RARE Sonny Liston Interview before the first Ali fight 1964 in Color
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2 жыл бұрынVery Rare interview with Sonny Liston and Joe Louis.
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@LegendsofBoxinginColor Жыл бұрын
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@saleemkirmani5583 Жыл бұрын
Liston was a nice guy. He tried to reform himself. The people didn't respect him. It was sad.
@angelchavez458 Жыл бұрын
Rip i visit your rest when I go to visit my daughter
@purplerain5129 Жыл бұрын
Typical story of the black man in Amerikkka
@jonser20cent68 2 жыл бұрын
Sonny Liston, much misunderstood champ and the great Joe Louis, rest in peace
@ralphmelvin1046 Жыл бұрын
Very misunderstood he wasn't the bad guy that the media made him out to be
@eggsmann594 Жыл бұрын
When he came collecting, he was most understood.
@fubarin8896 Жыл бұрын
The interviewer later on became co manager for Kid Dynamite
@VijayShukla-zq5sh 10 ай бұрын
Sony Liston you are legend
@davida.4933 2 жыл бұрын
This interviewer had an interesting persona. Confident, friendly, good questions.
@LegendsofBoxinginColor 2 жыл бұрын
Jim Jacobs, he later became a manager of Mike Tyson
@georgenasuta875 2 жыл бұрын
@@LegendsofBoxinginColor Thought he looked familiar.
@TFB97 Жыл бұрын
Never knew that was Jim Jacobs 😄
@LegendsofBoxinginColor Жыл бұрын
@@TFB97 the more you know
@WillyWorm77 Жыл бұрын
@@TFB97 In the pre-closed circuit and PPV era, Jim and Bill Cayton were the leading distributors of fight films.
@nissateague1996 Жыл бұрын
I believe Mr Liston was never given half a chance in life from childhood. A sad misunderstood dude. Seems the only real love he had I life was from the priest. But he will always be one of the greats
@ThisIsHolyJJ Жыл бұрын
I don't think enough people truly appreciate how dangerous and intimidating Sonny Liston truly was. If people take the time to look beyond the two fights with Ali, they'll see that this guy had a devestating jab and he hit like a truck.
@dondamon4669 2 жыл бұрын
These boxers went through so much shit!
@radicalmind5742 Жыл бұрын
The guy was true definition of a lion.
@soitsanightmare Жыл бұрын
Bear.
@mo.abuzaralibahadur4831 9 ай бұрын
Bear+lion+kingkong+Godzilla and every other terrifying thing
@SurendranNambiath 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video! I follow all Liston videos, but had never seen this one before! If only Philadelphia had given Liston the hero's welcome that he deserved, after he took the title from Patterson, I am sure we would have had Liston free from the mob and the reigning Heavyweight Champ for a lot longer!!
@mathematics557 Жыл бұрын
Sonny Liston was a class act, definitely a great fighter to watch very misunderstood 💯💯💪🏾💪🏾
@allexne Жыл бұрын
Sonny is a great boxer. His performance was really amazing back then. Ali made him got hated by majority of people. If he fights Ali during his prime, he would’ve injured him too.
@ronaldlevao8251 2 жыл бұрын
Surprising how big Louis looks. Of course he bulked up as a middle-aged man, but I expected Sonny to look more massive. Excellent, extended interview, given how reserved Sonny could sometimes be. (He's also affable in the newley colorized interview also available here). Jimmy Jacobs was really in his element--the expert who greatly admired fighters but who also knew who he was and treated them as equals. Both Louis and Liston felt relaxed around him.
@LegendsofBoxinginColor 2 жыл бұрын
Many great points! Same i a way i also expected liston to be bigger. That Jacobs managed to get a friendly atmosphere with liston also speaks volume since he didnt have that with many
@kantovagrant3194 2 жыл бұрын
@@LegendsofBoxinginColor Liston was 6'1 but had an 84 inch reach, he was average height but his momentum.
