Christmas Day In 1964 – When Sonny Liston Was Arrested And Muhammad Ali Came To His Defence
Fight fans who know the Sonny Liston story know the former heavyweight champion of the world had, shall we say, … continue
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Happy Halloween! Some Of The Scariest Fighters In History
What makes a fighter, a boxer, scary? Wicked punching power? A genuinely nasty personality and demeanor? Thoroughly intimidating stare-down abilities … continue
Muhammad Ali – Sonny Liston II: The Most Controversial “KO” In Boxing History
Was it a legitimate knockout punch? Was the fix in? Was it a ‘Phantom Punch?’ Did Muhammad Ali really defeat … continue
DOCUMENTARY: A Timeline of the 1960s Heavyweight Boxing Division
Up and down, back and forth; the 1960s produced a heavyweight division that was as “counter-culture” as the United States … continue
60 Years Ago Today: The Ali Vs. Liston Fight – Still So Much To Remember
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the first fight between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston. At the time, the upset … continue
Sonny Liston: Say Goodnight to the Bad Guy
To me, he stands out as the epitome of a heavyweight boxer. Those two words – heavyweight, boxer – those … continue
Christmas 1963, When Sonny Was Heavyweight King – And Liston Looked Unbeatable
Rewind to the Christmas holidays of 1963, and it seemed as though the man who sat on the heavyweight throne … continue
Like A Hot Knife Through Butter – Sonny’s Title-Winning KO Of Floyd
How scary was Sonny Liston – the peak version? It’s a tough question, one on more than one level. Firstly, … continue
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 ago when heavyweight … continue
Happy Birthday Sonny Liston?
To put it one way, as one fight writer did – ‘the best available information we have is that Charles … continue