keep it together

@mrslick58 7 лет назад

Ultraviolet Films Ali said he was scared too lol

@user-be4nr6kd4l 6 лет назад

Liston would be a absolute nightmare for Tyson and deffo would’ve out intimidated him same goes for Foreman against Tyson aswell

@jgo2432 4 года назад

@@UltravioletFilms Tyson was afraid of everything

@scottg6754 4 года назад

Liston while solid was, despite the weigh in - was the smaller guy. Ali was taller, and able to tie him up. After that it was hit him with hard shots and tie him up. Was he afraid of Liston, he would be an idiot if he wasn't. The better question is was Liston afraid of Ali..... he should have been. Second fight Liston wanted nothing to do with it.

@boxinglegends6999 3 года назад

0:25 man that was the most intimidating stare i've ever seen

@yoohooligan6080 6 лет назад

1:17 his reach is absolutely ridiculous

@nepaliguy6537 5 лет назад

84 inches at 6'1 fucking animal

@listen7634 5 лет назад

Wtf play it at 0.25x speed looks unreal

@therealtoroanthonysytthunk5599 5 лет назад

It stretches like rubber

@-engin7033 5 лет назад

reminds me Dhalsim from Street Fighter

@papi_dummy 5 лет назад

Highest ape index ever

@TheRockIzBack 8 лет назад

a face off between liston and tyson would have been awesome

@darricksalaam8312 6 лет назад

TheRockIzBack Tyson would win

@geert574 6 лет назад

^ Tyson nuthuggers everywhere

@rotichawal6697 6 лет назад

@@geert574 casuals everywhere^

@hueyfreeman1983 6 лет назад

Darrick Salaam liston would flatern him

@rotichawal6697 6 лет назад

@@hueyfreeman1983 if that's true then Tyson would destroy him

@Khp1983 6 лет назад

"Im Sonny Liston, Im Jack Dempsey, My style is ferocious, my defence is impregnable... " these only one scary guy in boxing history...

@thorn3802 Год назад

“I’m from their cloth.”

@matthewmcgeady4440 7 лет назад

Sonny Liston is so underrated. He was a force of nature in the heavyweight division. He was also a genetic freak, 6'0 tall with a 7 foot wingspan and 16 inch fists (largest in boxing history).

@lloydkline7245 5 лет назад

He had a great career before Mohammad ali he was older than media age

@user-mz8cs9oz9s 5 лет назад

@@lloydkline7245 theres also a possibility of those fights Ali fights being fixed

@lloydkline7245 5 лет назад

my late dad used to tell on sonny had big hands best left jab ever,invincible, clay said when sonny liston knock out Floyd patterson to the floor he will not get back up

@team3gaming749 5 лет назад

Matthew McGeady I agree he’s underrated. He deserves more credit.

@team3gaming749 5 лет назад

Сашко Сашкович Nah. I disagree. Everyone thought Sonny would win. If anything it wouldve been rigged in his favor.

@SSR175 Год назад

A magnificent fighter. Sonny Liston had everything- strong build, wingspan of a 7 footer, the greatest jab in history, knockout power in both hands and a natural killer instinct.

@phreshian 3 года назад

You could tell how afraid Floyd Patterson was from press to bell. Never looked Liston in the eye.

@Thor-Orion 5 месяцев назад

His knees were shaking as he walked to the ring. Could barely walk up the ring steps. But when reporters were making fun of Floyd for being afraid on the flight back to Philadelphia, Sonny shut them up and said “everybody is afraid, he had the courage to get in the ring despite that fear, he’s no coward!”

@FreckleBAM 7 лет назад

Sure Liston himself was intimidating and all, but I think was was really scariest about fighting Liston, was that his reach was 213cm, and he was only 185cm tall. That means his reach was longer than Deontay Wilder's, who is 201cm tall. Liston's reach was longer than a man's who was 16cm taller than him!

@paulgallender4431 7 лет назад

Plus he had those 15 1/2 inch fists at the end of those long arms.

