Sonny Liston 14 Career Boxing Fights On 3 DVDs With  Motion Menus
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Fights Boxing DVD 1
Sonny Liston vs Bethea
Sonny Liston vs Whithurst II (HL)
Sonny Liston vs Williams I
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Fights Boxing DVD 3
Sonny Liston A&E Biography
Sonny Liston Life & Death Of A Champ
 
 
 
 
Sonny Liston vs Harris
Sonny Liston vs Machen
Sonny Liston vs Westphal
Sonny Liston vs Patterson I
Sonny Liston vs Patterson II
 
 
 
Fights Boxing DVD 2
Sonny Liston vs Ali I
Sonny Liston vs Ali II
Sonny Liston vs McMurray
Sonny Liston vs Martin
Sonny Liston vs Wepner (HL)
 
 
 
Charles L. "Sonny" Liston (unknown - December 30, 1970). Liston signed a contract in September 1953, exclaiming: :Whatever you tell me to do, I'll do." The only ones who had been willing to put up the necessary money for him to turn professional were close to underworld figures, and Liston supplemented his income by working for raceteers as an intimidator-enforcer. The connections to organized crime were an advantage early in his career, but were later used against him.
 
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. Though not particularly tall for a heavyweight at 6 ft 1 in, he had an exceptionally powerful physique and disproportionate reach at 80.5 inches. Liston's fists measured 14 inches around, the largest of any heavyweight champion. Sports Illustrated writer Mort Sharnik said his hands "looked like cannonballs when he made them into fists." Liston's noticeably more muscular left arm, crushing left jab and powerful left hook lent credence to the widely held belief that he was left'handed but utilized an orthodox stance.
 
Early in his career, Liston faced capable opponents. In his sixth bout, he faced John L. Summerlin (18-1-2) on national television and won by an eight round decision. In his next fight, he had a rematch with Summerlin and again won an eight round decision. Both fights were in Summerlin's hometown of Detroit, Michigan.
 
On September 7, 1954, Liston was boxing his eight fight when suffered defeat for the first time, losing to Marty marshall, a journeyman with an awkward style. In the third round, Marshall nailed Liston - reportedly while he was laughing, and broke his jaw. A toic Liston finished the fight but lost by an eight round split decision. On April 21, 1955, Liston defeated Marshall in a rematch, dropping him four times en route to a sixth round knockout. They had a rubber match on March 6, 1956, which Liston won by a lopsided ten round unanimous decision.
 
Liston's criminal record, compounded by a personal association with a notorious labor racketeer, led to the police stopping him on sight, and he began to avoid main streets. On May 5, 1956, a policeman confronted Liston and a friend about a cab parked near Liston's home. Liston assaulted the officer, breaking his knee and gashing his face. He also took his gun. Liston claimed the officer used racial slurs. A widely publicized account of Liston resisting arrest, even after nightsticks were allegedly broken over his skull, added to the public perception of him as a nightmarish "monster" who was impervious to punishment. He was paroled after serving six months of a nine month sentence and prohibited from boxing during 1957. After repeated overnight detention by the St. Louis police and a thinly veiled threat to his life, Liston left for Philadelphia.
 
In 1958, Liston returned to boxing. He won eight fight that year, sic by knockout. Liston also got a new manager in 1958: Joseph "Pep" Barone, who was a front man for mibsters Frankie Carbo and Frank "Blinky" Palermo. The year 1959 was a banner one for Liston: after knocking out contender Mike deJohn in six rounds, e faced Cleveland williams, a fast handed fighter wo was billed as the hardest hitting heavyweight in the world. Against Williams, Liston showed durability, power and skill, nullifying Williams' best work before stopping him in the third round. This victory is regarded by some as Liston's most impressive performance. He rounded out the year by stopping Nino Valdez and Willi Besmanoff.