biography
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Liston, Sonny
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popular name of Charles Liston
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (?1917–70)
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| biography:
| Boxer, born in St Francis Co, Arkansas, USA. There is a great deal of uncertainty about his early life, and especially his age. It is thought he learned to box while serving two long prison sentences, and began his career in the ring in 1934. He defeated Floyd Patterson to become world heavyweight champion in 1962, but in 1964 lost the title to Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali). |
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