Liston also knew far too much: who knew what he might he let slip about those Ali bouts? Skeptics called the knockout blow "the phantom punch." "A blues song just for fighters: The legend of Sonny Liston. Inter-Continental said local veteran Sam Silverman was the promoter. Dr. Alexander Robbins, chief physician for the Miami Beach Boxing Commission, diagnosed Liston with a torn tendon in his left shoulder. role name; Sonny Liston: Ving Rhames: Geraldine Liston: Stacey Dash: Ceasar Novak: Nicholas Turturro: Farah: Bridgette Wilson-Sampras: Savino: David Proval: Father Alios Buy Now Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, along with countless other . One night the policemen from the previous altercation stop by Liston's house and threaten him, telling him that he has to throw any future fight against Floyd Patterson. In an Associated Press poll, 64 of 102 reporters picked Patterson. No matter, Sonny scored four vicious blows to the ribs when clinched, and then proceeded to walk him down. Writer Jack McKinney said, "I watched Sonny. He was still a world-ranked boxer when he died in mysterious circumstances in 1970. There were some, however, who believed the fight was legitimate. American boxer. ", confirmed most people's belief that Liston had taken a dive. Already upset, Liston flies into a rage when provoked by the press with questions about the murder of Bobby Zazo and his connection to Caesar Novak. [79][80][81] These include Muhammad Ali, who stated in a 1975 interview that he was a great admirer of Liston's talents: "Liston had a tremendous jab, could punch with either hand, was smart in the ring and as strong as any heavyweight Ive ever seen. But by the sixth round his sight had cleared, and a clearly enraged Clay fought a blisteringly aggressive round landing numerous combination punches. A few years before Tocco died, he allegedly told one of his good friends, Tony Davi, that he went to Liston's house and found the door locked and his car in the driveway. The date of death listed on his death certificate is December 30, 1970,[90] which police estimated by judging the number of milk bottles and newspapers around the front door of the property. Rogin called Liston's physique "awesomearms like fence posts, thighs like silos." Ali did neither. As the world once hypnotised by Muhammad Ali watches the inexorable decline of the most important sportsman of the 20th century with a mixture of admiration, pity and disbelief, compelling evidence has finally emerged about the death of the anti-Ali, Sonny Liston. "There is power in both his left and his right, even though the fists move with the languor of motoring royalty or as if passing through a gaseous envelope more dense than air." He would not close in until the accumulated inside damage and Liston's own frustration had sapped the challenger's strength and will." We learn all about the underbelly of Las Vegas of the late '60s, including . ", Ali clearly did not think he knocked Liston out. Goldberg did everything. Rogin wrote. Liston has been referenced in many songs by artists such as Curtis Eller, Sun Kil Moon, the Animals, Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, Phil Ochs, Morrissey, Freddy Blohm, Chuck E. Weiss, This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, the Roots, Wu-Tang Clan, Gone Jackals, Billy Joel, the Mountain Goats, Lil Wayne, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and the Killers. In these feckless clinches he only managed to tie up one of Liston's arms. Dennis Caputo of the Clark County Sheriff's Department was one of the first officers on the scene. Sign up for the They attempt to pin a drunk driving charge on him, even though he is walking, and another fistfight ensues. He didn't move to Las Vegas until after the second fight with Muhammad Ali. Odds makers gave Liston 71 to win. "The only thing my old man ever gave me was a beating," Liston said. Sit down!' The torn tendon had bled down into the mass of the biceps, swelling and numbing the arm. Goldberg did everything but venerate Listons physical characteristics. Felix later said Clay was seconds from being disqualified. [103], Sonny Liston was featured in a novel "Girl Fighter" with a brief reference to his early life, his rise to WBC heavyweight champion and his eventual losses to Clay/Ali.[104]. Charles "Sonny" Liston was born in a place called Sand Slough, Arkansas. Liston is surprised by Cassius Clay's unusual style in their boxing match and asks Catfish to spread an irritating substance on his gloves to bother Clay's eyes. I know!" [citation needed] At this time, the head coach of the St. Louis Golden Gloves team, Tony Anderson, stated that Liston was the strongest fighter he had seen. [74], Writer Gilbert Rogin assessed Liston's style and physique after his win over Zora Folley. After demolishing these top-ranked fighters in the heavyweight division, Liston was regarded as the top-contender champion-in-waiting. (2) Professional gambler Lem Banker insists that Liston was murdered by drug dealers with whom he'd become involved. Liston was a heavy favorite. Ali initially stood over his fallen opponent, gesturing and yelling at him, "Get up and fight, sucker!" 