Sonny Liston - Wikipedia
Charles "Sonny" Liston was born circa 1930 into a sharecropping family that farmed the poor land of Morledge Plantation near Johnson Township, St. Francis County, Arkansas. His father, Tobe Liston, was in his mid 40s when he and his wife, Helen Baskin, who was almost 30 years younger than Tobe, moved to Arkansas from Mississippi in 1916.
Sonny Liston: The mysterious death that haunts boxing - BBC
2019年7月15日 · 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 …
Sonny Liston - Death, Muhammad Ali & Children - Biography
2014年4月2日 · Who Was Sonny Liston? Sonny Liston had a controversial boxing career, winning 54 of 58 bouts from 1953 to 1970. Known for his powerful punch, the majority of his victories were knockouts.
Sonny Liston | Biography, Record, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月30日 · 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).
Sonny Liston - BoxRec
Liston retired on his stool citing an injured shoulder; After this fight Cassius Clay changed his name to Cassius X and then to Muhammad Ali; 1964 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston - Wikipedia
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 ...
O Unlucky Man: The sad life and tragic death of Sonny Liston
1991年2月4日 · In fact, Sonny Liston had not been right for a long time, and not only for the strangely dual life he had been leading—spells of choirboy abstinence squeezed between binges of drinking and...
The Crushing Power Of Sonny Liston - YouTube
A tribute to one of the greatest heavyweights to ever live, Sonny Liston. This video showcases Listons freakish reach, dynamic jab, slick footwork and head m...
The Most Feared Heavyweight Of An Era – Sonny Liston
Sonny Liston’s boxing career was marked by both triumphs and controversies. His ferocious fighting style, characterized by devastating power punches and his toughness, left an indelible mark on the heavyweight division history.
Sonny Liston - The Real Story Behind the Ali-Liston Fights
2012年8月1日 · Fifty-one years after his death, Liston expert, Paul Gallender, has solved the five major mysteries surrounding The Bear in the second edition of his 2012 biography, Sonny Liston - The Real Story Behind the Ali-Liston Fights.