Sonny Liston's Crushing Jabs & Insane Power Explained | + Liston vs Patterson 1 Breakdown

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[@tobykay5749]

Thank you so much for your hard work. It’s amazing and so thoroughly appreciated

[@thedragon5367]

Can someone please tell me the name of the very first instrumental at the beginning of this video please.

[@byggmeaty2310]

Love your videos. My new favorite channel 👍

[@jovicanedeljkovic1885]

Business is important, not humanity. Not only was he smart, but he also had the strongest punch of all time. His giant fists pounded like a giant slash hammer. The media and false propaganda destroyed Sonny Liston more than anything else. Muhammad Ali did not beat Liston, but journalists and all other media even in his 47 years of life after numerous victories. Sad, Very sad. His glory.

[@xx_ippodempseyroll420_xx3]

"Sonny Liston made me look like a boy scout" - Mike Tyson Truly the most terrifying Boxer to ever live

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

He looked at you and broke something

[@ghost-hf2fi]

he had a very sad story, never got the respect he worked for until later on

[@theycallmerisky619]

*scouth

[@lightjones9894]

He would have definitely dominated today's division he definitely would have taken out Fury, Ruiz, Wilder, AJ and many more.

[@deanodog3667]

@@lightjones9894 get real ffs !

[@valramillion1860]

Born as an enigma, misunderstood as a man, died in mystery.

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Shit should be made in a holy wood movie

[@vernstamm78]

What year did sonny listen die

[@_x.xxten.ta_cion539]

@@vernstamm78 1970 i think

[@tenack52]

Sums Liston up perfectly

[@williamdavis7629]

Your words are poetic.

[@AvioftheSand]

It took decades, but Sonny Liston is finally getting the love and respect he was due and always longed for

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Same with Holmes, norton and all that. People who love boxing are finally making videos on these old great fighters that need more light on them rather then the same 5 names mentioned

[@cobb6001]

Jeresy Joe Walcott has been getting recognition too.

[@garretttedeman]

Absolutely. These breakdowns have so much detail we've never seen (or been able to appreciate).

[@spreadeagle2561]

Absolutely bro.I've been a Sonny Liston fan since the early 70s and it infuriated me how Sonny's reputation and legacy was thrashed by the media,particularly the boxing-media. Thankfully Sonny is indeed now getting the love and respect he so richly deserves.

[@calebgould1567]

My second favorite champ (After Hearns)

[@danhoppy5517]

Even by today's standards, he is still a physical specimen. No wonder he blew away everything in front of him in the 50's and 60's. A man out of time...

[@Trekzity]

And he was 10 years old than what was claimed.

[@QenaitheCustodianGuard]

​@@Trekzity not proven, his birthyear is unknown. He was older than claimed for sure though.

[@QenaitheCustodianGuard]

He reincarnated as Francis Ngannou!

[@Trekzity]

@@QenaitheCustodianGuard not proven, reincarnation isn’t real

[@ВадимВадимович-ь6т]

@@QenaitheCustodianGuard please don't insult liston like that again

[@austinknowlton1783]

My late Father was one of Liston's sparring partners for the Machen fight. He told me that Liston's jab wasn't only the most powerful he ever felt, but he was also very accurate. Said it was like a freight train, you could see it coming but you somehow just couldn't get off the tracks in time to avoid it. He also said that up close he could tell that Liston was much older than he claimed. Unfortunately he spent his prime boxing years locked up. He faced more premiere talent on his way to the Title than any other Heavyweight that I can think of. It's really hard telling how long he could have reigned as Champion if he had gotten into boxing as a teen or young man instead of crime. Dad also said that Liston was polite when he wasn't trying to kill you, and that the only time he saw the man smile was when he saw children.

[@elkevinski]

Thanks for sharing this

[@TFB97]

Great insight mate 👍🏻. Your dad must have been a brave man, i can't imagine sparring Liston 😳👊🏻

[@nightowlrally]

Mr. Liston really tried to be a good champion like Patterson (you know, clean cut, smiles, posing with kids and so forth) but people still looked at Floyd like their hero was just destroyed by a villain, being Mr. Liston :c That's really cool though, I bet your dad was tougher than a fired pine knot. I've read people who've sparred with him said even with extra padded gloves his fists still felt like cinderblocks.