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[42], Liston's run-ins with the police had continued in Philadelphia. Liston also threw some wild uppercuts that missed everything. Danrick Enterprises Boxing Audio Tapes Time for another edition of The Fight City podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash who this week is joined by site editor Michael Carbert. As Liston pursued his target Clay retreated, using his foot speed to slip away into open space in the ring, largely circling to the left and away from the threat of a Liston left hook. The film is a biopic of Sonny Liston, with Ving Rhames in the lead role. [21], Liston made his professional debut on September 2, 1953, knocking out Don Smith in the first round in St. Louis, where he fought his first five bouts. "He said, 'Cut the gloves off. Boston: Little, Brown. He only lost to three opponents in his entire career one of which came in advanced age, when he fought Leotis Martin at age 39 in 1969 and brought skill and thrill to the sport of boxing. On this day February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a seventh-round t. The inaugural WBC world heavyweight champion cemented himself in history as one of the hardest hitters and soundest craftsmen of all time. [62] The promoters needed a new location quickly, whatever the size, to rescue their closed-circuit television commitment around the country. Boxer Charles L. "Sonny" Liston was born in St. Francis County, Arkansas on May 8, 1932. [14], Tobe Liston inflicted whippings so severe on Sonny that the scars were still visible decades later. Liston, with a 25-pound weight advantage, 214lb (97kg) to 189lb (86kg), knocked out Patterson at 2:06 of the first round, putting him down for the count with a powerful left hook to the jaw. Stevens organized a sparring session with a professional heavyweight named Thurman Wilson to showcase Liston's potential. [66], Former champions Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Floyd Patterson and Gene Tunney, as well as contender George Chuvalo all declared they considered the fight to be a fake. Liston appears as a character in James Ellroy's novel The Cold Six Thousand. He had been deliberately snubbed. A dominant contender of his era, he became the world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense of the title; in the latter fight he also became the inaugural WBC heavyweight champion. "I didn't know what the heck was going on", Angelo Dundee, Clay's trainer, recalled on an NBC special 25 years later. He visits Father Alois, now working in a church, to thank him and tell him about Geraldine. In 1962 the Mob-managed ex-con with fists like hams captured the world heavyweight title for the Mafia with brutish nonchalance, demolishing Floyd Patterson in two minutes; three years later, in the second of his fruitless and endlessly controversial duels with Ali, a farcical first-round knockout in Lewiston, Maine, extinguished what was left of his credibility. Who needed that? 25,000 first printing. One night the policemen from the previous altercation stop by Liston's house and threaten him, telling him that he has to throw any future fight against Floyd Patterson. [33], Civic leaders were also reluctant, worrying that Liston's unsavory character would set a bad example for youth. Liston won his final fight, a tough but one-sided match against future world title challenger Chuck Wepner in June 1970. A biopic of world-champion heavyweight boxer Sonny Liston (Ving Rhames) covering Liston's discovery, rise to success and untimely death in December 1970. 1932-1970. [47] Sitting on his stool between rounds, however, Liston was breathing heavily as his cornermen worked on his cut. