legal substance in the first ali fight??if so what was it??

[larry x]

is the story of him cheating in the first fight fact or fiction??if true what did he use and why wasnt he suspended or fined??

[larry x]

i noticed the title came out wrong..i changed it..im inquiring about the story of liston using some type of substance on his gloves...is there any truth to it??

[StarshipTrooper]

is the story of him cheating in the first fight fact or fiction??if true what did he use and why wasnt he suspended or fined??

There's the testimony of his cut man Milt Bailey that a substance was put on Liston's gloves to delibrately blind Clay. That being said, there isn't any hard evidence one way or the other that it was delibrate and the testimony of others contadict Bailey. So it really comes down to who's story do you believe. We know Liston's corner was using a substance to work on Liston's shoulder between rounds so it COULD have inadvertantly gotten on his gloves. On the other hand we also know that dirty tricks in boxing are nothing new so it certainly isn't out of the realm of possibility that it was purposely put on the gloves.

Poet

[sonnyboyx2]

Firery-Jack (muscle rub)

[mrboxer]

in boxing there is no room for any type of tampering,if some one is caught and proven beyond a reasonable doubt that indeed some sort of monkey business was involved then the people involved should be banned from the sport,why do they do this non shalant business i do not know,and even though it back fired in listons case,i do not for one minute believe that the bear had anything to do with any sort of balony in the ali fight

[GJC]

There's the testimony of his cut man Milt Bailey that a substance was put on Liston's gloves to delibrately blind Clay. That being said, there isn't any hard evidence one way or the other that it was delibrate and the testimony of others contadict Bailey. So it really comes down to who's story do you believe. We know Liston's corner was using a substance to work on Liston's shoulder between rounds so it COULD have inadvertantly gotten on his gloves. On the other hand we also know that dirty tricks in boxing are nothing new so it certainly isn't out of the realm of possibility that it was purposely put on the gloves.

Poet

There was at least one of Liston's old opponents who came forward and said he also got something in his eyes whilst fighting Liston, his name will come to me unless someone can help. As you say no real hard proof either way though Clay certainly was effected by something in that round.

[them_apples]

Firery-Jack (muscle rub)

aka a535? that kinda thing?

[StarshipTrooper]

There was at least one of Liston's old opponents who came forward and said he also got something in his eyes whilst fighting Liston, his name will come to me unless someone can help. As you say no real hard proof either way though Clay certainly was effected by something in that round.

Yeah, it's just one of those things that would never hold up in a court of law. I suspect it WAS put on Liston's gloves delibrately but suspecting and KNOWING are two different things

Poet

[Princemanspopa]

Sonny was an all around good lad and a fine fella.I couldn't see why he would ever have to resort to such tactics.It's amazing the lengths some will go to discredit such a legendary fighter like Sonny Liston.Leave the man and his legacy rest in peace.

[GJC]

Sonny was an all around good lad and a fine fella.I couldn't see why he would ever have to resort to such tactics.It's amazing the lengths some will go to discredit such a legendary fighter like Sonny Liston.Leave the man and his legacy rest in peace.

To be fair to Liston even if there was something to it he wouldn't neccessary be a part of it anyway. Corner man wiping his gloves could easily juice them without Liston having a clue.