[@austinknowlton1783]

@@nightowlrally He really wanted to be a good example for young people and a good champion. I read his hero was Joe Louis who really was the people's champion Unfortunately the Press won't ever pass up an opportunity for a good vs evil story. Thanks for the kind words about my dad, he died when I was 19. To give you some indication of how tough he was I went with him to the hospital when he was dying of colon cancer so he could get X-rays done. The technician looked out in the corridor at us sitting in chairs and asked him if he was Mr. Knowlton. When he said he was she looked all surprised and said from looking at his chart she was expecting someone to be wheeled in on a stretcher. Stretcher? Hell Lady, he's the one who drove us here.

[@HankFinkle11]

He was listed as 32 for the first Clay fight but was probably more like 40 , or older.

[@NadeemHayek]

When you see how Tyson, Foreman, Ali talk about Liston in interviews you get an idea about this monster 😂

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Like voldamorts name 🤣 the name that should not be said

[@michaelterrell5061]

How on earth did Ali manage to beat this guy?

[@UberBoiFuta]

@@michaelterrell5061 sweet sweet science

[@theaverageitaliandon998]

@@UntouchableBreakdowns pretty much, when Mike Tyson said Liston made him look like a Boy Scout you start to understand just how terrifying Liston was

[@damianrehbein3992]

@@michaelterrell5061 By being the man you cant win the Jab war against. Ali outjabbed Liston and since Listons jab was his base, he crumbeled without it. And movement. All of the movement. The Younger Ali was elusive as all hell.

[@giovannigiorgio831]

I recently watched Joseph Vincent’s documentary on Liston. Liston’s life plays out like a movie. It starts out like a “rags-to-riches” story but he never gets the love and admiration that he wanted due to his criminal past. Only to be brutally dethroned by the next generation. Truly one of the greats and deserves to be recognized and admired. Anyways, great work as usual, MMArtist!

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Amazing documentary if I say so myself

[@itsnotme3882]

I had a friend who met Liston in Vegas during the mid/sixties. He told me Liston’s story was that of a problem child. No matter what he achieved no one really noticed his achievement, fans hated him, so he turned his back on hem. Liston got positive attention from gangsters who saw his strength, so no matter how much good Sonny could do, it wasn’t satisfying because the public hated him, so he didn’t care to impress the fans. He did what he could to make the people he loved and respected proud of him, and many of them were criminals. He just got good attention from being a bad guy…so he became a professional bad guy as a boxer

[@bobese5099]

Great work

[@jordancooke5980]

@@UntouchableBreakdowns Watch Rainy Days Sonny Liston documentary. It's beautiful

[@ampersandmcvinegar5681]

He was a thug.

[@irvinmorales1409]

Mike Tyson stated that Liston made him look like a boy scout. Foreman stated that no man ever made him back up EXCEPT Liston. Liston was truly a beast.

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Truly great

[@HulkVahkiin]

To be fair, this was very early on Foreman's career, metaphorically, he was a boy. Not that it matters as I have I have Liston over Foreman any day.

[@alexandersantos6254]

Shows how big Ali’s ball are going up again a monster like that

[@shmookins]

@@alexandersantos6254 Twice!

[@deanodog3667]

@@shmookins once !!

[@lightjones9894]

When I first saw this thumb nail I was like oh hell yes, your finally going to make a video on the most underrated and overlooked boxer of all times Sonny Liston. He was so underrated to the point where people forget that he was the most feared and intimidating boxer of all times even make Mike Tyson and George Foreman said that not even they were on his level of intimidation. Sonny listen Didn't only have good power he also had underrated hand Speed and skills. Sonny Liston was truly a golden heavyweight.

[@xsammy6644]

His life was very sad too, a lot of people mistake him for an evil person, he wasn’t. He done bad things but down he was a very good person, he wanted love from the people but they hated him, it heartbroken him no matter how hard he tried or how much he done, everyone still hated him. So he lived the “villain”.

[@xsammy6644]

Also his very abusive childhood, it scarred him.

[@cygnusprime6728]

@@xsammy6644 his POS dad used him as a beast of burden to work on the farm when their old mule died. Literally strapping him to the equipment to pull things and whipping him ruthlessly. He had the scars to prove it. It made him strong as an ox but left deep emotional scars that would never fully heal.

[@reactioncentral1655]

@@cygnusprime6728 Sad life really seeing all the documentaries about him, he should've been given a chance by people but they were even crueler than his dad.

