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he was told by police that Liston had been seen at a house that would be the target of a drug raid. Banker stated that "Sheriff Lamb told me, 'Tell your pal Sonny to stay away from the West Side because we're going to bust the drug dealers.'" Banker later learned that the police told Liston the same thing to his face. Liston was allegedly present at dealer Earl Cage's residence during a raid by narcotics detectives. Because of that, Cage may have thought Sonny was an informant and injected him with a "hot dose" as retribution. Another theory is that the mob promised Liston some money to throw the second Ali fight, but they never paid him. As the years passed and Liston's financial situation worsened, he got angry and told the mob he would go public with the story unless they gave him the money, leading to his murder. Yet another version is that Liston was supposed to take a dive when he fought Chuck Wepner six months earlier, and killing him was payback for his failure to do so.

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right or away, Liston's leading left jabs largely failed to land. As Liston pursued his target Clay retreated, using his foot speed to slip away into open space in the ring, largely circling to the left and away from the threat of a Liston left hook. Although the opening round saw Clay largely on the defensive, it was soon established that Clay could reverse roles quickly and take to the offensive with a remarkably fast series of combinations delivered to Liston's head. A sudden violent combination delivered with 30 seconds left in the round electrified the crowd. The opening round was fought an extra eight seconds, since both fighters and referee Barney Felix apparently did not hear the bell.

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without a count) and Ali's obvious state of bewilderment, shouting at Liston "Nobody will believe this" and asking his handlers "Did I hit him?", confirmed most people's belief that Liston had taken a dive. There have been a number of unproven theories as to the background to the purported dive including that Liston was threatened by associates of Ali, or agreed to lose in return for a share in the more marketable Ali's future purses. Credence to the latter theory is provided by the fact that Liston, immediately after his fight with Chuck Wepner, seemed more concerned about supporting the proposed Ali-Frazier bout and Ali's claims to be champion than promoting his own career.

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eyes swept the whole scene. ... You could feel the deflation, see the look of hurt in his eyes. ... He had been deliberately snubbed. Philadelphia wanted nothing to do with him." People describe Sonny's disappointment further, recalling his shoulders slumping and all joy being removed from his demeanor. This point, the absence of a crowd or parade upon his arrival, is marked by many as Sonny's abandonment of any hope of being accepted as a champion. From this point forward, he would play into the stereotypes that reporters bestowed on him, departing from any efforts to appear amiable and affectionate to the public.

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driveway. Tocco called the police, and they broke into the house. Tocco said that the living room furniture was in disarray, but the house did not yet smell of death. He said they found Liston lying on his bed with a needle sticking out of his arm. Tocco left the house before the police did. "Johnny wasn't a braggart," Davi told Liston biographer Paul Gallender. "He told me in the strictest confidence, but it was like he wanted to get it off his chest." Gallender claimed, "A lot of officers knew Sonny was dead before Geraldine returned home on January 5, but they chose to let him rot."

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of his left jab, others have commented favorably on Liston's wide range of boxing skills. These include Muhammad Ali, who stated in a 1975 interview that he was a great admirer of Liston's talents: "Liston had a tremendous jab, could punch with either hand, was smart in the ring and as strong as any heavyweight I've ever seen." Ali also stated in his autobiography that in his prime the only two heavyweights who would have caused him serious trouble were "Ezzard Charles and a young Sonny Liston".

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and not the timekeeper's that is the official count. Furthermore, that count cannot be started until the fighter scoring the knockdown goes to and remains in a neutral corner. Ali did neither. Walcott never began a count in the ring because of Ali's non-compliance and his physical struggle with getting Ali to go to that neutral corner. The interference of ringside reporters regarding interpretation of the rules, the fight stoppage and the controversy after the fight had not been seen since

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not punch enough and frequently tried to clinch with Liston. ... In these feckless clinches he only managed to tie up one of Liston's arms. A grateful Liston found there was no need to give chase. The victim sought out the executioner." Rogin discounted speculation that Patterson had thrown the fight, writing: "The genesis of all this wide-eyed theorizing and downright baloney was the fact that many spectators failed to see the knockout blows."

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cut under his left eye." He also cited medical evidence: "A team of eight doctors inspected Liston's arm at St. Francis Hospital in Miami Beach and agreed that it was too badly damaged for Liston to continue fighting. The torn tendon had bled down into the mass of the biceps, swelling and numbing the arm." Those findings were confirmed in a formal investigation immediately after the fight by Florida State Attorney

429:. Liston retired in his corner due to an inflamed shoulder. Controversy followed with claims that Liston had been drinking heavily the night before the fight and had entered the bout with a lame shoulder. In his 1965 rematch with Ali, Liston suffered an unexpected first-round knockout that led to unresolved suspicions of a fix. He was still a world-ranked boxer when he died under mysterious circumstances in 1970. 1044:. It was the first million-dollar purse with both fighters receiving $ 1,434,000 each. Patterson, a 4:1 betting underdog, was knocked down three times and counted out at 2:10 of the first round. The fight lasted four seconds longer than the first one. Liston's victory was loudly booed. "The public is not with me. I know it", Liston said afterward. "But they'll have to swing along until somebody comes to beat me." 3978: 1070:(Muhammad Ali). Liston was a heavy favorite. In a pre-fight poll, 43 of 46 sportswriters picked Liston to win by knockout. Odds makers gave Liston 8:1 to win. Clay countered in verse, "If you want to lose your money, then bet on Sonny!” Liston was supremely confident of easily beating Clay, trained minimally for the fight and went ahead with it despite an injury to his left shoulder. 1082:

Liston had been cut. At one point in this attack, Liston was rocked as he was driven to the ropes. A clearly angered Liston rallied at the end of the round when Clay seemed tired, delivering punishing body shots. It was probably Liston's best moment in the entire fight. Sitting on his stool between rounds, however, Liston was breathing heavily as his cornermen worked on his cut.

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birth to be May 8, 1932, and used this for official purposes but by the time he won the world title an aged appearance added credence to rumors that he was actually several years older. One writer concluded that Liston's most plausible date of birth was July 22, 1930, citing census records and statements from his mother during her lifetime.

