Who was the most feared heavyweight boxers?
Rocky Marciano A staggering 49-0 record — 43 of which by knockout — and counting wins over the likes of Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles and Archie Moore, Marciano was among the most feared heavyweights of all time. Plus, he’s the only heavyweight world champion to have finished his career undefeated.
Is Sonny Liston the greatest heavyweight?
Sonny Liston was the best heavyweight in the world for five years. His left hand – jab and hook – were beyond frightening. If he’d been allowed to fight for the championship when he deserved it, all those fights against Cleveland Williams, Eddie Machen and Zora Folley would have been successful title defenses.
How did Sonny Liston become the world heavyweight champion?
Sonny Liston. 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. Liston was particularly known for his toughness,…
Is Sonny Liston in the Boxing Hall of Fame?
Liston was inducted into the international Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. Charles “Sonny” Liston was born c. 1930 into a sharecropping family who farmed the poor land of Morledge Plantation near Johnson Township, St. Francis County, Arkansas.
How many rounds did Eddie Machen fight Sonny Liston?
Eddie Machen fought a smart and fearless 12-round “prison” type of fight against Sonny in Seattle on September 7, 1960 – stomping on his toes and using every in-and-out trick in the book. Liston was almost frothing at the mouth, but Machen went the distance, and scoring was not quite as one-sided as some writers have maintained.
Where does Liston rank among the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time?
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. Alfie Potts Harmer in The Sportster also ranked him the third greatest heavyweight and the sixth greatest boxer at any weight.