[@adityasingh3331]

Been waiting for this forever.....thus guy is the most misunderstood fighter of all time....and it's sad he ain't added amongst tyson and ali as absolute legends outside the og boxing fans

[@Trekzity]

Ye

[@mambamolt7353]

Sonny Liston was just simply built different. His pressure during matches especially when he’s picking his opponents apart with his combos,The combos with all the pressure he bought to the table would make almost anyone fold and lose their momentum

[@bjarnedevos5891]

Wrong... Mohamed Ali won from him...

[@mambamolt7353]

@@bjarnedevos5891 When? Did I say he beat Muhammad Ali?

[@mightym00]

@@bjarnedevos5891 0 reading comprehension what part of "almost everyone" did you miss?

[@rohanjoseph9829]

@@mambamolt7353 u should remind him that Ali beat Liston when he was age 37-39 . A young Liston would kill ali . Y’all need to research . A young Liston age 25 wojld be the best heavy weight ever

[@hassanx9423]

@@rohanjoseph9829 Liston would never beat Ali unless it was the amateur middleweight light heavyweight Ali.

[@MrDunmaglass]

One of the most misunderstood athletes of all time

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

One of the most mysterious too. Doesn’t even know when he was born or the day when he died.

[@lightjones9894]

@@UntouchableBreakdowns he was actually assassinated by the mafia.

[@liamdoes8580]

@@lightjones9894 yea but he still died

[@Indianculturalprotector---]

@@true1330 Pakistan is a terrorist country...

[@nmjeevan6084]

@@true1330 comments like this push people away from religion

[@gian7615]

The breakdown of Liston vs Patterson is almost as long as the real fight

[@mattm597]

The most amazing and inspiring aspect of Liston's career was that he managed to achieve all he did in boxing despite being born into a really screwed up life situation. Hell, he may have actually been FIVE years older than he and everyone else thought he was! No one even knows what year he was born. In boxing, five years is an eternity. And he spent a big chunk of his life in prison before his boxing career even got started. Just imagine what he may have achieved in the ring if he had gotten started earlier and had a more stable upbringing. Wow!

[@heybeh12]

But remember it was his unstable life that made him that much of a staunch freak of nature and the extreme hard work he did for his father developed him physically

[@mattm597]

@@heybeh12 Valid point.

[@ThePatank]

@@heybeh12 this is exactly why Liston is so powerful. pretty much nobody can beat someone who lives a life like Liston or Dempsey in a normal fight. But they were both defeated with superior stratagem employed which is why boxing is so neat.

[@pamalinus915]

I've always loved Liston despite how the general public at that time sees him, it takes courage to raise above hate. And his tactics were just out of this world. Ali said Liston could break a guys arm by hitting his elbow, Ali was in a gym with him when he witness that, not just hyping in vain...

[@slybear525]

Very good analysis. I always noticed how Liston would leave his missed punches extended to steer his opponent. Liston is one of my all time favorites because he will hit wat ever is available after missing a shot and he'll do this until the ref steps in. He was not a dirty fighter as was rumored. Your pointing out how similar Liston vs Patterson is to Foreman vs Frazier is spot on. In all my years of studying heavyweight, I never realized this! Keep up the great work!

[@siddhantpandey2000]

R.I.P Champion You will never be forgotten.

[@ltravail]

It sounds like Liston took his technique for power jabbing (leaning on his front foot) straight out of the great Jack Dempsey's book "Championship Fighting" (1:50 in the video). That power jabbing technique is one of the first fundamentals for punching power discussed in the book. The technique has a very unnatural feel when you first try it, but as shown by Sonny Liston in this video, it got great results. Dempsey's "Championship Fighting" is one of the finest instructions in "the sweet science", even today, written by a legend who developed it to the point where - fighting at 180 pounds - he was able to floor opponents 60 pounds heavier and 6 inches taller than himself. It's a "must read" for any true fan of "the sweet science."

[@michaelfugate2404]

The original Night Train! Charles "Sonny" Liston! A true legend.

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

The beginning of big heavyweights

[@lloydkline1518]

Muhammad ali lucky never fought young sunny liston 1950s/early 1960s;; invincible late(. 1950s/ early 1960s)

[@michaelfugate2404]

@@lloydkline1518 both times he fought liston he fought him while he was injured.

[@hassanx9423]

@@UntouchableBreakdowns there had been big heavyweights before Liston even existed.