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, New book by Greg Swaim about his late father, James John Warjac, claims he helped kill the former World Heavyweight Champion via an enforced heroin overdose, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. (, Shaun Assael. The fight lasted four seconds longer than the first one. He was a gentle man. When approached by his organized crime connections, Novak explains that he actually bet their money on Liston and made them $1.2 million. Sports Illustrated predicted a Patterson victory in 15 rounds, stating: "Sonny has neither Floyd's speed nor the versatility of his attack. Walcott never did pick up the count. Liston went down at 1:44, got up at 1:56, and Walcott stopped the fight at 2:12. But as it approached, there were fears that the promoters were tied to organized crime and Massachusetts officials, most notably Suffolk County District Attorney Garrett H. Byrne, began to have second thoughts. Despite a short-lived championship reign lasting only 17 months, he ended his career on a 15-1 tear, and will forever be remembered as a legend. Listons ready jab was counteracted by Alis overactive jab. (4) Liston was supposed to take a dive when he fought Chuck Wepner six months earlier, and killing him was payback for his failure to do so. Geraldine called Liston's attorney and his doctor, but did not notify the police until two to three hours later. [76][77] Foreman stated: "There wasn't anything missing from Sonny Liston. Liston got Machen off balance once more in the final round, and stayed the course, earning the unanimous decision victory. "Let it lie," the producer advised. He would later employ McCarter as a sparring partner. Liston tried going to school but quickly left after jeers about his illiteracy; the only employment he could obtain was sporadic and exploitative. The heavyweight champion's mysterious death is covered in tonight's all-new epi. Maule, Tex (March 9, 1964). He is seen in the far left part of the row, wearing a white and gold robe, standing beside the original-look Beatle wax figures. Joe Louis v. Abe Simon 1951-July 18. [35] There are several theories as to why: (1) publicist Harold Conrad and others believed Liston had been deeply involved as a bill collector of a loansharking ring in Las Vegas. [100] A successful racehorse which won the Irish St Leger classic race in 2021 was named Sonnyboyliston. Sitting in a parked car with Geraldine at night he is told by a policeman to move his car along, which escalates into a fistfight and another prison sentence for Liston. [30] Before his bout with Liston, Muhammad Ali consulted Machen and was advised that the key to survival was to make Liston lose his temper. Knockout Kings is a series of boxing games that were produced by EA Sports for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64 . Subsequently, Liston spent some months in Denver where a Catholic priest who acted as his spiritual adviser attempted to help bring his drinking under control. Two of the three official scorers, or judges, awarded the round to Liston, and the other scored the round even. [105], Singer/Songwriter Rod Picott wrote and recorded a song titled "Sonny Liston" for his 2022 album "Paper Hearts and Broken Arrows. [72], "I was an 'intimidator' until I fought Sonny Liston. Emily Post would probably recommend a ticker-tape parade. He also wrote that Liston's win over Patterson proved that "in a fair fight between good and evil, evil must win." World light-heavyweight champion Jos Torres said, "It was a perfect punch." Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Midwest Gymnasium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Pittsburgh Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. New Masonic Temple, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Sources vary on his reach, with some listing it as 80in, Reputations: Sonny Liston: The Champion Nobody Wanted (2001), 50 min, BBC Documentary, Mailer: A Biography By Mary V. Dearborn, page 186. [73] The bout was stopped after the ninth round due to cuts over both of Wepner's eyes. At one point, he had him up on the ropes and partially landed with his flurries. I didn't want anything to do with him. [5] They immigrated to the United States a few years before John was born. There was something caustic in both eyes." I want to prove to the world there's dirty work afoot.' Tobe and Helen had 12 children together; Sonny was the second youngest child. ", Still, some found it hard to believe that the punch could have floored a man like Liston. "He said: 'Look what they did!' BOXING legend Sonny Liston was murdered by the MAFIA in a death staged to look like an overdose, a new documentary has claimed. Liston came out even more aggressive with his jab, and Patterson barely threw in the round, but tried to get very low like an Arturo Godoy to dodge the blistering blows of Liston. Liston was particularly known for his immense strength, formidable jab, long reach, toughness, and his infamously intimidating appearance. I gave this book 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 stars. During this time Liston takes part in several matches and meets his future wife Geraldine. [88] On returning home from a two-week trip, Geraldine had smelled a foul odor emanating from the main bedroom and on entering saw him slumped up against the bed, a broken foot bench on the floor. At a time of growing racial unrest, he was cast in the public