@patrickparker8417 6 лет назад

F--k you and your cms .

@patrickparker8417 5 лет назад

@@nahyeahwhatsahandle The statement still stands , you new world order creep .

@patrickparker8417 5 лет назад

@@nahyeahwhatsahandle If you said the opposite I would be worried , look what the powers that be done to people who sold things in both systems , they hounded them out of existence … It is a French / European system which the rest of the world was forced to comply with , its part of the new world order alright which I want as little to do with as possible .

@patrickparker8417 5 лет назад

@@nahyeahwhatsahandle I would like term it as a world view , as in a Christian world view , if yours is the similar I apologise , but I have a bee in my bonnet about these sort of things and often brings the " primitive " side of me out , because I see the damage a lot of these things are doing to this world , I wish you well .

@oliverprstholm8716 2 года назад

That handshake with Floyd, he just holds his hand and stares him down😐

@agnesvidal5246 2 года назад

Smh... Floyd Patterson couldn't even look him in his eyes he was so terrifying!! True legend!!

@khoshaba-cr3oi Год назад

Yes, and as a huge Sonny fan, I actually feel sorry for Floyd. He knew he was destined to get a severe beating from Sonny and lose. But it was JFK and the media that pressured him to fight. Floyd wanted none of Sonny.

@elkevinski 6 месяцев назад

@@khoshaba-cr3oiFloyd didn't wanted to fight him obviously, but it's what he had to do as a champ and he faced Sonny, fear or not in the way. That's why he's a legend. Even his trainer Cus tried to convince him not to fight him.

@ringobento8576 6 лет назад

That left jab is definitly the best in heavyweight history. Sonny was almost forgotten after the ali fights, but he is a all time great. No doubt about that

@Johnnyfcarv 3 года назад

Since I started watching Sonny videos a few years ago… now a days he became my favorite HW of all time, he took mike’s (Tyson) place in my heart as my number 1…specifically because of his life storie. (I’m 35 yo, didn’t had the chance to watch him fight on his time)

@TFB97 2 года назад

Same for me, Listons my new favourite over Tyson.

@UltravioletFilms 8 лет назад

I've got to say - I'm a massive fan of Sonny Liston. An authentic tough guy !!

@michaelclayton3114 4 года назад

He separated people from there Bryolll Cream .

@um52 3 года назад

No coincidence foreman and tyson both followed, respected and revered liston. Their demeanor, intimidation, persona and punching power are things of legend

@budcc7075 8 лет назад

most underrated boxer of all time.

@blockworks6495 7 лет назад

That title goes to Sam Langford.

@paolotondo2463 6 лет назад

Hamza Khaliq true mcclellan was the hardest middleweight ever..he had insane power

@paolotondo2463 6 лет назад

Hamza Khaliq so true!shame what happens in the fight with nigel benn..ib my opinion hehit harder even than julian jackson!

@paolotondo2463 6 лет назад

Hamza Khaliq honeetly i dont know..haglet had an iron chin and was so good but mcclellan power and speed were insane..would be an epic fight!

@procioneintubato 6 лет назад

Hamza Khaliq Hagler. You just couldn’t hurt him, his chin was superhuman. McClellan was great to watch, but if he couldn’t hurt you, he was in trouble. Hagler by late stoppage.

@TheTexorcist68 3 года назад

Liston was a great boxer with natural brute strength, size, incredible reach, and excellent left jab - probably the most powerful jab in history. These alone made him intimidating but even more so he was an expert in using leverage and momentum to put his entire body into his punches - even his jab. Watch how he twists his hips and pushes off his back foot with his jab to rearrange facial structure, internal organs, and crush bones. The scariest thing about Liston was his calm demeanor and black "shark" eyes that silently screamed "I'm not here to just win. I'm here to literally kill you." It's true fighters feel some degree of fear before fighting anyone but Liston may be the sole exception. There isn't any fear in his eyes - in fact it's even more frightening that his icy stare almost has a "sense" of sorrow for his opponent - just a sense though - because mercy was something he showed no one. There will never be another Liston.