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

@@hassanx9423 yeah I know that, max baer, primo carnera and all that. But I more mean where fighters and champions start to get much bigger when winning titles. Liston 6,2 then Ali 6,3 then foreman 6,2. Quite big fighters compared to the past boxers. Of course there were a few bug guys back in the day too.

[@h.b1908]

I’ve been watching so much of Liston fights and docs recently, what a coincidence

[@roberttaylor490]

Sonny deserves respect, he was a great champion. Was old when he finally got title chance . Deserved a longer reign .

[@mikefields2243]

Sonny was an all time great. Top 5 heavyweight of all time.

[@BratislavMetulskie]

He began professional boxing at an age when other boxers are already past their prime. This alone is remarkeble.

[@STBRetired1]

This is the most intelligent analysis of boxing tactics I have ever seen. This video should be mandatory for every boxing coach everywhere. The obvious next question is - where and how did Sonny Liston learn all those maneuvers? I've never heard of he having any particular boxing coach and if he was self-taught then that makes him even more remarkable.

[@mr.harroldramanan8154]

Charles "Sonny" Liston was the best at making people scared for their lives before he even threw a punch.

[@Dad_Lyon]

He was a head buster in and out of the ring

[@gingerindian1141]

no one tops tyson for fear. no one. tyson at his peak kills them all

[@lloydkline1518]

Muhammad ali lucky he never met a young sunny liston

[@MaccaveliPL]

@@gingerindian1141 nahh man. Liston and Foreman make Tyson look like a boy scout. Nobody feared for Tyson's opponent's life. People were seriously thinking Foreman is going to kill Ali in the ring.

[@el34glo59]

@@gingerindian1141 Idk about that bro. I think you underestimate how scared people were of liston

[@Vinnce12]

Finally some love for one of my favorite heavyweight boxers!

[@vernonhampton5863]

Years ago there was supposed to be a movie made about Sonny Liston starring Ving Rhames called "Night Train". I think it would have given the fighter the exposure he deserves. His place in history is overshadowed by the two losses to Muhammed Ali when he's done so much more.

[@dc7236]

That would've been DOPE!!!

[@ryanarch9934]

The Movie was made with Ving Rhames its called Phantom Punch

[@someguynamedgod2342]

This man was truly gifted, 84 inch reach at 6’1, hits hard enough to back up George foreman, and unfazed by most anyone. If he had started earlier in life I believe he would have been undefeated

[@coachingconfidant2785]

well his record is the most impressive of the champs he beat the top 8 out of 10 contenders almost effortlessly, and the other 2 avoided him. His losses were more unlucky. Only the Ali fight 1st one was pretty legit due to ali's insane speed

[@nicolascabana-whiteley7843]

For people to truly understand how big his reach was for his height, sonny listens height was 6'1-2, with an 84 inch reach. Tyson fury is 6'8-9 with an 85 inch reach

[@coachingconfidant2785]

@@nicolascabana-whiteley7843 i dont think his reach was 84 more like 80-82. He had giant hands remember. I think with 84 he would've been near invincible n prob beat ali

[@VisceralCarbon]

@@coachingconfidant2785pretty sure about his reach including his hand size from pictures he looked like he was 6’4 next to any average man. Imo due to how massive his arms and shoulders were. Truly a genetic specimen 1 of 1 till this day

[@Boxeo250]

Yay thanks so much for a breakdown on Liston, the underrated champion.

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

I see you again 👀

[@Boxeo250]

@@UntouchableBreakdowns you are seriously everywhere

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

@@Boxeo250 in your dreams too 👀

[@Boxeo250]

@@UntouchableBreakdowns Maxie Rosenbloom and hentai no no no no no no no

[@ethancntower8850]

Im the same height as him but he had a full foot of reach on me. What a huge advantage. He was born to be a boxer.

[@jonathanhammond5563]

This is such an amazing one. My coach was talking all about Sonny Liston's story and especially his jab today, so advised I look it up. Thank you for creating this content! I feel like, in a weird comparison, Sonny Liston is kind of to Mohammed Ali as Malcolm X is to Martin Luther King Jr. I don't think history pays respect to Liston in the way it should, maybe due to the mob ties or whatever. Didn't he not even know when he was born? Crazy

[@danieldrew1516]

It’s always a treat to get a notification from your channel 🦾

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Agreed buddy

[@Kowajab]

Thanks you so much for making this. This has been one of the most anticapated and requested thing for this channel in quite a while.