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motion a number count with his fingers. McDonough, however, claimed Walcott was looking at the crowd and never at him. After Liston arose, Walcott wiped off his gloves. He then left the fighters to go over to McDonough. "The timekeeper was waving both hands and saying, 'I counted him out—the fight is over,'" Walcott said after the fight. "

1338:, that Liston planned to throw the fight for reasons unknown and used the legitimate first-round knockdown for that end. Sheed says that the punch and the knockdown "may have been genuine, but when referee Joe Walcott blew the count and gave him all evening to get up, Liston's rendition of a coma wouldn't have fooled a possum." 791:, a fast-handed fighter who was billed as the hardest-hitting heavyweight in the world against whom he showed durability, power and skill, nullifying Williams' best work before stopping him in the third round. This victory is regarded by some as Liston's most impressive performance. He rounded out the year by stopping 1490:

report said his body was too decomposed for the tests to be conclusive. Officially, Liston died of lung congestion and heart failure. He had been suffering from hardening of the heart muscle and lung disease before his death. Liston had been hospitalized in early December, complaining of chest pains.

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writer Mark Kram said that years later Liston told him, "That guy was crazy. I didn't want anything to do with him. And the Muslims were coming up. Who needed that? So I went down. I wasn't hit." The fact that Liston did not complain about the clear breach of boxing rules (being declared knocked out

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When Walcott got back to Liston and looked at the knockdown timekeeper, Francis McDonough, to pick up the count, Liston had fallen back on the canvas. Walcott never did pick up the count. He said he could not hear McDonough, who did not have a microphone. Also, McDonough did not bang on the canvas or

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Liston's run-ins with the police had continued in Philadelphia. He particularly resented a 1961 arrest by a black patrolman for loitering, claiming to have merely been signing autographs and chatting with fans outside a drugstore. A month later, Liston was accused of impersonating a police officer by

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Liston made his professional debut on September 2, 1953, knocking out Don Smith in the first round in St. Louis, where he fought his first five bouts. He was 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), and had an exceptionally powerful physique, with a disproportionately long reach at 84 inches (2.13 m).

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Liston never complained about prison, saying he was guaranteed three meals every day. The athletic director at Missouri State Penitentiary, Rev. Alois Stevens, suggested to Liston that he try boxing, and his obvious aptitude, along with an endorsement from Stevens, who was also a priest, aided Liston

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Ali clearly did not think he knocked Liston out. In his own words in Thomas Hauser's 1991 biography: "The punch jarred him. It was a good punch, but I didn't think I hit him so hard that he couldn't have gotten up. Once he went down, I got excited. I forgot about the rules." In that same book Liston

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was sitting beside McDonough and he was waving his hands, too, saying it was over." Walcott then rushed back to the fighters, who had resumed boxing, and stopped the fight—awarding Ali a first-round knockout victory. Strict interpretation of the knockdown/count rule states it is the referee's count

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The ending of the fight remains one of the most controversial in boxing history. Midway through the first round, Liston threw a left jab and Ali went over it with a fast right, knocking the former champion down. Liston went down on his back. He rolled over, got to his right knee and then fell on his

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writer Tex Maule wrote that Liston's shoulder injury was legitimate. He cited Liston's inability to lift his arm: "There is no doubt that Liston's arm was damaged. In the sixth round, he carried it at belt level so that it was of no help in warding off the right crosses with which Clay probed at the

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Clay later said that in round five he could only see a faint shadow of Liston during most of the round, but by circling and moving frantically he managed to avoid Liston and somehow survive. At one point, Clay was wiping his eyes with his right hand while extending his left arm—"like a drunk leaning

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The commotion was not lost on referee Barney Felix, who was walking toward Clay's corner. Felix later said Clay was seconds from being disqualified. The challenger, his arms held high in surrender, was demanding that the fight be stopped and Dundee, fearing the fight might indeed be halted, gave his

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special 25 years later. "He said, 'Cut the gloves off. I want to prove to the world there's dirty work afoot.' And I said, 'Whoa, whoa, back up, baby. C'mon now, this is for the title, this is the big apple. What are you doing? Sit down!' So I get him down, I get the sponge and I pour the water into

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would probably recommend a ticker-tape parade. For confetti we can use torn-up arrest warrants." He also wrote that Liston's win over Patterson proved that "in a fair fight between good and evil, evil must win." Some writers thought Liston brought bad press on himself by a surly and hostile attitude

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Rogin wrote that Patterson backers expected him to "go inside on Liston, fire away and then run like a thief in the night. He would not close in until the accumulated inside damage and Liston's own frustration had sapped the challenger's strength and will." Patterson's fatal mistake was that he "did

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on September 7, 1960. Machen's mobility enabled him to go the distance but he was clearly outpointed despite Liston being penalised for a low blow in the 11th round. Machen's taunting and his spoiling tactics of dodging and grappling—at one point almost heaving Liston over the ropes—so alienated the

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ring in Las Vegas. When he allegedly tried to claim a bigger share, Conrad theorizes that his employers got him very drunk, took him home and injected him with an overdose. Professional gambler Lem Banker insists that Liston was murdered by drug dealers with whom he had become involved. Banker said

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in Liston's pants pocket, but no syringes or needles. Some found it suspicious that authorities could not locate any drug paraphernalia that Liston presumably would have needed to inject the fatal dose, such as a spoon to cook the heroin or a tourniquet to wrap around his arm. However, according to

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Liston is ranked second in the ESPN.com list of "The Hardest Hitters in Heavyweight History." Johnny Tocco, a trainer who worked with George Foreman and Mike Tyson as well as Liston, said Liston was the hardest hitter of the three. Herb Goldman stated that Liston, when in his prime between 1958 and

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as the most formidable he faced and Liston as the strongest man he encountered in the ring, describing Liston as having the most natural talent and skill. Foreman stated: "There wasn't anything missing from Sonny Liston. He had the whole package." While much has been written about the effectiveness