@TheTexorcist68 2 года назад

@Shim Bro Very sad.

@30over3 7 лет назад

Liston-Louis would've been the best scientific heavyweight boxing match up in history! Both in their primes, both perfect physical specimens with power, skills, chins, defense and an offensive arsenal that makes you dizzy. Joe Louis vs. Sonny Liston - all time best heavyweight fantasy fight of all time!!

@crashstitches79 7 лет назад

Dempsey/Tyson is number 2

@Faren_ 5 лет назад

Muhammad Ali vs. Rocky Marciano is my number 1

@kiddynamite4801 5 лет назад

Prime ali vs Prime tyson / Prime tyson vs prime sonny liston / Prime tyson vs prime rocky

@vlLEGTxSQUADX 5 лет назад

Liston kills louis to big louis was slow amd very flat footed

@ElectricSoulShow 4 года назад

@@vlLEGTxSQUADX Your right. Louis would have never seen such a boxer in his life like Liston. The Reach alone would have caused problems. Then the power behind the jab as well. Then the strength of Liston would also cause problems; and he could bo and wave and slip punches as well in his prime.

@Hari-me2bq 2 года назад

The handshake at 1:52 lol. Patterson looks shit scared looking at Liston’s massive hands

@xzss7029 Год назад

I’d be too if I was near 200 pound man and my hand was engulfed like that.

@user-dc9oq2pr6v 7 месяцев назад

Patterson was never scared of him. If he was he wouldn't have fought him twice. Everyone advised him not to fight liston but he went ahead anyways

@JohnSmith-bm6zg Год назад

This is so hard

@panzerriff 7 лет назад

1:45---Poor Floyd...he looked scared to death.The same look Mike Spinks had during the referees instruction in the Tyson fight.

@vlLEGTxSQUADX 5 лет назад

Agreed

@MidoseitoAkage 4 года назад

And look how Sonny glare right in the camera.

@gray_gogy 4 года назад

@@MidoseitoAkage what's even scarier is that he's not losing for the camera. That's just a look of hate and disregard. That's just his mindset, he happened to look at the camera. Most fighters pose and act tough for the fight. Liston doesn't care to pose, he doesn't even seem to care about the fighter he's fighting. He just wants to let the hate in him out into whoever is in front of him. His anger is also tinged with lots of sadness. Makes it even scarier to me. On the other hand, Patterson just seems like a pretty boy fighting for the crowd

@machinegunjackmcgurn4188 3 года назад

Floyd looked like he was being led to the gallows.

@SA77888 4 года назад

0:20 Ali looks scared........ya would be though wouldnt ya?! I love the use of intimidation in combat sports.

@BarryNYC-28 5 лет назад

From the video it's clear to see where George Foreman gets his punching technique from. Tremendous rotation and leverage in nearly every strike. Their technique acted as a type of "force multiplier" for the natural strength and raw power that these two fighters were born with. The boxers that attempted to stand and slug it out with Listen and Foreman paid a price for it.

@tajm9220 3 года назад

That dude could have made the devil flinch.... Ironic because the people the knew him said that he was actually a very nice guy... Also, Children LOVED him... Sonny was misunderstood and was dealt a bad hand.. He wanted to be embraced but due to his lack of education, mob ties, and criminal record he was never given that chance... I'll say this, from what I've learned even though Sonny was a terror in the ring, I would have loved to hang out with him to find out more about the man... Cant say that about the young Tyson and Foreman's..

@amandeepjohal8212 3 года назад

Look at 1.51. Liston shakes hands with the Heavy Weight Champion and makes it look like an elder shaking hands with a young boy. His hands were huge.

