Sonny Liston vs. Roger Rischer

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Sonny Liston 219 lbs beat Roger Rischer 200 lbs by KO at 2:23 in round 3 of 10

  • Date: 1968-11-12
  • Location: Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Referee: Buck McTiernan

"Sonny Liston, former world heavyweight champion, bombed Roger Rischer out at 2:23 of the 3rd round Tuesday night in a nationally televised benefit fight. The victory was Liston's 43rd and 11th straight in a comeback he hopes will net him a match against either Jimmy Ellis or Joe Frazier. It appeared a question of only when Liston would win, even as the two fighters listened to referee Buck McTiernan's pre-fight instructions. Rischer, squirming, bobbing and weaving, got himself caught against the ropes in the 1st round and Liston deposited him on the canvas with a right uppercut. In the 2nd, Rischer back-pedaled away from Liston then stopped quickly, popped an overhand right and left hook to Liston's face. Liston then backed Rischer against the ropes in the 3rd round and dropped him for the count with a left hook to the body."

  • The fight was staged for the benefit of Ben Anolik, a former Pittsburgh fight promoter and the first Pennsylvanian to undergo a heart transplant. Anolik was seated ringside for the affair.

Post fight comment

  • "A quick knockout." -Sonny Liston, when asked what he saw in Rischer's eyes during the pre-fight instructions.
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