@LegendsofBoxing 2 жыл бұрын
@@kantovagrant3194 yeah crazy reach. But what i meant was more that listons body doesnt look that wide next to louis
@hippo4214 Жыл бұрын
@@LegendsofBoxing liston had big legs, probs helped him punch even harder
@davidmorgan7827 Жыл бұрын
A prime Sonny liston would have beaten Cassie Clay. He was a old man
@youtoo2233 Жыл бұрын
In this first fight against Liston I don't think I ever saw Ali have better speed or reflexes or better movement.
@soleknight3212 Жыл бұрын
He was in the zone.
@larryjenkinson4789 2 жыл бұрын
My 2 favourite American heavies together here. Joe Louis was popular with former opponents and the then current heavies.He was boxing royalty. Poor old Sonny got dealt some shitty cards and had the mob leaching off him worse than at any time since Primo Carnera was champion. In the 80's it wouldn't have mattered at all that he had a criminal record, it was almost a prerequisite. He probably peaked between '58 and 60 when he smashed aside all the contenders that Cus D'amato wouldn't let Floyd Patterson fight. Liston beat Nino Valdes, Eddie Machen, Cleveland Williams and Zora Folley who all deserved a shot
@LegendsofBoxinginColor 2 жыл бұрын
Facts
@jacquescormery 2 жыл бұрын
Sonny was one of the bests rip
@frankpaya690 Жыл бұрын
I would say that the two Cleveland Williams fights proved that Sonny Liston could definitely take punishment and keep coming.
@thespy7795 Жыл бұрын
The Interviewer is Tyson's Future Manager, Jim Jacobs.
@jamiewulfyr4607 Жыл бұрын
Bloody hell,so it is!
@spank2424 2 жыл бұрын
Ali had the gift of speed that’s what made him win most of his fights!
@paleo704 Жыл бұрын
Ole Jim Jacobs. Greatest boxing historian ever
@Bruins-vq5ey Жыл бұрын
Terrible biased commentary on those old fights
@James-th7wb Жыл бұрын
@@Bruins-vq5ey You motherfuckers even complaining about commentary from 100 years ago when the man is dead. LOL.
@exclamationpointman3852 Жыл бұрын
Great quality
@imadeyoureadthis1500 2 жыл бұрын
Its jimmy jacobs
@josephgeorge7385 Жыл бұрын
That's Jim Jacob's Mike Tyson former manager doing the interview
@paulcollopy4043 Жыл бұрын
Sure is
@callumcc8897 5 ай бұрын
And the owner of all the original fights dating back from Jack Johnson right through to Tyson before he passed away. RIP
@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 Жыл бұрын
Ali harassed Liston outside his own home to hype the fight. Not cool. And not the only time Ali disrespected an opponent.
@ermalmustafa 2 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks
@CC-ff7ft 2 жыл бұрын
Prime Joe Louis vs a prime Liston would be a great fight.
@michaelcorvin951 2 жыл бұрын
Yesss
@saleemkirmani5583 Жыл бұрын
I think Louis would have won with his superior defense. It would have been tough. I also think a younger Louis could have beaten Marciano.
@CC-ff7ft Жыл бұрын
@@saleemkirmani5583 I'd say a younger prime Louis beats Rocky. I can see Liston beating Rocky
@saleemkirmani5583 Жыл бұрын
@@CC-ff7ft Yes, I think so too.
@saleemkirmani5583 Жыл бұрын
@@CC-ff7ft I have often wondered how Frazier would have faced a prime Liston. Hard body shots all round by both men. Joe wouldn't have quit. I think Sonny's long left hard jab would have given him the edge. Sonny 60-40 for me. I would like to know your opinion please.
@swami1 Жыл бұрын
RIP, Jimmy Jacobs.
@carlo6230 Жыл бұрын
They were good tough men God Bless them all
@lol-km3cj 2 жыл бұрын
Great video
@LegendsofBoxinginColor 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@abudujana13 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, LEGENDS OF BOXING IN COLOR
@jameshampton6053 Жыл бұрын
What a lot of people don't understand is that Sonny was number one rank contender for a while in could not get a tittle shot..By the time he fought Ali he was while past his prime..We really never got to see him in his prime..
@mohamedaminewechtati4941 Жыл бұрын
His legacy never die. You are our champion.