@Camcolito 4 года назад

Sonny is still, even with something of a revival, one of the most underrated boxers of all time. He was ancient by the time he fought Ali, not to mention the fights may have been fixed. One of the most talked about and admired Ali performances was against Cleveland Williams. But Williams prior to this had been shot and a portion of his insides removed - go look it up. He was nowhere near the Cleveland Williams he was prior to this incident - Liston beat him in his prime, when Williams was a monster - knocked him out, twice. Even at that time, Liston was probably a bit over the hill.

@TFB97 2 года назад

💯 would say that was prime Liston though, that was his best performance.

@GuyFromTheSouth Год назад

He would be good in any era. He had a longer reach than Tyson Fury and the biggest fists in boxing history.

@SDSen 4 года назад

what a beast, the man had skills to go with his freakish power/strength, floyd had lost the fight before it even began, he was shitting bricks

@curtizjamezjackson111 3 года назад

No Boxer In History Would Beat Sonny Liston Except Peak Muhammad Ali and Maybe Prime George Foreman

@SDSen 3 года назад

@@curtizjamezjackson111 exceptional fighter

@xzss7029 Год назад

@@curtizjamezjackson111 foreman no, Ali probably was the only person in history who stood a chance

@Beenman27 8 лет назад

Thanks for this video. I fully believe if one could take all the world's best boxers at their prime and put them in a ring together, and without interference from the mob or promoters, Liston would be the last man standing.

@YannickGl Год назад

Francis Ngannou, Alistair Overeem, Tyson Fury,… Little girls in comparison to sonny Together with foreman and shavers the absolute KILLER

@TFB97 Год назад

The same Shavers that got knocked out in the 1st round by Jerry Quarry 😅? Fury destroys Shavers without taking a serious punch. You need to improve your knowledge buddy, if your gonna make big statements like that 😂. No disrespect to Shavers, he was a devastating puncher but he would never beat Tyson Fury. Ngannou is a killer too. Also with movement Liston always struggled, I dont think the Fury fight is a good match up for him, same with Foreman. Although both have a legit chance at knocking Fury out.

@YannickGl Год назад

@@TFB97 … okay if you wish I‘ll Improve my knowledge😂

@edwardgazzetti2434 8 лет назад

Loved this guy the first time I ever saw him on TV I believe in 1959. My all time favorite fighter. I believe he was also the best as well.

@PunchProfessor 7 лет назад

Sonny Liston the Baddest Man to ever wear a pair of Boxing Gloves ! True Paulie D' The Punch Professor

@trentcleghorn6840 6 лет назад

PunchProfessor Sonny. Would. Destroy. Wilder. Or. Joshua

@sonnyliston8863 6 лет назад

Trent Cleghorn and he will kill tyson + ali in his prime

@hueyfreeman1983 6 лет назад

@@sonnyliston8863 not ali we all know what happend in their fights

@sonnyliston8863 6 лет назад

Randy Marsh read what i have said again.

@hassanx9423 5 лет назад

Sonny Liston shows how much you know kid

@sagarpuri7838 Год назад

Sonny Is the true legend.

@h1e2x3 7 лет назад

1:51 looks as Sonny shakes hand with a child, the difference in fist size is enormous

@josephpaige3614 6 лет назад

h1e2x3 Notice Floyd looking down at hands

@JohnDoe-id1es 6 лет назад

Holy Smokes

@thorstrebla980 5 лет назад

This was very similar to most heavyweight vs light heavyweight champions squaring off. The light heavyweight got blown away. (Yes, Patterson was actually the heavyweight champion)

@nepaliguy6537 5 лет назад

@@thorstrebla980 maybe liston has the biggest fist recorded at 15.5 inches thats ridiculous

@thorstrebla980 5 лет назад

@@nepaliguy6537 Foreman had the biggest at 15 3/4, but yes, Liston had ridiculously huge fists. Considering Frazier's were 12 3/4" which were bigger than the average man's.

@dinodeluca6210 6 лет назад

This man was devastating. He had a freakishly long reach and gigantic fists....watch those hooks and uppercut land with a sickening thud!

