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Sonny Liston vs Leotis Martin - Highlights (SHOCKING UPSET)

#sonnyliston #listonvsmartin #jeffjacksonboxing ** NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED ** SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel 👉    / @jeffjacksonboxing   December 6th, 1969. 2 hard hitting heavyweights; Sonny Liston aka "The Big Bear" and Leotis “Otis Lee” Martin fought for the inaugural NABF Heavyweight Championship. At this time, Liston was ranked No. 5 by the WBA while his opponent and former longtime sparring partner was ranked No. 3 by the same organization. Martin was an excellent amateur who garnered the following credentials before turning pro in January 1962: i. National AAU Middleweight Champion (1960) ii. Chicago Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion (1960) iii. Intercity Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion (1960) iv. Intercity Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion (1961) Prefight records; Liston 49(38)-3, Martin 30(18)-5. In May 1965, Liston was defeated via KO1 in a rematch against Muhammad Ali in controversial fashion. After the loss, he rebounded with a winning streak of 14(13)-0 between July 1966 and September 1969. For his next fight, the 39 year old Liston took on the 30 year old power punching Philadelphian in bid for the vacant NABF Heavyweight Title. Entering the fight, Liston had defeated top oppositions such as Mike DeJohn, Johnny Summerlin, Eddie Machen, Zora Folley, Henry Clark, Nino Valdes, Floyd Patterson (2x) & Cleveland Williams (2x). On the other hand, Martin had notable wins over Thad Spencer & Karl Mildenberger. Although Liston was well past his best years at this point, he had a 21 pound weight advantage as he weighed 220 while Martin went in at 199. Additionally, he also had an 8” reach advantage with a wingspan of 84” over Martin’s 76”. From the opening bell, Liston was the aggressor who utilized his long jab to cut off the small ring while Martin jabbed as he circled leftward on his back foot to nullify the deadly left hand of the seasoned veteran. In round 4, Martin was floored with a well-timed left hook to the jaw with under 50 seconds left in the round but he made it to the bell albeit dazed by the follow up barrages after he regained his vertical base. In round 6, Liston began to show early signs of fatigue despite gaining the upper hand for the most part since scoring the first knockdown of the fight. In round 7, Martin was rocked with a number of lefts and rights to the head but with only 20 seconds left to the bell he managed to survive the onslaught. In round 8, Liston was evidently tired as he was bleeding out of his nose and into his mouth after cornering Martin to the ropes, but he was unable to do any real damage (due to exhaustion) while at close range. With 25 seconds left in the round, he let the betting underdog off the hook for the third time. In round 9, Martin was the more effective jabber for the first time and in about a minute in, he connected with a hard right hand counter over Liston’s slow jab. He proceeded to waste no time going for the kill with a left hook to the body followed by a right hook to the chin that sent The Big Bear face-first to the canvas. Referee Mike Kaplan went on to count out the 13-5 betting favorite at the 1:08 mark of round 9, making Leotis Martin the first ever NABF Heavyweight Champion. Sonny Liston was out for about 20 minutes due to the devastating nature of the knockout. “He was out for a long time. He only came to when his seconds gave him a second shot of smelling salts." -Dr. Donald Romeo (on Liston’s condition) “He (Mike Kaplan) could have counted to 300...” Jimmy Cox (Review-Journal ringside reporter) Unfortunately for Otis Lee, he was forced into retirement shortly after achieving his biggest win in 36 bouts due to a detached retina caused by the accumulation of punishment (mostly left jabs) dished out by one of the hardest and most fearsome punchers in the history of the sport. He finished his career of 7 years & 11 months with a final record of 31(19)-5. Enjoy this highlight of a SHOCKING UPSET and be sure to SUBSCRIBE for more boxing goodness! Thanks for watching and keep punching.