@ceciliaabdalla4954 Жыл бұрын
He was 45 years old his sister confirmed it and noticed he didn't deny it
@BayAreaMusicLens 11 ай бұрын
I am glad Liston at least made it to the top. It was short lived but he has been gone 50+ years and still is talked about
@johnhancock2914 Жыл бұрын
Turned out that Liston became the heaviest hitting fighter of all time,
@Swat-ed5bt Жыл бұрын
Rip sonny, he was awesome But Ali is THE Greatest 👑
@giuseppegumina5576 2 ай бұрын
Sonny Liston Number One Forever
@Alex-el8wz Ай бұрын
Sonny's shoulder 😅
@bennyadler5882 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Jacobs was more of a Howard Stern than a Howard Cosell, Sonny didn't take the bait and responded with good comebacks. I think Sonny got comfortable once Joe Louis got in there with him.
@soleknight3212 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy was playing a game that they were all in on.
@szymonwielogorski9151 Жыл бұрын
Wielki Sonny Listonie i niezrozumiały Joe Joe Louis wróćcie na ziemię
@DJK-cq2uy Жыл бұрын
Liston was a good human Too bad he faltered at the end
@matizaph Жыл бұрын
Wow! Even Jim Jacob's looks like he's around 5-2 220lbs. Liston looks 5-6 260lbs. Settings adjustment needed.
@theslash9210 Жыл бұрын
The body ratio difference in between the two guys😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@EminiMagic Жыл бұрын
Ali would never again face anyone as good as Liston.
@annyngalula2860 Жыл бұрын
George forman
@Twizzledoc187 Жыл бұрын
Big George foreman
@lloydkline Жыл бұрын
Cassius clay didn't fight a late 1950s / early 1960s younger sonny liston,, 1960s Cassius clay vs 1971 Joe frazier
@KingJachai Жыл бұрын
George Foremam, Joe Frazier, Earnie Shavers, Larry Holmes, Ken Norton?
@fishhookism Жыл бұрын
His hands looked like baseball mitts.
@LegendsofBoxinginColor Жыл бұрын
U dont want to get hit be those
@apocalypsenow1871 Жыл бұрын
Who is the interviewer. He had Louis and Liston super comfortable. From the few ive seen of Sonny, he didn't like interviews much
@LegendsofBoxinginColor Жыл бұрын
Jim jacobs
@tonypaella Жыл бұрын
@@LegendsofBoxinginColor the Mike Tyson Jim Jacobs?
@LegendsofBoxinginColor Жыл бұрын
@@tonypaella yes
@johnny5805 Жыл бұрын
Notice how Sonnt has put towels around his neck under his gown to make himself look even more intimidating.
@LegendsofBoxinginColor Жыл бұрын
He does this for most face offs as well. He puts a lot of towels under his robe
@66mestessa Жыл бұрын
Assolutamente no. Sonny si copriva le spalle, dopo gli allenamenti, non per sembrare più grosso, era comunque quasi sempre più grosso di tutti i suoi avversari tranne forse Cleveland Williams e Ed Sanders, lo faceva solo per trattenere il calore corporeo ed evitare che la sua enorme massa muscolare si raffreddasse. Insomma era una precauzione che serviva solo a prevenire gli infortuni.
@AldermanFredCDavis 3 ай бұрын
Liston was obviously a very solidly build man, but I remember an interview where Angelo Dundee talked about how Liston liked to come into the ring with a lot of towels over his chest and shoulders, in order to make him look even bigger and wider than he actually was. Angelo then went on to say something to the effect of, once Liston took his robe off, you could see that my guy (Ali) was almost as big (and Angelo might even have said his guy was even bigger). Weights and genetic body composition can be deceiving. Similar to how, back in the day, George Foreman was perceived as a giant, however, if I recall correctly, when Ali and Foreman fought, there was only about a 6lb weight difference, whereas some might have assumed there to be a 15 or 20lb weight difference. Point being, it seems Ali was bigger than he appeared on TV and LIston and Foreman (while both large, solidly built men), were not as big as they appeared on TV.
@LegendsofBoxinginColor 3 ай бұрын
Ali was Huge, his muscle make him look smaller than he is because he isnt that compact like liston. Liston is also tiny next to Joe Louis
@andypicken7848 Жыл бұрын
Sonny sounds like he has been on the Bob Hope
@eggsmann594 Жыл бұрын
Not of one of these legends finished high school and I'm talking the brilliant mind Jimmy Jacobs too.