@boxingchamp2346 4 года назад

The most terrifying man ever

@georgemendes6844 8 лет назад

I would love to see a glare between Sonny Liston and George Foreman.....

@tygollan4790 8 лет назад

That would be scary asf

@UltravioletFilms 8 лет назад

actually these two did spar together and foreman said that liston was the only guy that wouldn't back down to him. foreman modeled himself on liston in the early days.

@hassanislam7227 8 лет назад

Foreman had a more fierce scarier look on his face .

@tygollan4790 8 лет назад

+Hassan Islam yea he did but Liston just had that really scary vibe and look and foreman started to use it to

@hassanislam7227 8 лет назад

IMO he used it well bc his stare was too scary even scarier than listons

@ronwood7029 3 года назад

Liston was a very skilful fighter , and he could frighten you by just looking thru you

@ocnbxng5038 6 лет назад

He's so underated I've got Fight Night Champion (Boxing game) Ali, Tyson, Frazier and others are all rated like 93, 92, 88. And Liston... Sonny Liston was rated *82* like WTF?!

@lloydkline7245 5 лет назад

He was older than media age, frazier was not champion very long

@who_am_ii 5 лет назад

@@lloydkline7245 but joe frazier is the only man that can get muhammad ali into trouble "i always bring out the best side of a fighter but frazier he's the only man that bring the best side of me" -Muhammad Ali

@lloydkline7245 5 лет назад

legendary sonny liston fought ali when he was young, joe frazier fought ali when he was out of shape, they say sonny liston was very old when he fought ali, it depend who do you believe@@who_am_ii

@who_am_ii 5 лет назад

@@lloydkline7245 still won 2 time tough over frazier

@lloydkline7245 5 лет назад

@@who_am_ii the first ali vs joe frazier the fight of the century

@thetruefistofthenort 8 лет назад

Seems like your in the fighters head & we're being previewed to what you see. Brilliant & terrifying.

@hanzagod 8 лет назад

+thetruefistofthenort I really wanted to showcase Liston's intimidation here, I think sometimes people forget what a force he really was. Even Ali said he was scared to death of him.

@antonthetrainer4403 8 лет назад

Such an awesome puncher and man, was this dude scary... His jab was something special.. Great video man!

@hanzagod 8 лет назад

+AntonTheTrainer Glad you enjoyed it mate. Got some new additions coming to the forgotten warriors series soon so keep an eye out for that.

@antonthetrainer4403 8 лет назад

+haNZAgod awesome man! Looking forward to seeing them!

@somabomadoma Год назад

The forgotten G.O.A.T

@michaelwilliams1723 3 года назад

And people think Tyson is intimidating lol! The Crown is definitely on Sonny Liston! And he was an amazing fighter!

@somabomadoma 3 года назад

Tyson was definitely intimidating, but Liston had this scary aura that Tyson just couldn’t pull off. Liston was just born to strike fear into every living soul without even trying.

@Lonelysportofboxing 2 года назад

Hey! Tyson is a great fighter too! Sure he doesn’t actually box like you’re supposed too but that’s what make swarmers/sluggers like Rocky and Sonny unique but Mike has better abilities than them!!!

@paulgallender4431 7 лет назад

Glad to hear it, George. All the best.

@dabootymannjones2138 4 года назад

Please make another sonny Liston video he was my hero

@hanzagod 4 года назад

I've got a new one up on the channel bud

@sgdgsc3236 3 года назад

Liston was the ultimate best

@HankFinkle11 2 года назад

There was a reason Patterson never looked Sonny in the eyes.

@tttsharpe8118 9 месяцев назад

Would not even of known him until I saw this video absolutely beautiful boxing

@robertlopez3249 2 года назад

Ali himself looks nervous look in his eyes 👀

@DavidHolcomb1776 7 лет назад

What a strange and sad ending for what I definitely consider an all time great.He was Tyson and Foreman all in one dude with a glare that would cut a hole in you.I'l never forget reading where when Ali leading up to the first fight had been taunting Liston endlessly but often from a save distance and on one occasion got close enough for Liston to grab him and pull him close and whisper menacing in Ali's ear that he would kill him right there if he did not cut it out and Ali desperately trying to escape his grasp while yelling let me go ,man.and looking around for help.Finally Liston let him go all the while grinning like a cheshire cat knowing he spooked the challenger good.I can't vouch for the accuracy of this story but it speaks to Liston's ability to scare the hell out of you.