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The fight ranks as one of the shortest heavyweight title bouts in history. Many in the small crowd had not even settled in their seats when the fight was stopped. The official time of the stoppage was announced as 1:00 into the first round, which was wrong. Liston went down at 1:44, got up at 1:56,

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The second round saw Liston continue to pursue Clay. At one point, Liston had Clay against the ropes and landed a hard left hook. Clay confessed later he had been hurt by the punch, but Liston was unable to press his advantage home. Two of the three official scorers, or judges, awarded the round to

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with an awkward style. In the third round, Marshall nailed Liston—reportedly while he was laughing—and broke his jaw. A stoic Liston finished the fight, but lost in an eight-round split decision. On April 21, 1955, he defeated Marshall in a rematch, dropping him four times en route to a sixth-round

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mandatory until 1965. His family, but not Charles (or Sonny) Liston, can be found in the 1930 census, and in the 1940 census he was listed as 10 years old. It has been suggested Liston himself may not have known what year he was born, as he was not precise on the matter. Liston believed his date of

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overdose. "It was common knowledge that Sonny was a heroin addict," said Sgt. Caputo, one of the investigating police officers, "The whole department knew about it." The date of death listed on his death certificate is December 30, 1970, which police estimated by judging the number of milk bottles

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From the opening bell Liston attempted to close with Clay, looking to land a hard punch to the head to end the fight quickly and decisively. Although Clay often carried his gloves down at his waist, seemingly open to attack, he proved very difficult to hit. With Clay quickly ducking his head left,

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Upon winning the world heavyweight title, Liston had a speech prepared for the crowd that friends had assured him would meet him at the Philadelphia airport. But upon arrival, Liston was met by only a handful of reporters and public-relations staff. Writer Jack McKinney said, "I watched Sonny. His

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Despite being effectively blacklisted by the boxing establishment and press during his lifetime, Liston achieved a level of public awareness that is rare for a sportsperson. This has endured. His reputation as a great boxer with a unique though daunting persona has grown steadily over the decades

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During the fourth round Liston appeared dominant as Clay coasted, keeping his distance. Joe Louis commenting on TV at ringside said "It's looking good for Sonny Liston". However, when Clay returned to his corner, he started complaining that there was something burning in his eyes and he could not

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Numerous fans booed and started yelling, "Fix!" Many did not see the punch land, and some who did questioned that it was powerful enough to knock Liston out. Skeptics called the knockout blow "the phantom punch." Ali called it "the anchor punch." He said it was taught to him by comedian and film

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In the third round, Clay began to take control of the fight. At about 30 seconds into the round he hit Liston with several combinations, causing a bruise under Liston's right eye and a cut under his left, which eventually required eight stitches to close. It was the first time in his career that

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qualified him to moralize. Frustrated, Liston changed his management in 1961 and applied pressure through the media by remarking that Patterson, who had faced mostly white challengers since becoming champion, was drawing the color line against his own race. Patterson maintained, however, that he

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On January 1, Liston's wife, Geraldine, called Johnny Tocco and said she had not heard from her husband in three days and was worried. A few years before Tocco died, he allegedly told one of his good friends, Tony Davi, that he went to Liston's house and found the door locked and his car in the

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Many people who knew Liston insisted he was afraid of needles and never would have used heroin. "He had a deadly fear of needles," said Davey Pearl, a boxing referee and friend of Liston's. "There was nothing Sonny feared more than a needle. I know!" said Liston's Philadelphia dentist, Dr. Nick

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Liston returned to the United States and won seven fights, all by knockout, in 1968, increasing his string to eleven. America's first look at Liston since the Ali rematch was when he fought fifth–ranked Henry Clark in a nationally broadcast bout in July 1968. He won by a seventh-round technical

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Liston's criminal record, compounded by a personal association with a notorious labor racketeer, led to the police's stopping him on sight, and he began to avoid main streets. On May 5, 1956, a policeman confronted Liston and a friend about a cab parked near Liston's home. Liston assaulted the

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Early in his career, Liston faced capable opponents. In his sixth bout, he faced ranked heavyweight Johnny Summerlin (18–1–2) on national television and won in an eight-round decision. In his next fight, he had a rematch with Summerlin and again won an eight-round decision. Both fights were in

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Liston was found dead by his wife, Geraldine, in their Las Vegas home on January 5, 1971. On returning home from a two-week trip, Geraldine had smelled a foul odor emanating from the main bedroom and on entering saw him slumped up against the bed, a broken foot bench on the floor. Authorities

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Geraldine remembered her husband as "Great with me, great with the kids. He was a gentle man." Although largely illiterate through lack of schooling, though not innumerate, Liston was a more complex and interesting individual than has often been acknowledged. Former light-heavyweight champion

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and newspapers around the front door of the property. Coroner Mark Herman said traces of heroin byproducts were found in Liston's system, but not in amounts large enough to have caused his death. Also, scar tissue, possibly from needle marks, was found in the bend of Liston's left elbow. The

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Liston married Geraldine Chambers in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 3, 1957. Geraldine had a daughter from a previous marriage, and the Listons subsequently adopted a boy from Sweden. Liston biographer Paul Gallender claims that Liston fathered several children, though none with his wife.

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refused to give him a shot at the title because of Liston's links to organized crime. While Liston began working into shape with hopes for a heavyweight title shot, he also continued his criminal behavior. Two more arrests—for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest and another for

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Liston signed a contract in September 1953, proclaiming: "Whatever you tell me to do, I'll do." The only backers willing to put up the necessary money for him to turn professional were close to underworld figures, and Liston supplemented his income by working for racketeers as an

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said Liston had worked himself into the best shape of his career. However, there were again rumors of alcohol abuse in training. The extent to which Liston's heavy drinking and possible drug use may have contributed to his surprisingly poor performances against Ali is not known.

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wrote that Liston's handlers knew he "didn't have it anymore," and allegedly they had secretly paid sparring partner Amos Lincoln an extra $ 100 to take it easy on him – – the same man, incidentally, that Liston dismissed in less than two rounds a full three years later.

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in getting an early parole. Stevens organized a sparring session with a professional heavyweight named Thurman Wilson to showcase Liston's potential. After two rounds, Wilson had taken enough. "Better get me out of this ring," exclaimed Wilson, "he is going to kill me!"

