Sonny Liston 1960-1961

Nonfiction, Sports, Boxing, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime
Cover of the book Sonny Liston 1960-1961 by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr, Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
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Author: Robert Grey Reynolds Jr ISBN: 9781311697820
Publisher: Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr Publication: March 27, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
ISBN: 9781311697820
Publisher: Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Publication: March 27, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Charles Sonny Liston was an ex-con who entered boxing in 1953 after serving a term in prison in Missouri. He learned to fight on the streets of St. Louis. The first two years of the 1960s decade were eventful for Sonny, not just because of speculation of a possible title shot with heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. Patterson's camp, especially his trainer, Cus D'Amato insisted that Liston disassociate himself from unsavory criminals and associates before his fighter would give him a fight. Liston had several rather easy fights during these years, including early knockouts against Texan Roy Harris, ex-German heavyweight champion Albert Westphal, Zora Folley and Eddie Machen.

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Charles Sonny Liston was an ex-con who entered boxing in 1953 after serving a term in prison in Missouri. He learned to fight on the streets of St. Louis. The first two years of the 1960s decade were eventful for Sonny, not just because of speculation of a possible title shot with heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. Patterson's camp, especially his trainer, Cus D'Amato insisted that Liston disassociate himself from unsavory criminals and associates before his fighter would give him a fight. Liston had several rather easy fights during these years, including early knockouts against Texan Roy Harris, ex-German heavyweight champion Albert Westphal, Zora Folley and Eddie Machen.

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