Charles Sonny Liston
Best
Wishes from World Heavy- weight Sonny Liston Abdoa Studio. Denver Circa
1962 Vintage Original Hand Out. 
Sonny
Liston & Gil McDougald May 1962 Sonny Liston and former New York Yankee
Gil McDougal compare hand size. Vintage Original Associated Press Photograph
2000-5680
Sonny
Liston Circa 1962 Vintage Original Promotional Photograph 2000-8322
Sonny
Liston Circa 1962 Vintage Original Swedish Magazine Ad 3000-0420Floyd Patterson
v.
Sonny Liston
I
Comiskey Park
Chicago
24 September 1962
Sonny
Liston September 1962 Modern Photograph Training for Patterson v. Liston
I 2000-8320
Floyd
Patterson & Sonny Liston 24 September 1962 Chicago The final stages
of training for Patterson & Liston prior to their first fight. Vintage
Original United Press International Telephoto Photograph 2000-8318
Sonny
Liston July 1962 Fallsburgh New York Training for his championship fight
with Floyd Patterson Sparring partner Jim McCarter front left, the man
to his right his Sonny Liston's personal secretary Raymond Munson. Vintage
Original Associated Press Photograph 2000-5694
Floyd Patterson v. Sonny Liston I Chicago
25 September 1962 Sonny Liston knockouts Floyd Patterson at 2:06 of round
number one, the referee was Frank Sikora. Vintage UPI Wirephoto
Sonny
Liston v. Floyd Patterson 25 September 1962 Comiskey Park Chicago World
Heavyweight Championship Vintage Original Oversized Photograph 2000-5980
Sonny
Liston v. Floyd Patterson 25 September 1962 Vintage First Generation Original
Photograph High Quality Image!
Sonny
Liston v. Floyd Patterson I 25 September 1962 Sonny Liston lands a terrific
right cross soon to be followed by a left hook and with that the knocout
of Floyd Patterson at 2:06 of Round One. Sonny Liston was Heavyweight Champion
of the World Vintage Original Photograph
Sonny
Liston v. Floyd Patterson Chicago 25 September 1962 Vintage Original Herald
Tribune Photograph Sonny Liston stands calmly over the fallen champion.
At 2:06 of round one Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson to become the Heavyweight
Champion of the World.
Sonny
Liston v. Floyd Patterson 25 September 1962 Vintage Original Photograph
Sonny
Liston v Floyd Patterson 25 September 1962 Vintage Original Photograph
Floyd
Patterson v. Sonny Liston I World Heavyweight Championship Comiskey Park
Chicago 25 September 1962 With a crowd sitting in stunned silence, Sonny
Liston takes a moment to thank the now former champion Floyd Patterson
for the opportunity to fight for the title. Liston won via knock out at
2:06 of the first round. Vintage Original Photograph 2000-6321Sonny Liston
v.
Floyd Patterson
II
Las Vegas, Nevada
22 June 1963
Sonny
Liston v. Floyd Patterson II 22 July 1963 Convention Center Las Vegas,
Nevada Heavyweight Championship of the World The First Knockdown Vintage
Original Associated Press Wirephoto Photograph 2000-9626
Sonny
Liston 22 June 1963 Las Vegas Nevada Vintage Original Photograph
Sonny Liston v. Floyd Patterson II Las Vegas
22 July 1963 Vintage Original Pressens Bild AD Photograph
Floyd
Patterson v Sonny Liston 22 July 1963 Vintage Original UPI Wire Photograph
Sonny
Liston v. Floyd Patterson 22 February 1963 Las Vegas World Heavyweight
Championship Vintage Original Oversized Associated Press Photograph 2000-5979
Sonny
Liston v. Floyd Patterson II Las Vegas 22 July 1963 Vintage Original U.P.I.
Telephoto As the Referee Harold Krause moves Liston to a neutral corner
he looks back to check the result of his work. It was at 2:09 of the first
round that the fight ended; Patterson having gone down three times. 
Sonny
Liston London September 1963 Vintage Original Keystone Photograph 2000-8323
Sonny
Liston 22 January 1964 Vintage Original UPI Telephoto Photograph 2000-8324
Charles
Sonny Liston v Cassius Clay I 25 February 1964 Post Fight Vintage Original
Photograph 2000-8789
Sonny
Liston v. Cassius Clay Miami Beach Convention Center Miami Beach, Florida
25 February 1964 Vintage Original Photograph 2000-8771
Sonny
Liston v. Cassius Clay 25 February 1964 Miami Beach Convention Center Miami
Beach, Flordia Vintage Original United Press Photograph "I can't lift
my arm, that's it." Liston told his trainer Willie Reddish at end
of round number six. Willie Reddish reinserted the mouthguard and Liston
spate it out saying "That's It!" "We'll y'know another place,
another time" responded a heart broken Willie Reddish as Charles Sonny
Liston became only the second man in the modern history of the heavyweight
division to have retired on his stool, the other being Jess Willard following
a horrific beating at the hands of Jack Dempsey. Sonny Liston had injured
his shoulder in training and thought he could get by without having to
postpone the fight. Interestingly, the scoring was split, Judge Lovett
58-56 Liston, Judge Jacobson 59-56 Clay and Referee Felix 57-57. Thus,
Sonny Liston retired his championship at a moment in time when he stood
even with Cassius Clay 2000-8325
Sonny
Liston & Henry Clark 29 June 1968 Vintage Original United Press International
WirePhotograph 3000-0750
Charles
Sonny Liston & Dr. Nathan Shapiro 11 November 1964 Vintage Original
UPI Photograph 2000-8790
Sonny
Liston V. Henry Clark 6 July 1968 Vintage Original United Press International
Photograph 2000-7053
Sonny
Liston & Billy Walker 5 September 1963 Vintage Original Wide World
Photograph 2000-7054
Sonny
Liston October 1964 Night Train Vintage Original UPI Photograph 2000-5679
Sonny
Liston v. Henry Clark 6 July 1968 Vintage Original AP Wirephoto With the
detached demeanor of an executioner having done his work at the gallows
Sonny Liston's hand is raised in victory by Referee Frank Carter following
Liston's 7th round technical knockout of Henry Clark.