[@douglasgault5458]

I remember seeing this fight as a kid. I was really into boxing ď my dad was a ln a manager at the civic auditorium in town. Where the fight was broadcast live on CCTV. And what a fight to see Patrerson go down so fast. This First Rd KO really disappointed the crowd. Many felt That they had been cheated, as ticket prices were outrageously high at the time,$25-30 for tickets

[@dc7236]

30 bucks😯😯 outrageously expensive!!!

[@warrax111]

@@dc7236 note from inflation calculator: What cost $30 in 1962 would cost $278.52 in 2021.

[@dc7236]

@@warrax111 dang It's nearly increased by 1000% percent

[@knightshousegames]

Crazy you were able to fit an exhaustive commentary for the entirety of Mike Tyson vs Marvis Fraiser into this video about Sonny Liston. It's funny, as you were describing Liston vs Patterson, I was like "this looks a lot like Frasier vs Foreman" then you showed it.

[@ChuckWCoulter]

Huge fists. Hard life. Late start. Backs up sparring partner Foreman. Quits in corner in Ali 1, stands in Ali 2. Great record post-Ali. Devastating man.

[@BK_2016sr5]

I never knew about Sonny Liston until i got fight night on PlayStation. He murked everybody

[@OldWorldNY]

Some of the absolute very best breakdowns on the World Wide Web 👏🙏✊

[@inkognito3145]

Rest in Peace. Sad he couldn’t get the respect now back then. Great fighter. Sad life

[@crowhaven200]

Gawd I love these. Excellent Explanation as always.

[@fitzgeraldanthony9333]

At LAST!! This man was hands down one of the most destructive heavyweights EVER and he was a fine Heavyweight Champion who truly instilled the kind of fear in opponents that is rare to see. Liston was beautifully BRUTAL and an under-rated boxer who had surprising swiftness of foot for such a big man. He, Joe Louis and Tyson were The perfect prototypes for the devastating boxer- puncher who could execute punishment like a Surgeon deftly utilizes his scalpel. Sonny was everything you want in a heavyweight Champion in his PRIME. In truth it's hard to really pin down his prime because his age when he took up pro boxing is always an endless mystery. I would say the Liston that bludgeoned An in HIS PRIME Cleveland Williams was possibly prime Liston. Sonny had a solid chin, was oblivious to pain, hurt you wherever he hit you and could BOX very well if the situation called for it. He also had an under-rated defense. The man was fundamentally sound. His 84 inch reach was a huge asset. The only thing Liston could not do was dance laterally but his sound defense served him well. Thank you for putting up this excellent presentation. Liston deserved much more than merely being remembered as a footnote in Muhammad Alis fistic history.

[@noahstewart518]

another perfect video this is definitely my favorite youtube channel

[@Magneticlaw]

Great video - I see that Liston has plenty of fans these days, as well he should - guy was a monster. Hey David, one of the hypothetical matches involves Liston against Marciano - thoughts on how that one plays out? Anyway, keep up the killer vids.

[@Markperna1]

Great breakdown! Liston was a monster.

[@allmightysquib3396]

Finally… I’ve been waiting for too long after seeing the Ali video 💯

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Think we all have buddy 🤣

[@lloydkline1518]

Muhammad ali very lucky never fought young sunny, liston 1950s/ early 1960s

[@barryf3395]

@@lloydkline1518 rubbish, if Ali hadn't happened along Liston would have held the division for a good few years more. Ali was was a nightmare for him and just too good of a marvel.

[@lloydkline1518]

@@barryf3395 rocky Marciano & marvelous Marvin Hagler both retire at 32 : Marvin Hagler lost a step or two before he fought sugar ray Leonard;; boxing is more than being a brawler; I admit Cassius clay had a chance in 1962 or before ;;

[@cristiandelvillar3121]

It will continue to baffle me how we haven’t had a big budget major motion picture biopic of this man’s life. It might be the most movie-worthy boxing career and life of all-time.

[@ryanarch9934]

Phantom Punch is the only Movie about Sonny Liston. Ving Rhames plays Sonny.

[@SurendranNambiath]

Absolutely! Instead, people are happy watching Rocky 1, 2, 3, ..., with the boxing getting worse in each succeeding movie... And then, Sly Stallone starts Creed...B A H!

