With Clay quickly ducking his head left, right or away, Liston's leading left jabs largely failed to land. Liston biographer Paul Gallender claims that Liston fathered several children, though none with his wife. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The grave's marker-plate bears the dedication: "A Man. [5][6] Alfie Potts Harmer in The Sportster also ranked him the third greatest heavyweight and the sixth greatest boxer at any weight. RARE Sonny Liston Interview before the first Ali fight 1964 in Color Legends of Boxing in Color 22K views 10 months ago On the Spot show with Max Goldberg featuring the heavyweight champion. [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. Very Rare interview with Sonny Liston and Joe Louis. 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[31] While Liston began working into shape with hopes for a heavyweight title shot, he also continued his criminal behavior. Was Pariah boxing legend Sonny Listons OD really a mob murder? Stuttgarter Amtsblatt No. Sonny Liston Interview 82,818 views Apr 2, 2014 1.3K Dislike Share Save haNZAgod 93.2K subscribers Subscribe A rare interview with former Heavyweight champion of the world, Sonny Liston.. ", confirmed most people's belief that Liston had taken a dive. Remembering One Of Boxing's Storied Bouts : NPR Liston was allegedly present at dealer Earl Cage's residence during a raid by narcotics detectives. The photo captures the champions exhortations, with all the fire and passion and dynamic physicality that made him such a phenomenon. After repeated overnight detention by the St. Louis police and a thinly veiled threat to his life, Liston left for Philadelphia. At one point, Liston had Clay against the ropes and landed a hard left hook. Liston's criminal record, compounded by a personal association with a notorious labor racketeer, led to the police's stopping him on sight, and he began to avoid main streets. Dave Anderson of the New York Times said Liston "looked awful" in his last workout before the fight. Mike Tyson - Tyson's Speech | Genius [17] The athletic director at Missouri State Penitentiary, Rev. During a ringside interview after the fight, Terrellwith his swollen eye and deflated egowould later say he respected all boxers. Dennis Caputo of the Clark County Sheriff's Department was one of the first officers on the scene. Watch the interview you be the judge.. Sonny Liston became world heavyweight champion in 1962 and fought Muhammad Ali twice In January 1971, former heavyweight champion of the world Sonny Liston was found dead at his Las Vegas. Sports Illustrated writer Gilbert Rogin wrote that "that final left hook crashed into Patterson's cheek like a diesel rig going downhill, no brakes." He also took his gun. 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. On the album's lyric sheet, below the Liston song, Knopfler includes a famous quotation from Liston from 1962: "Some day, they're gonna write a blues for fighters. Liston also appears in the sequel, Blood's a Rover. The Murder of Sonny Liston is an absorbing, albeit speculative, attempt at addressing the mystery that died with the man. He pulled the same stuff Walcott did against Marciano. Sad how they portrayed sonny in such a negative light he seems like a genuinely kind person. Sonny Liston had a very sad upbringing & had to learn to survive at a young age. Ali is waiting to hit me, the ref can't control him. [33], Civic leaders were also reluctant, worrying that Liston's unsavory character would set a bad example for youth. He could have remained typecast as a musician performing rock songs. "[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. "Yes, it was good and honest". "It was common knowledge that Sonny was a heroin addict," said Sgt. Good lord, Sonny's mitts are massive. He was more angry about that shot than he was about the car wreck. More on that in a second. Interviewing and trash-talk have both gone through some tremendous evolutions, havent they? With the proceeds, he traveled to St. Louis to live with his mother. Machen's mobility enabled him to go the distance but he was clearly outpointed despite Liston being penalised for a low blow in the 11th round. Maule, Tex (March 9, 1964). [105], Singer/Songwriter Rod Picott wrote and recorded a song titled "Sonny Liston" for his 2022 album "Paper Hearts and Broken Arrows. "The public is not with me. He talked of a fight with Joe Frazier, claiming, "It'd be like shooting fish in a barrel." 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In that same book Liston was quoted two years after the fight: "Ali knocked me down with a sharp punch. Sonny Liston, once the heavyweight champ, died at the age of who-knows-what some days before Dec. 30, 1970. The NAACP had urged Patterson not to fight Liston, fearing that a Liston victory would hurt the civil rights movement. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. He also had a reputation for bullying people such as porters and waitresses. 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[22], Early in his career, Liston faced capable opponents. Byrne sought an injunction blocking the fight in Boston because Inter-Continental Promotions was promoting the fight without a Massachusetts license. [14], Tobe Liston inflicted whippings so severe on Sonny that the scars were still visible decades later. Sonny Liston interview with Max Goldberg before his fight with Cassius I don't think there was any way for him to beat Clay at that time, but if he entered the ring in a different mindset, to box and not try and get him like Patterson and others, he could of went the distance. [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. He used the platform to expound on the political theory that was so reviled in white America, defending Malcolm X and condemning racial oppression this was still months before President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. "A blues song just for fighters: The legend of Sonny Liston. Authorities theorized that he was undressing for bed when he fell over backward with such force that he broke the rail of the bench. Sonny Liston was one of the hardest hitters the boxing world has ever seen. [29] Machen's taunting and his spoiling tactics of dodging and grapplingat one point almost heaving Liston over the ropesso alienated the audience that Liston received unaccustomed support from the crowd. [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. ", Hutchison, Phillip J. He claimed the officer used racial slurs. In this case, Intercontinental Promotions Inc., which had the rights to Listons fight, also got to choose the first opponent for the new champion, should Liston lose. His defense was described as "the gate-crossing of arms la Archie Moore. According to a report in the Miami Herald a few weeks before the 1964 fight, Clay was consorting with members of the Nation of Islam, who Clays father claimed had brainwashed his son. Because of that, Cage may have thought Sonny was an informant and shot him with a hot dose as retribution. A wax model of Liston appears in the front row of the iconic sleeve cover of the Beatles' Sgt. Felix later said Clay was seconds from being disqualified. The Real Story behind the Ali-Liston Fights. The bout would need to be delayed by six months. The Murder of Sonny Liston: A Story of Fame, Heroin, Boxing & Las Vegas Pan publisher; 2017. Geraldine called Liston's attorney and his doctor, but did not notify the police until two to three hours later. Inter-Continental said local veteran Sam Silverman was the promoter. However, there were again rumors of alcohol abuse in training. Boxings brightest young star was again squaring off against a renowned bruiser in a rematch of their thrilling and controversial heavyweight championship fight one year prior, a fight that was followed by 14 months of international intrigue and the combustible politics of the 1960s. Maybe he was. Some found it suspicious that authorities could not locate any drug paraphernalia that Liston presumably would have needed to inject the fatal dose, such as a spoon to cook the heroin or a tourniquet to wrap around his arm. The fight lasted four seconds longer than the first one. The victim sought out the executioner." Press J to jump to the feed. But a Senate subcommittee hearing turned up no evidence of any match-fixing, and doctors confirmed his explanation that hed taken such damage to his shoulder that he couldnt feel his arm. Patterson's fatal mistake was that he "did not punch enough and frequently tried to clinch with Liston. Officially, Liston died of lung congestion and heart failure. Either way, nat fleisher as the KD timekeeper had NO right telling Walcott the fight was over. 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.