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Sonny Liston wasn't just a wrecking ball, he was a chess master with fists the size of sledgehammers, using frames, guard ...

Sept. 25, 1962 - With an arrest record as long as his list of knockout victims, Sonny Liston was fearsome both out of the ring and in. The surly challenger had boasted that he would blast Floyd ...

Sonny Liston was one of the most dominant world champions in history and began his reign with a win over a man whose career was ended by Muhammad Ali. Outside of a rare loss in his eighth career fight ...

When Floyd Patterson lost to Sonny Liston in just two minutes and six seconds, he put on a fake beard and bought a plane ticket to Madrid. Humiliated, he wanted to become unknown. His trainer Cus ...

Sonny Liston became the new heavyweight boxing champion of the world last night by knocking out Floyd Patterson with a stunning left hook in 2 minutes and 6 seconds of the first round. Three quick ...

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After losing his heavyweight title via a first-round knockout by Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson felt humiliated. He sometimes would walk the streets in disguise, not wanting to be recognized. Ten ...

I always had this negative feeling about Sonny Liston, as he had beaten my hero, a man I was too young to ever see fight, but who taught me to box—Floyd Patterson. And Liston’s reputation was never ...

Floyd Patterson was an enigma; a fighter who did not have the big punch or size needed to be a great heavyweight champion, but who found himself a participant in the growing debate on Civil rights in ...

Floyd Patterson was one of the most popular boxers of all-time. Sonny Liston one of the most unpopular. But greatly feared. On this day, 50 years ago Patterson would lose his heavyweight title to ...