[@Moonwalker174]

I thought that too! His life would make a badass movie! Unfortunately, this woke politically correct culture wouldn’t stand for a movie about a guy with former ties to the mob. They’d cancel that shit quick

[@SurendranNambiath]

@@Moonwalker174 Oh well, Godfather 1, 2, 3, etc., were made and all of them proved to be blockbusters! Rocky series was also a huge success, spinning off the Creed series. A movie on Sonny Liston would be like the Rocky series and the Godfather series combined, in my opinion... Glimpses of Sonny Liston destroying terrified opponents in the ring and badass drug dealers who refused to pay the mob outside the ring, manhandling cops regularly... all ingredients of a successful movie...

[@Moonwalker174]

@@SurendranNambiath that’s true! But this guy was the real deal. The movie would be based off true events. Those films u mentioned are all fiction, and even tho things like that happen, the films portray a made up storyline with fictional characters. The sonny Liston movie would be based of the REAL DEAL SONNY LISTON. I don’t think the people are ready for that conversation 😞

[@JoE-hv7rg]

I straight up love this guy, Sonny Liston, Joe Calzaghe, and Pernell Whitaker are by far my favorite boxes to watch on KZbin.

[@stresscode9107]

Thanks man I have been asking for Liston . Love your work!

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

He’s a great fighter and I very much agree with you on this

[@surrealistidealist]

Someone once told Liston: "The bigger they are, the harder they fall." Liston replied" "The harder they are to *chop down,* too!"

[@austinnnn5176]

Holyfield vs Tyson breakdown please 🥊

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

I very much agree

[@Boxeo250]

@@UntouchableBreakdowns did Holyfield hesdbutt or was it that both were being dirty that night?

[@MaccaveliPL]

@@Boxeo250 even Mike said he was trying to headbutt but Holyfield was just better at it, lol.

[@damianrehbein3992]

@@Boxeo250 Holyfield always lead with his head. Tyson was used to people respecting his rush, not meet it literally head on. Pretty much 50/50.

[@igwejk]

Awesome insights. It's never easy to see the strategy at play behind the force and power on display in a fight. Thanks for the incisive analysis.

[@sushiman6322]

Hi modern mixed martial artist, can you do a video on Seanchai's Muay Thai? That would be great thanks!

[@johnd.597]

Couldn’t ask for a better breakdown. Liston is so underrated; he is easily a top 5 heavyweight.

[@samstewart4807]

Another excellent video- even the slow mo was too fast to see a few punches. Your explanations of the fighters moves really show us how they did it. It also shows how difficult this sport is.

[@notimmortalmumin8477]

I was hoping for this David, didn't know It came sooner, much appreciated.

[@twisttwister8254]

Nice. Excellent video. Keep em coming bro....

[@Hearsticles]

Sonny is an interesting figure. Check out "Song for Sonny Liston" by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame, great tune with a lot of his life's story folded into it.

[@Andrea-pe2iw]

Him vs frazier is one of my favourite fantasy matchups

[@serenityinside1]

Who do you think ? I go Liston .

[@Andrea-pe2iw]

@@serenityinside1 i think its a 50-50 because frazier style doesnt match well against a slugger like liston. But i think smokin joe has a chance because his bobbin and weavin would nullify liston's biggest weapon (his jab)

[@davidemauri9084]

The greatest fighter inside the boxing ring EVER. You'll be remembered Sonny.

[@davidemauri9084]

Ps: Lewis used the same technique against Iron Mike

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Surely was great

[@davidemauri9084]

I can't really think about a HW better then him at their respective prime!

[@bakgammon]

Lol

[@davidemauri9084]

@@bakgammon tell me something at least! 😂

[@keyman8072]

Another great video, David! Wow! Excellent breakdown! Thanks!

[@nationofdomination7552]

Hey can you breakdown earnie shavers techniques of how he threw his devastating punches

[@kingrahul1151]

Best in the breakdown business

[@JeSsE10mCcOy11]

*The Big Bad Bear,* Charles L. "Sonny" Liston

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Nice seeing you again in the comments. Big bear indeed

[@personpersoon3332]

nice job syncing up the wilder cross to the kick drum at 3:25

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Never realised but now everytime I watch this, I’m just gonna be waiting for the base drop 🤣

[@bossplayermfs5972]

Sonny Liston was a very talented boxer he could box and he could punch could cut the ring off pretty good balance and had some footwork as well. It’s a shame that he didn’t get the appreciation that the other heavyweight champions got but make no mistake about he worked his @$$ off to reach one of his goals and that was to be heavyweight champion and he did so much respect to him for that RIP Sonny “Night 🚊 “ Liston 💯.

