Sonny Liston one of the greatest

[Anomalocaris]

The Good Lord was asked by a simple Shepard ( A German Shepard!) to make the perfect heavyweight fighter... And in so doing the Lord did fashion arms with two large sledgehammer like fists, arms that extended well into space! And then he put these arms upon a torso of muscle, but not overly so, and chiefly characterized by no spare fat, or otherwise... Then a thick neck with a large head was screwed atop, with two large legs, but just large enough to be muscle and little else with no excess of even that muscle. Then he did breathe into this lifeless Ghoul a breath both sweet and foul... Foul to those who would oppose it in the ring! designed to use pain to transform... And then the Logos was uttered by the Lord bringing this creation to its heals... The Lord Sayething: "I bring you Sonny Liston."

Brilliant!

Just brilliant!

[solidman]

Liston was the perfect heavyweight in my opinion in terms of build and ability.

[Anomalocaris]

Liston was the perfect heavyweight in my opinion in terms of build and ability.

And he would weigh about 235 today.

[BKM-]

He also would have a lot of potential in MMA. I can't even imagine the damage he would do with the small gloves and adding elbows, knees, kicks etc. considering his bone density, and he was already an extremely powerful and unusually skilled grappler as a boxer, if he trained his greco roman wrestling more he would control any opponent and it would be almost impossible to take him down with his strong base and long arms, he would stuff any takedown and make them pay as his fists would reach them as they moved away.

But that's a different discussion. Like I said I always found him a genetic marvel.

[Anomalocaris]

He also would have a lot of potential in MMA. I can't even imagine the damage he would do with the small gloves and adding elbows, knees, kicks etc. considering his bone density, and he was already an extremely powerful and unusually skilled grappler as a boxer, if he trained his greco roman wrestling more he would control any opponent and it would be almost impossible to take him down with his strong base and long arms, he would stuff any takedown and make them pay as his fists would reach them as they moved away.

But that's a different discussion. Like I said I always found him a genetic marvel.

He was a fecking beast.

A human terminator.

[solidman]

He was a fecking beast.

A human terminator.

I agree

[QueensburyRules]

He also would have a lot of potential in MMA. I can't even imagine the damage he would do with the small gloves and adding elbows, knees, kicks etc. considering his bone density, and he was already an extremely powerful and unusually skilled grappler as a boxer, if he trained his greco roman wrestling more he would control any opponent and it would be almost impossible to take him down with his strong base and long arms, he would stuff any takedown and make them pay as his fists would reach them as they moved away.

But that's a different discussion. Like I said I always found him a genetic marvel.

- - Sonny would go with boxing because that's where the $$$ was and still is...

[solidman]

We all miss you Sonny