The punch was strong enmough to lift Liston's left foot off the canvas. He had just stepped with the left foot, so was not stepping again so soon. This is a long ignored and little known detail.
-
-
For anyone wanting to dive a bit more deeply into the Ali-Liston fight from the perspective of the fight's venue, check out this special section: sunjournal.com/phantompunchat50Comment
-
I don't think any were fixed..
The phantom punch was in actuality, a short right on the inside
Maybe the first fight was fixed but I doubt it...Comment
Comment