[@mtd_grg9371]

Can you do Lomachenko vs Nakatani, his fight against Lopez he was obviously hindered by his right shoulder sub dislocation

[@unclematt3]

I learn so much from this guy's videos. First quality stuff!

[@nolaanderson8770]

Liston's jab/pursue footwork is straight out of classical fencing - push off a nearly-perpendicular back foot. The front foot sets the range of the lunge. This creates a very linear attack - very efficient transfer of power, but susceptible to someone like Ali, who attacked while circling.

[@RaderizDorret]

Not to mention that efficient transfer of power works both ways. Given how powerful Liston was, if he got timed at just the right moment (as Ali did in their second fight), he's gonna be badly hurt at the very least. Nothing but respect for Liston, but it never ceases to amaze me that people just can't seem to grasp that generating a lot of power has the drawback of one carrying all of that power into an attack and if that attack is interrupted, the attacker's going to be having their own power used against them.

[@serenityinside1]

Nola: that’s why Bruce lee used fencing as the foundation for his JKD system of combat. He believed fencing was physically so efficient in power delivery , balance etc.

[@RaderizDorret]

@@serenityinside1 Bruce used a mix of Wing Chun, Fencing, and Boxing as his bases (he already knew Wing Chun and his brother was an accomplished fencer) plus he liked a lot of what boxing teaches compared to other arts. Later on, he mixed and matched techniques he picked up from people he trained with.

[@Wiicubemaster]

Love the video! Is the podcast dead?

[@TruthLivesNow]

That 84" Reach of Sonny Liston at only 6'1" is truly amazing! Look at this! Just to give some statistics out there: Joe Lewis 76" Reach 6' 1 1/2", Marchiano 67" Reach 5'10", Patterson 71" Reach 5' 11 1/2", Ali 78" Reach 6'3", Frazier Reach 73 1/2" 5' 11 1/2", Norton 80" Reach 6'3", Foreman 79" Reach 6'4", Shavers 79" Reach 6', Morrison 76" Reach 6'2", Holmes 81" Reach 6'3", Holyfield 77 1/2" Reach 6'2 1/2", Tyson 71" Reach 5'10", Lennox Lewis 84" Reach 6'5", Klitschko 81" 6'6", Wilder 83" Reach 6'7", Fury 85" 6'9" On this list, only Lennox Lewis at 6"5" and Tyson Fury at 6'9" are where Liston is at 6"1" on Liston's Reach!

[@VisceralCarbon]

Jon Jones has the longest ape index in MMA/UFC at 84”.Even in todays World athletes aren't grading that high. 84 inches at 6’1 is around a 9” difference from his height. Just a force of a human.

[@muhammeteneseris6752]

I love this channel. Your English is clear. I improved my english with your videos. Also videos are great

[@juliahenriques210]

Liston: check. Marciano: ...

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

He’s done his Susan que but idk about a full breakdown. I do agree we need it though just like louis

[@kidofsteel0362]

The craziest thing to me about Sonny Liston is that he was believed to really be between 32 - 34 years old when he turned pro. He never knew his real age but he was estimated to have been born between 1918-1921. That's insane. He missed all of his 20's by the time he turned pro. Could you have imagined him had he turned pro in his early 20's? That would be legit terrifying

[@tonymoses3810]

It's a good, often missing detailed breakdown of Liston -Patterson and a little at the end with Foreman -Frazier. But, it is the how. The why is boxing is about styles and those were stylistic, as well as physical mismatches. You hear that a lot though, it's suicide for short fighters who need to come to a Liston or a Foreman, but seeing the breakdown of what actually was taking place is nice.

[@note2975]

Can u do a breakdown about the corp screw punch?

[@SprayNpreyT]

Liston vs Patterson, satisfactory clash of styles

[@branchy5838]

Every single one of these videos are gifts

[@tomashe188]

I wonder how Liston would have done in the Tyson , Lewis era.

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Would of done decent I think. Would of been a top fighter like Ruddock, Holyfield and all that I think. Don’t know exactly where he’d be but I definitely think contender and probs a champion

[@damianrehbein3992]

He got the reach to compete. ( Same as Lewis, 84 Inches if I remember right) Hes got the power and the skills. He could have done well.