Sonny
Liston 29 October 1964 Plymouth, Massachusetts Vintage Original UPI Photograph
Sonny Liston in training for his rematch with Cassius Clay a.k.a. Muhammad
Ali.
Sonny
Liston 25 February 1964 Miami Beach, Florida Vintage Original Photograph
Sonny Liston having his shoulder examined by a doctor following his failure
to answer the bell for round eight against Cassius Clay.
Sonny
Liston v. Roy Harris 25 April 1960 Roy Harris was knocked down three times
in the first round by Sonny Liston. At 2 minutes 35 secondss of the first
round the fight was stopped with Sonny Liston winning by a technical knockout.
Vintage Assoicated Press Wirephoto
Sonny
Liston v. Julio Mederos. May 14, 1958 Vintage United Press Telephotograph
Sonny
Liston v. Albert Westphal Convention Center Philadelphia 4 December 1961
Sonny Liston knocked out Albert Westphal at 1 minute 58 seconds of round
number one. This was Liston's last fight before knocking out Floyd Patterson
and becoming heavyweight champion of the world. Vintage Original Photograph
Floyd
Patterson v. Sonny Liston I 25 September 1962 Weigh In Floyd Patterson
signed to fight Sonny Liston over the strong objectives of his manager
and advisors. The courageous Patterson believed Sonny Liston had earned
the right and refused to avoid him. Liston knocked Floyd Patterson out
at 2:05 of the first round. Vintage Original Herald Tribune Photograph
BS0626
Cassius
Clay v. Sonny Liston II 26 May 1965 Lewiston, Maine Weigh In Vintage Original
New York Daily Globe Photograph
Charles
Sonny Liston 29 August 1963 Bath House Copenhagen Denmark Vintage Original
Photograph 2000-8786
Charles
Sonny Liston 29 August 1963 Bath House Copenhagen Denmark Vintage Original
Photograph 2000-8787
Charles
Sonny Liston 29 August 1963 Bath House Copenhagen Denmark Vintage Original
Photograph 2000-8788
Sonny
Liston Angel of Death Vintage Original UPI Wire Photo
...Liston
was voodoo, Liston was magic... He was the hero of...anyone who was fixed
on power. -Norman Mailer Vintage Original UPI Wirephoto.
Charles
Sonny Liston Circa 1958 A very young Sonny Liston, pre-moustache, crushes
the heavy bag. Vintage World Wide Wire Photograph
Sonny
Liston v. Roy Harris 25 April 1960 Roy Harris was knocked down three times
in the first round by Sonny Liston. At 2 minutes 35 secondss of the first
round the fight was stopped with Sonny Liston winning by a technical knockout.
Vintage Assoicated Press Wirephoto
Sonny
Liston v. Ernie Terrell Chicago 7 November 1961 Ring Action during an Exhibition
Fight. Vintage Original UPI Telephoto
Sonny
Liston v. Cleveland Williams 15 April 1959 Miami Beach Auditorium Cleveland
Williams outstretched following the second knockdown as Referee Jimmy Peerless
reaches for Sonny Liston's hand to declare him the winner at 2:04 of the
third round. Vintage Original AP Wirephoto Tickets
Charles "Sonny "Liston Vintage
Original Stubless Ticket Inter City Golden Gloves New York vs. Chicago
26 March 1953 Sonny Liston won the heavyweight division representing Chicago.3000-1148
Floyd Patterson vs. Sonny Liston I September
25, 1962 Vintage Original On Site Ticket 9000-2279Programmes
26th
Annual Golden Gloves Finals March 6, 1953 Charles "Sonny" Liston
Featured
Liston Exhibition Programme. 1963Trading Cards
Posters
The
Night I Beat Sonny Liston. Vintage Marty Marshall Promotional PosterArchive Photographs
Liston & Cassius
Clay I Weigh-In. Miami Beach. 1964. Archive Photograph
Ali & Liston II Weigh-In.
Lewiston, Maine. 1965. Archive Photograph
Sonny Liston Knocks Out
Albert Westphal at 1:58 of Round One. Philadelphia. 4 December 1961 Archive
Photograph
Sonny Liston Knock-Outs
Floyd Patterson. Las Vegas,Nevada. July, 1963 Archive PhotographNewspapers
Periodicals
True
BOXING YEARBOOK 1964 Edition SONNY LISTON- Is He The Greatest Fighter of
All Time?
Boxing
Illustrated Wrestling News May 1964 Special Championship Issue Exclusive
Behind The Scenes Story of Clay's Victory Sonny Liston v. Cassius Clay
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