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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 truth is far...
Apr 2, 2014 · 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. He died circa December 30...
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.
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.
Bus Burke of The Ring filed the following report. “In a four-round fight which was watched closely by St. Louisians, Sonny Liston, a National Golden Glove champion, weighing 200 ½ , and whose home is in St. Louis, punched out a fast 33-second knockout over Don Smith, 179, of Louisville, Kentucky.
Feb 25, 2024 · Muhammad Ali TKO 6 Sonny Liston 60th anniversary: In his greatest performance, Cassius Clay overcomes blindness to win heavyweight boxing title | Sporting News.
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 drugs—but also for the rudderless, unfocused existence he had been reduced to.
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 Liston...
Sonny Liston. A MULTI-talented fighter, it could be said that Sonny Liston's best weapon was intimidation. He had one of the best jab's in boxing and knockout power in each hand, but Liston's balefull scowl often had opponets defeated before the first bell. Born one of 25 brothers and sisters, Liston led a troubled life and learned boxing while ...
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