The scene: a recent press conference at the training camp of Heavyweight Challenger Charles (“Sonny”) Liston, in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Liston has not yet arrived; Trainer Willie Reddish and ...

Question: What song did heavyweight champion Sonny Liston listen to when training for a fight? (Hint: James Brown would later cover the same song.) ...

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DENVER (CBS4) - In the 1960s a young, brash fighter named Cassius Clay had his sights set on the heavyweight championship of the world. Standing in his way was the most intimidating fighter of his ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — July 22 is a big day in boxing history. On this day in 1963, Sonny Liston took on Floyd Patterson at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the undisputed heavyweight title. It was the ...

The massive-shouldered Negro looked like just another pug until he stung his man with a left to the belly in the third round. Then Sonny Liston came alive. A left hook to the head made big Nino Valdes ...