imagination as the angry, dangerous black man. "[98], Some claim Liston was murdered. [56] Sports Illustrated writer Tex Maule wrote that Liston's shoulder injury was legitimate. At the time, it was deduced that Liston had fallen while preparing for bed and struck his head on a bench. said Liston's Philadelphia dentist, Dr. Nick Ragni. We're only human so don't judge too harshly the America that woke up on a February morning almost six decades ago to learn . As usual, Liston wasted no time throwing his jab and keeping Machen at bay, who was trying to get his hands off with minimal success. Both Sunny Edwards and Ryan Garcia have endorsed the idea. Liston assaulted the officer, breaking his knee and gashing his face. [108] The book suggests that Sonny Liston may have been murdered and a possibility that the crime was never investigated. When caught in January 1950, Liston gave his age as 20, while the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reported that he was 22. Larry Merchant, then a writer with the Philadelphia Daily News, wrote: "A celebration for Philadelphia's first heavyweight champ is now in order. Joe Louis commenting on TV at ringside said "It's looking good for Sonny Liston". "[68], While Liston publicly denied taking a dive, Sports Illustrated writer Mark Kram said that years later Liston told him, "That guy [Ali] was crazy. Liston decked Martin with a left hook in the fourth round and dominated most of the fight, but Martin came back and knocked Liston out cold in the ninth round. Liston believed his date of birth to be May 8, 1932, and used this for official purposes[11] but by the time he won the world title an aged appearance added credence to rumors that he was actually several years older. In training for the Clay fight, he re-injured his left shoulder and was supposedly in pain striking the heavy bag. Liston countered his opponents movement with precise shots at the beltline. He didnt tarry with his jab, and was counteracted with typical exaggerated body movement from Patterson, bobbing and weaving from side to side. In the sixth round, he carried it at belt level so that it was of no help in warding off the right crosses with which Clay probed at the cut under his left eye." Sonny Liston was one of historys most fearsome heavyweights, and much more than just a guy who lost to a young Muhammad Ali. At about 30 seconds into the round he hit Liston with several combinations, causing a bruise under Liston's right eye and a cut under his left, which eventually required eight stitches to close. Helen had one child before she married Tobe, and Tobe had 13 children with his first wife. We cooked up that shoulder thing on the spot. Novak waits outside Zazo's hotel room to threaten him to stop spreading rumors that Liston's fights are fixed and discovers him leaving the room with Farah. The fight quickly descended into chaos. Muhammad Ali (at the time a rising contender named Cassius Clay), however, predicted a knockout by Liston in the first five rounds. Liston biographer Paul Gallender claims that Liston fathered several children, though none with his wife. On July 28, 1963, Liston joined a group of 500 African Americans in Denver who marched to a post office to mail letters urging the Colorado congressional delegation to pass the Kennedy administration's civil rights package. (There is some speculation about his year of birth, but most sources state sometime from 1929 to 1932.) ", Hutchison, Phillip J. Something was bothering Ali at the top of round five, and Liston could smell blood. A wax model of Liston appears in the front row of the iconic sleeve cover of the Beatles' Sgt. Gary Beckwith said, "It wasn't uncommon for family members in these cases to go through and tidy up to save family embarrassment. "Better get me out of this ring," exclaimed Wilson, "he is going to kill me! Our service is legal and does not Caesar Americus: One Party Rule|David Walls Kaufman violate any university/college policies. Great champions often respond to and avenge losses, but Liston wasnt having any of that in their rematch. [19], On June 23, 1953, a team consisting of ten recent St. Louis Golden Gloves champions of all weight classes, with Liston on top as the heavyweight, was gathered to represent the United States in an International Golden Gloves (USA vs. West Europe) competition at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. Ali is waiting to hit me, the ref can't control him. "The public is not with me. Although Clay often carried his gloves down at his waist, seemingly open to attack, he proved very difficult to hit. Liston won 14 consecutive bouts, 13 by knockout, before fighting third-ranked Leotis Martin, previously beaten by Clark, in December 1969. 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