Cleveland Williams was the last person to defeat Liston and made $100,000 for his efforts. [citation needed], Liston competed in the 1953 United States National Championships at Boston Garden and passed the preliminaries, stopping Lou Graff in the second round on April 13, but lost in the quarterfinals to 17-year-old Jimmy McCarter on April 15. [38], Patterson finally signed to meet Liston for the world title on September 25, 1962, in Comiskey Park in Chicago. Sonny Liston. (1) Liston had been deeply involved as a bill collector of a loansharking ring in Las Vegas. Liston was a heavy favorite. Both fights were in Summerlin's hometown of Detroit.[23]. A lot of his life was mysterious and messy. The Murder of Sonny Liston: A Story of Fame, Heroin, Boxing & Las Vegas. "[35] However, in 1963 in the aftermath of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Liston broke off a European boxing exhibition tour to return home and was quoted as saying he was "ashamed to be in America. He also took his gun. (35.6 x 21.6 cm) Description Certainly Johnson had more going for him than enormous hands. "But they'll have to swing along until somebody comes to beat me.". It was 55 years ago that the world's attention focused on Lewiston, Maine, for a world heavyweight boxing title fight. and "Nobody will believe this!"[63]. Philadelphia wanted nothing to do with him. (2) Liston was murdered by drug dealers with whom he'd become involved. According to Liston's trainer, Willie Reddish, Liston cancelled a planned tour to Africa in 1963 because he refused to get the required inoculations. This victory is regarded by some as Liston's most impressive performance. Liston's death four decades ago was. January 5, 2017. Charles L. "Sonny" Liston, fdd omkring 1930 i Sand Slough i St. Francis County, Arkansas, dd 30 december 1970 i Las Vegas, Nevada, var en amerikansk professionell boxare som var vrldsmstare i tungvikt 1962-1964.. Liston vann titeln i september 1962 genom att besegra Floyd Patterson p knockout i frsta ronden och frlorade den sedan i februari 1964 i en match mot Cassius Clay . Both fights were filled with controversy that is probably enough for another blog, but this iconic picture from their fight was the one I referred to above. [48] The challenger, his arms held high in surrender, was demanding that the fight be stopped and Dundee, fearing the fight might indeed be halted, gave his charge a one-word order: "Run! He was hardly leading a life of health and fitness. 2023 Barstool Sports. Create Space Independent Publishing Platform. [14], Tobe Liston inflicted whippings so severe on Sonny that the scars were still visible decades later. All rights reserved. And, while Patterson was growing as a fighter, Sonny was taking on mostly journeyman and starting to age. Dave Anderson of the New York Times said Liston "looked awful" in his last workout before the fight. When he moved to town here he Felix later said Clay was seconds from being disqualified. "But can he hit!" His father, Tobe Liston, was in his mid 40s when he and his wife, Helen Baskin, who was almost 30 years younger than Tobe, moved to Arkansas from Mississippi in 1916. Tosches' intended title was "Night Train" after one of Liston's favorite songs. "[59], Liston is ranked second in the ESPN.com list of "The Hardest Hitters in Heavyweight History. "The public is not with me. Born into poverty and the 12 th of 13 children born to Tobe and Helen Liston (and the 24 th of 25 children fathered by Tobe in total), Sonny did not enjoy a privileged upbringing. When Patterson met with the president in January 1962, Kennedy suggested that Patterson avoid Liston, citing Justice Department concerns over Liston's ties to organized crime. The rematch between . And for music fans, a wax model of Liston appears in the front row of the cover of the Beatles' Sgt. The Devil and Sonny Liston. Tocco left the house before the police did. ", During an era when white journalists still described black athletes in stereotypes, Liston had long been a target of racially charged slurs; he was called a "gorilla" and "a jungle beast" in print. You can listen to it at your leisure, or read about it now. He found a quarter-ounce of heroin in a balloon in the kitchen, and a half-ounce of marijuana in Liston's pants pocket, but no syringes or needles. Liston was particularly known for his immense strength, formidable jab, long reach, toughness, and his infamously intimidating appearance. SO here are four theories behind who killed Sonny Liston at only the age of 40. In the third round, Clay began to take control of the fight. -- CHARLES (SONNY) LISTON It was already dark when she stepped from the car in front of her house on Ottawa Drive, but she could see her pink Cadillac convertible and Sonny's new black. Referee Jersey Joe Walcott, a former world heavyweight champion, had a hard time getting Ali to go to a neutral corner. The suspension was honored in all states. Biographer Wilfrid Sheed wrote in his book, Muhammad Ali: A Portrait in Words and Photographs, that Clay's protests were heard by ringside members of the Nation of Islam who initially suspected Dundee had blinded his fighter, and that the trainer deliberately wiped his own eyes with the corner sponge to demonstrate to Clay's approaching bodyguards that he had not intentionally blinded him. "Yes, it was good and honest". But upon arrival, Liston was met by only a handful of reporters and public-relations staff. He was paroled after serving six months of a nine-month sentence, and was not prohibited from boxing during 1957. Liston's wife also recalled that her husband would refuse basic medical care for common colds because of his dislike of needles. Liston was the subject of a 2008 