@TFB97 2 года назад

Great analogy 👏🏻. Liston was pretty much Foreman and Tyson put together. 😎

@devilface97 Год назад

Liston open hand slapped him

@ilike2slug 8 лет назад

Definately an underated boxer. Decent skillset and a punch to match.

@antoniomazzella5965 8 лет назад

one of the best heavyweights in history, his power reminds me of George Foreman.

@hashimkhann._2961 3 года назад

Ur telling it wrong u should say foreman reminds me of liston liston was foreman's idol

@Gommerell 3 года назад

When Foreman started his PRO career after 1968, Liston became a sparring partner for him. Foreman said " The only fighter who I could not back up in my entire career was Sonny Liston".

@kantovagrant3194 2 года назад

Didn't Liston train Foreman. Liston had a sparring match with Foreman, and Foreman got knocked out in the first when Liston was like 49 and Foreman was 20.

@humanforfreedom9583 5 лет назад

His arms are so damn long for his height lol. By the way respect to Floyd Patterson, a former welterweight getting in with this beast.

@novdeepsingh002d2 3 года назад

Many people don't understand just how dangerous sonny liston was

@kantovagrant3194 2 года назад

Many Ali fans often use the logic that, "SONNY WAS BEATEN FAIR, HE WAS BEATEN, ALI BEAT 45 YEAR OLD LISTON, HE MUST BE THE GREATEST"... yet when you hear the name LARRY HOLMES all you hear out of Ali fans mouths are: "😭😭😭(crying): ALI WAS TO OLD, LARRY SHOULD GO TO PRISON, LARRY ShOuLd Be aShAmEd oF hImSeeLf".

@PaPo0Se546 4 года назад

The forgotten champion....Would mop the floor with the entire HW division today....

@joshuatree5620 4 года назад

Boxing skills couldnt save any Current Heavyweights from liston,i could honestly see liston Battering Fury,AJ,Whyte etc.

@lI_Demonata_Il 3 года назад

@@joshuatree5620 wilder would get smoked

@xzss7029 2 года назад

@@joshuatree5620 on the same night too

@dhaniramdas7153 Год назад

I don't know my heart melts everytime I see him

@TheConcretePigs 2 года назад

My favorite fighter of all time, Mr. Sonny Liston. It is most unfortunate to see so many negative comments regarding Floyd Patterson. The two fights that he had against Sonny, are the very reason Floyd was truly deserving of the HOF. He knew he would lose, and yes, he admitted to being afraid. A coward though, he was not. Floyd went against everyone's advice, including JFK himself, and was seemingly the only person who publically treated Sonny with dignity, and respect. The only one who saw Sonny as a human being. After both fights, there were more than a few people that found out very quickly that if you wanted to piss Sonny Liston off, all you had to do was denigrate Floyd Patterson in front of him. Anyone stupid enough to do so, knew immediately that Sonny was not going to brook any japes made at Floyd's expense. Great video, thank for putting it together!

@TFB97 2 года назад

So true, Patterson deserves credit for stepping between the ropes twice, knowing very well he will lose. And yes he treated him with respect, which a lot of pathetic journalists from the time, should have done themselves. RIP to both men.

@elitemangudai1016 4 года назад

You don't just have an intimidating look from nothing. Sonny's harsh upbringing prepared him emotionally for the worst. He might have been in some ways desensitised to violence and his record is an indicator for that before he became a boxer. Secondly, because he overpowered men in prison and later beat in the ring his physical prowess and self-confidence gave him that totally unimpressed, calm yet predatory-like persistent, piercing and focus look. When people see that look they know they aren't in control anymore and it is unsettling.