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writer Mort Sharnik said his hands "looked like cannonballs when he made them into fists." Liston's noticeably more muscular left arm, crushing left jab and powerful left hook lent credence to the widely held belief that he was left-handed, although he fought in an

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Liston turned to crime and led a gang of thugs who committed muggings and armed robberies. Because of the shirt he wore during robberies, the St. Louis police called Liston the "Yellow Shirt Bandit." When caught in January 1950, Liston gave his age as 20, while the

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The fight turned out to be a mismatch. Liston, with a 25-pound weight advantage, 214 lb (97 kg) to 189 lb (86 kg), knocked out Patterson at 2:06 of the first round, putting him down for the count with a powerful left hook to the jaw.

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where a Catholic priest who acted as his spiritual adviser attempted to help bring his drinking under control. After he won the title, Liston relocated to Denver permanently, saying, "I'd rather be a lamppost in Denver than the mayor of Philadelphia."

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Ragni. "He was afraid of needles," echoed Father Edward Murphy. "He would do everything to avoid taking shots." According to Liston's trainer, Willie Reddish, Liston cancelled a planned tour to Africa in 1963 because he refused to get the required

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theorized that he was undressing for bed when he fell over backward with such force that he broke the rail of the bench. Geraldine called Liston's attorney and his doctor, but did not notify the police until two to three hours later.

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Tobe Liston inflicted whippings so severe on Sonny that the scars were still visible decades later. "The only thing my old man ever gave me was a beating," Liston said. In 1946, Helen Baskin, along with some of her children, moved to

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On July 28, 1963, Liston joined a group of 500 African Americans in Denver who marched to a post office to mail letters urging the Colorado congressional delegation to pass the Kennedy administration's civil rights package.

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who initially suspected Dundee had blinded his fighter, and that the trainer deliberately wiped his own eyes with the corner sponge to demonstrate to Clay's approaching bodyguards that he had not intentionally blinded him.

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after serving six months of a nine-month sentence, and was not prohibited from boxing during 1957. After repeated overnight detention by the St. Louis police and a thinly veiled threat to his life, Liston left for

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wrote "The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights", published in 2016. The book suggests that Sonny Liston may have been murdered and a possibility that the crime was never investigated. In

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However, some individuals have claimed that Liston was murdered. There are several theories as to why. Publicist Harold Conrad and others believed that Liston had been deeply involved as a bill collector for a

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After the second loss to Ali, Liston stayed out of the ring for more than a year. He returned with four consecutive knockout victories in Sweden between July 1966 and April 1967, all four co-promoted by former

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to seek factory work. Liston—aged around 13, according to his later reckonings—remained in Arkansas with his father. The following year, Sonny—determined to reunite with his mother and siblings—thrashed the

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was quoted two years after the fight: "Ali knocked me down with a sharp punch. I was down but not hurt, but I looked up and saw Ali standing over me. … Ali is waiting to hit me, the ref can't control him."

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In 1958, Liston returned to boxing. He won eight fights that year, six by knockout. Liston was training in the stable of Eddie Yawitz, who along with Bernie Glickman, managed the welterweight champion

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Golden Gloves champions of all weight classes, with Liston on top as the heavyweight, was gathered to represent the United States in an International Golden Gloves (USA vs. West Europe) competition at

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During an era when white journalists still described black athletes in stereotypes, Liston had long been a target of racially charged slurs; he was called a "gorilla" and "a jungle beast" in print.

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his eyes trying to cleanse whatever's there, but before I did that I put my pinkie in his eye and I put it into my eye. It burned like hell. There was something caustic in both eyes." Biographer

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in June 1970. The bout was stopped after the ninth round due to cuts over both of Wepner's eyes. Wepner needed 72 stitches and suffered a broken cheekbone and nose. Wepner, who also fought

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predicted a Patterson victory in 15 rounds, stating: "Sonny has neither Floyd's speed nor the versatility of his attack. He is a relatively elementary, one-track fighter." Former champions

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spoke for many when he was quoted as saying that Sonny Liston should not be allowed to fight for the title. Liston angrily responded by questioning whether Dempsey's failure to serve in

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said, "Here was a guy who was in prison and the guards used to beat him over the head with clubs and couldn't knock him down." But others contend he just was not the same Liston.

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wrote—to keep Liston at bay. But by the sixth round his sight had cleared, and a clearly enraged Clay fought a blisteringly aggressive round landing numerous combination punches.

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officer, breaking his knee and gashing his face. He also took his gun. He claimed the officer used racial slurs. A widely publicized account of Liston resisting arrest—even after

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in 1916. Helen had one child before she married Tobe, and Tobe had 13 children with his first wife. Tobe and Helen had 12 children together; Sonny was the second youngest child.

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Championship on March 26 (representing Chicago). Liston was knocked down in the first round, but came back to control the next two rounds and had Griffin hanging on at the end.

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going downhill, no brakes." It was the third-fastest knockout in a world heavyweight title fight, and the first time the defending champion had been knocked out in round one.

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Sonny Liston was featured in a novel "Girl Fighter" with a brief reference to his early life, his rise to WBC heavyweight champion and his eventual losses to Clay/Ali.

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Charlie I Liston in household of Tobbie Liston, Smith Township, Cross, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-12B, sheet 13B, family 205, line 42

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was stopped in three rounds. After demolishing these top-ranked fighters in the heavyweight division, Liston was regarded as the top-contender champion-in-waiting.

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former Las Vegas police Sergeant Gary Beckwith, "It wasn't uncommon for family members in these cases to go through and tidy up ... to save family embarrassment."

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magazine ranks Liston as the tenth greatest heavyweight of all time, while boxing writer Herb Goldman ranked him second and Richard O'Brien, Senior Editor of

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all declared they considered the fight to be a fake. Some felt the knockdown was real but the knockout was fake. Ali biographer Wilfrid Sheed wrote, in his

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heavyweight champion. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, Liston was particularly known for his immense strength, formidable jab, long

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matchmaker Teddy Brenner also disputed the shoulder injury, claiming he saw Liston use the same arm to throw a chair in his dressing room after the match.

