Sonny Liston
Sonny Liston was an American heavyweight boxer who held the world championship from 1962 to 1964.
Known for his intimidating presence and powerful punching, he twice defeated Floyd Patterson by first-round knockout.
Liston lost his title to Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) in 1964 and again in a controversial 1965 rematch.
His death in 1970 remains unexplained.
Legendary heavyweight champion
- George ForemanHeavyweight grill entrepreneur
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- championTop competitor, or advocate
Joe Frazier · contender · prizefighter · pugilist · ring · gloves · punch · jab
Realm of the departed
- rematchRepeated contest between opponents
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- St. LouisMajor Missouri river city
organized crime · suspicious · troubled · tainted · questionable · circumstances
Decade after the fifties
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- segregationForced separation by group
- PhiladelphiaPennsylvania's largest metropolis
- Las VegasNevada's gambling capital
Denver · Miami Beach · Lewiston · closed-circuit · Sports Illustrated
Conveying threat or danger
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
glare · scowl · frightening · ominous · powerful · relentless · crushing · destroyer
Muhammad Ali
Legendary heavyweight champion
- George ForemanHeavyweight grill entrepreneur
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
Joe Frazier · champion · contender · prizefighter · pugilist · ring · gloves · punch · jab · uppercut
underworld
Realm of the departed
- rematchRepeated contest between opponents
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
St. Louis · organized crime · suspicious · troubled · tainted · questionable · circumstances
1960s
Decade after the fifties
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- segregationForced separation by group
- PhiladelphiaPennsylvania's largest metropolis
Las Vegas · Denver · Miami Beach · Lewiston · closed-circuit · Sports Illustrated
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- dauntingDiscouraging through difficulty
brooding · glare · scowl · frightening · ominous · powerful · relentless · crushing · destroyer · Big Bear
Sonny ListonMuhammad Ali
Legendary heavyweight champion
Sugar Ray Leonard · Oscar De La Hoya · George Foreman · Joe Frazier
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