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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 truth is far...
Liston was the subject of a 1995 HBO documentary titled Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion . In the 2001 film Ali, Liston was portrayed by former WBO Heavyweight Champion Michael Bentt . Liston was the subject of a 2008 feature film based upon his life titled Phantom Punch.
In his new book, The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights, out October 18, ESPN journalist Shaun Assael treats the boxer's death as a cold case and investigates the...
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Nov 6, 2019 · In a little more than eight years, Sonny Liston went from capturing the heavyweight title to allegedly selling heroin on Las Vegas’ Westside and dying of a presumed overdose — one that’s ...
Oct 21, 2016 · Liston's death from a heroin overdose on January 5th, 1971, has long been seen as accidental, but Assael, a two-fisted journalist for ESPN, puts forward the murder theory and identifies four...
Sep 18, 2020 · The most iconic photo in boxing history documents the knockout that almost nobody saw happen. Even before the first punch was thrown, the May 25, 1965 bout between Muhammad Ali and Sonny...
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