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Sonny Liston ( Saint Francis megye, 1932. május 8. – Las Vegas, 1970. december 30.) amerikai profi bokszoló, aki 1953-tól 1970-ig versenyzett. Korának domináns nehézsúlyú bajnoka lett 1962-ben, miután kiütötte Floyd Pattersont az első menetben, majd szintén kiütéssel győzött ellene a következő évben a címvédő meccsen.
Oct 16, 2016 · Sonny Liston went from boxing champion and national anti-hero to a Las Vegas thug who drove around in a pink Cadillac and sold drugs. When his body was discovered by police, it was ruled an ...
Oct 28, 2023 · Sonny Liston. Painting by Damien Burton. Born to a large and impoverished sharecropping family, Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston probably came into the world four years before his official 1932 birthdate, and his struggle to fashion a real identity would remain with him his whole life.
May 12, 2022 · There is no official record of Sonny Liston's birth. He was born on a farm in Arkansas, a state which did not require mandatory birth certificates until 1965. Liston told sportswriter Jerry Izenberg that his date of birth was carved on a tree, but it was chopped down. When Liston was arrested for robbery in 1950, he gave his age as 22.
Sonny Liston was one of the most feared and dominant heavyweight boxers of his time. Although his career was marred with controversy and speculation, his in-ring performances were undeniably impressive. Over 20 years of professional boxing, he fought a total of 54 times, winning 50 of them with 39 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Join Rainy Day Boxing for an in depth career tribute to arguably the most intimidating man of all time, the ‘Night Train’, Sonny Liston.Narrated by Eli Harri...
Apr 17, 2024 · aka: Charles Liston. Charles “Sonny” Liston was a noted boxer who briefly reigned as Heavyweight Champion after a first-round knockout against Floyd Patterson. However, his career was marred by criminal activity and, later, accusations of mob connections and throwing fights. Sonny Liston was born on May 8, probably 1932, to Tobe and Helen ...