feature film based upon his life titled Phantom Punch. The torn tendon had bled down into the mass of the biceps, swelling and numbing the arm. Death April 29, 2016 - Carrhubane Beg, Limerick, Ireland. In these feckless clinches he only managed to tie up one of Liston's arms. The Ring magazine ranks Liston as the tenth greatest heavyweight of all time,[4] while boxing writer Herb Goldman ranked him second and Richard O'Brien, Senior Editor of Sports Illustrated, placed him third. According to Liston's trainer, Willie Reddish, Liston canceled a planned tour to Africa in 1963 because he refused to get the required inoculations. America's first look at Liston since the Ali rematch was when he fought fifthranked Henry Clark in a nationally broadcast bout in July 1968. [11][12][10][13][14] One writer concluded that Liston's most plausible date of birth was July 22, 1930, citing census records and statements from his mother during her lifetime. In 1950, Sonny Liston was arrested six times for muggings, one . Two of the three official scorers, or judges, awarded the round to Liston, and the other scored the round even. John F. Kennedy also did not want Patterson to fight Liston. Wepner needed 72 stitches and suffered a broken cheekbone and nose And the ref needed a new shirt. His father . The film starred Ving Rhames as Liston and was produced by Rhames, Hassain Zaidi and Marek Posival. $2,499.99. "[69] The fact that Liston did not complain about the clear breach of boxing rules (being declared knocked out without a count) and Ali's obvious state of bewilderment, shouting at Liston "Nobody will believe this" and asking his handlers "Did I hit him? You could feel the deflation, see the look of hurt in his eyes. He walks to the ring with his gloves on the shoulders of his manager, Eddie Polino. Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became the heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. [32] Ironically, Patterson's manager, Cus D'Amato, associated with racketeers and had his manager's license revoked by the New York State Athletic Commission for alleged misconduct in connection with the Floyd PattersonIngemar Johansson title fight in June 1959. [70] There have been a number of unproven theories as to the background to the purported dive including that Liston was threatened by the Muslims, or agreed to lose in return for a share in the more marketable Ali's future purses. It's been 43 years since Sonny passed. Ali called it "the anchor punch." He is a relatively elementary, one-track fighter." "[75], Future world heavyweight champion George Foreman, who sparred with Liston after Foreman's amateur career, assessed Liston's jab as the most formidable he faced and Liston as the strongest man he encountered in the ring, describing Liston as having the most natural talent and skill. It burned like hell. Liston wins, 10 times out of 10. View the profiles of people named Daniel 'Sonny' Liston. [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. 780 46K views 8 years ago Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston's son visits his gravesite. In the first fight, in Miami, a 22-year-old Cassius Clay danced around the ring, taunted Liston, promised reporters he'd shock the world, and then delivered on that promise with a blistering late. "[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. Also, McDonough did not bang on the canvas or motion a number count with his fingers. In his next fight, he had a rematch with Summerlin and again won an eight-round decision. Police determined he died from a. Cassius Clay was just 22-years-old when he beat the world champion in a seven round TKO. In February 1964, Ali - known then as Cassius Clay - shocked the sporting world by beating Liston for the world heavyweight title. and he was pointing at some little bandage over the needle mark in his arm. "[35] Although largely illiterate through lack of schooling, Liston was a more complex and interesting individual than has often been acknowledged. Liston stacked up the wins and became the No. In his sixth bout, he faced ranked heavyweight Johnny Summerlin (18-1-2) on national television and won in an eight-round decision. At one point in this attack, Liston was rocked as he was driven to the ropes. 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. Banker said he was told by police that Liston had been seen at a house that would be the target of a drug raid. Liston said he quit because of a shoulder injury. The bout was stopped after the ninth round due to cuts over both of Wepner's eyes. Odds makers gave Liston 71 to win. When he tried to muscle in for a bigger share, Conrad thinks his employers got him very drunk, took him home and stuck him with a needle. It was the first time in his career that Liston had been cut. His death was, too. Liston would keep Frazier out of range with that monster of a jab which was better than Foreman's! His fists measured 15 inches around, which was the largest of any heavyweight champion. Hall of Fame announcer Don Dunphy said, "Here was a guy who was in prison and the guards used to beat him over the head with clubs and couldn't knock him down." He'd often told people that he'd feared for his life.. Pan, 2017. Sonny Liston FBI Files. So I get him down, I get the sponge and I pour the water into his eyes trying to cleanse whatever's there, but before I did that I put my pinkie in his eye and I put it into my eye. However, when Clay returned to his corner, he started complaining that there was something burning in his eyes and he could not see. 