@inferno1366 2 года назад

before george foreman and mike tyson there was sonny liston the god of intimidation

@767frozen Год назад

The greatest savage in boxing.Not Fury ,not Deontay.Liston was unique.Biggest fists in Boxing history.15 inch fists. sadly missed. God Bless.

@sb848 2 года назад

Liston crushing Patterson's hand ,😭😭😭😭

@missayawk 7 лет назад

Sonny couldve knocked me out.....WITH A STARE!

@vin8754 3 года назад

Liston is one of the only boxers who I would literally be too scared the fight. Alot of fighters I would want to fight just to expierience it, like muhammed ali, tyson fury, joe frazier, floyd mayweather, manny paquio etc. But I feel like Sonny Liston came into the ring with the intention to truly *hurt* his opponents. Not to KO, not to even win by decision, but to *truly* want to hurt them

@thorn3802 Год назад

Liston was a good man. A good man doesn’t like or want to hurt someone. Liston was a business man in the harshest world. A fighter that like to hurt his opponent is more Jon Jones aka a sociopath

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@fracheythomas1016 8 лет назад

your channel should have much more subs and views, you always do great stuff for us boxing fans, your one, if not my favorite RU-vid channel , thanks man

@hanzagod 8 лет назад

+frachey thomas Appreciate it mate, glad you enjoy!

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@fracheythomas1016 8 лет назад

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@Ready4Whatever 7 лет назад

you always put the best music on this shit

@bennylevine387 3 года назад

In terms of dishing it out, he might be a top 3-5 heavyweight. The fights to Ali hurt and not so much because he lost but how he lost. Quitting on his stool and then whatever happened in the rematch gives people license, and maybe rightfully so, to downrate him. Definitely one of the more fascinating fighters from this period.

@kantovagrant3194 2 года назад

Well, it's possible he threw those fights to the mob.

@adamryamizard5560 Год назад

@@kantovagrant3194 why would Liston threw the first fight when he was still a heavyweight champion at the time? It doesn't make sense that mob wanted to him to lose since the mob could get many profits from him.

@tttsharpe8118 9 месяцев назад

Top ten in history most definitely

@rellenomics101 5 лет назад

Sonny Liston's nickname should've been between *The Villain* or *The Reaper*

@liberty5069 3 года назад

Only 6'1" with an 84-inch reach! And 16-inch fists! Yeah, that's intimidating.

@newhybrid101 2 года назад

Shorter arm are stronger though. But yeah in boxing its a nightmare

@calebhu6383 2 года назад

@@newhybrid101 Sonny was the strongest boxer in history.

@theslash9210 5 лет назад

The most underrated boxer....just imagine rocky Marciano never had to face this man or Joe Louis never had to face him....only Ali could have outclassed Liston and nobody

@ameerramchand5606 7 лет назад

Floyd Patterson knew he was gonna get ktfo

@patrick7775 5 лет назад

So did his manager .

@vlLEGTxSQUADX 5 лет назад

Patterson was hella scared when he shook listons hand he froze for a seccond and couldn't look him in the eyes

@joshuatree5620 4 года назад

1:50 You can see Patterson Creasing his lips as if to say "Fuck"

@vlLEGTxSQUADX 4 года назад

@@joshuatree5620 he said himself cus said to not to fight him cause liston would beat him

@MissBehaven1974 4 года назад

Sonnys reach and jab was out of this world,... and when he pulled the heavy shots to the liver or head.. he was a true master.. only i can think of is Mike tyson.. same league

@johnwelchs3576 4 года назад

My favorite boxer of them all!!