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also did not want Patterson to fight Liston. When Patterson met with the president in January 1962, Kennedy suggested that Patterson avoid Liston, citing

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speaking) Nobody ever hit me like that guy. Every time he hit you, he broke something. I went through ten rounds with him, and broke my nose, my left

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Patterson and Liston had a rematch clause in their contract. Patterson wanted a chance to redeem himself, so they met again on July 22, 1963, in

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were allegedly broken over his skull—added to the public perception of him as a nightmarish "monster" impervious to physical punishment. He was

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After Liston was released from prison on October 31, 1952, he had a brief amateur career that spanned less than a year. Liston captured the

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in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense of the title; in the latter fight he also became the inaugural

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Singer/songwriter Rod Picott wrote and recorded a song titled "Sonny Liston" for his 2022 album "Paper Hearts and Broken Arrows."

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wrote, "The blow had so much force it lifted Liston's left foot, upon which most of his weight was resting, well off the canvas."

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and passed the preliminaries, stopping Lou Graff in the second round on April 13, but lost in the quarterfinals to 17-year-old

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On September 7, 1954, Liston suffered defeat for the first time in his eighth professional fight, losing to Marty Marshall, a

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said, "I have never met an athlete in baseball, basketball or football who is smarter, more intelligent than Sonny Liston".

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also ranked him the third greatest heavyweight and the sixth greatest boxer at any weight. Liston was inducted into the

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Following an investigation, Las Vegas police concluded there were no signs of foul play and declared Liston's death a

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Lineage Unbroken: The Complete Lineal Tracing of World Heavyweight Championship Boxing (Post-Marciano Era) 1956–2003

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Civic leaders were also reluctant, worrying that Liston's unsavory character would set a bad example for youth. The

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Paul R Gallender, 2012. The Real Story behind the Ali-Liston Fights. Create Space Independent Publishing Platform.

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magazine (cover photograph by Carl Fischer) "the last man on earth America wanted to see coming down its chimney".

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back again. Many in attendance did not see Ali deliver the punch. The fight quickly descended into chaos. Referee

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Shaun Assael. The Murder of Sonny Liston: A Story of Fame, Heroin, Boxing & Las Vegas Pan publisher; 2017. (

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Liston's streak of nine straight knockout victories ended when he won a unanimous twelve-round decision against

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The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Sixteen Original Works by Speculative Fiction's Finest Voices

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knockout. They fought for a third time on March 6, 1956, which Liston won by a ten-round unanimous decision.

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In 1960, Liston won five more fights, including a rematch with Williams, who lasted only two rounds.

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knockout, and seemed on the verge of making a comeback to the big time. He talked of a fight with

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There were some, however, who believed the fight was legitimate. World light-heavyweight champion

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There is no official record of Liston's birth as his family's home state of Arkansas did not make

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audience that Liston received unaccustomed support from the crowd. Before his bout with Liston,

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who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the undisputed world

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Liston won his final fight, a tough but one-sided match against future world title challenger

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consulted Machen and was advised that the key to survival was to make Liston lose his temper.

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Hutchison, Phillip J. "From Bad Buck to White Hope: Journalism and Sonny Liston, 1958–1965."

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Liston trained hard for the rematch, which was scheduled to take place November 13, 1964, in

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There is ample evidence that Liston did carry an injury to his left shoulder into the fight.

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on July 14, 1961. The suspension was honored in all states. Ironically, Patterson's manager,

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Liston failed to answer the bell for the seventh round, and Clay was declared the winner by

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writer Gilbert Rogin wrote that "that final left hook crashed into Patterson's cheek like a

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desperately wanted to fight Liston all the while, but was blocked by aforementioned trainer

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His fists measured 15 inches (38 cm) around, the largest of any heavyweight champion.

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Still, some found it hard to believe that the punch could have floored a man like Liston.

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Liston became the No. 1 contender in 1960, but the handlers of world heavyweight champion

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at 2:16 of the first round. The previous month, Schreibauer had won a bronze medal in the

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in 2008. The story speculates that Liston threw the Ali match for the good of society.

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Patterson finally signed to meet Liston for the world title on September 25, 1962, in

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had urged Patterson not to fight Liston, fearing that a Liston victory would hurt the

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Reputations: Sonny Liston: The Champion Nobody Wanted (2001), 50 min, BBC Documentary

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It was later theorized that a substance used on Liston's cuts by Joe Pollino, his

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Hackman, Timothy. "A blues song just for fighters: The legend of Sonny Liston."

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of Maine stepped forward, and within a few hours the promoters had a new site:

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family that farmed the poor land of Morledge Plantation near Johnson Township,

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The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights; First Edition

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A wax model of Liston appears in the front row of the iconic sleeve cover of

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following his death. A bronze copy of a marble statue of Liston sculpted by

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Writer Gilbert Rogin assessed Liston's style and physique after his win over

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Three days before the fight, Ali needed emergency surgery for a strangulated

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Tosches, Nick (2000). The Devil And Sonny Liston. Boston: Little, Brown.

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Tosches, Nick (2000). The Devil And Sonny Liston. Boston: Little, Brown.

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Tosches, Nick (2000). The Devil and Sonny Liston. Boston: Little, Brown.

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Liston was the subject of a 2008 feature film based upon his life titled

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toward journalists. He also had a reputation for bullying people such as

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was one of the first officers on the scene. He found a quarter-ounce of

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were an advantage early in his career but were later used against him.

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reported that he was 22. Convicted and sentenced to five years in the

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in a title match, was crushed in one round by Liston. Top contender

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Tournament of Champions on March 6, 1953, with a victory over 1952

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wrote the short story "Sonny Liston Takes the Fall", published in

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Was ‘Pariah’ boxing legend Sonny Liston's OD really a mob murder?

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Floyd Patterson: The Fighting Life of Boxing's Invisible Champion

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said Liston "looked awful" in his last workout before the fight.

