Liston vs...

[Goodnight, Irene]

...these Heavies...

Lennox Lewis

Joe Walcott

Evander Holyfield

Jack Dempsey

All bouts laid down for 12 rounds.

[Alan Partridge]

...these Heavies...

Lennox Lewis

Joe Walcott

Evander Holyfield

Jack Dempsey

All bouts laid down for 12 rounds.

Liston beats them all With Dempsey and Walcott being the hardest fights for him.

[jezzamundo]

...these Heavies...

Liston KO7 Lennox Lewis - A focused Lewis could conceivably outbox Liston, he was quicker and much the bigger man. That said, he struggled with Mercer's jab which suggests he would have fits with Liston's. A competitive fight until Liston puts him away.

Liston KO11 Joe Walcott - Joe would win rounds and make Liston look slow at times, but I see him lasting to the late rounds at best. Liston stops him, it's just a matter of when.

Liston UD12 Evander Holyfield - I think of this as Holyfield vs Bowe, only with a smaller, more skilled Bowe. Evander was only able to squeak past Bowe once out of three, I think this is a competitive fight, but Liston has the edge, winning with scorecards of 115-113 or thereabouts. I wouldn't count out a narrow points win to Evander, who would have a definite speed advantage.

Liston TKO10 Jack Dempsey - Again, this would be a competitive fight, but I see Jack taking a lot of leather, slowing down towards the end and being eventually stopped.

All bouts laid down for 12 rounds.

Liston beats them all With Dempsey and Walcott being the hardest fights for him.