@davidwalker5054 3 года назад

Sonny liston did not try to be intimidating. other boxers knew what he was capable of. They would have heard the storys of the police snapping batons on his scull and standing his ground and throwing them around like empty tracksuits. That has got to be going through your mind when you step in the ring with him

@lI_Demonata_Il 3 года назад

He had a scary face, but yeah that too

@tomawhiteman6913 4 года назад

Sonny Liston was the most intimidating boxer in heavyweight history bar none his reach his 15 and a 1/2 inch fist George Foreman said inspiring that he can back me up every time and I can never back him up his job was frightening he said Sonny liston's jab was more powerful did any job you ever felt it was better than all these because it was powerful Ali had a flicking job when Sonny hit you with that Jab it shook you all over that's the George Foreman said Angelo Dundee said one time that he seen liston in his first fight he hit the guy with a jab and knocked his mouthpiece out when they found the mouthpiece the man's teeth were dislodged in the mouthpiece Liston was a Maneater he said if he was around today he would clean up a quote Angelo Dundee

@joshuatree5620 4 года назад

Someone needs to revive the divison in terms of actually wanting to fight,Liston loved fighting.nobody seems to have that same mentality these days.

@fabionovelli3136 3 года назад

What a legend

@william629 8 лет назад

I wish I could like this video more than once!

@kerrykelaher2607 10 месяцев назад

Sonny liston a force of nature in his prime ( dont forget that )

@jonpaul9514 6 лет назад

6 ft. 84" reach

@nepaliguy6537 5 лет назад

1:17 slow mo pause fucking ridiculous and his fist was massive.

@theeraser1780 5 лет назад

Nepali Guy even if this vid is not meant to be scary or haunting. That is the stuff of nightmares, just seeing him jab the other guy nearly across the ring. It looks like that’s not supposed to happen

@nepaliguy6537 5 лет назад

@@theeraser1780 just different gravy the boxers in them days

@keithsymons5708 4 года назад

Liston was 6 ft 1" ?

@gragrn 5 лет назад

It's a wonder Sonny didn't kill anyone with that much power. Also, he was much older than reported. I believe he was probably 40 when he fought Ali, his mother couldn't remember the year he was born.

@kantovagrant3194 2 года назад

Liston killed over 100 people when he was in the prison boxing circuits... He was deemed a "head breaker" if you will, but in prison back then some matches go longer than expected, some matches are bare knuckle and usually are to the death.

@xzss7029 Год назад

@@kantovagrant3194 I can’t find any sources of Liston killing anyone, can you link me some?

@goodheavens5440 2 года назад

Poor Floyd Patternson. Always felt bad for the guy hahaha Liston was a destroyer

@hyzeronhisrizer 4 года назад

First time I have noticed that when Sonny and Floyd shook hands, Floyd's hand pretty much disappears! That and he can't even look at Sonny! Floyd was damn good, but knew he was in for a beating.

@mfanta Год назад

Sonny Liston was the realest nigga in the game.. I wish I was as physically powerful as him 😭

@adamoxen 4 месяца назад

That look on his face at 1:47 like "this fuul don't know he about to get it" 🤣. I died..got resusitated & died again 💀🤣🤣🤣🤣

@brennanthomasson129 6 лет назад

Liston honestly is any power punchers nightmare. His skill toughness and reach along with power and inside fighting is unparalleled in history. Sonny would be iron mike or lennox lewis's worst nightmare. Don't get me started on the klinchkos....

@oliverprstholm8716 2 года назад

+11 inch apeindex.. You can clearly see his insane reach

@mr.anderson-9240 4 года назад

This man could jab your face off...from across the ring!

@windsortodwong 8 лет назад

If you lookup intimidation Listons picture will pop up and if you manage to survive a round with him he staring dead at you from his corner.

@bossplayermfs5972 7 лет назад

Sonny "Night Train" Liston was a great fighter.

@studentofsweetscience6922 3 года назад

Sonny Liston's 84 inch arms were like tree trunks, and his two 15 inch ham-handed fist were made for destruction. He was able to generate incredible bone breaking teeth shattering leverage. Nobody and i mean Nobody, goes toe to toe with Sonny, not even Big George. Liston would have decapitated Marciano's head clean off his shoulders.