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King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

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King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

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The Great Fights: A Pictorial History of Boxing's Greatest Bouts

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King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

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King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

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The Mad and the Bad: Boxing Tales of Murder, Madness and Mayhem

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Sources vary on his reach, with some listing it as 80½ in

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Liston made his second title defense on February 25, 1964, in

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Liston has been referenced in many songs by artists such as

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Maule, Tex (March 9, 1964). "Yes, it was good and honest".

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interview with Alex Haley in Muhammad Ali by Thomas Hauser,

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Liston and Ali: The Ugly Bear and the Boy Who Would Be King

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Liston and Ali: The Ugly Bear and the Boy Who Would Be King

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Sonny Liston: The Real Story behind the Ali–Liston Fights

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Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion

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Poetry and youth and joy had triumphed over the 8–1 odds.

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Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion

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officials, most notably Suffolk County District Attorney

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as Liston and was produced by Rhames, Hassain Zaidi and

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Liston was the subject of a 1995 HBO documentary titled

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in St. Louis. Liston knocked out Hermann Schreibauer of

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Although Liston was widely regarded as unbeatable, he

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1963, was the most feared fighter in boxing history.

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using a flashlight to wave down a female motorist in

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Sonny Liston: His Life, Strife and the Phantom Punch

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Sonny Liston-His Life, Strife and the Phantom Punch

