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Intercity Golden Gloves. Chicago 1953. Light-heavyweight. Charles L. " Sonny " Liston ( c. 1930 – December 30, 1970), nicknamed " The Big Bear ", [4] was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970.
Jul 15, 2019 · In January 1971, former heavyweight champion of the world Sonny Liston was found dead at his Las Vegas home. A coroner ruled that he died of natural causes - but some say the...
Sonny Liston, American boxer who was world heavyweight boxing champion from September 25, 1962, when he knocked out Floyd Patterson, until February 25, 1964, when he stopped a fight with Cassius Clay (afterward Muhammad Ali).
Today we remember one of the most formidable punchers in the history of boxing, looking at the career and somewhat difficult life of fighter Charles ‘Sonny’ ...
The two fights between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston for boxing 's World Heavyweight Championship were among the most controversial fights in the sport's history. Sports Illustrated magazine named their first meeting, the Liston–Clay fight (Ali had not yet changed his name from Cassius Clay), as the fourth greatest sports moment of the ...
Jun 11, 2018 · Sonny Liston [1] 1932-1970 American boxer When Sonny Liston [2] became the world heavyweight boxing champ by knocking out Floyd Patterson [3] in 1962, he hoped his criminal past and unsavory reputation could be put behind him.
Feb 25, 2024 · A crestfallen Sonny Liston had no intention of coming out for round seven. The heavyweight champion of the world had been outsmarted, outmaneuvered, outpunched and outclassed.
Liston had Marshall on the verge of a knockout on several occasions, but the safety-minded Detroit fighter found a way to survive. Marshall was down 4 times; for a 9-count at the end of round 5, and three times in round six. Marshall down once in the 1st round. Liston suffered a possible broken jaw early in the bout.
Jul 21, 2013 · Fifty years ago, the heavyweight boxing title belt resided in Denver after Sonny Liston knocked out former champion Floyd Patterson. Knocked out? Liston destroyed Patterson.
Sonny Liston. Actor: Head. Charles "Sonny" Liston's life and death began and ended in the same manner: as a mystery. Liston, one of 25 children by his father, is reputed to have been born in May 1932, yet prison records show various birth dates, among them 1928.
