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Sonny Liston

60 Years Ago: When Liston Crushed Patterson In A Repeat Showing Of Terrifying Punching Power

07/22/2023 James Slater
60 Years Ago: When Liston Crushed Patterson In A Repeat Showing Of Terrifying Punching Power

Talk about a rematch that was wholly and totally unnecessary. It was on this day 60 years … continue

Happy Birthday Sonny Liston?

05/08/2023 James Slater
Happy Birthday Sonny Liston?

To put it one way, as one fight writer did – ‘the best available information we have … continue

59 Years Ago Today: When Cassius Clay Upset Sonny Liston And Shocked The World!

02/25/202302/25/2023 James Slater
59 Years Ago Today: When Cassius Clay Upset Sonny Liston And Shocked The World!

Some great fights, no matter how many times you watch them, they still give you something; with … continue

December 30, 1970 – When Heavyweight Great Sonny Liston Met His End (probably)

12/30/2022 James Slater
December 30, 1970 - When Heavyweight Great Sonny Liston Met His End (probably)

No matter how many years go by, it seems the death of heavyweight king Sonny Liston never … continue

On This Day In ’63: Liston Repeats His Destruction Job In Needless Return With Patterson

07/23/202207/22/2022 James Slater
On This Day In '63: Liston Repeats His Destruction Job In Needless Return With Patterson

Talk about a pointless return fight, a strong case against rematch clauses. The time in heavyweight history … continue

On This Day: Sonny Liston Has His First Fight Back After Ali Rematch Disaster

07/01/2022 James Slater
On This Day: Sonny Liston Has His First Fight Back After Ali Rematch Disaster

Sonny Liston’s career carried on after the disastrous and hugely controversial return fight he had with Muhammad … continue

On This Day: Ali-Liston II, The “Phantom Punch” And The Debate That Will Never Go Away!

05/25/2022 James Slater
On This Day: Ali-Liston II, The “Phantom Punch” And The Debate That Will Never Go Away!

Has there ever been a more controversial first round KO in heavyweight history than the KO – … continue

Video: What If Sonny Liston Fought in the 1970s?

02/10/2022 Charles Jackson
Video: What If Sonny Liston Fought in the 1970s?

He is the biggest mystery in the history of the heavyweight division. He may be the most … continue

December 1963: When Sonny Liston Dressed Up As Santa Claus, And Most Of America Didn’t Like It

12/23/2021 James Slater
December 1963: When Sonny Liston Dressed Up As Santa Claus, And Most Of America Didn't Like It

Happy Christmas from Sonny Liston. Sonny Liston had a most amazing face, and with it, “Old Stoneface” … continue

Happy Halloween, Sonny Liston – The Scariest Fighter Of Them All

10/31/2021 James Slater
Happy Halloween, Sonny Liston – The Scariest Fighter Of Them All

The closest the great Sonny Liston got to fighting on Halloween Night was on October 24th, 1958, … continue

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