[@tomashe188]

@@damianrehbein3992 thats a long reach considering Liston was about 6 foot and Lewis 6 foot 5. I agree I think Liston would have been a top contender in this era

[@damianrehbein3992]

@@tomashe188 Liston also had the weirdest Jab I have ever seen. It went out, stopped and then his shoulder just gave a little more. Like he had an extra joint there or his shoulder was made of rubber. He had the great misfortune of being champ in an era that was not the best, an ebb before the flow comming with Ali. And the being thrown in the pit with Ali the hardest middle finger to his style of boxing. Just checked, Liston has 2cm reach on Wilder whilst being 15cm shorter.

[@vantheman1238]

Sonny Liston was not only enormously strong with the longest arms and reach in boxing he was also highly skilled and a quite brilliant boxer. At his peak in the late 1950s Liston cleaned up the heavyweight division.

[@alyanchoudhary3793]

Ali slaughtered two monsters, Sonny & Foreman.....nobody could!

[@UntouchableBreakdowns]

Sonny did try in the first fight but unfortunately fell short. Ali was just a great fighter and could give nesrly everyone troubleb

[@Boxeo250]

@@UntouchableBreakdowns the 2nd goat heavyweight next to joe Louis tho a h2h might say otherwise

[@amcc3398]

@@Boxeo250 ya tarkin crap Liston would pulverise Louis.

[@Boxeo250]

@@amcc3398 I just said h2h might be otherwise but u don’t ridicule their achievements

[@hernandotorres1234]

Great video, the analysis is spot on

[@damianrehbein3992]

Perfect as always. Thank you for all your efforts.

[@dirtyjew1974]

his power was just about other worldly, and his jab, I am certain there was never a harder jabber.

[@BasketballAve]

Floyd never wanted that fight cause he knew he would get blasted the media loved Floyd but hated Liston.

[@Mike_LaFontaine75]

Great job as always, thanks!

[@GregoryShtevensh]

Seeing this clash of styles, seeing it also with Joe and Big George, I have to beg the question... Could Liston have beaten a Prime Mike Tyson or Smokin Joe also? His frames were so strong! I never noticed this skill until your breakdown... Always knew he had a reach like Lennox and a massive left arm... If Ali can dominate this man, and Floyd, and more or less survive Joe... Then you DO have to question the popular notion today that Tyson would beat Ali... I was the one saying that back when it wasn't popular, but I've never once been confident in it! Was Tyson harder or easier to KO than Joe? That really is the question! He certainly had the head movement and power! But did anyone really have the combination of power and speed needed to KO Ali? Doesn't seem so

[@UnexpectedWonder]

Truly Phenomenal Breakdown and Analysis with this one especially.

[@gabrieldanilov8711]

Absolutly love these brakedowns , learning alot , please do aaron pryor next

[@mwbright]

I've always thought of Sonny as one of the greats.

[@hgr.7857]

👍💯👍 Awesome content, as I've come to expect from your channel. Thanks for all of your hard work.

[@George_M_]

Ah, a stealth "how you would beat Tyson at his prime" video.

[@damianrehbein3992]

Liston and Foreman both got prints on how to pull that. All those frames, the stiffarms, the grappling and the jabs are really hard on shorter fighters.

[@bigdaddytrichardson4994]

One of My favorite boxers of All Time. RIP Sonny Liston 🙏

[@allancerf9038]

Good video. The way he beat Patterson twice was by showing up. His trainer never wanted Patterson to fight him, word is that John Kennedy told Patterson you simply "have to beat this man." Patterson was so intimidated he never tried to fight his fight either time. Had he done so and not made a single error, he may have made it to say 10 of 15 rounds. No matter how technical Liston's victories over Patterson may have legitimately been, it was Patterson's abject fear that was key.

[@alfabr4904]

Also Douglas did the same thing to Tyson. Head control is one of the keys to defeat short boxers with slick head movement.

[@oskars1419]

I don't know why but I'm afraid of a Sonny

[@Dummy_Philosophy]

Amazing ! Thanks for sharing this!

[@me4067]

A breakdown of the ultimate hypothetical fight between Ali and Tyson, and your opinion of who would win would be awesome!

[@HarbingerOfBattle]

I loved Sonny Liston so much. What a great fighter.

[@enricomarras3956]

Excellent!! Thanks for sharing!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