How much of a chance was Patterson given in Liston II? [Archive]

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ChrisPontius

08-30-2007, 05:51 PM

Were there people who thought Patterson could fight a smart fight instead of coming right at Liston like he did the first time? Or were they mostly people who picked Patterson because he was a good guy and Liston was the bad convict?

Comments from Bummy Davis, Old Fogey and John Garfield would be highly appreciated.

ChrisPontius

08-30-2007, 05:52 PM

Oops, this was meant to be in the classic forum. An admin can remove this thread.

TBooze

08-30-2007, 06:10 PM

I think it annoyed a lot of people as it was a mandatory rematch, that was not needed. The feeling was Patterson probably would last longer, but he was not going to win. And that is what happened... just!;)