@natturner806 Жыл бұрын
Sonny would have absolutely damaged Mike Tyson period
@frankpaya690 Жыл бұрын
With Mike Tyson whenever he got with an opponent that Tyson's people underestimated and who hadn't believed the press releases Tyson didn't do so well, I'm talking about against Hollyfield and McBride.
@andynoble4948 Жыл бұрын
Tyson got beaten by every fighter who wasn't scared of him and fought back with maybe the exception of Bruno
@johnpoon7881 Жыл бұрын
Hell no
@NoBiasAllBoxing Жыл бұрын
Haha stop it!
@alienbull2303 Жыл бұрын
he would have obliterated Cassius Clay if the fight wasnt rigged, cause it 100% was and you can clearly see he is a totally different fighter in those 2 fights than all his earlier fights
@geraldwestphipps764 2 ай бұрын
It's a SPORT and championship fights cause championship belts to sometimes change hands...
@chrismanteris9093 4 ай бұрын
The Mt Rushmore of boxing: Ali, Louis, Tyson + one more?
@michaelcollins237 Жыл бұрын
My opinion as a very old fight fan ,,,,average boxer and excellent street figher is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Sonny Liston fought Clay twice and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,there is no way that Sonny straight up lost either fight,
@kevinhamilton2521 Жыл бұрын
It’s crazy to think this guy dies 6 year later after this interview. Life is so dang short man!
@LegendsofBoxinginColor Жыл бұрын
Especially if you have connections to the mob
@clevelandwilliams5922 2 жыл бұрын
Sonny Liston said Cassius Clay fight Williams before I give you a shot at the title. Cassius Clay didn’t want to step in the ring against Williams until a .357 magnum brought him down physically & in conditioning. The standard of Liston is his demolition of Williams. Only Liston could determine the outcome of the title fight between him and the then Ali.
@LegendsofBoxinginColor 2 жыл бұрын
Liston victory over Williams is for sure his best win. I dont think that the first Ali Liston was fixed, but i think that the second one was fixed
@coachingconfidant2785 2 жыл бұрын
@@LegendsofBoxinginColor makes sense. Ali had a better mouth, and could sell more tickets, and make more money. After the 1st loss they saw that Ali could make the money
@clevelandwilliams5922 Жыл бұрын
@@LegendsofBoxinginColor It was not fixed directly but it was fixed to make sure Liston was not cut physically or in condition to deal with Clay at that time. He realised very quickly that he needed to be optimum in those levels to beat Clay. To why I say Clay never faces off against a optimum or prime Liston in the 1st fight. It was done systematically and also the demoralised feeling of no one accepting him as Champion did not do well. It’s the same as Buster Douglas beating Tyson. Good on him for doing so, but imagine Douglas facing a Tyson of Michael Spinks or Tyrell Biggs bouts, then that upset loss or win would never have happened.
@iamtman1 Жыл бұрын
Clay never avoided Williams coming up the ranks. Stop the fake bs.
@iamtman1 Жыл бұрын
@@clevelandwilliams5922 No version of Liston beats Ali 1964-67
@whizzkidd4 4 ай бұрын
Liston used a liniment that hurt clay on the 5th
@anaclarisss 2 ай бұрын
Infelizmente ele não foi aceito pela sociedade e não conseguiu superar essa questão. Ele deveria ter tido essa chance. Não foi o que aconteceu. É uma pena!
@Bbmangood 3 ай бұрын
The guy interviewing sonny Liston is Jim Jacobs. He was a member of Mike Tyson’s championship team. Many people do not realize that Jim Jacobs was a handball champion now you think handball that’s not a big deal. Handball was a big deal because a lot of boxers used handball in order to get in shape for flights because it is a very taxing sport. Jim Jacobs was a very tough guy who later amass the largest boxing library on the planet, and that library is now owned by Mike Tyson.