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. based on 17 ratings | 6,556 views This sermon from The Exchanged Life perspective attempts to assist the believer in coming to a point of trust in Christ as Savior, Lord and Life through suffering thus ultimately being set free from Self. As the famous photo portrays, Ali taunted the fallen Liston, calling on him to get up. Dundee-MacDonald Enterprises, Inc., American, founded 1963 Subject of Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016 Liston, Sonny, American, 1928 - 1970 Dundee's 5th St. Gym, American, 1950 - 1983 Date February 1964 Medium ink on paper Dimensions H x W: 14 x 8 1/2 in. The heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stood over Sonny Liston in the first round of their title fight in Lewiston, Me., on May 25, 1965, and was heard to say, "Get up and fight, sucker!" John . [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. Unfortunately for Martin, however, his career ended after that fight due to a detached retina he suffered during the bout. The official time of the stoppage was announced as 1:00 into the first round, which was wrong. Liston won his final fight, a tough but one-sided match against future world title challenger Chuck Wepner in June 1970. That got him killed. The Murder of Sonny Liston: A Story of Fame, Heroin, Boxing & Las Vegas Pan publisher; 2017. ", Still, some found it hard to believe that the punch could have floored a man like Liston. Sonny Liston stands over Albert Westphal in first round of bout in Philadelphia, Dec. 4, 1961. 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. [31] While Liston began working into shape with hopes for a heavyweight title shot, he also continued his criminal behavior. [105], Singer/Songwriter Rod Picott wrote and recorded a song titled "Sonny Liston" for his 2022 album "Paper Hearts and Broken Arrows. So that means his reach was practically a . [105] The story speculates that Liston threw the Ali match for the good of society. Eddie's brother, Joe, is Sonny's cut man and his trainers, Willie Reddish and Johnny Tocco, round out his entourage. 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. Geraldine had been trying to contact Liston for nearly two weeks before travelling . "The only thing my old man ever gave me was a beating," Liston said. Midway through the first round, Liston threw a left jab and Ali went over it with a fast right, knocking the former champion down. Birth 1935 - County Limerick, Ireland. Sports Illustrated predicted a Patterson victory in 15 rounds, stating: "Sonny has neither Floyd's speed nor the versatility of his attack. Gary Beckwith said, "It wasn't uncommon for family members in these cases to go through and tidy up to save family embarrassment. He then left the fighters to go over to McDonough. 249 UCB. In fact, Sonny Liston had not been right for a long time, and not only for the strangely dual life he had been leadingspells of choirboy abstinence squeezed between binges of drinking and. Time magazine said Liston had worked himself into the best shape of his career. In The Greatest, the 1977 film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali in which Ali played himself, Liston was portrayed by Roger E. Mosley. Cassius Clay is embraced by his handlers after he won the world heavyweight championship on a TKO over Sonny Liston in the 7th round. Twenty-two-year-old Clay achieved. He served brief prison terms and on one occasion was introduced to boxing by a prison chaplain. [84], Liston married Geraldine Chambers in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 3, 1957. Dennis Caputo of the Clark County Sheriff's Department was one of the first officers on the scene. [52][53] It was the first time since 1919when Jack Dempsey defeated Jess Willardthat a world heavyweight champion had quit on his stool. 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His eyes swept the whole scene. [24], In 1958, Liston returned to boxing. Sonny Liston, I think was possibly the greatest intimidator of all time. His family's home state of Arkansas did not make birth certificates mandatory until 1965. Helen had one child before she married Tobe, and Tobe had 13 children with his first wife. In the main bedroom, Geraldine discovered the body of her husband, former heavyweight champion Charles "Sonny" Liston. World light-heavyweight champion Jos Torres said, "It was a perfect punch." Jim Murray of the Los Angeles Times wrote that it was "no phantom punch." What are you doing? This was Liston's second arrest by Fairmount Park police. As the years passed and Liston's financial situation worsened, he got angry and told the mob he'd go public with the story unless they gave him the money. The former heavyweight champion is perhaps best known for being laid out on the canvas by Muhammad Ali in one of the sports most iconic bouts. We had a return bout clause with Clay, but if you say your guy just quit, who is gonna get a return bout? After demolishing these top-ranked fighters in the heavyweight division, Liston was regarded as the top-contender champion-in-waiting. Sonny was once told by local police to stay away from a drug house that was the target of a police raid. JustinvR Brown Belt. ", ("You know what they say about big fists, sweetheart?"). "[40][41], Upon winning the world heavyweight title, Liston had a speech prepared for the crowd that friends had assured him would meet him at the Philadelphia airport. Name: Sonny Liston Birth Name: Charles L. Liston Hometown: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Birthplace: Johnson Township, Arkansas, USA Died: 1970-12-30 (Age:40) Stance: Orthodox Height: 185cm Reach: 213cm Referee: Record Pro Boxer: Record Amateur Boxer: Record Managers: Jack Nilon, Joe (Pep) Barone, Eddie Polino, George Katz, Frank Mitchell, Dick Sadler Hometown of Detroit. 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