Definitions for Sonny Liston
son·ny lis·ton

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1. Liston, Sonny Liston, Charles Listonnoun

   United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970)

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1. Sonny Liston

   Charles L. "Sonny" Liston (c. 1930 – December 30, 1970) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. 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. Liston was particularly known for his immense strength, formidable jab, long reach, toughness, and his infamously intimidating appearance. Although Liston was widely regarded as unbeatable, he lost the title in 1964 to Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay), who entered as a 7–1 underdog. Liston retired in his corner due to an inflamed shoulder. Controversy followed with claims that Liston had been drinking heavily the night before the fight and had entered the bout with a lame shoulder. In his 1965 rematch with Ali, Liston suffered an unexpected first-round knockout that led to unresolved suspicions of a fix. He was still a world-ranked boxer when he died in mysterious circumstances in 1970. Underworld connections and his unrecorded dates of birth and death added to the enigma. The Ring magazine ranks Liston as the tenth greatest heavyweight of all time, while boxing writer Herb Goldman ranked him second and Richard O'Brien, Senior Editor of Sports Illustrated, placed him third. Alfie Potts Harmer in The Sportster also ranked him the third greatest heavyweight and the sixth greatest boxer at any weight. Liston was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.

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1. sonny liston

   Sonny Liston was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. He was a dominant force in the world of boxing and became world heavyweight champion in 1962. Liston was known for his formidable punching power, toughness, and intimidating appearance. However, his reign as a champion was short-lived, ending when he was defeated by underdog Cassius Clay, who would later become known as Muhammad Ali, in 1964. His life and career have been marked by controversy and mystery, highlighted by his unexpected death in 1970.

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1. Sonny Liston

   Charles L. "Sonny" Liston was an American professional boxer known for his toughness, punching power and intimidating appearance, who became World Heavyweight Champion in 1962 by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round. Liston failed to live up to his fearsome reputation in an unsuccessful defense of the title against Cassius Clay; underworld connections and an early death—along with his unrecorded date of birth—added to the enigma. He is ranked number 15 in The Ring magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers of All Time.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sonny Liston in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sonny Liston in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Sonny Liston in a Sentence

1. Chuck Wepner:

   I was the only guy to knock him down when he was champion of the world, (Sonny) Liston was the biggest puncher I ever fought, but all around, the most skilled fighter, it was Muhammad Ali by far. It was an honor to fight the guy, and to this day I'm very proud of myself for what I accomplished in that fight.

2. Don Rickles:

   Hey dummy, this floozy your latest thing? You can do better than her, cause I’ve seen better legs on Sonny Liston.

3. Bob Goalby:

   One guy wrote, ‘ They ought to put you and Sonny Liston in a sack of concrete and dump you in the ocean. ’ The negative-to-positive ratio was 10-to-1 negative, the letters piled up, and every one of them hurt. For some reason, I’ve kept that hate mail. I do n’t know why. Maybe to one day explain to people what the experience was like.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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