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Alexander. 1271:wrote that it was "no phantom punch." And 1029: 916:Liston standing over Patterson in the ring 443:, placed him third. Alfie Potts Harmer in 133: 6798:NYSAC World Heavyweight Champion – BoxRec 6743:AETHLON: The Journal of Sporty Literature 6397: 6198:"Liston KO'd Popular Patterson for Title" 6138: 4654:"Jacob's Beach by Kevin Mitchell: review" 4482: 4480: 4383: 3738:Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. 3708:Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. 3335: 711:intimidator-enforcer. The connections to 693:Learn how and when to remove this message 111:Learn how and when to remove this message 7053:People from St. Francis County, Arkansas 5768:"Sonny Liston vs. Amos Lincoln – BoxRec" 5689:"Clay-Liston Fight Goes To Lewiston, ME" 5288: 5114: 5108: 4999:"Sonny Liston names George Katz manager" 4951:"Sonny Liston vs. Eddie Machen – BoxRec" 4617: 3347:Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 3315:Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 3108:Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 911: 829: 6983:September 25, 1962 – February 25, 1964 6972:September 25, 1962 – February 25, 1964 6958:September 25, 1962 – February 25, 1964 6484: 6288: 6139:Ali, Muhammad; Durham, Richard (1975). 6040:from the original on December 11, 2021. 5825:"Liston was trouble in and out of ring" 5598: 5596: 5319: 5119:. 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May 11, 1961 4990: 4956: 4942: 4916: 4890: 4865: 4835: 4820: 4809:Kane, Martin. 4801: 4786: 4774: 4747: 4740: 4720: 4714:978-0313379727 4713: 4695: 4688: 4668: 4644: 4637: 4616: 4593: 4589:978-1478185185 4573: 4566: 4554:Remnick, David 4542: 4517: 4505: 4476: 4451: 4444: 4416: 4382: 4354: 4336: 4310: 4270: 4244: 4227:The Fight City 4214: 4202:(former boxer 4173: 4151: 4125: 4103: 4075: 4046: 4045: 4043: 4040: 4038: 4037: 4027: 4025: 4022: 4021: 4020: 4017:Irving Resnick 4014: 4009: 4004: 3999: 3994: 3988: 3987: 3973: 3957: 3954: 3951: 3950: 3948: 3936: 3933: 3927: 3922: 3919: 3916: 3913: 3909: 3908: 3906: 3898: 3895: 3892: 3887: 3886:Ponce de Leon 3884: 3881: 3878: 3874: 3873: 3871: 3866: 3863: 3860: 3855: 3854:Bennie Thomas 3852: 3849: 3846: 3842: 3841: 3839: 3831: 3828: 3825: 3822: 3819: 3816: 3813: 3809: 3808: 3806: 3801: 3798: 3795: 3792: 3789: 3786: 3783: 3779: 3778: 3776: 3767: 3764: 3761: 3756: 3753: 3750: 3747: 3743: 3742: 3740: 3735: 3732: 3729: 3726: 3723: 3720: 3717: 3713: 3712: 3710: 3705: 3702: 3699: 3696: 3693: 3690: 3687: 3683: 3682: 3680: 3675: 3672: 3669: 3666: 3663: 3660: 3657: 3653: 3652: 3650: 3645: 3642: 3639: 3636: 3633: 3630: 3627: 3623: 3622: 3620: 3608: 3605: 3599: 3596: 3593: 3590: 3587: 3583: 3582: 3580: 3575: 3572: 3566: 3563: 3562:Calvin Butler 3560: 3557: 3554: 3550: 3549: 3547: 3535: 3532: 3529: 3526: 3523: 3520: 3517: 3513: 3512: 3510: 3501: 3498: 3495: 3492: 3489: 3486: 3483: 3479: 3478: 3476: 3471: 3468: 3465: 3462: 3459: 3456: 3453: 3449: 3448: 3446: 3434: 3431: 3428: 3425: 3422: 3419: 3416: 3412: 3411: 3409: 3404: 3401: 3398: 3395: 3392: 3389: 3386: 3382: 3381: 3379: 3374: 3371: 3368: 3365: 3362: 3359: 3356: 3352: 3351: 3349: 3344: 3341: 3338: 3333: 3332:Julio Mederos 3330: 3327: 3324: 3320: 3319: 3317: 3312: 3309: 3303: 3300: 3297: 3294: 3291: 3287: 3286: 3284: 3272: 3269: 3263: 3260: 3257: 3254: 3251: 3247: 3246: 3244: 3239: 3236: 3233: 3230: 3227: 3224: 3221: 3217: 3216: 3214: 3209: 3206: 3200: 3197: 3194: 3191: 3188: 3184: 3183: 3181: 3173: 3170: 3164: 3161: 3158: 3155: 3152: 3148: 3147: 3145: 3140: 3137: 3131: 3128: 3123: 3120: 3117: 3113: 3112: 3110: 3105: 3102: 3096: 3093: 3088: 3085: 3082: 3078: 3077: 3075: 3063: 3060: 3054: 3051: 3046: 3043: 3040: 3036: 3035: 3033: 3028: 3025: 3019: 3016: 3011: 3008: 3005: 3001: 3000: 2998: 2994:Houston, Texas 2986: 2983: 2977: 2974: 2969: 2966: 2963: 2959: 2958: 2956: 2951: 2948: 2942: 2939: 2934: 2931: 2928: 2924: 2923: 2921: 2909: 2906: 2900: 2897: 2892: 2889: 2886: 2882: 2881: 2879: 2871:Sick's Stadium 2867: 2864: 2861: 2858: 2853: 2850: 2847: 2843: 2842: 2840: 2835: 2832: 2826: 2823: 2818: 2815: 2812: 2808: 2807: 2805: 2793: 2790: 2784: 2781: 2778: 2775: 2772: 2768: 2767: 2748: 2740: 2735: 2729: 2726: 2721: 2718: 2715: 2711: 2710: 2705:Won inaugural 2696: 2684: 2679: 2673: 2670: 2665: 2662: 2659: 2655: 2654: 2645: 2637: 2632: 2626: 2623: 2618: 2615: 2612: 2608: 2607: 2598: 2589: 2584: 2578: 2575: 2570: 2567: 2564: 2560: 2559: 2557: 2549: 2546: 2540: 2537: 2534: 2531: 2528: 2524: 2523: 2521: 2509: 2506: 2500: 2497: 2494: 2491: 2488: 2484: 2483: 2481: 2476: 2473: 2467: 2464: 2461: 2458: 2455: 2451: 2450: 2448: 2443: 2440: 2437: 2434: 2431: 2428: 2425: 2421: 2420: 2418: 2406: 2403: 2397: 2394: 2393:Bill McMurray 2391: 2388: 2385: 2381: 2380: 2378: 2366: 2363: 2357: 2354: 2349: 2346: 2343: 2339: 2338: 2336: 2324: 2321: 2315: 2312: 2309: 2306: 2303: 2299: 2298: 2296: 2284: 2281: 2278: 2275: 2272: 2269: 2266: 2262: 2261: 2259: 2250: 2247: 2241: 2238: 2235: 2232: 2229: 2225: 2224: 2222: 2214: 2211: 2205: 2202: 2201:Roger Rischer 2199: 2196: 2193: 2189: 2188: 2186: 2174: 2171: 2165: 2162: 2159: 2156: 2153: 2149: 2148: 2146: 2141: 2138: 2135: 2132: 2127: 2124: 2121: 2117: 2116: 2114: 2109: 2106: 2100: 2097: 2095:George Johnson 2092: 2089: 2086: 2082: 2081: 2079: 2074: 2071: 2068: 2065: 2062: 2059: 2056: 2052: 2051: 2043: 2035: 2032: 2026: 2023: 2018: 2015: 2012: 2008: 2007: 2005: 1993: 1990: 1984: 1981: 1976: 1973: 1970: 1966: 1965: 1962: 1959: 1956: 1953: 1950: 1947: 1944: 1941: 1931: 1930: 1927: 1924: 1920: 1919: 1916: 1913: 1909: 1908: 1905: 1902: 1895: 1892: 1886: 1883: 1860:Elizabeth