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Heavyweight. 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 truth...
Apr 2, 2014 · 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, 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). Learn more about Liston’s life and career in this article.
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.
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...
Feb 4, 1991 · 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 24th of 25 children fathered by Tobey or Tobe Liston (one of 10 with his wife Helen), Sonny came into the world in a tenant's shack 17 miles northwest of Forrest City, Ark.
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’ ...
Born one of 25 brothers and sisters, Liston led a troubled life and learned boxing while serving time in prison for armed robbery. He turned pro in 1953 and rapidly ascended the heavyweight ranks, leaving a stream of knockout victims in his wake.
