Charles L. "Sonny" Liston (c. 1930 – December 30, 1970), nicknamed "The Big Bear", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970....

The two fights between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston for boxing's World Heavyweight Championship were among the most controversial fights in the sport's...

heavyweight boxer Sonny Liston, who went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship in 1962. From the start of his pro career in 1953, Liston had been "owned"...

Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson fought twice for the world's heavyweight title. Liston knocked Patterson out in both fights, in the first round each...

Sonny Liston Story: He Always Had Cop Trouble." Chicago Daily Defender, September 11, 1962, pp. 22 Federal Bureau of Investigation. "Charles "Sonny"...

had become the top contender for Sonny Liston's title. The fight was set for February 25, 1964, in Miami Beach. Liston was an intimidating personality...

England. Notable professional boxer Sonny Liston was the former heavyweight boxing champion of the world, when Liston went to Las Vegas to train for his...

Islam after 1961. He won the world heavyweight championship, defeating Sonny Liston in a major upset on February 25, 1964, at age 22. During that year, he...

Tommy. "The Sonny Liston Story: He Always Had Cop Trouble." Chicago Daily Defender, September 11, 1962, pp. 22 "Charles (Sonny) Liston Part 1 of 3"....

fourth-round knockout. However he did not fight number-one contender Sonny Liston. This was due in part to Cus D'Amato, who did not want Patterson in the...

would beat Sonny Liston in 8 rounds. Although Clay's remarks were treated skeptically at the time as mere promotional bragging, when the Liston fight was...

The Devil and Sonny Liston is a biography of world heavyweight champion boxer Sonny Liston by Nick Tosches. The book's title is a reference to the story...

from 1964 to 1974, featuring his capture of the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston, his conversion to Islam, criticism of the Vietnam War, and banishment...

Arkansas, United States, notable for being the birthplace of boxing heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. The Troubled Life And Sad Legacy Of Sonny Liston v t e...

best known for his victory over former-undisputed heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. A good puncher and fairly skilled heavyweight, he compiled a record...

behavior inside and outside the ring, which he explained was inspired by Sonny Liston, a boxer who is widely regarded as the most intimidating man in the history...

also the last man to fight former undisputed world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Wepner's boxing career, and fight with Ali after, inspired the 1976...

deteriorating neighborhood. Rhames stars in Phantom Punch, a biopic of boxer Sonny Liston, released directly to DVD, as well as The Tournament, portraying a fighter...

D'Amato split after Patterson's second consecutive 1st-round KO loss to Sonny Liston, although his influence over the former two-time champion had already...

is a 2008 film directed by Robert Townsend. The film is a biopic of Sonny Liston, with Ving Rhames in the lead role. The film also stars Stacey Dash,...

Muhammad Ali) upon agreeing to an immediate rematch against former champion Sonny Liston, in violation of WBA rules. The newly founded World Boxing Council and...

by Nicholson, Teri Garr, Carol Doda, Annette Funicello, Frank Zappa, Sonny Liston, Timothy Carey, Percy Helton and Ray Nitschke. Also appearing on screen...

orthodox fighters, including such prominent figures as Oscar De La Hoya, Sonny Liston, Miguel Angel Cotto, Gerry Cooney, Mike Tyson, Sean Strickland, Michael...

the controversial ending to the second fight between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, Walcott was not asked to referee again. From 1971 to 1974, Walcott held...

knocked out by Sonny Liston on April 15, 1959. Williams recovered from the Liston fight to score more wins, but was again stopped by Liston in two rounds...

room at the Hampton House, celebrating Ali's surprise title win over Sonny Liston. It stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom...

as a replacement venue for the boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston in 1965. Currently, it is the home of the Maine Nordiques of the North...

including Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones in 1963, and Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston which drew 250,000 buys on cable television in 1964. Professional boxing...

versus Sonny Liston Neil Lefner's iconic sports photograph of Ali taunting the stricken Liston to "get up and fight" Phantom Punch (film), a 2008 Sonny Liston...

next fight. The character is very loosely based on a combination of Sonny Liston, Larry Holmes, and George Foreman. James Lang lost both of his parents...