@LegendsofBoxinginColor 3 ай бұрын
the library is not in tysons hands that part is not true
@johndurrer7869 Жыл бұрын
Like a fool he sat on his stool
@ucheopara6309 Жыл бұрын
How old was Liston there, honestly?
@LegendsofBoxinginColor Жыл бұрын
38-41 i guess
@clevelandwilliams5922 2 жыл бұрын
See they asked Liston how would you compare Cassius Clay to say Cleveland Williams. That’s proof that Williams was definitely 2nd to Liston at that time period.
@LegendsofBoxinginColor 2 жыл бұрын
Williams was definitely one of the best at the time, but very avoided. Fighters like Floyd Patterson werent going near him.
@davidodoms2812 2 жыл бұрын
@@LegendsofBoxinginColor Facts!
@clevelandwilliams5922 Жыл бұрын
@@LegendsofBoxinginColor would you blame him after tasting that murderous & thunderous straight right from Johansson. He was aware of punchers.
@LegendsofBoxinginColor Жыл бұрын
@@clevelandwilliams5922 not pattetson fault per say, his manager trainer Cus just was overly protective
@clevelandwilliams5922 Жыл бұрын
@@LegendsofBoxinginColor Even Ali trainer Angelo Dundee said to Johansson, when they were sparring against Ali for the up in coming final fight in 1961 against Patterson. Don’t land your right hand punch.
@purplerain5129 Жыл бұрын
Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee ahhh rumble young man rumble float like a butterfly and sting like a bee just wait till you see Muhammad Ali 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@szymonwielogorski9151 Жыл бұрын
Liston górą
@douglasallen7639 3 ай бұрын
only if he didnt got into the mob if he had good people around about him how this man would of been
@qwertz7430 Жыл бұрын
Anyone know the name of the interviewer?
@LegendsofBoxinginColor Жыл бұрын
Jim jacobs
@cesarvaldes6783 10 ай бұрын
😮volver al teléfono normal
@MB-gl7fx 5 ай бұрын
Where is the Ali interview????
@LegendsofBoxinginColor 5 ай бұрын
Taken down by official boxing gods. He takes down all Ali and Tyson videos on KZfaq
@charlielynch7647 4 ай бұрын
Well that SUCKS
@Brawling_Style Жыл бұрын
If America just accepted liston he would of become such a different man
@yes-qw6om 2 жыл бұрын
who would win joe louis or sonny liston? i am not sure because sonny liston hit really hard but joe louis hit hard too and his hands would follow you like missiles
@LegendsofBoxinginColor 2 жыл бұрын
I would pick Louis. Liston hits harder but Louis is more technical
@michaelcorvin951 2 жыл бұрын
@@LegendsofBoxinginColor yess
@clevelandwilliams5922 Жыл бұрын
The most interesting fight is to watch how Joe Louis disposed of Max Baer
@PeronuPeric-wm9hx 5 ай бұрын
Sonny in his prime would destroy anyone.
@michaelares4240 2 жыл бұрын
So he wasn’t in shape bullshit
@paleo704 Жыл бұрын
He got injured mid fight
@isayoldchap1 11 ай бұрын
Liston was a great fighter, but his attempts at trash talk here are hilariously bad.
@LegendsofBoxinginColor 11 ай бұрын
He had some better ones. Look it up on this channel
@lordburlap4514 Жыл бұрын
Ali beat Liston twice.......enough said .
@EminiMagic Жыл бұрын
I have to disagree, Liston was in fear for his wife and children in both of those fights. The black muslims were known to follow through on their threats. I have no reason not to believe the experts at ringside in the second fight.
@lordburlap4514 Жыл бұрын
I agree!....in fact the whole sham was bankrolled by The Ultra-Secret Jack Ruby Slush Fund which was also responsible for Michael Jackson's facial surgery....KEEP INVESTIGATING!!!....THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!!!!!!!
@66mestessa Жыл бұрын
La Mafia ha battuto Liston, non Clay!
@purplerain5129 Жыл бұрын
@@EminiMagic oh please, don't make me laugh 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄🌎😄😄😍. Just beat it, I quests they threatened Joe Frazier also
@thebloxian6176 Жыл бұрын
@King of kings you do know Sonny was part of the mob, right? Those 2 fights have a lot of missing answers
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