Bear 1849: 1846: 1780:Chuck E. Weiss 1747: 1744: 1710: 1707: 1630: 1627: 1609:Charles Napier 1578: 1575: 1573: 1570: 1552: 1549: 1507: 1504: 1474: 1471: 1461: 1458: 1445:George Foreman 1422: 1419: 1411:George Foreman 1357: 1355: 1352: 1332:George Chuvalo 1307:New York Times 1297:New York Times 1248:Stepin Fetchit 1171: 1168: 1052:Main article: 1049: 1046: 1034:Main article: 1031: 1028: 1019:Fairmount Park 996:Larry Merchant 987: 984: 956:Rocky Marciano 952:Ezzard Charles 920:Main article: 909: 906: 831: 828: 768: 765: 707: 704: 701: 700: 642:"Sonny Liston" 615: 613: 606: 600: 597: 570:Jimmy McCarter 534: 533:Amateur career 531: 494: 491: 481: 478: 461: 458: 456: 453: 419:lost the title 368: 367: 362: 361: 358: 353: 345: 344: 338: 337: 334: 329: 321: 320: 314: 313: 311:amateur boxing 306: 305: 300: 296: 295: 294: 291: 290: 287: 286: 283: 279: 278: 275: 271: 270: 267: 263: 262: 259: 255: 254: 248: 247: 244: 243: 238: 234: 233: 230: 226: 225: 222: 218: 217: 212: 206: 205: 199: 198: 195: 191: 190: 184: 170: 166: 165: 159: 148: 146: 142: 141: 139:Liston in 1968 138: 130: 129: 126: 119: 118: 60:"Sonny Liston" 33: 31: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 7100: 7089: 7086: 7084: 7081: 7079: 7076: 7074: 7071: 7069: 7066: 7064: 7061: 7059: 7056: 7054: 7051: 7049: 7046: 7044: 7041: 7039: 7036: 7034: 7031: 7029: 7026: 7024: 7021: 7019: 7016: 7015: 7013: 7001: 7000:July 22, 1963 6997: 6996: 6990: 6987: 6986: 6981: 6980: 6975: 6970: 6969: 6967: 6961: 6956: 6955: 6950: 6943: 6936: 6928: 6924: 6920: 6914: 6908: 6903: 6900: 6899:Garvin Sawyer 6891: 6890: 6882: 6881: 6874: 6869: 6864: 6858: 6855: 6852: 6849: 6846: 6842: 6838: 6835: 6833: 6830: 6828: 6826: 6822: 6820: 6817: 6815: 6812: 6810: 6807: 6804: 6801: 6799: 6796: 6791: 6787: 6784: 6783: 6775: 6771: 6767: 6764: 6760: 6758: 6754: 6750: 6748: 6744: 6740: 6738: 6737:online review 6734: 6730: 6729: 6716: 6710: 6706: 6699: 6691: 6685: 6681: 6674: 6658: 6652: 6645: 6644:0-85634-180-0 6641: 6637: 6632: 6624: 6618: 6614: 6611:Night, Cyan. 6607: 6599: 6593: 6589: 6582: 6574: 6573: 6568: 6562: 6554: 6548: 6540: 6534: 6525: 6518: 6517: 6516:New York Post 6512: 6507: 6492: 6488: 6481: 6473: 6467: 6463: 6456: 6450: 6444: 6436: 6432: 6425: 6409: 6405: 6401: 6394: 6392: 6390: 6382: 6377: 6361: 6357: 6353: 6347: 6339: 6338:Biography.com 6335: 6329: 6321: 6317: 6311: 6296: 6292: 6285: 6269: 6265: 6258: 6242: 6238: 6234: 6228: 6220: 6216: 6210: 6203: 6200:by Mike Puma 6199: 6194: 6178: 6174: 6168: 6160: 6156: 6150: 6142: 6135: 6119: 6115: 6109: 6101: 6097: 6091: 6083: 6079: 6073: 6058: 6054: 6047: 6039: 6035: 6031: 6025: 6017: 6013: 6007: 5991: 5987: 5983: 5976: 5961: 5957: 5951: 5936: 5934:9781470024574 5930: 5926: 5925: 5917: 5909: 5903: 5895: 5891: 5885: 5878: 5877:9781509814831 5874: 5868: 5860: 5856: 5850: 5834: 5830: 5826: 5820: 5814: 5810: 5806: 5801: 5793: 5792: 5787: 5781: 5773: 5769: 5763: 5755: 5754:The Telegraph 5751: 5745: 5737: 5733: 5727: 5712: 5708: 5702: 5694: 5690: 5684: 5668: 5664: 5658: 5642: 5638: 5634: 5627: 5612: 5611: 5606: 5599: 5597: 5589: 5588:9781509814831 5585: 5579: 5572: 5566: 5559: 5555: 5549: 5542: 5537: 5530: 5524: 5516: 5512: 5506: 5491: 5487: 5481: 5475: 5469: 5461: 5455: 5450: 5449: 5440: 5424: 5420: 5416: 5413:Groves, Lee. 5409: 5400: 5391: 5382: 5376: 5372: 5366: 5360: 5356: 5350: 5343: 5331: 5327: 5323: 5316: 5308: 5304: 5302:0-85112-900-5 5298: 5294: 5293: 5285: 5278: 5273: 5258: 5252: 5248: 5247: 5239: 5237: 5220: 5216: 5210: 5202: 5196: 5195:cite magazine 5180: 5176: 5169: 5160: 5153: 5148: 5141: 5136: 5128: 5122: 5118: 5111: 5104: 5099: 5097: 5095: 5093: 5091: 5089: 5073: 5072: 5067: 5060: 5044: 5040: 5034: 5026: 5020: 5004: 5000: 4994: 4978: 4974: 4970: 4963: 4961: 4952: 4946: 4931: 4927: 4920: 4905: 4901: 4894: 4879: 4875: 4869: 4853: 4849: 4845: 4839: 4833: 4831: 4824: 4818: 4816: 4812: 4805: 4798: 4797: 4790: 4784:, August 1962 4783: 4778: 4762: 4758: 4751: 4743: 4741:9781785314223 4737: 4733: 4732: 4724: 4716: 4710: 4706: 4699: 4691: 4689:9781907195655 4685: 4681: 4680: 4672: 4664: 4660: 4659:The Telegraph 4655: 4648: 4640: 4634: 4630: 4623: 4621: 4612: 4608: 4604: 4597: 4590: 4586: 4580: 4578: 4569: 4567:0-330-37189-4 4563: 4559: 4555: 4549: 4547: 4531: 4527: 4521: 4512: 4510: 4493: 4489: 4483: 4481: 4473: 4461: 4455: 4447: 4441: 4436: 4435: 4429: 4428:Tosches, Nick 4423: 4421: 4404: 4403: 4398: 4391: 4389: 4387: 4370: 4363: 4361: 4359: 4350: 4346: 4340: 4324: 4320: 4314: 4306: 4300: 4285: 4281: 4274: 4258: 4254: 4248: 4232: 4228: 4224: 4218: 4211: 4209: 4205: 4191: 4190: 4185: 4184: 4177: 4162:. May 7, 2023 4161: 4155: 4140: 4139:The Sportsman 4136: 4129: 4121: 4117: 4113: 4107: 4092: 4085: 4079: 4064: 4063:Cdnph.upi.com 4057: 4051: 4047: 4032: 4028: 4018: 4015: 4013: 4010: 4008: 4005: 4003: 4000: 3998: 3995: 3993: 3990: 3989: 3985: 3984:Sports portal 3974: 3971: 3960: 3949: 3945: 3941: 3937: 3934: 3928: 3923: 3920: 3917: 3914: 3911: 3910: 3907: 3903: 3899: 3897:Sep 17, 1953 3896: 3893: 3888: 3885: 3882: 3879: 3876: 3875: 3872: 3867: 3865:Nov 21, 1953 3864: 3861: 3856: 3853: 3850: 3847: 3844: 3843: 3840: 3836: 3832: 3830:Jan 25, 1954 3829: 3826: 3823: 3820: 3817: 3814: 3811: 3810: 3807: 3802: 3800:Mar 31, 1954 3799: 3796: 3793: 3790: 3787: 3784: 3781: 3780: 3777: 3773: 3768: 3766:Jun 29, 1954 3765: 3762: 3757: 3754: 3751: 3748: 3745: 3744: 3741: 3736: 3734:Aug 10, 1954 3733: 3730: 3727: 3724: 3721: 3718: 3715: 3714: 3711: 3706: 3703: 3700: 3697: 3694: 3691: 3688: 3685: 3684: 3681: 3676: 3673: 3670: 3667: 3664: 3661: 3658: 3655: 3654: 3651: 3646: 3644:Apr 21, 1955 3643: 3640: 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